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Courses currently offered

Discover Scuba Diving

If you're looking for a convenient way to try scuba, look to the Discover Scuba Diving experience to broaden your horizons. You can jump into this program near home in a pool, or on vacation near open water. It's perfect for those who want to try scuba before committing to the full course. I can provide this course in a pool, ocean, river, lake, quarry, or almost anywhere there's water (certain conditions must apply). Some Discover Scuba Diving skills may be credited toward your Open Water Diver certification. The average dive depth is 20 feet, with 40 being the absolute maximum. And the best part is, this won't take alot of your time - most Discover Scuba Diving experiences takes just an hour or two.

Open Water

If you've always wondered what lies beneath the surface, now's the time to find out. Start the journey of a lifetime with the PADI Open Water Diver course. In the Open Water Diver course, you will learn the basics of how to scuba dive. After some independent or classroom study, you'll learn basic skills initially in the safety of a pool. Once these skills are mastered in a confined setting, we'll try them out in an open water setting.

Earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification is just the beginning. As a certified diver, fabulous dive destinations, exciting people, unparalleled adventure and uncommon tranquility await you.

Prerequisites: 10 years for Junior Open Water Diver and 15 for Open Water Diver. Good health, reasonable fitness and comfort in the water.

Knowledge Development: Five Sessions.

Number of Dives: Five confined (pool) dives over 1-2 days, and four open water dives over 2 days.

Materials You'll Need: PADI Open Water Crew Pak, PADI Open Water Video or DVD, Log Book.

Advanced Open Water

Move up and experience real adventure with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course. As you step beyond the Open Water Diver level, you make five dives and have the opportunity to try some of diving's most rewarding and useful specialty activities such as deep diving, search and recovery, underwater navigation, wreck diving and peak performance buoyancy. These skills make diving much more than underwater sightseeing. And as an added bonus, each adventure dive in the Advanced Open Water Course may credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver course.

Prerequisites: Be a PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization) and 15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver), with a minimum of 5 logged dives.

Knowledge Development: Self-paced in the 5 areas we'll study. My typical Advanced course includes the mandatory Deep Dive and Underwater Navigation, Search/Recovery, Peak Performance Buoyancy, and Wreck Dives. I typically configure this course this way because it coincides with local training condition. There are other training options available.

Number of Dives: Five.

Materials You'll Need: Adventures in Diving Crew Pak, Adventures in Diving Manual and Video and Log Book.

Rescue

Challenging and rewarding best descrives the Rescue Diver Course. This course will expand your knowledge and experience level. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves and consider the safety and well being of other divers. Although the course is challenging, it is a rewarding way to build your confidence. Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. Many divers say (including myself) say this is the best course they've ever taken. In the Rescue Course, you'll cover self-rescue and diver stress, emergency management and equipment, panicked diver response, in-water rescue breathing protocols, exits and dive accident scenarios.

Divemaster

Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. This program will expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to a professional level. Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers.

During the PADI Divemaster program, you learn dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills and stamina exercises, as well as training exercises that stretch your ability to organize and solve complex problems. You will put this knowledge into action through an internship or series of practical training exercises.

Knowledge Development: 12 topics ranging from dive theory to assisting student divers in training.

Prerequisite: PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization), PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization) at least 20 logged dives, 18 years old.

Minimum Logged Dives to Certify: To complete your divemaster certification, you will have to have logged a minimum of 60 dives.

Materials You'll Need: PADI Divemaster Manual, Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) - all three versions (Table, Wheel, and eRDP including associated Instructions for Use booklets), The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving, Diving Knowledge Workbook, Divemaster Slates, PADI Divemaster Video, and Instructor Guides for the programs that may be conducted by PADI Divemasters.

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