Scuba - Day 4

Day four found the Scuba Squad learning how to navigate underwater and how to fill and measure the O2 levels in their air tanks.  During the classroom sessions, the group learned how higher levels of oxygen in air tanks mixes allow divers to stay underwater longer but restricts the depth of their dives.

 Dive instructor, Carmen, shows a small group how to measure the oxygen levels in their air tanks. As a safety precaution, divers should always check their own tanks!

Compressed air is filled on top of the pure oxygen in the tanks to create a “mix”.

 Alumni, Hugh Hare ‘87, instructs the group on how to read dive tables to identify maximum operating levels for specific mixes of oxygen (aka Nitrox).

Matt and Liv measure tanks that they used to see what oxygen mix they used on our 100 foot dive! 

The Scuba Squad completed their 9th and final dive today. Due to decompression limits, there is a 24 hour rule before flying. However, the students loved their underseas adventuring that scuba diving allowed! Below, Tommy swims above a reef at a max depth of 100 feet below sea level.
The dive boat, the Aqua View.

Emma gives a thumbs up as the current pulls her along the reef!