Kid's Virtual Scuba Dive
Kid's Place

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The Virtual Dive is for kids 5-12 years of age, with specific times for adult dives. You must sign up for a dive at the the table outside the Kids Virtual Scuba Dive in the Kid's Place, Environmental Awareness Area. A child or adult will only be allowed one (1) Virtual Dive per day. Each dive will last approximately 10 minutes, you must be at the dive site at least 5 minutes prior to your scheduled dive time. If you are not on time your dive will be aborted and you must sign up for another time. All divers must follow the dive safety rules and the virtual divemaster's instructions, failure to do so means that you must return to the surface. A maximum of 10 divers will be allowed per dive. All kids must have parental/guardian's consent to participate.

Virtual Dive Safety Rules

Enjoy your dive. Breathe normally. Many of the corals, fish and other objects underwater are very delicate. Watch your buoyancy to protect the fish and coral from fins and hands. Stay within your maximum depth or bottom time limits. Always use the buddy system and stay with your group. Be careful of your ascent and descent rates. Remember to make your safety stop before ending your dive. Leave only bubbles.

A Look at the Virtual Dive

To give you a better idea of what the Virtual Dive is all about, take a look at the following photographs. Clicking on them will enlarge the photos.

	Measure twice, cut once (the plastic sheeting for the dive Dome)
	The taping crew expands the dive dome
	Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
	Big Kids in the bubble
	Hurray! The Dive dome is a reality!
	Spray foam is critical in reef building
	Sea creatures are hot glued to the reef
	Watch out for the Green Moray Eel!
	Urchins, Starfish and a Crab can be found on this reef
	Don't get too close to the spiny urchins on this reef!
	The wonders down under
	Junior Divemaster leading children on a Fish ID quiz
	Close up of the marine life on the Virtual Reef
	Junior Divemaster and future Marine Biologist
	SEASPACE Environmental volunteers come in as many shapes as the reef
	More SEASPACE Environmental volunteers with pieces of the Virtual Reef

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