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NAUI Rescue Scuba Diver

Hart House Underwater Club is pleased to be offering a NAUI Rescue Scuba Diver course this Spring.

It will take place over a few days between May 22nd and June 1st, with an Online, Pool, and Humber Bay components.

– Thursday May 22nd 7:30pm-9pm: Intro Classroom Online 

– Sunday May 25th, Class 2:30-4:30pm Pool 5-7pm: Classroom and Pool Session @ Hart House

– Saturday May 31st 1pm-5pm: Park West Shore 2x Dives @ Humber Bay Park West

– Sunday June 1st 5pm (Optional) Fitness Sundays for fitness skills if not completed May 25th @ Hart House Pool

This Rescue Scuba Diver course trains divers in the knowledge and skills needed to manage risks and effectively handle limited in-water problems and diving emergencies. The course will include the following: assists, transports, surface rescues and rescues from depth involving both boat- and shore-based skin and scuba divers. The course meets the prerequisite rescue training for NAUI Skin Diving Instructor, NAUI Assistant Instructor, NAUI Divemaster and NAUI Instructor certifications.

Please Note Pre-requisites:

  • NAUI Open Water Scuba Diver or the equivalent.
  • Available for all course times.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR & First Aid and Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries (EO2)
  • Students shall furnish and be responsible for the care and maintenance of their own diving equipment. (We are working with our Equipment Director, some gear will be available for members upon request, please contact us if needed)
  • One open water dive (which does not count toward the minimum number of dives required for the course) may be used as a screening and evaluation dive if proficiencies are not well known to the instructor.

Sign up is available here at Hart House: https://www.harthouseregistration.ca/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=9b3ee886-4138-405b-ab26-ae08cfe03e2d

Cost is $160 for club members, $250 for members of the public (Note: Summer membership is <=$90 depending on student status)

If you have questions please reach out to Martin (one of the course instructors).

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HHUC March 2024 – Seminars and Drop-In Scuba

HHUC Inner Space Seminars

HHUC Inner space seminars return with a series of exciting talks presented by OUC president Heison Chak!
Sign up for the talks below to guarantee your spot. All HHUC members and any interested non-members are invited to attend!
More details to follow closer to the date of each event. 

  1. Recreational Dive Safety – Thurs, March 7, 2024 – on Zoom (link will be emailed to registered participants)
  2. Understanding Technical Diving – Fri, March 22, 2024 – in person, location TBD
  3. Gas Planning and Management – Wed, April 3, 2024 – in person, location TBD

HHUC Drop-In SCUBA Tuesdays

Welcoming certified HHUC SCUBA divers to drop in to the Athletic Centre pool and dive in buddy pairs. 

If you need equipment or want to make sure there’s space, email moc.liamgnull@snoitacinummoc.cuhh

The next three will be:

  1. Tuesday, March 5th, 9:00pm to 10:30pm, Athletic Centre at 55 Harbord 
  2. Tuesday, March 12th, 9:00pm to 10:30pm, Athletic Centre at 55 Harbord
  3. Tuesday, March 19th, 9:00pm to 10:30pm, Athletic Centre at 55 Harbord

Come practice in the pool as things start to thaw out to get ready for a great dive season!

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Hart House Underwater Club Events 2022

Hart House for You - HHUC - University of Toronto

Club life resumes with diving, training, fitness, underwater hockey and more!

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Inner Space Seminars

Caribbean dive

Returning next year: One of our favourite activities, the Inner Space Seminars will return to the Hart House Underwater Club at the University of Toronto.
Send your suggestions for guest speakers to: moc.liamgnull@snoitacinummoc.cuhh

Hart House Underwater Club has wrapped up another fabulous series of Inner Space Seminars. Please see the links below to reflect back on our previous seminars.

When our seminars are online on Zoom, they are free and open to everyone, diver or non-diver, student, alumni or member of the general public. Everyone is welcome to tune in!

Thank you very much for everybody who made these seminars a big success:
– to you, the participants, for connecting with us to learn about diving
– to our fabulously entertaining and knowledgeable guest speakers
– and to our organizers from the Hart House Underwater Club.

HHUC is pleased to have presented an exciting series of seminars to UofT students, divers, non-divers, alumni and members of the general public — despite Covid-19 closures and uncertainties. This has been a shining example of HHUC’s participation in university life and virtual offerings from Hart House. Kudos to all for a very well-received endeavor!

