Mike Parker demos a Fin Pivot during Open Water Certification, SCUBA, Buoyancy — with Mike Parker.

Mike Parker demos a #FinPivot during #OpenWater Certification #SCUBA #Buoyancy — with Mike Parker.

 

 

 

Fin Pivot - A Complete PADI Demonstration for Open Water Certification

 

Above water, Mike Parker, Director of SPE Dive School, LLC, gives his spiel on buoyancy and the Fin Pivot exercise.  This skill is one of many new divers will learn during their Confined Water portion of the Open Water Certification course.

After descending to the bottom of the pool Mike Parker demonstrates the Fin Pivot skill then goes to each student to watch them perform the skill before checking them off with the universal 'OK' sign.  Again, we made use of the GoPro camera to give perspective divers a chance to see the complete learning environment they will experience with SPE Dive School or any Dive School of their choosing.  For more information on our free Orientation, Beginner or Advanced Scuba Courses and Calendar, please visit us -------- http://www.scubaedu.com/beginner-scuba-calendar.html

 

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PADI No Mask Breathing during a Confined Open Water course Confined Water, SCUBA Diving — with Mike Parker.

#PADI #NoMaskBreathing during a Confined #OpenWater course #ConfinedWater #SCUBA #Diving — with Mike Parker.

 

 

 

No Mask Breathing

 

Students of SPE Dive School perform their learned skills in the No Mask Breathing exercise.  As Director Mike Park signals to begin each student removes their mask and swim the width of the pool where they then replace their mask to include clearing the water, another learned skilled.

Breathing under water task a little getting used to.  On an actual dive there may be a need to remove your mask while continuing to breath normally through the regulator with inhaling through the nose.  For a complete course instruction on this Confined Water skill and others please visit our website for more information: http://www.scubaedu.com/beginner-scuba-calendar.html

 

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Instructor Mike Demos the Giant Stride Entry during a Scuba course! — with Mike Parker.

#Instructor Mike Demos the #GiantStrideEntry during a #Scuba course! — with Mike Parker.

Giant Stride Entry

Director Mike Park looks on as instructor Mike performs demo of the Giant Stride Entry during the confined water portion of a SCUBA Open Water course.  After donning fins, goggles and regulator, Mike enters the water with a splash and simulates exiting the water as a diver would while on an actual dive.

Our Staff had a GoPro camera on hand to capture the uniqueness of a technique that is actually easier than it looks.

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Dive students learn Buoyancy control in a #discovery course - NeutrallyBuoyant, Scuba

#Dive students learn #Buoyancy control in a #discovery course #NeutrallyBuoyant #Scuba

 

 

 

Ever Wonder What it's Like to Breathe Underwater?
Find Out!

Join us for a free SCUBA Orientation Session! The monthly orientation meetings last about 2 hours and are conveniently located at our classroom steps from the Friendship Heights metro stop (Red Line).

The orientation session is required prior to participation in the Beginner SCUBA Open Water Course.

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Well oiled machines hum around the clock #ScubaTanks #Tanks #EnrichedAir #AirTanks #DiveSchool — with Mike Parker.

Well oiled machines hum around the clock #ScubaTanks #Tanks #EnrichedAir #AirTanks  #DiveSchool — with Mike Parker.

 

 

 

 

Welcome to SPE Dive School, educating safe divers in the DC Metro area since 1972.

Ready to learn to SCUBA dive? SPE Dive School trains and certifies all levels of divers from all around the Washington, DC metro area, suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia.

• Over 40 years of delivering SCUBA training and PADI certification.

• Classroom facility steps from Friendship Heights Metro.

• More than 17,000 graduates.

• FREE SCUBA orientations available every month.

• Perfect for any diver in DC, Maryland or Northern Virginia.

• Personal instruction – no video teaching.

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Our Discover Class allows student to test the waters and learn what Diving is all about

Our #Discovery Class allows student to test the waters and learn what #Diving is all about

Discover SCUBA Diving

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to breathe underwater? If you want to find out but aren't quite ready to take the plunge into a full certification course, Discover SCUBA Diving will let you try SCUBA to see if you like it! During the Discover SCUBA Diving experience you'll learn how to use SCUBA equipment in a shallow pool environment and get a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world. It's an easy way to find out if beginner SCUBA diving lessons are right for you.
Private (one on one) Discover SCUBA Diving sessions are also available, by appointment only.
Check the calendar for the next Discover SCUBA Diving course.

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Aboard the Pegasus during Surface Interval for advanced Buoyancy dive in the Grand Cayman

Aboard the #Pegasus during #SurfaceInterval for advanced #Buoyancy dive in the #GrandCayman

Why SCUBA in Grand Cayman?

For the past 20 years, each month SPE Dive School, LLC students have enjoyed a unique SCUBA diving travel and dive vacation training experience on Grand Cayman Island, one of the world's highest rated and safest diving locales. Why do we take so many trips to GCI when there are so many dive spots in the Caribbean? Cayman is the best Caribbean SCUBA diving location whether you're a beginning diver, advance certified or just along for the ride! Here's why:

• Short flight time (3-hours DC to Grand Cayman International) - Arrive on Friday and leave as early as Sunday or stay as long as you wish!
• Maximum comfort with water visibility the highest in the Caribbean (200 - 300ft) - See your buddies and boat at all times during your dive. Water temperatures range from a low of 83° to a high of 89°, which means no heavy wetsuits!
• No dangerous marine animals, sharks, sea snakes, or man-of-wars to deal with - The toughest part of diving in the Cayman Islands is fanning away the friendly fish that love to ham it up for your underwater camera.
• Calm water, no strong currents to make you fatigued or sea-sick.
• Over 250 world-famous dive sites provide perfect diving conditions on all four sides of the island. Master Instructor Mike Parker has even discovered one particularly pristine site, which the locals dedicated to him, naming it 'Parker's Ledge'.

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