RAID Night & Limited Visibility
Learn to dive in the dark!
If you’re like most divers, you’ll love exploring at night even more than during the daylight.
At night the reef comes alive as many of the daylight inhabitants retreat to the safety of dens and ledges while nocturnal creatures take over the reef during the nighttime hours.
At Bay City Scuba our RAID Night & Limited Visibility course focuses on the specific skills and knowledge needed to increase your enjoyment and minimize the risks of diving at night or at times where Limited Visibility could be a factor during the dive.
Experience has shown that learning to dive and trust your dive compass is an essential skill to aid in night diving, so we highly recommend that you have already completed the RAID Navigation program or add it to the program as they complement each other to form the perfect program.
Book on today and explore the underwater world in a different light….or even no light at all!
You can also check out the Dive RAID website below and sign up to the RAID Night & Limited Visibility course as well as the RAID Navigation Course. Make sure you select Bay City Scuba as your training provider and get stuck into the theory!
RAID Night & Limited Visibility
Course Overview
Learn to dive in the dark!
If you’re like most divers, you’ll love exploring at night even more than during the daylight.
At night the reef comes alive as many of the daylight inhabitants retreat to the safety of dens and ledges while nocturnal creatures take over the reef during the nighttime hours.
At Bay City Scuba our RAID Night & Limited Visibility course focuses on the specific skills and knowledge needed to increase your enjoyment and minimize the risks of diving at night or at times where Limited Visibility could be a factor during the dive.
Experience has shown that learning to dive and trust your dive compass is an essential skill to aid in night diving, so we highly recommend that you have already completed the RAID Navigation program or add it to the program as they complement each other to form the perfect program.
Book on today and explore the underwater world in a different light….or even no light at all!
You can also check out the Dive RAID website below and sign up to the RAID Night & Limited Visibility course as well as the RAID Navigation Course. Make sure you select Bay City Scuba as your training provider and get stuck into the theory!
You must be:
- To be a minimum of 15 years old.
- Certified RAID Open Water 20 or equivalent.
- Complete the RAID registration procedures.
Bay City Scuba will supply all your hardware during your open water course which you can hire.
You will need to bring the following soft wear equipment to your practical component of this course.
Single Back Mount Configuration:
- Single cylinder of adequate capacity (11litres or above)
- DIN First stage
- One Standard regulator with 2m / 7ft hose with piston clip for clipping off regulator when stowed or standard short hose configuration.
- One Back up regulator wit standard length hose fitted with a neck bungee
- One low pressure inflator hose for BCD
- One low pressure inflator hose for Dry Suit
- One SPG with piston clip for attaching to D’Ring when stowed
- (When using any helium mixes, an off board dry suit inflation system must be used or bailout gas must be used for suit inflation)
BCD must be adequate, has the capacity to carry a side sling cylinder, and must have adequate lift.
Twinset Equipment Configuration:
- Twin Cylinder with an isolation manifold and DIN valves.
- Minimum10 liter cylinders (12 liter is preferred)
Right-hand post regulator:
- DIN First stage, primary regulator with 2m / 7ft hose with piston clip for clipping off regulator when stowed. This regulator must be HOG LOOPED
- One low pressure inflator hose for BCD or Dry Suit depending on harness configuration
- One SPG with 15cm / 6 inch HP hose
If using Transmitter style computers, transmitter to be placed on this side.
Left-hand post regulator:
- DIN First stage, One Back up regulator wit standard length hose fitted with a neck bungee
- One low pressure inflator hose for Dry Suit or BCD depending on harness configuration
- One SPG with 15cm / 6 inch HP hose
(When using any helium mixes, an off board dry suit inflation system must be used or bailout gas must be used for suit inflation)
Side Sling Cylinder Configuration:
- One suitable DIN regulator with SPG on a 15cm / 6 inch HP hose that conforms and is compliant with the gas being used and any local laws.
- One Primary regulator with a 1m / 3ft hose
- One rigging kit
- One Cylinder (minimum 5.7 litre / 40 cft, recommended 11 liter 80 cft)
Sidemount Equipment Configuration:
- Side Sling Cylinder Configuration:
- One suitable DIN regulator with SPG on a 15cm / 6 inch HP hose that conforms and is compliant with the gas being used and any local laws.
- One Primary regulator with a 1m / 3ft hose
- One rigging kit
- One Cylinder (minimum 5.7 litre / 40 cft, recommended 11 liter 80 cft)
General Diving Equipment and Accessories:
- 1 x primary mixed gas (Helium capable) dive computer if completing and mixed gas programs
- 1x secondary mixed gas dive computer or dive timer with gauge mode
- 1 x wet-notes
- 1 x wrist slate
- 1 x Orange SMB
- 1 x Yellow SMB
- 1 x 40m minimum spool or reel
- 1 x 30m spool
- 1 x 15-20m spool
- 4 x double ended Piston clips
- 2 x cutting devices (sensible knife or line cutters no massive Rambo knives)
- 1 x Primary Mask
- 1 x Backup mask (must fit and be useable)
- 1 Primary torch that has sufficient illumination for signaling buddy in low light conditions)
- 2 Back-up torches
- 1 Suitable exposure suit (drysuit, undergarments, semidry or wetsuit depending on water temperature)
- Smartphone, Tablet or Laptop with Decompression software (Vplanner, Baltic Deco, GAP etc)
Confined Water Training:
Before setting you free on the oceans of the world, you will need to learn a few basic skills, things such as clearing your mask under water, sharing air with your dive buddy, understanding the importance of mastering buoyancy & many other skills that will make you a confident, proficient & competent diver. At Bay City Scuba our emphasis is to ensure that you are ready to proceed to the next step once you have achieved mastery of the skills in a controlled environment, not just rushed through. This module is run in the comfort of a heated swimming pool over a half or full day depending on the program that you choose.
Open Water Training Day 1:
Shore Dives The following day or days depending on your selected program you will do a series of shore dives, each will average between 50 minutes to 1-1/2 hours, on each dive you will be required to demonstrate the skills you acquired in your pool training and to familiarise yourself with the marine environment.
Open Water Training Day:
Boat Dives The following day will see us board the dive vessel to undertake 2 boat dives, one of which will have you reach a depth of 20 metres – this is the certifying depth through our internationally recognised training partner RAID. This is your passport to dive anywhere in the world independently of a dive professional!
Congratulations, you’re now a RAID Open Water 20 Diver! Go and explore, have fun and feel confident that you have learnt to dive with the best! Don’t forget, we would love for you to continue to your diving with us & continue your diving education.
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