Gerry Stryker is a PADI certified diving instructor. He teaches Scuba diving at Monroe County high school pools. Courses are scheduled at the Webster Aquatic Center, Brighton Pool, Pittsford Sutherland and Middle School, and Honeoye Falls - Lima.

Stryker Scuba's Current Courses -

Open Water Courses (PADI curriculum).

 

Completing dive logs and preparing for finals.

Stryker Scuba's Open Water Certification Course uses the prescriptive teaching technique - $525.
A combination of classroom, home study, pool and open water work, including:

• Four 2-hour pool sessions.
• One 2-hour classroom session.
• Four 1-hour plus open water sessions. Held on Saturday and Sunday, except during winter months.

Our classes are small, with maximum of 8 persons and a minimum of 3 persons.

Pool sessions are usually held at the Webster Aquatic Center or the Brighton pool. Some classes are conducted in Pittsford and Honeoye Falls - Lima.

Students are expected to have their own mask, snorkel, boots and fins. Gloves and hoods are recommended for cold water diving.

Stryker Scuba Adventures provides a BC (buoyancy controller), regulator, weights, wet suit (for open water), and compressed air tank for each student's use during the course. Study materials (textbook, recreational dive wheel) are provided and visual material (DVD/Video) are loaned. Dive logs are included. Notebooks are available at extra cost.

Make-Up Classes / Cancellations - $95 per student per class for pool classes unless special arrangements are made in advance with the instructor.

Gerry Stryker with his first Open Water graduates, Yen (l) and Ed (r).

Advanced Open Water Course - $395.

For certified scuba divers who want to further develop their diving skills. Adventures in Diving courses will focus on 5 different specialties. Possible topics (chosen by the class with the approval of the instructor) include:

• Attitude Diving
• Fish Identification (AWARE)
• Boat Diving
• Deep Diving (up to 100' depth) *
• Diver Propulsion Vehicles (DPV)
• Drift Diving
• Dry Suit Diving
• Multilevel and Computer Diving
• Night Diving
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Search and Recovery
• Underwater Naturalist
• Underwater Navigation *
• Underwater Photography
• Underwater Videography
• Wreck Diving

  * Required topic
  

Rescue Diver - $495.
A 2-day course with water exercises and PADI study material. Learn what to do in case of a dive emergency while increasing your own confidence.

Dive Master - $695.
Take the first step towards being a Scuba instructor. Learn the skills needed to lead a commercial dive tour.

Discover Scuba - $36.

Private Scuba Lessons.

Scuba Tune-up - $95.

Open Water Certification (one-on-one) - $795.

Scuba Diving Party.

Reserve the pool for your own private 1-hour Scuba party - $250 (6 divers) plus $35 per additional diver.

Perfect for 6 to 10 divers for birthday parties or other special occasions. Available pool times are limited. Please contact Gerry and make your arrangements well in advance of the anticipated date. Food may be arranged at the Webster Aquatic Center with an additional charge for the conference room.

Seal Team (designed for kids 8 through 10) -

Program for kids to get aquainted with Scuba -

$230. per student - any qualifying age.
$180. per student - ages 8 through 10.
Minimum class size is 4 students.

Program consists of three 1.5 hr pool sessions where Aqua-Missions are utilized to teach how to dive safely and enjoy the underwater world of exploration and the fun of Scuba diving. All dive equipment is provided.

Kids learn while having fun in the pool.