New Blog site for PADI EMEA and Nordic area

Welcome to the new PADI Pros Blog for Europe. 

 http://padiproseurope.wordpress.com/

The PADI Regional Manager team will use this site to keep PADI Pros up to date with Industry news and events. You can also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PadiEurope and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/PADIProsEU

Don't forget to visit the PADI Pros site at www.padi.com/mypadi for the latest on line services, marketing tools, videos, images, training essentials and much more.

Salgsassistent med potentiale som butikschef

Master Dive er en livsstilsbutik, der fokusere på oplevelser indenfor dykning og vandsportsaktiviteter.

Master Dive bestræber sig på at være en af Danmarks førende dykkerforretninger, der kan tilbyde unikke oplevelser, udstyr og uddannelse på alle niveauer.

Vor målsætning er altid at præsentere de bedste kvalitetsprodukter på markedet og samtidig yde en særdeles god rådgivning med kunden i fokus.

Vi kan tilbyde dig et spændende job, hvor du har mulighed for at udvikle dig både fagligt og personligt. Vi lover et job med mange spændende udfordringer i en travl, hektisk og sjov hverdag, hvor to dage aldrig er ens.

Du skal arbejde som salgsassistent og samarbejde omkring den daglige drift af butikken samt være højre hånd for indehaveren. Hvis du gør det godt, vil der på sigt være potentiale for at blive butikschef.

Dine arbejdsopgaver vil være:

·         Samarbejde omkring den daglige drift af butikken og være højre hånd for indehaveren.

·         Salg af udstyr og kurser i butikken samt via webshop.

·         Inspiration og motivation til konstant at gøre Master Dive endnu bedre.

·         Butiksindretning og vedligeholdelse af webshop.

·         Kommunikation med kunder i butikken, på telefon samt via e-mail og sociale medier.

Vi forventer at:

·         Du har minimum 1-2 års salgserfaring fra lignende stilling.

·         Du er proaktiv og konstant kommer med nye idéer til at udvikle Master Dive.

·         Du kan arbejde selvstændigt.

·         Du er en teamplayer, som ikke er bange for at gå forrest.

·         Du er en dygtig og initiativrig sælger.

·         Du er smilende og serviceminded.

·         Du er fleksibel, mødepligtig og loyal.

·         Du er uddannet dykker og har lyst til at gøre en forskel i dykkerbranchen.

·         Du er erfaren it-bruger og forstår at udnytte computeren til at lette din hverdag.

·         Du kan udtrykke dig skriftlig og mundligt på dansk og engelsk.

Master Dive tilbyder:

·         Gode kolleger og godt sammenhold.

·         Fast løn med en meget attraktiv bonusaftale.

·         Spændende karriere- og udviklingsmuligheder

·         Attraktivt uddannelsesforløb indenfor dykning

·         Fleksible arbejdstider og ferier uden for sæsonen (oktober – april)

Tiltrædelse: snarest

Lyder det interessant, så send din motiverede ansøgning samt dit CV med foto til: kjell@masterdive.dk, senest d. 30. maj 2012. Har du spørgsmål til jobbet, er du velkommen til at kontakte Kjell Håkon Evensen på tlf. +45 26 28 33 88

Job offer - KingFish

We have received this Job offer From Kingfish Dive and Travel (Copenhagen, Denmark):

Kingfish søger ny fuldtids WEBMASTER

Vores nuværende webmaster Thomas, har valgt at søge nye udfordringer og vi søger derfor en ny fuldtids webmaster.

Som webmaster får du ansvaret for at vedligeholde, opdatere og optimere vores hjemmeside www.kingfish.dk.

Du vil yderligere have ansvaret for konstruering, opsætning og udsendelse af vores nyhedsmail, samt lettere IT opgaver efter kvalifikationer.

Du vil blive en ud af 10 fuldtidsansatte i vores lokaler på Vesterbro i København.

Vi kan tilbyde dig en hyggelig arbejdsplads med masser af frihed under ansvar, og muligheder for mange fantastiske oplevelser.

