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Sea Scouts and SCUBA


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I just got my PADI open water license with my family last week, and I think that SCUBA is something that my ship could get into. I was wondering if anybody has had any experience with starting something like his.

 

I know I will need to first find out if people are actually interested, I will also need to research the costs and any BSA rules that may apply. The dive shop that I got my certification from has a person who is supposed to work with scouts, so I will be finding out who this person is and asking them a few questions.

 

What else should I be thinking about? I would like to go into our next quarterdeck with a plan of action if people are interested. I have plenty of time, no school and we don't start meeting again until September.

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I know, but I am already driving 40 minutes to get to our weekly meetings. My mom doesn't have the time to drive me farther than that on a regular basis. I also know that at least two other people in the ship are interested in SCUBA.

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I looked on the PADI website and could not find anything mentioning any sort of scholarship program. They did talk a bit about the SCUBA merit badge, but they said to check with your local dive center or resort for pricing.

 

As far as I know, the merit badge thing wouldn't really work seeing as we are Sea Scouts, not a troop.

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