Scuba Diving

[tituslo]

Hey Guys,

I think this is the right section to post in?

I want to learn how to scuba dive, does anyone have any reccomendations for places to learn how to scuba dive?

I live in Toronto Downtown...

Thanks!

Titus

[brute33]

contact PADI
try and find a 5 star school. also i would suggest using a school that has their own pool rather than rents out a public pool.

Reason for that is if they have their own pool they will probably let you practise as often as you want with no extra charge. If they rent public pools and you need a few extra lessons before you feel you are ready to try certification you will have to pay extra$$$.

[nini1204]

yea i would like to know too...thoughts/expertise anyone? Thks.

[Prophallus]

went scuba diving in cuba this summer

fun experience, but it killed my ears, at about 10 meters my ears just started popping like crazy, i thought my head was gonna cave in

its pretty easy to learn, our instructor taught us what to do in about 10 minutes or so, then we did the dive

[rfdrfd]

Then you can buy yourselves a very very cool DIVING watch !!!








Sorry couldn't resist.....

[tituslo]

haha good call on the diving watches... they look nice...

anyone have any places to reccomend?

did you go snorkelling or scuba diving in cuba?

[tracker123]

I bought my PADI training material here at Yonge and Davisville. When I visited Japan I got trained and certified on Kochi Island. There's nothing like being trained on the open ocean.

The largest place around but not in Toronto seems to be http://www.aquasubscuba.com/

However, the place I picked up the PADI kit from was Water Sports @
2082 Yonge Street, Toronto which seemed to be a nice little store but I think they rent pool space.

There's not a lot in the GTA to choose from but you should probably still drop by a few and just chat with them to find out where they go to train and how often they have outings which you can participate in.

Wish I have more info...sry.

[nini1204]

I just came back from an Eastern Caribbean cruise last weekend...went scuba diving for the first time in St.Thomas => beauuutiful beach...what a great experience

i'm considering to get certified here...cuz that way i won't need to follow an instructor to scuba around the gorgeous Caribbean beaches next time around

[Prophallus]

did you go snorkelling or scuba diving in cuba?

scuba diving
took hours for my ears to 'unpop'

[gqbluez]

scuba diving
took hours for my ears to 'unpop'

You probably just didnt equalize correctly. Its important to equalize the pressure in your ears every meter that you go down in order to maintain the correct pressure relative to depth. If you dont do it every meter that you go down you'll feel the strain on your ears and your head.

I went scuba diving in Aruba in May and i found that I had to equalize almost twice per meter in order to maintain the correct pressure. My friend didnt equalize on her way up and ended up getting really sick when she got back on the boat. She threw up and everything and said she was dizzy. Can't stress it enough guys. EQUALIZE!!

[tituslo]

where did you guys get your padi certification?

[aZnRYcEbOi]

I'm interested in doing this too. I did discover scuba diving last month in the caribbean and it was awesome!

How much did you guys pay for all the training, pool dives, & open water dives?

So far, here is what I've found.
These are all the PADI certified sites around the Toronto area:
http://www.padi.com/padi/common/dcnr...?cityid=403515



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Aquarius Scuba S-4430
4020 Dundas Street West
Toronto
Ontario
CANADA
M6S 4W6
Ph.: (416) 604-4203
Fax: (416) 604-8461

http://www.aquariusscuba.com/training/?page=training
$175 for the winter special (350/couple), which has the training & 5 pool dives
$150 for the open water checkout (4 dives)
total = $325+gst
(they had a summer special which was $300 flat for everything, but it's over now)


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Waterline Sports, Inc. S-4375
1953 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ontario
CANADA
M5M 4A3
Ph.: (416) 488-6000
Fax: (416) 449-2783

http://www.waterlinesports.com/html/training.html
$350 to do academic stuff and pool dives
$250 to do the open water dives
total = $600+gst


so...why is aquarius half the price?!?!



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I also found a place at around Leslie & Hwy 7, which is closets to me. There's no website though.

Scuba 2000 S-4265
9033 Leslie Street
Unit #12
Richmond Hill
Ontario
CANADA
L4B 4K3
Ph.: (905) 771-1500
Fax: (905) 771-1597


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Someone mentioned this one...no prices on website...
this place is at major mac & bayview

Aquasub Scuba Diving Centre S-12960
10610 Bayview Avenue
#15
Richmond Hill
Ontario
CANADA
L4C 3N8
Ph.: (905) 883-3483
Fax: (905) 737-3483


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again, no website

Water Sports S-4444
2082 Yonge Street
Toronto
Ontario
CANADA
M4S 2A3
Ph.: (416) 488-1055
Fax: (416) 485-9116

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So, does anyone have any experiences they can share?

[ElChico]

So, does anyone have any experiences they can share?

I did it in Mexico. The had a package for a couple of dives without a need to be or get certified. They gave a lesson in the pool, and taught us what to do in an emergency, purge the regulator, equalize pressure, hand signals, etc. We went on a boat to the dive site, went down to 10 metres, saw some fish, swam around. My friend had a problem equalizing on the way down, and had to see a doctor afterwards. I was fine.

[Steeve Urkel]

Do you need a certification in Canada to do a dive?

I did a dive in the Caribean, a 50 foot dive for 1 hour and had no certification.
I did have training tho and do have the certification you get right before becoming a lifeguard...so I do know about water safety ect...

[curtis]

Scuba 2000 does have a webpage, just throw the name into Google.

They have their own pool. Really nice place.

I'm interested in doing this too. I did discover scuba diving last month in the caribbean and it was awesome!

How much did you guys pay for all the training, pool dives, & open water dives?

So far, here is what I've found.
These are all the PADI certified sites around the Toronto area:
http://www.padi.com/padi/common/dcnr...?cityid=403515



------------------------------------------------
Aquarius Scuba S-4430
4020 Dundas Street West
Toronto
Ontario
CANADA
M6S 4W6
Ph.: (416) 604-4203
Fax: (416) 604-8461

http://www.aquariusscuba.com/training/?page=training
$175 for the winter special (350/couple), which has the training & 5 pool dives
$150 for the open water checkout (4 dives)
total = $325+gst
(they had a summer special which was $300 flat for everything, but it's over now)


------------------------------------------------

Waterline Sports, Inc. S-4375
1953 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ontario
CANADA
M5M 4A3
Ph.: (416) 488-6000
Fax: (416) 449-2783

http://www.waterlinesports.com/html/training.html
$350 to do academic stuff and pool dives
$250 to do the open water dives
total = $600+gst


so...why is aquarius half the price?!?!



------------------------------------------------

I also found a place at around Leslie & Hwy 7, which is closets to me. There's no website though.

Scuba 2000 S-4265
9033 Leslie Street
Unit #12
Richmond Hill
Ontario
CANADA
L4B 4K3
Ph.: (905) 771-1500
Fax: (905) 771-1597


------------------------------------------------

Someone mentioned this one...no prices on website...
this place is at major mac & bayview

Aquasub Scuba Diving Centre S-12960
10610 Bayview Avenue
#15
Richmond Hill
Ontario
CANADA
L4C 3N8
Ph.: (905) 883-3483
Fax: (905) 737-3483


------------------------------------------------

again, no website

Water Sports S-4444
2082 Yonge Street
Toronto
Ontario
CANADA
M4S 2A3
Ph.: (416) 488-1055
Fax: (416) 485-9116

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So, does anyone have any experiences they can share?