Previous Inner Space Seminars

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Inner Space Seminar: Return to Diving Post-Covid

On the dive boat

Part of our “Inner Space Seminar” series at Hart House.
Strategies to consider before your next dive to get you back into diving and understand the issues during the time of Covid-19.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Presentation
– View the presentation slides from the seminar
– See the recording of the entire presentation
…..(Note: the intro is a black screen, then the presentation starts)

NAUI Instructor, Courtney Gibson presented the considerations for your pre-dive activities, what to watch for once you’re at the dive site, how to conduct your dive, and the latest news on diving during Covid-19. Disclaimer: This presentation does not contain medical or legal advice, only information and considerations that you are strongly encouraged to independently verify and validate for yourself.

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Index to more seminars: 
– Inner Space Seminars

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Inner Space Seminar: Fitness to Dive Follow-up: Contact info, Medical Fitness Questionnaire and Presentation

Hyperbaric chamber

Follow-up to the presentation:

Presentation Slides on Fitness to Dive
Fitness to Dive Presentation April 13, 2021 by Dr. Ron Linden.

Diver Medical Questionnaire
Diver Medical Questionnaire from Dr. Linden’s presentation.

Ontario Wound Care Inc.
North York General Hospital – Branson Site,
555 Finch Avenue West, 2nd Floor,
Toronto, Ontario, M2R 1N5.
416-223-6600

Dr. Ron Linden
https://ontariowoundcare.com/about-us/team/dr-ron-linden/

Part of our “Inner Space Seminar” series at Hart House.
with Dr. Ron Linden of the Judy Dan Research & Treatment Centre.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Dr. Linden is a world renowned expert in hyperbaric medicine and is the recipient of the Governor General’s Meritorious Service Medal. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is recognized for the treatment of decompression sickness, air embolism, burns, wound care and many other health issues. It was very interesting to find out from the expert about this Toronto facility, its operations and the great impact it is having on its patients’ lives.

Dr. Linden also featured the latest research into “Fitness to Dive” and contraindications to diving.


Index to more seminars: 
– Inner Space Seminars

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Inner Space Seminar: Drowning from the Inside Out: Immersion Pulmonary Edema, Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Immersion Pulmonaria Edema

Part of our “Inner Space Seminar” series at Hart House.
Drowning from the Inside Out: Immersion Pulmonary Edema, with Raimund Krob, OUC Advisor, Past President and Past Director of Sport Safety for the Ontario Underwater Council.
Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Immersion pulmonary edema has been noticed in scuba divers over the past two decades. A likely cause of the disorder is excessive elevation of the pressure in blood vessels within the lung, causing leakage of plasma into the air spaces. Immersion pulmonary edema is not related to lung barotrauma or decompression sickness. Cold water and a history of high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disorders are risk factors.

  • Learn more about this potentially dangerous condition.
  • Hear the stories of three survivors.
  • Learn how to recognize, respond to and prevent Immersion Pulmonary Edema.

Immersion Pulmonary Edema: References and Further Reading or Watching
Disclaimer: This presentation does not contain medical advice, only information and considerations that you are strongly encouraged to independently verify and validate for yourself.

This seminar is brought to you by the Ontario Underwater Council (OUC).

Index:
– Inner Space Seminars

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Missed an Inner Space Seminar? We’ve got the links for you!

If you missed one of our Inner Space Seminars, or would like to see it again, or share it with a friend, here’s the info.

Previous Inner Space Seminars: taped presentations, film links and handouts

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Index: 
Inner Space Seminars

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Inner Space Seminar: Where the Wild Things Are, Travelogue to Galapagos, Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Part of our “Inner Space Seminar” series at Hart House.
Journey on a virtual scuba diving adventure with HHUC to the exotic dive location of The Galapagos Islands.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 7:00 pm

Recording of the Seminar:
Where the Wild Things Are

Participate as a virtual traveller. Experience hammerhead sharks, whale sharks and eagle rays! Venture top-side in Galapagos, Ecuador, Machu Picchu, Peru. See underwater and above-water videos and photography. Join travel gurus, Rebecca Metcalfe and Karen Parisien, accompanied by other voyagers from this very successful HHUC trip to Galapagos. Hear fabulous travel advice and amazing highlights. Participate in the Q&A. Be amazed!

Hear about land excursions too:
– an Amazon Eco-Adventure in Ecuador
– an Andes Road Trip
– and a trip to Machu Picchu in Peru

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Index: 
– Inner Space Seminars