Hey Smitty,

Great stuff, you're going to love it. I'd recommend looking at the
basic theory again, maybe re-familiarise yourself with the scuba unit
and definitely review the tables. For PADI this would mean digging out
your old RDP (if you still have it!).

It might also be an idea to do a bit of swimming to get yourself
familiar with being in the water again.

Good luck!

 Unless you were an unusually experienced diver, I'd look at the
cost/benefit/risk ratio of completing an entire Open Water course again.

 10 years is a -long- time.

 Refresher courses are for 6 or 12 or 18 months dry.

 New gear types, new rules to learn, maybe, and people around to practice
with, and with your prior knowledge, it'll be a -snap-.

1.  Find a body of water.
2.  Put your gear on.
3.  Jump in.

Don't worry... Darwin will be there to protect you...

http://grumman581.googlepages.com/scuba-certification

Don't neglect your gear, don't hold your breath, don't go too deep, don't
stay too long, don't come up too fast. That's about it.

Smitty <smitty91845@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
in:

Have fun.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

Most of the instructors I've talked to say they can do a refresher course in
2 to 3 hours if you are already certified.  I would look at any changes in
equipment, and if I'm not mistaken most agencies have doubled the time you
should take to surface in the last ten years.  PADI has some course books
and videos which are very helpful to help get you up to speed without
getting off the couch.

Many of the refresher courses are done in pools, but you can always take one
at your diving destination.

And like somebody else said, you might want to spend as much time in the
water as you can before diving.

Have fun.