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In 1953 scuba
diving was in
its infancy.
Newspaper
accounts of the
time reflect a
truly
frightening if
often inaccurate
picture of the
dawn of
recreational
diving. It was
a time of trial
and error
learning with
frequent tragic
results. It was
an era of home
made scuba
equipment and a
four page
instruction
manual. It was
during this time
that the Los
Angeles County
Department of
Parks and
Recreation
launched its
first
Underwater
Instructor
Certification
Course
(UICC).
The first three
courses lasted
only 20 hours;
4UICC grew to 32
hours; 5UICC
grew to 50
hours; and today
50 plus years
later, the Los
Angeles County
UICC leads with
approximately
200 hours
extended over a
three month
period of
weekend
training. More
than 250,000
safe divers have
received
certified
instruction from
the 1100+ L.A.
County
Instructors
trained since
1954.
This website is
dedicated to the
history,
tradition and
the ongoing
diver
educational
programs offered
by the County of
Los Angeles
Underwater
Unit. We
welcome you to
look around and
see where diving
education got
its start... |
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57 UICC is
underway!
The program
officially
kicked off
last weekend
(January
9-10, 2010)
at Victoria
Park in
Carson,
California.
This year we
have four
Instructor
candidates
along with
something
new....an AI
Candidate!
In the rich
spirit and
tradition of
the Los
Angeles
County
Underwater
Programs we
are
introducing
an Assistant
Instructor
course as a
launch pad
training
opportunity
to prepare
oneself for
a future
UICC.
Here are
some
highlights
from the
past
weekend:
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It's
that
time of
the year
again...time
to renew
your Los
Angeles
County
Underwater
Instructor
Certification
for
2010!
As a
reminder,
the
Department
of Parks
and
Recreation
no
longer
processes
Renewals
and
Re-certifications.
LA
County
Scuba
has been
tasked
with
that
responsibility
and we
have
made
things
easier
by
allowing
you to
pay
online
at our
eStore.
You can
mail in
payment
to our
address
if that
is more
convenient
for you.
Renewals
for 2010
come in
the
usual
two
flavors...ACTIVE
and
ALUMNI.
If you
are
currently
teaching
Scuba
and wish
to
maintain
ACTIVE
level
status,
please
visit
our
Active
Status
Renewal
page
here
for a
list of
requirements.
If you
are no
longer
teaching
Scuba
you can
renew at
the
ALUMNI
level by
visiting
our
Alumni
Status
Renewal
page
here. |
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Regardless of
which method you
choose for
payment (online
or mail), you
will still be
required to
complete the
annual
re-certification
application.
Applications can
be downloaded
from our website
from the links
listed above.
You can email
the application
to us or send it
via regular mail
with your
payment.
If you have any
questions, you
can call us at
(323)
726-2155
or email
renewals@lacountyscuba.com
for more
information.
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What do
these two
pictures have in
common? |
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Mr. C
Dive
Boat |
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Pat
Fealy -
5601 |
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Well,
Pat Fealy
LACO # 5601
(photo on
right), just
purchased the
Mr. C.
Dive Boat (photo
on left)!
Pat, or as he is
now known as
"Captain Fealy"
made the
acquisition in a
recent auction.
Pat is excited
about the
venture and is
presently in
development
plans for this
well known dive
boat icon of
Southern
California.
Pat hopes the
have the boat
ready for
charters by this
coming summer
(2010).
Stay tuned for
more
developments!
Way to go Pat! |
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We need your
help! Anyone
that took photos
or video this
summer of
ADP 2009
or the
3R's we
want your
content! We
want to get
those images
posted to the
website. You
can email the
content to
webmaster@lacountyscuba.com
or if you prefer
to burn an
CD/DVD you can
mail it to:
LA
County Scuba
Attn: Webmaster
1012 W. Beverly
Blvd.
Unit 997
Montebello, CA
90640
For those that
are computer
savvy, we now
have FTP
capabilities to
upload your
photos and video
to our server.
You will need to
use a popular
freeware or
shareware FTP
application like
(Filezilla,
CuteFTP,
CoffeeCup,
etc.). Our FTP
address is:
ftp://uploads.lacountyscuba.com.
You will need a
username and
password in
order to
upload. Please
contact our
webmaster
for further
instructions and
how to gain
access to our
repository. |
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We are looking
for volunteers
that can help
with the
administration
of our
operation. We
have grown
exponentially
over the past
year and need
extra help in
the following
areas:
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FaceBook
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Twitter
Updates |
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Forums &
Boards
(scubaboard.com,
etc.) |
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Email
Administration
(responding
to
informational
requests) |
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Subscription
Management
(newsletters,
bulk
email
notifications) |
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Underwater
News (we
want to
bring
this
back on
a
quarterly
basis!) |
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Web
Development |
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OS
Commerce
(e-commerce
programming) |
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FileMaker
Database
development |
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Those interested
in helping in
any of those
areas please
contact either
Bill Lidyoff at
blidyoff@lacountyscuba.com
or Jay Canfield
at
jcanfield@lacountyscuba.com
for more
information. We
can't wait to
hear from you! |
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