Ruby Red Flippers

Spring -Open Water Certification

We are having a busy year! While our Winter class of 12 students just began, planning for the Spring class has already started! The first classroom session begins on April 21st. We will be meeting every other Wednesday evening at Steve’s Scuba in Milwaukie for classroom sessions and every other Sunday evening at Mt. Scott Pool for our pool sessions. We haven’t scheduled a location for our Open Water Certification weekend yet, but it will be the weekend of May 21st - 23rd. Class costs are $335 for non-members, $300 for members.

Class 1 & 2 Steve’s Scuba Wed, 4/21 6:30pm - 9:30pm Pool 1 & 2 Mt. Scott Sun, 4/25 5:30pm - 9:30pm Class 3 & 4 Steve’s Scuba Wed, 5/5 6:30pm - 9:30pm Pool 3 & 4 Mt. Scott Sun, 5/9 5:30pm - 9:30pm Pool 5 & 6 Mt. Scott Sun, 5/16 5:30pm - 9:30pm Class 5 & 6 Steve’s Scuba Wed, 5/19 6:30pm - 9:30pm Open Water To Be Determined Fri pm 5/21 - Sun 5/23, 2010

Please contact the secretary, listed below or contact our instructor Anita directly at acfloyd50@msn.com to register for if you have questions. 

General Class Information

Open Water Certification

We regularly offer Open Water Certification courses for people who are interested in learning to become SCUBA divers. Classes are about six weeks long and consist of course materials for review at home; 3 nights in the classroom work, 3 nights of work in a pool and then culminate with a weekend where you do your Open Water Certification. This just means putting all the skills you’ve learned in the classroom and pool into practice in a real situation - generally Hoodsport or Tacoma, Washington.

The cost is the class is $335 for non-members ($300 for RRF members). Costs for the class cover classroom materials, equipment for pool sessions and for the open water certification. We do encourage students to purchase their own dive boots, fins and mask. Additional costs for your food & lodging during your Open Water Certification are up to you, although we often use a place called “The Yellow House” which is a shared, hostel style location which gives us an inexpensive solution to both.

We occasionally have classes in Navigation/Night diving and also Stress and Rescue. Other classes can be provided if we have enough interested. Just drop us a note and let us know what you are interested in taking.

For more information or to sign up, please contact us via e-mail secretary@rubyredflippers.org

We look forward to diving with you!