{"id":673,"date":"2021-01-06T04:16:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T04:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/?p=673"},"modified":"2021-01-06T04:16:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T04:16:06","slug":"padi-reactivate-scuba-refresher-program-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/padi-reactivate-scuba-refresher-program-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PADI ReActivate\u00a0scuba refresher program"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p>Sure, you have a certification card, but that doesn\u2019t always mean you\u2019re feeling ready to dive. Especially if you\u2019ve been hanging at home for weeks at a time. If it has been awhile since your last dive, you may be in need of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/padi-courses\/reactivate-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PADI ReActivate\u00a0<\/a>scuba refresher program. Here are seven signs to look for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1: You can\u2019t find your PADI card.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sure, someone from the dive center can call PADI\u00a0to confirm you\u2019re certified, but if you can\u2019t find the card, that\u2019s a sign that perhaps too much time has passed since your last dive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:You finally have a trip away planned and you want to dive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You could spend precious time at your destination catching up on skills \u2014 or you could do that work with your local Dive HQ.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:It\u2019s been a while since your last dive, and you will be diving with your kids.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times, we are dealing with families that got certified together,. Says Mike from Dive HQ \u201cOne thing I remind parents before they get in the water is that they are going to be responsible for another person, and I ask if they feel up for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If the answer is no, consider a refresher course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:Six to 12 months have elapsed since your last dive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the first questions we ask someone who is coming in to dive is, \u201cWhen is the last time you were in the water?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the answer, some dive shops will suggest a refresher if you haven\u2019t been diving in six months, a year or longer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:The thought of putting your gear together makes you nervous.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6: If you\u2019re struggling to remember just how the gear fits together, keep in mind that the divemaster can assist you \u2014 but it might also be time for a refresher course.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>7:You can\u2019t remember when your last dive was.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your last dive was more than a decade ago, you may need more than just a \u00a0refresher course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ask about the time before they stopped diving. I ask them to estimate how many dives they had before they stopped. For some people, it\u2019s been 15 years and they guess that they had maybe 10 dives before they stopped,\u201d says Mike,<\/p>\n<p>If you identify with any of the above, it might be time to call your local Dive HQ Dive centre and schedule time for a PADI reactivate\u00a0program or even a full PADI open water diving course.<\/p>\n<p>Then, once you are refreshed, it\u2019s probably time to book your next trip or join us for a social dive at one of our dive club dives.<\/p>\n<p>We want you to enjoy diving and it\u2019s important that we do this in a safe way. \u00a0If you\u2019re not sure if you need a refresher or to a PADI Open course- call one of your local Five HQ to discuss what\u2019s right for you and your family.<\/p>\n<p>Safe diving<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sure, you have a certification card, but that doesn\u2019t always mean you\u2019re feeling ready to dive. Especially if you\u2019ve been hanging at home for weeks at a time. If it has been awhile since your last dive, you may be in need of a\u00a0PADI ReActivate\u00a0scuba refresher program. Here are seven signs to look for. 1: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=673"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":675,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673\/revisions\/675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}