Tiltrædelse hurtigst muligt, løn forhandles efter kvalifikationer.

Vi forventer at du har erfaring med:

• Magento
• E-handel (konverteringsoptimering)
• MySQL
• css
• html
• php
• Photoshop
• Google adwords
• Google analytics

Det er en fordel hvis du:

• Har kendskab til javascript
• Er interesseret i dykning
• Har IT / server erfaring

Send din ansøgning til rasmus@kingfish.dk

Job offer -Hurgada

The following massage is received from Colona Divers Magawish (Hurgada)

Would you like to work in a winning team this winter?

Colona Divers Hurghada are now hiring staff for the upcoming season.


The last year has been quite tumultuous in Egypt, instead of being depressed over that we have spent the days of renovating, cleaning, upgrading and building new boats. Would you like to be one of those who are working on these boats? We are now looking for two Scandinavian/Finnish instructors and two Scandinavian/Finnish snorkel guides.


The season kicks off in mid-October to late April and our guests, consisting mainly of nice Scandinavians.
As usual, we encourage applicants that are non-smoking and with no visible tattoos / piercings.

For more info and salary requirements, please send your application to christian.andersson@colona.com along with a cv and a recently taken photo.

Sincerely

Christian Andersson
General Manager, Colona Divers Magawish

PADI EMEA Member Forum

We have the pleasure to invite you to the 2012 Member Forum. In this e-mail we are announcing 4 new locations for the program.

The seminars in Malmö, Göteborg and Oslo will be conducted by Trond Skaare, Manager Nordic Relations & Business Development, and the seminar in Odense will be conducted by Mikael Mox Moberg, Regional Manager.

Stay up-to-date on new PADI programs, products and initiatives to help you remain successful as a PADI Professional. Member Forum 2012 will deliver important changes to PADI Standards as well as test your knowledge about using good judgment to put diver safety first during the Risk Management presentation. This two-hour seminar will prepare you for the year ahead and give you the tools you need to grow your business throughout 2012.

Please help us keep track of attendance by register using the links below. There is no entrance fee, and your registrations will help us making the Member Forum as good as possible.

Odense, Denmark

28th of March at 18.30

First Hotel Grand, Jernbanegade 18

Please Register:

http://mf2012-odense.eventbrite.com/

Malmö, Sweden

29^th of March at 18.30

Sankt Gertrud Konferens, Östergatan 7B, 211 25 Malmö, Sweden

Please register:

http://mf2012-malmo.eventbrite.com/

Göteborg, Sweden

12th of April at 18.30

Centralhuset Conference. Entrance in the Lobby of First Hotel G, Nils Ericssonsplatsen 4, 411 03 Göteborg (Central Station).

Please register:

http://mf2012-goteborg.eventbrite.com/

Oslo, Norway

19th of april at 19.00

Clarion Hotel Royal Christiania, Biskop Gunnerus gt 3, 0106 Oslo, Norway

Please register:

http://mf2012-oslo.eventbrite.com/

If for some reason, you are unable to attend, we will be posting the Member Forum at the PADI PRO site at the beginning of 3rd quarter, 2012.

New PADI EMEA info

Vildmarksmässan at Stockholm International fairs.

Most welcome to meet with PADI EMEA Staff at Stand A37:34.

Take the opportunity to mingle with friends and colleagues in the Diving Business and listen to interesting and inspiring presentations.

Time:

March 8-11 2012.

Opening hours:

 March 8            12.00 – 20.00

March 9- 11     10.00 – 18.00

http://www.vildmarksmassan.se

PADI Member Forum at Vildmarksmässan

What’s new at PADI — what has changed?

Get first-hand infor­ma­tion on stan­dard changes, new prod­ucts and pro­grams, the last risk man­age­ment news and also local insights. At our Mem­ber Forums you get the lat­est updates and have the chance to exchange ideas with other PADI mem­bers and PADI staff.

As a PADI Member you got a free entrance to Vildmarksmässan.

For your free entrance, please go to the counter for "Undanlagda biljett kassan" at the main entrance, show your PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor or Instructor Card.



