Checkout Procedures

SIGN UP
Sign up at Rex Dive Center for requested certification dive dates. This may be done over the phone or in person. Sign ups are on a "first come, first served" basis. The fee for certification dives with Rex Dive Center is $195 and is due upon reservation.

Students who have purchased a "Pick-a-Package" equipment package from Rex Dive Center prior to "check outs" will have their certification or referal fee waived.

RESERVATION OF RENTAL EQUIPMENT
Students must reserve required rental equipment for the weekend of their scheduled certification dives. To insure that all equipment fits properly, students should expect to spend 15-30 minutes trying on the full suit, hoods, gloves, etc. All students must reserve their equipment prior to the day they are picking it up for the weekend.

Pick up of reserved rental equipment is the day immediately preceding the dates of checkouts…typically Friday. It is recommended that reservations of equipment be made at the time of signing up for certification dives.

Students must have returned all rental text class materials (textbook, dive tables, and video) prior receiving certification rental equipment.

DETAILS SHEET
Each certification dive weekend will have a specific "DETAILS SHEET" with specific meeting times, directions, contact numbers, etc. Please make sure to request this sheet upon signing up for the "check outs."

WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Rex Dive Center’s "Certification Dives" fee include the following:

Equipment: Regulator, BCD, wetsuit john & jacket, hood, gloves, weight belt, weights, tank, dive flags (instructor to bring) and mesh gear bag. NO OTHER EQUIPMENT IS INCLUDED AND THE INSTRUCTOR WILL NOT BE BRINGING ANY EXTRA EQUIPMENT TO THE SITE.

Logbook:
Site Fees and Air Fills:
Certification Card Fee: A photo is required to send Certification Card Application to the certifying agency. Student should bring a passport size photo to the certification dives. Instructional Fee: A minimum of 4 dives is required for entry-level certification dives. The instructional fee for these dives and required surface skills are included.

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED?
The following items are not included in the Rex Dive Center Certification Dives Fee.

Personal Items: Mask, snorkel, fins, booties, bathing suits, towels, tarp, etc. li>
Transportation To or From Site: Directions are included in the "DETAILS SHEET" for the specific certification dives weekend.

Lodging & Food: Possible lodging establishments are included on the "DETAILS SHEET" for the specific certification dives weekend. The instructor and/or store staff may make recommendations for food. Note: Eat a non-greasy, healthy breakfast the day of the checkouts and bring water/juice and a snack/lunch to the dive site to insure that you are properly hydrated and fortified.

Supervision: While your dive instructor is responsible for all aspects of your training dives, he/she is not responsible for you during non-training dive times. Neither Rex Dive Center nor its instructors can be responsible for minors during certification dive weekends. A parent or guardian should attend to insure proper supervision.

Air fills: Any required "air fills" of tanks will be provided free of charge at Rex Dive Center. Fills done off premises will be the responsibility of the students.
Additional Equipment: Rex Dive Center will not supply or reimburse students for additional equipment not brought to the dive site. Unlike the confined water training, students are responsible for verifying that all necessary equipment is brought to the certification dives.

REQUIRED/RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT
Students are required to have the following items with them for certification dives. All items must be currently serviced and properly operating. Exposure suit items must be of appropriate warmth.

The following items are required:

• Fins & Boots
• Mask
• Snorkel
• Wetsuit Jacket & John
• Hood
• Gloves
• Regulators
• Gauges- (including depth gauge, pressure, and compass)
• Bouyancy Compensator
• Weight Belt and Weights
• Tank
• U/W Timing Device (watch or computer)
• Dive Tables
• Log Book
• Slate and Pencil
• Passport sized photo
• Water or Juice adn Snacks
• The following items are recommended:
• Mask "No Fog"
• Dive Knive/Tool
• Swimming Suit/Towel
• Sunscreen/Insect Repellent
• Tarp for Beach Dives
• Motion Sickness Tablets for Boat Dives.
• Cooler of Warm water to Soak Wetsuit.
• "Save a Dive Kit"