Tour Facts

Proposal:
This proposal is designed to provide potential venues a conceptual explanation, including detailed and
logistic elements as they pertain to The Scuba Tour®.
Who is DEMA?
The Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) is a non profit organization whose mission is
to promote sustainable growth in safe recreational diving and snorkeling, while protecting the underwater
environment. DEMA owns and operates the industry’s only grassroots interactive traveling Scuba
Experience, The Scuba Tour®.
What is The Scuba Tour®?
The Scuba Tour® is a year-long
tour that traverses the United States
stopping at 2 and 3 day large scale
venues with a portable setup that
includes dressing rooms, towels, all
the newest diving equipment, an air
compressor, a pavilion for
registration and consumer
interaction, and a 41-foot by 21foot, four-foot deep, 25,000-gallon
pool. The Tour gives patrons to
your event everything they need to
sample the diving experience for the
first time. The Scuba Tour® is
staffed with local Professional
Diving Instructors, provided
through the network of over 1600 Professional Dive Centers Nationwide. The Scuba Tour® has been in
existence for just over three years, and has brought the interactive experience to over 80 venues with over
40,000 participants.
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3 years in existence
81 Venues
42,500 participants
187 Professional Regional Retail
Dive Centers have participated
What is provided?
The Scuba Tour® is a self contained venue:
Pool: –
• The Pool is 20’ x 40’x 4’ deep 26,000 gallon Portable Splash Superpool.
• Professional Staging provided by Staging Concepts -Actual footprint of pool
with staging (only) is 22’ x 50’
The Scuba Tour® layout registration Tent and Dressing Rooms in the background-Miami Beach 03/03
• Sta Rite Propane or Natural gas Heater fits cleanly under the staging with
Secure Propane bottle brackets/stirrups on the outside of the staging area.
• 2 Pumps are used fit cleanly under the staging
Pavilion:
• 10’ x 20’ Dressing Rooms 8 stalls
• 10’ x 10’ Registration Tent
• 10’ x 15’ “Diving is a Lifestyle®” pavilion
Equipment
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30 Complete Sets of State of the art Diving Equipment
over 40 Wetsuits, women’s and men’s accommodating all sizes of patrons
Over 40 Masks and pairs of Fins accommodating all sizes of patrons
New High absorbent towels by Chammyz are provided for patrons
• Max Air Professional Compressor to ensure there is no lapse in keeping
scuba tanks filled. (as a noise reduction measure it has been professionally
installed in Trailer).
Staff:
• Pool Manager on site 24 Hours during length of event.
o Course Director/Instructor Trainer Certified (highest ranking position
within the Diving industry)
o CPR/First Aid Instructor– Rescue Certified
o Highly proficient in pool maintenance/operations
• 2-4 local Professional Retail Dive Centers provide staffing which include:
o Certified Professional Diving Instructors
Professional Dive Instructor giving a Briefing
o Certified professional Divemasters
o Logistics staffing both genders for changing booths
o Registration and Safety control
Procedure:
1. Patron starts process by filling out a Recreational Scuba Training Council
industry standard statement of understanding form, at station 1.
2. This form is then reviewed to
ensure that the individual is elgible
to participate.
a. If patron is eligible,
then they get a mark on
their wrist and are sent
on to station three
(transition
area/dressing room
level)
b. If patron is not elgible
to p[articipate for
medical or other reasons they are given a packet that is provided by
DEMA, encouraging them to contact a local Professional Retail Dive
Center to get a clearance for participation from there family physician.
With a doctors medical release and referring them to a local
Professional Retail Dive Center, gives them the potential opportunity
to continue on with a certification course.)
3. At station three they are sized for a wetsuit. They are also given a bin in
which they can place their personal effects in.
4. Once suited up they are directed to the dock area station 4, where they sit on
the edge of the stage. They are handed a pair of fins, and mask. Here they
are turned over to the Professional Dive Instructor in the pool.
5. Station 5 is in the pool where the instructor gives them a complete briefing
on the usage of diving equipment. After the briefing the instructor guides the
patron(s) through the pool to the camera person who takes an underwater
snapshot of the participant to be retrieved after their experience.
6. After there 5-7 minute “Try Scuba” experience, the Instructor guides them to
the ladder where they take of the equipment and hand up the mask and
snorkel and climb out.
7. After exiting the pool the patron is given a towel and guided down to the Bin
Area/ Changing Area station 3.
8. After they exit out the changing area they are handed a bag that contains
local class information, and DEMA’s CD Diving is a Lifestyle®.
Sample of items participant receives; Local class information from Professional Diving Center, Exploring Diving
booklets, Discover Diving Sticker, Diving is a Lifestyle CD Rom, and various catalogs
9. They then are advised that they can pick up their underwater photograph
(which is mounted to a photo card at station 6, the photo station.
Layout:
• The ideal footprint of The Scuba Tour® is 50’ x 50’(see sample), however
we can accommodate just about any configuration indoors and out (please
call for details.)
Sample of ideal layout
What is needed?
1. Water:
• The Pool requires 26,000 gallons of water
a. Approximate fill time 3” Fire hose = 1.5 hours- 3 hours (depending on
pressure) ; 1 ½ “ Fire hose = 3-4 hours (depending on pressure); 6 garden
hoses = 6-8 Hours.
b. Pool water meets Health Department Standards for a Public Pool. Chlorine
Level 1.5-3(ppm); PH levels7.6. Maintained 24 hours during event.
2. Gas:
• Heating the pool; the goal is to be between 80-84 degrees by events start time. The
Heater takes Natural or Propane gas.
a. Depending on the water temperature coming out of the hose you can
calculate to about 1 degree increase per hour. Winter time cold water i.e.
100 – 200 gallons. We have the safety tie down straps, and the UL safety
approved gas regulators.
3. Electricity:
• (2) 120 volt 20 amp circuits are needed to run Pool (min).
Insurance:
• DEMA has a General Liability Insurance policy covering The Scuba Tour®.
(contact us for further details).
• All Professional Diving Instructors working with The Scuba Tour® are insured.
3750 Convoy St #310
San Diego, Ca 92111
858-616-6408
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