Stock­holm, Swe­den — Vildmarksmässan
•Sun­day, 11.03.2012, 13.00 — 16.00h
•Venue: Stock­holmsmäs­san, Älvsjö, Room, K24

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Arbetsmiljöverket, Sverige.

Som de flesta av oss redan vet så har svenska Arbetsmiljöverket gett ut en ny instruktion kring dykning. PADI Nordic har varit aktiv i att tillvara ta PADI Medlemmarnas och Rekreations dyknings intressen.

För mer information så finns en skrift att ladda ner på Arbetsmiljöverkets websida:

http://www.av.se/dokument/afs/afs2010_16.pdf

PADI is running a series of two-day seminars early in 2012, designed and written specifically to assist our centers re-focus their businesses, and re-engage their staff where necessary, toward achieving greater success and a real competitive edge. With welcome support from some of our forward-thinking Industry colleagues in the manufacturing sector, we are aiming to help you grasp some important tools any business will need for transforming and advancing your business in 2012. 

Through eight hands-on workshops, you'll explore the latest business techniques and walk away from the two-day program armed with tools to implement strategies most valuable to your business. And these events are intended as far more than simplistic " how to" seminars; each module has been written specifically to allow maximum time for networking and discussion, and attendee numbers at each event are also limited for the same reason. As well as exploring key ideas, center owners, managers and staff will distil the key points and actions they will need to take away with them - including specific milestones to ensure their path to achievement can be followed once the seminars are over. Following the completion of Business Academy, PADI Staff will also follow-up throughout the year to help attendees reach the business goals they chose during the program.

Remember, some key manufacturers are also sponsoring a Business Academy tuition credit for their dealers, so if you're an authorized dealer for forward-thinking sponsors Aqua Lung, Mares, Oceanic or SCUBAPRO, you and your staff will each receive €500 Euro* credit toward PADI Business Academy - so you could be benefiting from this program for just €250 Euro* each including this Show Offer (€100 reduction). To take advantage of this initiative and boost your success in 2012, please complete the registration form before the 5.2.2012 and return it to PADI Europe, Middle East and Africa, Oberwilerstrasse 3, CH-8442 Hettlingen, Switzerland, Fax +41 52 304 14 99, eMail: prra.emea@padi.com. 

Here you'll find detailed information about the various workshops and a schedule of events. The PADI Business Academy program is filling up quickly, as a matter of fact, both the Rancho Santa Margarita, California and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida programs are already oversubscribed, and there are limited places left for the UK event. So don't delay - contact your PADI Regional Manager or complete the registration form to enroll in the PADI Business Academy program and prepare to transform your business for success in 2012.

Warm regards,

Simon R. Chance
Executive, PADI Resort and Retailer Associations
PADI Europe, Middle East and Africa

* Plus VAT, where applicable

PADI Member Forum Vildmarksmässan, Stockholm

What’s new at PADI — what has changed?

Get first-hand infor­ma­tion on stan­dard changes, new prod­ucts and pro­grams, the last risk man­age­ment news and also local insights. At our Mem­ber Forums you get the lat­est updates and have the chance to exchange ideas with other PADI mem­bers and PADI staff.

As a PADI Member you got a free entrance to Vildmarksmässn.

Please go to "Undanlagda biljett kassan" at the main entrance, show your PADI Card.



Stock­holm, Swe­den — Vildmarksmässan
•Sun­day, 11.03.2012, 13.00 — 16.00h
•Venue: Stock­holmsmäs­san, Älvsjö, Room, K24

PADI Nordic Industry awards 2011.

Background: Since 2005 PADI Nordic recognize a few certain PADI dive centers or/and members with”Excellent achievements award”.
To achieve this prestigious award all of the Dive centers and PADI members did something extra or exceptional, in or for the Nordic diving industry.

For more information, contact: Mikael Mox Moberg, Regional Manager PADI EMEA. mikael.moberg@padi.com

2011 Awards are given to: Individual Members.

Denmark
Kjell Evensen, PADI Course Director #501402.
For long time determination and a consistent work towards better trained divers.

