How to Change a Tank O-Ring
Mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, BC, weights, wetsuit, tank. You’re at the dive site with your full check list of gear, set up and ready to go! You set everything up,…
When You Take a Job at a Dive Shop…
...always double check your job description! Two months ago, I took what I thought was a job as a SCUBA technician. It was something I'd been doing for 3 years…
"Make-up, please!"
The Making of our Yelp Video
As I have mentioned before, one of the aspects that I love about my job is that there is so much diversity. Always something new and different going on! This…
A Day in the Dive Life of Jay
A day in the life of a Scuba Instructor at Maui Dreams typically starts the previous afternoon with a check of the schedule! This can be done via phone or with a stop at the store. Will I be doing an Open Water, Advanced or Rescue class? Maybe a guided dive with certified divers, or an Introductory Dive? There could always be a Scooter Dive, or maybe an EFR (Emergency First Response) class. For classes, I could be taking out anywhere from one to four people; for guided dives, it could be as many as six. Based on that, I formulate an idea of which beach to go to. What could conditions be like? Should I pick up my tanks tonight (we cannot begin loading tanks until 7am, so sometimes if it’s going to be a busy morning in the store we can load them the night before) or wait until the morning? All of this happens before our customers walk in the door.
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Christy’s First UWPCC!
Because I am the newest staff member at Maui Dreams, I was surprised when I was asked to write about the 11th Annual Underwater Pumpkin Carving Event. Rachel, said “just be yourself, you don’t have to make it like an advertisement for Maui Dreams!”
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Plan Your Dive and Dive Your Plan: Buddy Check
When I was working through my Divemaster internship I assisted my Instructor (Don) with a night dive at Five Graves here on Maui. There were several divers in the group…