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March 12, 2020 by Eric Keibler

You Can Count on Us!

We are in the life support business and you’re the health and safety of our clients and staff are always a priority to us and that will not change as we monitor the COVID-19 situation. Our role and responsibility during this time is the ensure the health and well-being of all who visit our facility, while also supporting local health officials and government leaders as they work to lessen the impact of the virus.


We are taking an active role in keeping our clients and staff safe. We care for our staff and always want them to stay home when they are sick, especially now. We know that frequent handwashing is important and our staff are participating in washing their hands frequently with soap for at least 20 seconds and rinsing and drying thoroughly with a single use paper towel. We encourage our clients to do the same here and at home.


We have set out hand sanitizers throughout the facility and we will be wiping down frequently touched surfaces throughout the day.

We are still offering our programs in our classroom but you may also participate in a course using our virtual classroom in your own home of office. Just ask and we will send you a code to enter the room.


We want everyone to feel comfortable in our facility. We are privileged to serve you and the Texas community and we look forward to seeing you soon.

One if the things we found is that there is a lot of confusion surrounding the Coronavirus. Recently we found a very good video that has the facts about the virus and the whys behind the suggestions for dealing with it. Here is the video we found.

Filed Under: Classes and Training, COVID-19 Tagged With: Corovirus, Sanitation

March 12, 2020 by Stefanie

The Special Classroom Sessions

Did your Spring Break plans change or so you need something different for Spring Break? We have a solution — Some evening Specialty classes!

DayTimeProgramDescription
Monday6:30 – 9:00Night
& Limited Visibility
Some of the ocean’s most amazing creatures only come out at night, so your dive doesn’t have to end when the sun goes down. You will learn how to enter and exit the water, use specialized equipment, and how to communicate and dive with a buddy at night or in limited visibility.
Tuesday6:30 – 9:00NavigationYou will learn how to use a compass and natural navigation techniques, estimate distance, basic navigation patterns and how to leave and return to a designated point.
Wednesday6:30 – 9:00Search &
Relocation
You will learn about search patterns, specialized dive plans, underwater communication, and how to recover small to medium-sized objects using specialized equipment like lift bags.
Thursday6:30 – 9:00Equipment
Maintenance
You will learn how your equipment works, ways to care for it and how to make simple repairs at the dive destination.
Friday   
Saturday10:30 – 2:00Stress
& Rescue
This program teaches you the skills and knowledge required to recognize and deal with stress, prevent accidents and properly deal with emergency situations encountered by divers.

This is the classroom portion for the classes, the pool and open water sessions will be scheduled for May and another one for June. The cost of the combination of Night & Limited Visibility, Navigation and Search & Relocation is $395 ($425 for non-Club members). Contact Dive Mom so she can open the digital kits for you and send you the codes and instructions for our digital classroom.

Filed Under: Children, Classes and Training, COVID-19 Tagged With: continuing education, Spring Break

March 3, 2020 by Stefanie

Congratulations – Madison

During our recent Technical Trip to Grand Cayman, Madison Lee completed his 1,000th logged scuba dive!

Dive Mom verified his log entry.

“I didn’t really want to do it at Blue Lagoon so I was glad I could make this trip!”

This is an awesome accomplishment Madison. Congratulations!

Filed Under: Social Activities, Staff Tagged With: 100 Dive Challenge, staff

February 17, 2020 by Eric Keibler

Australia is Burning

Everyone has seen the headlines — “Australia is burning!” “Bush Fires Threatening all Areas of Australia” But, what people forget is that Australia is a large country and not all of it is burning! In fact, the fires, while horrible for those people living in or near these areas, are only in a small portion of the country. And, like the California fires, they have displaced people and wildlife but once under control, and extinguished, there is new growth coing back almost immediately.

The Australian department of Tourism created a few videos hoping to let people know that things are returning to normal and that they are open and ready for business. Here is one of those videos.

Filed Under: Australia & New Zealand, Travel Tagged With: Australia, Travel

February 13, 2020 by Eric Keibler

New Video – Who We Are

Ann’s round table had an assignment for each of their members — at the meeting you are hosting, you need to tell the group more about what it is you do. In true executive fashion, Ann assembled a team (ok, a team of one additional person) to develop a summary of what Oceanic Ventures does. The following video resulted from that team meeting.

Please shoot over to YouTube and tell us what you think. And, while you are there, please subscribe to the channel.

Filed Under: Facility, Staff Tagged With: #ov, #ovidiving, Travel

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People choose their friends carefully just as they should choose their adventure partners and Scuba Diving Instructors.  Oceanic Ventures is the premier scuba dive shop in Houston, Texas, and the Southwest because of our exceptional service and our sense of adventure.  In talking with our clients and friends, people choose us for a number of reasons such as: Passion – We love what we do and we want to share the beauty and excitement of the underwater world with everyone we meet. Caring- Our clients tell us they love us because we truly care about people and strive to make their scuba diving experiences safe, fun and enjoyable. Professional – Our staff members are the … [Read more …]

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