Finland
Antti Nissinen, PADI IDC Staff Instructor #75815.
For determination and a good job with excellent results in 2011.

Norway
Christine Hopland, PADI Master Instructor #505228
A role model for many Instructors and PADI Members.

Sweden
Mikaela Sjölin, PADI Course Director #73506
With a high degree of energy and enthusiasm increased the customer base.

Finland
Tiina Puhakainen, PADI Open Water Instructor #506892
Always deliver new and fantastic results.

Sweden
PADI Dive Center, H2O Lund, PADI 5 Star IDC, TecRec Center #31121
An excellent example of how Goal setting and Staff involvement can do for the result.

PADI eLearning in Nordic area.

2011 and earlier.
Since January 1st 2012 former PADI Nordic activities is a part of PADI EMEA Ltd and the PADI Nordic AB company is to close as a formal Swedish company during 2012.

Kick back on eLearning. To receive your accumulated eLearning kick back money on eLearning registered before December 31st 2011, please contact PADI Nordic office in order for you to produce a proper invoice on the outstanding amount of your eLearning money.

Kontakt:
Berit Henriksson or Marie Daun.
PADI Nordic AB Gullbergs Strandgata 36E
SE-411 04 Göteborg Sweden

marie.daun@padi.se Marie Daun +46 31 80 88 41

berit.henriksson@padi.se Berit Henriksson +46 31 80 88 45


For PADI eLearning after December 31st 2011. NEW- PADI eLearning and PayPal® PADI has simplified the reimbursement for eLearning. No long waiting periods. Hence, the payout over the online transaction process PayPal® is recommended.
The reimbursement using PayPal® takes effect as from the 07 July 2010.
Advantages PayPal®: • With the PayPal® account, you receive your money from PADI America within 7 working days after eLearning signup or Gift Pass redemption
• Quick and safe online-payment process
• No more invoicing to PADI
• The payment is carried out in USD. An added feature, you can keep your credit and select a favourable exchange rate for your pay out. This feature is available when viewing his PayPal® account.


Important: To receive payments via a PayPal® account, it is imperative to select a premier or business account, a basic personal account does not suffice. To receive or make payments a service charge is due, these can be viewed at www.paypal.com and are to be carried by the member.

 Follow these simple steps:

• Set up your PayPal® account www.paypal.com. Member can choose country and language and is directed through the registering process. Set up a premier or business account, or upgrade your personal account to premier.

 • On the PADI eLearning Access Zone on the PADI ProSite www.padimembers.com please enter your e-Mail PayPal account address 

• Under the option My Account you also have the opportunity to insert your Paypal e-Mail address. 

• As soon as a PADI eLearner registers and selects the dive center, the payment process will automatically be generated. The Member does not have to notify PADI separately and does not have to send an invoice either. 

 We hope that this has made PADI eLearning more attractive!

PADI EMEA Contacts

Please find the following useful information:

• Payment of EMEA invoices, dated after January 1, 2012. Please use the following bank details:
Barclays Bank
IBAN: GB40BARC20134262034866 SWIFT: BARCGB22

• If you need a copy of an invoice or have other questions about payments or invoices, please contact suzie.peters@padi.com. Phone +44 117 300 7301
• If you have a question about products, orders, deliveries or wants to place an order, please contact fredrik.waldegren@padi.com. Office phone number: +44 117 300 7320 or Mobile phone: +44 7866 976 571 or Skype at Fredrick_padi.Fredrik speaks Swedish.

Other sales reps that you can contact are:
tracey.lansdale@padi.com
barry.fudge@padi.com or
sales.emea@padi.com

Phone number to the switch board: +44 117 300 7234.
Problems with PIC Online or logging in to the Pro site, please contact: eva.stevenson@padi.com. Phone: +44 117 300 7281 (Eva speaks Swedish) or customerservices.emea@padi.com.

eLearning
1) Customers with an account (30 days net): The commission will be paid to your account with PADI EMEA, you will be able to see this on your monthly statements, as a credit on the top of the page.
 2) Customers with Direct Payment (credit card): The same procedure as above, except you will not receive monthly statements. You can ask the sales rep when you place an order, to deduct any eLearning commission, you currently might have, from the amount you should pay to settle your order.

