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SATURDAY (3.19.2005)
W-1 PSI Visual Tank Inspector,
A. Dale Fox, (Morris room) 9 am - 4 pm
W-2
DAN Hazardous Marine Life Injuries,
Pat Stockhausen & Mike Emmerman, Marriott Courtyard 9 am - 12 am
W-3
U/W Digital Camera Techniques,
Jack & Sue Drafahl (Passaic) 9am - 12 noon
W-4
Basics of U/W Video,
L & D Tackett,
Sussex Rm, 9am - 12 noon
W-5
DAN Oxygen Provider.
Emmerman
* Stockhausen, Bergen Rm, 1p - 4pm
W-6
U/W Photography Made Simple,
Gilbert & Alary, Passaic
Rm, 12pm - 4pm
W-7
Mastering Strobe Lighting
Techniques,
Cathy Church, Sussex
Room, 1pm - 4pm
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SUNDAY (3.20.2005)
W-8 PSI INSPECTOR UPDATE,
A. Dale Fox, (Morris) 9 am - 12 noon
W-9 Making a Picture: Next Level in
Photography,
Gilbert & Alary
Bergen Rm, 9am -12pm
W-10
Advanced Digital Imaging,
Jack & Sue Drafahl (Passaic Room) 9 am - 12 noon
W-11 Drysuit Use, Maintenance and Repair,
Faith Ortins, (Sussex) 9 am-12 noon
W-12 PSI EDDY CURRENT TECHICIAN
(Morris Room) 1pm -4 pm
W-13 Mastering Strobe Lighting
Techniques,
Cathy Church, Bergen
Rm, 1p - 4pm
W-14
Video Editing,
L & D Tackett, Passaic Rm, 1p - 4pm
W-15
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life
Injuries,
Gene Tappan, (Sussex room) 1-4
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SATURDAY (3.19.2005)
W-1 PSI Visual Tank Inspector,
A. Dale Fox, (Morris room) 9 am - 4 pm
This practical
course in the visual inspection of SCUBA
cylinders prepares the graduate to
professionally and thoroughly inspect breathing
air cylinders. PSI training is internationally
recognized by training agencies, manufacturers,
the military services and by the courts as
meeting the definition of "has been trained".
Completion also satisfies the OSHA requirement
for required hazardous material (LIAZMAT)
training for all employees who fill, use or
otherwise handle high pressure gas cylinders.
Tuition includes books, handouts and
certification / CEU/MEU Credits: 0.8 Cost
$245 Limit 27
W-2
DAN First Aid Course for Hazardous Marine
Injuries,
Michael Emmerman & Pat Stockhausen, (Bergen
Room) 9-12
Learn how to
identify hazardous marine life and what to do if
you or your buddy gets bitten, stung, poisoned
or punctured! Everyone will take part in hand-on
first aid training and real-life scenarios.
Price includes workbook and DAN certification.
PADI/NAUI certification available for additional
$15 to be paid in class.
Cost $75. Limit 21
W-3
Underwater Digital Camera Techniques,
Jack and Sue Drafahl, (Passaic room), 9-12
This workshop
will provide tips and tricks on using your new
digital camera. When you take a digital camera
underwater, it presents a whole new set of
problems for the underwater photographer.
Shutter delays, flash sync, short-lived
batteries and digital film storage are just a
few of the new concerns. This workshop will
explore methods for taking digital pictures
underwater and provide suggestions for improving
your skills. Topics will include: topside and
underwater techniques, digital card readers,
resolution, white balance, lighting techniques,
balancing flash, close-up and macro, image
storage, and traveling with your digital camera
system. Cost $65. Limit 30
W-4
The Basics of Underwater Video,
Larry and Denise Tackett, (Sussex room), 9-12
This workshop will introduce you to what is
needed to shoot underwater video. Topics covered
will include cameras, housing, lighting,
accessories and basic shooting concepts, such
as: shot types, wide-angle and macro, filters,
white balance, exposure control, camera moves,
and more. If you want to get started in u/w
video or are already shooting but have not
mastered the basics this workshop is for you.
Cost $65. Limit 30
W-5
DAN Oxygen Provider,
Michael Emmerman & Pat Stockhausen, (Bergen
room)) 1-4
Learn the basics of oxygen administration for
dive accidents. Topics include the how’s and
why’s of DCS, AGE and near-drownings, plus the
benefits of demand and constant flow oxygen
systems. Everyone will take part in hands-on
training and real-life scenarios. Price includes
workbook and DAN certification. PADI/NAUI
specialty certification available for an
additional $15 to be paid in class. Cost $75.
Limit 21
W-6
Underwater Photography Made Simple,
Michel Gilbert &Danielle Alary, (Passaic room)
1-4
This 3-hour
workshop will help any beginner or intermediate
underwater photographer. Learn which equipment
is best used in fish portrait, macro or
wide-angle photography. Michel & Danielle will
share with you their no-nonsense simple approach
to underwater photography. Learn how to work
with your strobes in manual mode by remembering
4 numbers. This workshop will explain the
choices between film and digital photography. If
you want a head start, this is the workshop to
attend. A fresh look at a specialty by two
seasoned pros who love to share their knowledge.
