It was too windy for RIB diving off the coast so we headed inland instead to the nearest quarry for some Ocean Diver open water training. We planned to arrive between 8:30 and 9:00 to make the most out the day.

When we arrived there were lots of people already there, several of them had pop up gazebos to provide a little shade as it was forecast to be a really hot sunny day.

Dive 1

• Divers: Simon, Chris, Kelly
• Max Depth: 3.8 metres
• Dive Time: 15 minutes
• Water temperature: 19 degrees C
• Viz: 2-3 metres
• Dive details: Dry suit familiarisation for Kelly. After a weight check we descended to the 4 metre platform and saw some perch.

Dive 2

• Divers: Simon, Chris, Esther, Edith, Doris
• Max Depth: 7.4 metres
• Dive Time: 19 minutes
• Water temperature: 19 degrees C
• Viz: 2-3 metres
• Dive details: First open water dive for Esther, Edith and Doris, Chris was just along for the experience. We followed the line to the pool table, saw some perch and crayfish and returned to do some mask clearing skills.

Dive 3

• Divers: Simon, Chris, Esther, Edith, Doris
• Max Depth: 10.1 metres
• Dive Time: 30 minutes
• Water temperature: 16 degrees C
• Viz: 1-3 metres
• Dive details: Chris Led the group to the double decker bus. The plan was to lead everyone back to the 6 metre platform but 2 of the group lost control of their buoyancy and ascended to the surface. The remaining 3 divers also surfaced shortly afterwards as part of the separation procedure. We swam on the surface over to the 6 metre platform buoy, descended and completed the skills for that lesson.

Dive 4

• Divers: Simon, Esther, Edith
• Max Depth: 14.1 metres
• Dive Time: 39 minutes
• Water temperature: 12.8 degrees C
• Viz: 1-3 metres
• Dive details: Controlled buoyant lift exercises followed by surface towing, we then went to front of the bus.