If you need documentation of what e-learning commission you are receiving, please contact simon.philips@padi.com, he can then send you an email every time he pays your commission to your account. You can also register a Pay-Pal account to have the commission being paid out this way, please contact Alicia.escalante@padi.com to let her know your Name, PADI number and Pay-Pal account, and you will have your commission straight to your account and not being sent via Emea.

Questions about renewal for 2012, please contact renewal@padi.com.
Please note that if you are not renewed after January 31, you will not be able to access the Pro site or use PICs online.

Business with PADI Nordic Please pay any unpaid invoices (dated in 2011), to PADI Nordic a.s.a.p. All unpaid invoices will shortly be handed over to Intrum Justitia for collection. This will cause added costs as well as extra charge of interest.
If you have any e-learning commission earned before Dec 31, 2011. Please make sure to invoice the amount to PADI Nordic a.s.a.p or you might risk losing the commission.

DC seeking partner

Amager Dykkercenter søger en eller flere partnere
Amager Dykkercenter skal blive bedre til at servicere og udbyde et bredre kursus, og rejseprogram.
Derfor søger jeg en eller flere partnere til at hjælpe mig med at drive et dykkercenter i vækst.
Amager Dykkercenter ligger tæt på Kastrup havn og uddanner ca. 200 elever om året. Går du rundt med lysten til at være med til at gøre en forskel, og har overskud i hverdagen til at hjælpe med at drive et dykkercenter, så har du/i chancen her.
Amager Dykkercenters primære opgaver er:
Kurser, dykkerture både som hverdags ture, og weekend ture. Dykkerrejser til Egypten
Amager Dykkercenter består af et stort teori lokale, grejrum med ca.15 komplette sæt, med kompressor, samt egen stor lækker dykkerbåd.
Kontakt venligst Amager Dykkercenter for yderligere info. På mail eller tlf.
venlig hilsen/kind regards
Michael Kahr
Amager Dykkercenter
Saltværksvej 12
2770 kastrup
tlf. 40 58 09 05 mail: info@amagerdykkercenter.dk

PADI Member Forums at the Nordic shows

What’s new at PADI — what has changed?

Get first-hand infor­ma­tion on stan­dard changes, new prod­ucts and pro­grams, the last risk man­age­ment news and also local insights. At our Mem­ber Forums you get the lat­est updates and have the chance to exchange ideas with other PADI mem­bers and PADI staff.

Please note the dates of these events for 2012. Exclu­sive for PADI Mem­bers.

Copen­hagen Ferie — Bella Sky Hotel
•Sun­day, 22.01.2012, 14.00 — 17.00h
•Venue: Room 173

Helsinki, Fin­land — Vene Bat
•Sat­ur­day, 11.02.2012, 13.00 — 15.00h
•Venue: Helsin­gin Mes­sukeskus, Ballroom 2

Stock­holm, Swe­den — Vildmarksmässan
•Sun­day, 11.03.2012, 13.00 — 16.00h
•Venue: Stock­holmsmäs­san, Älvsjö, Room, K24

