Tweed River Rescue Skills and Training Day

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Tweed River Rescue Skills Day

Come and join our annual rescue skills day in the Tweed River. It's a great site for this important refresher, with an average depth of about 8m. There will be Ocean Diver trainees in action too!

Date and Time: Saturday 9 December, Trainees will need to meet at 11:00 QLD time for 12:53 HW (QLD time). Divers who are just diving and attending the rescue practice will need to meet at 12:30 at the latest.

Meeting Point: Northern car park off Coral Street, Tweed Heads, NSW (the one by the beach and amenities block; yellow dot on the attached site guide.) Click here to view the site guide.

Organiser: Ian Dale - See Member List for email address and phone number.

Diver grades: All levels welcome!

Equipment: Full SCUBA kit including your own tank and weights.  Divers should carry knife/line cutter, whistle, safety sausage or DSMB and reel, and snorkel.

Equipment hire: Contact Hannah for if you need to hire any club kit.  Alternatively you can hire tank and weights etc. from Kirra Dive http://www.kirradive.com 

Costs: No diving costs (apart from your own costs of tank fills and carpooling if required). Donations for food (see below).

Travel: Carpooling - Please let me know if you require carpooling.

Food: We'll try and recruit Carol Dale, our very own Masterchef, for a barbecue after the dive.  We give a donation to the Dales for purchasing the food.  We'll keep you posted!