USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber Day
2024-05-01 | USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber, 1 Big Fisherman Cove, Avalon, CA, 90704, United States
During the past 50 years the USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber has been dedicated to the treatment of diving accidents on a 24/7/365 basis. The annual Chamber Day contributions from divers, clubs, shops, manufacturers, organizations, publications and dive boat operators are essential, supporting transportation of Chamber Volunteers to and from the mainland, treatment gases, equipment purchases, maintenance, and repairs.
Here’s how you get involved (there’s more detailed info on the pages for each specific aspect of the event):
CHAMBER DAY – Seven boats will be ready to show you underwater SoCal on May 1. In alphabetical order they are: Giant Stride, Liberty (free diving only), Pacific Moon, Pacific Star, SoCal Diver, Sundiver, and Sundiver Express. Collectively those boats will have 119 spots available this year.
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN – The original virtual (fake) dive boat, a perennial favorite of many.
THE CHAMBER CHALLENGE – Direct donations which can also be in someone’s honor/memory. Special recognition for those contributing $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000.
CHAMBER EVENING (IN-PERSON PLUS A VIRTUAL OPTION) – Held in the Great Hall at Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, this evening event is limited to 350 attendees (35 tables of 10). All of the tables are sponsored/hosted by various shops, clubs, or boats.
Register through their Online Sign-Up Form. If you have questions, please contact Chamber Day HQ at (310) 652-4990.

UAS Divers 65th Anniversary Award Luncheon
2024-04-20 14:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Martin’s Crosswinds, 7400 Greenway Center Dr., Greenbelt, MD, 20770, United States
The Underwater Adventure Seekers dive club will celebrate its 65th Anniversary on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Anniversary Committee has planned a luncheon and awards ceremony that will commemorate an organization that has significantly impacted the scuba diving and local communities.
The Underwater Adventure Seekers (UAS), a Washington D.C. based organization, was founded in 1959 by Dr. Albert José Jones. It is one of the oldest dive clubs in the world and is the founding club of the National Association of Black Scuba Divers (NABS). To date, NABS has blossomed to over 2,000 members across the country and internationally.

2024 AAUS Diving Symposium
2024-04-14 - 2024-04-20 | Smithsonian Marine Station Fort Pierce Fl, 701 Seaway Dr, Fort Pierce, FL, 34949
The 2024 AAUS Diving for Science Symposium will be hosted by the Smithsonian Marine Station in Fort Pierce, Florida, April 14-20, 2024. The week will be filled with instructional workshops such as Serious Accident Investigation, both topside and underwater; wilderness first aid; human factors workshops; diving workshops covering rescue techniques, scientific snorkeling, and managing divers with acoustics; drift diving with reef fish, near shore benthic surveys and investigating octopi; and much more! Following the workshop opportunities and social/networking events, we will wrap up the week with the national DSO meeting, science symposium, and annual awards banquet.
Sunday, April 14 (NO HBOl rooms available)
9:00 am – 5:00pm Serious Accident Investigation Training Day 1 (SI Board Room)*
8:45am – 5:30pm Learning from Unintended Outcomes (Locke) (Aquarium)*
Monday, April 15
6:30am – 3:00pm Reef Fish Drift Diving workshop (Jupiter ledges)*
8:00am – 12:00pm Monitoring dive ops with acoustics (FSU-PC) (pool)
8:00am – 2:00pm Nearshore benthic survey methods (SMSFP vessel)*
8:00am – -5:00pm Shore dive workshop (Blue Heron Bridge)
8:45am -5:30pm Learning from Unintended Outcomes (Locke) (HBOI)*
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Serious Accident Investigation Training Day 2 (SI Board Room)*
8:00am – 12:00pm Field Emergency Management of Diving Injuries: The role of the Hyperlite 1 (HBOI)
1:00pm – 5:00pm Hyperlite Certification course Day 1 (must attend morning session as well as Day 2)*
Technical workshop (Aquarium) TBD
Tuesday April 16
6:30am – 3:00 pm Reef Fish/ Drift Diving Workshop (Jupiter Ledges)*
8:00am – 5:00pm Human Factors in Diving 2 day course – Day 1 (Locke )(HBO1)*
8:00am – 5:00pm Human Factors in Diving 1 day course (Adams) (HBOI)*
8:00am – 5:00pm DAN Instructor Qualification Course (HBOI)*
8:00 am – 5:00pm Visual Cylinder Inspection (PSI)(Aquarium)
8:00am – 5:00pm Wilderness First AID Day 1 (HBOI)*
8:00am – 5:00pm Hyperlite Certification course (2 day)*
8-00am -2:00 pm Nearshore Benthic Survey Methods (SMSFP vessel)*
8:00 am – 12:00pm Full Face Mask Training with Dive Rescue International (Pelican or I pool)
9:00am – 5:00 pm Octopus workshop with Dive (Blue Heron Bridge- Shore Dive)*
1:00pm – 5:00pm Critical Skills for Scientific Diver Survival by Dive Rescue International (Pelican or IR pool)
5:30pm – 6:30pm PSI-PCI Update (PSI) (Aquarium)
Technician workshop (SID Board room) – TBD
Wednesday, April 17
8:00 am – 5:00pm Human factors in Diving 2 day course – Day 2 (Locke )(HBOI)*
8:00am – 5:00 pm Human Factors in Diving 1 day course (Adams)(HBOI)*
8:00am – 12:00pm AAUS Board of Directors Meeting
8-00am – 12:00pm Contaminated Water Diving (and how to avoid) for Science (HBOI)
8:00am – 5:00pm Wilderness First Aid Day 2 (HBOI)*
8:00pm – 5:00pm Snorkeling best practices for Scientific programs /Seagrass surveys (Bathtub beach)*
8:00 pm – 5:00 pm DO Orientation (HBOI)*
8:00pm – 10:00pm Oxygen Cylinder Cleaning Technician (Aquarium)
10:30am- 12:30pm Valve Repair Technician (Aquarium)
6:00pm -10:00pm Technician workshop (SI Board room) TBD
AAUS Foundation Bubble Breaker (Sailfish Brewery)
Thursdav, April 18
8:30am – 4:30pm AAUS Business and DO Meeting (HBON*
4:30pm – 6:30pm Reception, HBOI tours, Poster Session, Vendor night (HBON
Friday. April 19
8:30am – 5:00pm Science Symposium (Sunrise Theatre) *
6:00pm – 10:00pm 2024 AAUS Awards Banquet (Pelican Yacht Club) *
Saturdav, April 20
9:00am – 12:00pm In-water DSO Rescue Workshop*
2:00 pm-6:00 pm Topics in Scientific Diving (Sunrise Theater)