Vrak Foto Seminarium 2011-11-19

INBJUDAN
Vrakfotoseminarium lördag 2011-11-19
Föreningen P2-Svenskt Vrakskydd och det marinarkeologiska forskningsinstitutet MARIS
bjuder in till seminarium i undervattensfotografering med tema vrakfotografering lördag den
19:e november vid Södertörns Högskola i Flemingsberg söder som Stockholm.
Syftet med tillställningen är en inspirationsdag, där besökarna kan ta del av kunskap och
erfarenheter, samt skapa kontakt och få vägledning i den egna utvecklingen.
Tillställningen genomförs som non-profit och är gratis för besökare.
Seminariet är öppet för alla, men målgruppen är främst sportdykare med intresse i
undervattensfotografering.
I samband med seminariet så arrangeras också en miniexpo i pauserna där man kan mingla
med likasinnade och träffa talare som visar upp sin verksamhet. Det kommer även presenteras
vinnare i fototävlingen "Vrak i bild", som arrangeras tillsammans med Svenska
Sportdykarförbundets uv-fotokommitté.
På grund av att platserna är begränsade, så kräver vi anmälan via epost av besökare.
Läs mer på www.vrakskydd.se
FAKTA OM SEMINARIET:
Plats: Södertörns Högskola i Flemingsberg / Stockholm Syd
Datum: Lördag den 19:e november
Tid: kl 9-17
Målgrupp: undervattensfotografer, både nybörjare och erfarna
Inträde: gratis, föranmälan krävs dock
Anmälan: genom att mejla för- och efternamn till vrakfoto@hotmail.com
PROGRAMMET I KORTHET:
09:00-09:05 Välkomnande och uppstart
09:05-09:30 Fototermer för nybörjare (Pär Ahlgren, P2-Svenskt Vrakskydd)
09:30-10:00 Utrustning för uv-foto (Micael Blume, Waterhouse)
10:00-10:30 Kaffepaus
10:30-11:00 UV-fotografering inom SSDF (Ingvar Eliasson, SSDF uv-fotokommitté)
11:00-11:30 Temaresor uv-foto (Mikael Eriksson, Dyk & Resespecialisten)
11:30-12:00 Vrakfotografering i mörka vatten (Stefan Hogeborn, Oceanic Tech)
10:00-10:30 Lunchpaus
13:30-14:00 Motiv och miljöer (Torbjörn Gylleus, amatörfotograf)
14:00-14:30 Vrak i Östersjön (Johan Rönnby, MARIS)
14:30-15:00 Filmning på Spökskeppet med ROV (Eric Börjeson, FSF filmfotograf)
10:00-10:30 Kaffepaus
15:30-16:00 Börja filma i HD med GoPro (Magnus Keijser, undervattensfotograf)
16:00-16:30 Vilka bilder fungerar i en dyktidning? (Marko Wramén, DYK)
16:30-17:00 Presentation vinnarna i fototävlingen och avslut
Program för vrakfotoseminariet lördag 2011-11-19
09:00-09:05 Välkomnande och uppstart
09:05-09:30 Fototermer för nybörjare
Talare: Pär Ahlgren (P2-Svenskt Vrakskydd)
Beskrivning: Undrar du över olika begrepp och termer inom uv-foto och foto generellt? Pär reder
ut och förklarar en del begrepp som kan vara till hjälp för dig inte har koll på vad allt är och
innebär.
09:30-10:00 Utrustning för uv-foto
Talare: Micael Blume (Waterhouse)
Beskrivning: Lär dig grunderna om utrustning för uv-foto avseende både kompaktkameror och
systemkameror (SLR). Micael pratar om blixtar, blixtarmar, linser och UV-hus. Det förklaras även
vad som krävs för att få de bilder man önskar, och skillnaden att ta steget från kompakt- till
systemkamera
10:00-10:30 Kaffepaus
10:30-11:00 UV-fotografering inom SSDF
Talare: Ingvar Eliasson (ordförande SSDF:s UV-fotokommitté)
Beskrivning: Ordföranden i Svenska Sportdykarförbundets uv-fotokommitté berättar om
kommitténs aktiviteter och om UV-fototävlingar i Sverige, Norden och på VM-nivå.
11:00-11:30 Temaresor uv-foto
Talare: Mikael Eriksson (Dyk & Resespecialisten)
Beskrivning: Via researrangörer kan man åka på specialla dykresor med tema uv-foto som passar
både natur- och vrakfotografer. Där får man tillfälle att träffa likasinnade och en möjlighet att
utvecklas som fotograf. Som exempel kan vi nämna tema resor 2 ggr / år med Ekolog Bent
Christensen som är både ekolog och duktig fotograf. Mikael berättar om upplägg och vad man kan
förvänta sig som resenär.
11:30-12:00 Vrakfotografering i mörka vatten
Talare: Stefan Hogeborn (Oceanic Tech)
Beskrivning: Ett foto består av infångat ljus och hur gör man då när det inte finns så mycket ljus.
Vad väljer man för utrustning och hur använder man den i bland annat Östersjöns fantastiska men
mörka vatten? Stefan har erfarenheter från djup vrakdykning och grottdykning, miljöer där det
finns lite eller inget ljus.
10:00-10:30 Lunchpaus
13:30-14:00 Motiv och miljöer
Talare: Torbjörn Gylleus (amatörfotograf)
Beskrivning: Förhållanden, miljöer och vrakens storlek samt skick avgör vilken typ av motiv som
lämpar sig bäst för vrakfotografering i olika situationer. Efter en kort tillbakablick på några motiv
från sportdykningens barndom presenteras egna lärdomar och motiv från några av våra idag mest
fotograferade vrak.
14:00-14:30 Vrak i Östersjön
Talare: Johan Rönnby (professor i marinarkeologi, MARIS)
Beskrivning: Föredraget är en marinarkeologisk tidsresa från vikingatid till 1800-tal med
tyngpunkt på skeppsvrak i Östersjön och vad de kan berätta.
14:30-15:00 Filmning på Spökskeppet med ROV
Talare: Eric Börjeson (FSF filmfotograf, från bland annat "Oceans")
Beskrivning: När Spökskeppet skulle dokumenteras var djup på 125 m för stort för att dykare
skulle få tillräckligt med dyktid för uppgiften. Deep Sea Productions löste det genom att använda
fjärrstyrd undervattensrobot (ROV) för att filma i HD och ta bilder. Eric berättar om arbetet som
bland annat inkluderade stora ljusriggar för att lysa upp vraket.
10:00-10:30 Kaffepaus
15:30-16:00 Börja filma i HD med GoPro
Talare: Magnus Keijser (undervattensfotograf)
Beskrivning: GoPro kameran har blivit väldigt populär hos dykare, men hur får man ut det där
extra. Kombinera fotografering (t.ex. med DSLR) med filmning med GoPro, eller bygg en rigg för
mjuka filmsvep och bra belysning. Magnus berättar om sina erfarenheter och de anspassningar
han har gjort för att få ut det lilla extra, och hur han kombinerar vrakfoto med vrakvideo.
16:00-16:30 Vilka bilder fungerar i en dyktidning?
Talare: Marko Wramén (chefredaktör DYK & redaktör Dive The World)
Beskrivning: Marko Wramén som själv är fotograf sedan många år, diskuterar vad man ska tänka
på om man vill få sina bilder publicerade i en tidning. Det handlar bland annat om typ av motiv,
variation och komposition.
16:00-16:30 Presentation vinnarna i fototävlingen och avslut