Cost $65 Limit 30
W-7
Mastering Strobe Lighting Techniques,
Cathy Church, (Sussex room) 1-4
This workshop will cover strobe exposures for
macro, zoom and wide-angle lenses. It will deal
with strobe use for primary and balanced flash
fill, for both film and digital systems. Other
topics treated are creative lighting techniques
and using multiple strobes. The workshop will
include two short "Slide" shows and question and
answer period. Anyone who brings their strobe
will receive a free exposure chart customized
for their digital or film camera. We will test
any strobe that has a slave function or a
Nikonos 5-pin cord attached so that we can flash
it to measure its output. Cost $65. Limit 30
W-8 PSI Inspector Update,
A. Dale Fox, (Morris) 9-12
This is a 3 hour workshop exclusively for
personal previously trained as a PSI Visual
Cylinder Inspector. The course is recommended
for those whose last formal VCI training was 3
or more years ago and will meet OSHA and DOT
update training requirements. Attendees MUST
bring a copy of their PSI certificate showing
their PSI Inspector Number. Cost $125. Limit 27
W-9 Making a Picture-The Next level in
Photography,
Michel Gilbert & Danielle Alary, (Bergen room)
9-12
This workshop is aimed at those who want to get
more out of their u/w photography and
complements the speaker’s other workshop
"Underwater Photography Made Simple". Digital or
film-based, light is the image and this workshop
is designed to help you work with light. In an
accessible way, Michel & Danielle share their
knowledge and experience to help you bring your
photography to the next level, taking it beyond
the snapshot world. They will explain how they
work in the field and in their studio to
maximize the "keepers" and keep post- processing
at a manageable level. Cost $65. Limit 30
W-10 Advanced Digital Imaging,
Jack and Sue Drafahl, (Passaic room) 9-12
This workshop is designed to help underwater
photographers who are familiar with Photoshop
and is the perfect advanced course for previous
attendees to our Digital Imaging workshops. We
will show you how to improve your editing skills
so you can speed up the editing process and
still maintain quality. There will be tips on
extreme salvage, masking techniques, advanced
color correction, burning and dodging, and
advanced layer techniques. We will also work
in-depth with the levels editor and plug-in
filters, white balance, lighting techniques,
balancing flash, close-up and macro, image
storage, and traveling with your digital camera
system Cost $65. Limit 30
W-11 Drysuit Use, Maintenance and Repair,
Faith Ortins, (Sussex room) 9-12
This workshop is for the drysuit diver who wants
to know more about the repair and manufacture of
the product. We will have hands on instruction
in repairs including the replacement of seals,
cleaning of valves and leak testing suits in the
field. Students are expected to bring a suit to
work on, and all participants will receive a kit
of tools, glues and parts for doing seal
replacements. Divers will receive numerous tips
on how to get more out of their drysuit and how
to stay warmer and more comfortable in the
water. This is a perfect seminar for the diver
who wants to understand how things work and be
able to fix problems in the field. Cost $175
Limit 12
W-12
PSI Eddy Current Technician Course,
A. Dale Fox, (Morris room) 1-4
Eddy current testing is designed to detect
cracks in the neck area of aluminum cylinders.
This 3-hour workshop provides manufacturer’s
approved training of the operation of the Visual
Plus and Visual Eddy instruments. As this
training is an extension of basic PSI VCI
training, attendees MUST bring a copy of their
PSI certificate showing their inspector number.
It is not required but recommended that
attendees also bring their own equipment so they
may train on their own instruments. Cost
$125.Limit 27
W-13
Mastering Strobe Lighting Techniques,
Cathy Church, (Bergen room) 1-4
This workshop will cover strobe exposures for
macro, zoom and wide-angle lenses. It will deal
with strobe use for primary and balanced flash
fill, for both film and digital systems. Other
topics treated are creative lighting techniques
and using multiple strobes. The workshop will
include two short "Slide" shows and question and
answer period. Anyone who brings their strobe
will receive a free exposure chart customized
for their digital or film camera. We will test
any strobe that has a slave function or a
Nikonos 5-pin cord attached so that we can flash
it to measure its output. Cost $65. Limit 30
W-14
Video Editing,
Larry and Denise Tackett, (Passaic room), 1-4
Editing is perhaps the most challenging and
exciting aspect of video production. This is
where you put together all those bits of video
you shot to produce an entertaining, and maybe
even educational, show that you can share with
your friends, family, and the world. Editing can
be a simple process of assembling your shots in
a logical manner, or it can be a complex process
that includes more advanced concepts. In this
workshop we will introduce you to video editing.
Topics covered will include: capturing video to
your computer, edit types, continuity, audio,
transitions, motion effects, compositing,
titles, and how to finish your project (DVD,
tape, web, etc.). Cost $65. Limit 30
W-15
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries,
Gene Tappan, (Sussex room) 1-4
The First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
represents entry-level training designed to
train and educate the general diving public and
interested non-divers in the first aid
techniques for a suspected hazardous marine life
injury. In addition this course will introduce
divers to the identification of potentially
hazardous marine life and how to avoid hazardous
marine injuries. This program also provides an
excellent opportunity for experienced divers and
instructors to continue their education. Cost
$75 Limit 21
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