DIVERS NIGHT

On Thursday, November 3rd at 20.11 o’clock (local time), a worldwide attempt will be made for a new world record in night diving. Night dives will take place in many corners of the world. New countries are participating each year, and this year will probably be no different.

Approximately 3000 divers from all over the world are expected to be underwater at 20:11 (8:11 pm) this first Thursday in November.

Tone Svee Dahl (33) from Fredrikstad, Norway, is the initiator of the world record attempt. She is the woman behind Diversnight and has created a voluntary organisation which now coordinates the efforts of local Diversnight event organizers all over the world.

Diversnight started in 2005, as an result of Tone serving cakes, and inviting divers to social dive trips. The purpose of Diversnight is to promote the sport of scuba diving, to bring together scuba diving communities from all over the world, and to show how exciting and adventurous the sport is - during any season and any time of day.

Previous Diversnight arrangements:
1.2005: 351 divers in Norway.
2.2006: 889 divers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
3.2007: 1859 divers in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and also Svalbard.
4.2008: 2183 divers in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Egypt, Indonesia, France, Spain, Faroe Islands and also Belgium
5.2009: 2749 divers, 218 divesites and 20 countries
6.2010: 1700 divers, 175 dive sites and 22 countries
7. We are going for a new record! In 2011 the gods of weather were against us covering most of the Nordic dive sites with ice.

During the past years both local and national medias have shown a great deal of interest in this. We hope that this will continue with this year’s Diversnight. We would appreciate an article or feature prior to the event, as well as some coverage of the actual world record attempt itself.



There is more information available at our website www.diversnight.com

You may also contact us at: info(at)diversnight.com



The Diversnight Team

Advanced Rescue Training

Advanced rescue training – When weather turns against us

Instructors and Divemasters at Nemo Classic Diving in Bergen, Norway, wanted to see what they were able to do in case of emergency, and under rough conditions. Some of the instructors are also working at a safety center for the offshore industry, Nosefo Bergen (Norwegian Senter for Offshore-training). Nosefo has a wave pool that is being used for offshore sea-survival training, and instructors and divemasters at Nemo were lucky enough to get to use this pool for a night of very realistic, but controlled practice. The pool can make waves of 90 cm height, and wind reaching a speed of 30 m/s. Temperature of the water were 6 degrees Celsius. Staff at Nemo were in for a big reality check.

Conditions in the pool were quite similar to what we can get at some of the most used dive sites in Bergen, and instructors and divemasters were looking forward to test them selves.

The group was devided into victim and rescuer, not very different from a regular rescue course. The victim was lying at 2 meters depth, and the rescuer had to swim about 15 meters to get to the victim. After surfacing the victim, the rescuer were to tow the victim 25 meters to shore, and get them onto the dock. The dock was about 40 cm high. Waves were breaking, and 90 cm high.

The rescue training a diver recieves during the Rescue Course, Divemaster Course and also during the Instructor Course is useually given in an area with little or no waves at all, because we have to learn the techniques first. Now we moved from ”driving in the streets, to driving in a rally slope”, and instructors and divemasters found out first hand that doing a rescue in rough conditions was very difficult, and extreamly exhausting.

It didn´t take long before the rescuer concluded that the mask was an item worth keeping, both for the rescuer and for the victim. The waves was constantly breaking and both rescuer and victim felt that drowning could be the result if the mask were lost. Routine steps like getting the dry-suit hose off suddenly was a challenge itself, because protecting the airways and preventing the victim from drowning took all of the rescuers attention. The same could also be said about getting the victim back on land. With the waves splashing around, it took a lot of strength, technique and stamina to get the victim out of the water.

Luckily, every victim was breathing in this case, but if they had not – ventilation in the water would be really difficult under such conditions. All the participating instructors and divemasters felt that in a situation with a lot of wind, low temperature and heavy waves – giving ventilations would not only be very difficult, but would also delay getting the victim out of the water to start CPR.

One of the most important lessons learned this night was that the limits for what instructors and divemasters find acceptable has to be lowerd. Even small waves may be to much in some circumstances. Another point that was reinforced this night was the importance of knowing the equipment we are using – not only your own, but your buddy´s as well. With waves splashing over your head, it is practicly impossible to get a good look at clips and releases, so you have to know where to find them, and how to release them. One of the biggest challenges was actually to get all the equipment of at the same time as the rescuer shold secure the victim in a safe position. And last but not least, if there is an emergency – it is all about choices, what to do in different circumstances, and that every rescuer must find the solution that works for him/her. There is no singel right way to do this…

The instructors and divemasters that took part in this ”advanced” rescue training got a new perspective of what a rescue situation like this means, and they all agreed that this was a very valuable experience. Skills and techniques that are easily done in calm water is a completely different scenario when the elements turn against us. After this experience – they are all able to make better decisions if they ever find them selves in a situastion like that.

Christine Hopeland.

INSTRUCTOR JOB

Colona Divers is looking for a Swedish speaking Instructor with the following characteristics;

• Service minded
• Knowledge in sales and marketing
• Nitrox instructor
• Aqua-Lung service technician
• Knowledge in Marine biology, and tropical marine life • Available from now until end of April


Best Regards

Niklas Funk


Colona Dive Center
Red Sea, Egypt
Mobile: (+2) 012-245 04 96
E-mail: niklas.funk@colona.com
www.colona.com