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 The following PADI course are suitable for the complete beginner or the novice wishing to further expand their diving experience.
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| PADI Discover Scuba/Discover Scuba Diving |
The PADI Discover Scuba/ Discover Scuba Diving programs let you experience the thrill of diving under the supervision of a PADI Instructor in pool or pool like conditions, such as those found at a resort. During your adventure, you'll master some basic concepts and scuba skills and might even head off on an open water adventure.
Why Discover Scuba/Discover Scuba Diving?
As soon as you Discover Scuba or Discover Scuba Diving, you're on your way to an internationally recognized certification. That's because you may learn skills from the PADI Open Water Diver course during your Discover Scuba adventure. If you and your instructor elect to practice these skills, they may be credited to the PADI Scuba Diver or Open Water Diver certifications.
What do I need to start?
• Minimum age: 10
• A completed and signed Discover Scuba/Discover Scuba Diving statement
What will I do?
When you participate in a Discover Scuba/Discover Scuba Diving program, you discover excitement and adventure - freedom and serenity. Nothing compares to the "weightless" exhilaration of breathing underwater. Only a diver knows the feeling!
How long will it take?
Get ready to dive today. Whether you watch the short PADI Discover Scuba video, or are briefed with the Discover Scuba Diving Flip Chart, you'll enter the water quickly and ready for your scuba adventure.
What will I need?
• A sense of adventure
• Discover Scuba diving Passport
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| PADI Scuba Diver |
Thinking of getting certified for an upcoming vacation, but don't have the time to put into a regular diver course? Now there's a quick and easy program designed especially for you! This is your chance to slap on some fins, strap on a mask and experience an intense adventure in a short amount of time.
Why PADI Scuba Diver?
The PADI Scuba Diver program is a pre-entry level certification that is perfect for vacationers or people who only plan to dive a couple times a year.
As a subprogram of the PADI Open Water Diver program, the PADI Scuba Diver rating allows you to get certified quickly and easily by minimizing time constraints. With the PADI Scuba Diver certification you can dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, Instructor or higher professional on your next vacation or dive trip
What do I need to start?
Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a Scuba Diver certification. If you are between 10 and 14 or have a child between these ages, there is a PADI Junior Scuba Diver program available.
• Minimum age: 10
What will I do?
Throughout the course, you’ll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques. You earn this rating by completing pool dives, knowledge development sessions and by making two open water (ocean or lake) dives.
How long will it take?
PADI programs are performance based. You proceed as you demonstrate mastery of the course skills. This allows you to work at a pace that is comfortable for you.
What will I need?
• PADI Open Water Crew-Pak
• PADI Open Water Video or DVD
• Log Book
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| PADI Open Water Diver course |
Now is the time to dive into the PADI Open Water Diver course, the most popular dive program in the world! This is your ticket to a lifetime of intense adventure with PADI, the dive company that sets the standards in the global diving community.
Why PADI Open Water?
As a certified PADI Open Water Diver, the most widely recognized and respected rating in the world, you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a professional. If you already tried a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience or are PADI Scuba Diver certified, check with your instructor to see how credit from these courses may apply to the open water program.
What do I need to start?
Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification. If you are between 10 and 14 or have a child between these ages, there is a PADI Junior Open Water Diver program available.
• Minimum age: 10
What will I do?
Throughout the course, you’ll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques. You earn this rating by completing five pool dives and knowledge development sessions and by making four open water (ocean or lake) dives.
How long will it take?
PADI programs are performance based. You proceed as you demonstrate mastery of the course skills. This allows you to work at a pace that is comfortable for you.
What will I need?
• PADI Open Water Crew-Pak
• PADI Open Water Video or DVD
• Log Book
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| Emergency First Response |
 Why Emergency First Response?
Emergency First Response gives you the tools you need to perform CPR and First Aid. Whether you're a diver or a non-diver, Emergency First Response prepares you to properly handle potentially life-threatening situations.
What do I need to start?
• No dive certification required
• No minimum age limit
What will I do?
This comprehensive program is composed of two core modules that can be taught in tandem or as stand-alone courses: Emergency First Response - Primary Care and Emergency First Response - Secondary Care. Together, these courses proved extensive instruction in CPR and First Aid, as well as providing optional (yet recommended) Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and Emergency Oxygen sections.
How long will it take?
• Depending on the amount of home study, the Primary and Secondary courses maybe completed in as little as four hours.
What will I need?
• Participant Pack, which includes manual, binder and first aid pack.
Where can I go from here?
This course satisfies your PADI Rescue Diver CPR prerequisite.
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| Padi Adventure Diver |
The Adventures in Diving program offers both the Adventure Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver certifications. If you complete any three adventure dives, you can earn your PADI Adventure Diver certification. If you complete your Deep Adventure Dive, Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive and three Adventure Dives for a total of five, you can earn your Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
Why PADI Adventure Diver?
Have you always wanted to try underwater photography? How about wreck diving? Here's your chance because you can sample three dives of your choice, get a taste of what you like, and feel more comfortable in the water, strengthening your underwater skills and letting you enjoy diving more than ever.
What do I need to start?
• PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• Minimum age: 15 years old (10 for PADI Junior Adventure Diver)
What will I do?
This certification includes three of the following Adventure Dives:
• Specialties Available to divers 10 years old and older:
- AWARE-Fish Identification Underwater Naturalist
- Boat Underwater Navigator
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Underwater Photography
• Additional Specialties Available to divers 12 years old and older:
- Altitude Multilevel
- Deep Night
- Dive Propulsion Vehicle (DPV)
- Search and Recovery
- Drift Diving
- Underwater Videography
- Dry Suit
- Wreck
How long will it take?
• Recommended Course Hours: nine
• Minimum Open Water Training: three dives over one day
What will I need?
• Adventures in Diving Crew-Pak
• Adventures in Diving Video
• Log Book
Where can I go from here?
After your PADI Adventure Diver certification you can take the next step by completing two more adventure dives. If you've completed five total adventure dives that include deep and navigation, you're an PADI Advanced Open Water Diver.
PADI Adventure Dives can also count towards PADI Specialty Diver certifications. If you liked your Night Adventure Dive so much that you wanted to take a complete PADI Night Diver Specialty course, your Night Adventure Dive can count as the first dive of that specialty.
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| PADI Advanced Open Water Diver |
The Adventures in Diving program offers both the Adventure Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver certifications. If you complete any three adventure dives, you can earn your PADI Adventure Diver certification. If you complete your Deep Adventure Dive, Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive and three Adventure Dives for a total of five, you can earn your Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
Why Advanced Open Water Diver?
After your five dives, you'll be more experienced, feel more comfortable in the water and simply enjoy diving more because you better understand the underwater environment.
What do I need to start?
• PADI Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• Minimum age: 15 (12 for PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)
What will I do?
This certification includes five Adventure Dives, including the Deep Adventure dive, the Underwater Navigator, Adventure Dive and three of the following:
- Altitude Diver Boat Diver
- Drift Diver Deep Diver
- Dry Suit Diver Dive Propulsion Vehicle
- Multilevel Diver Night Diver
- Peak Performance Buoyancy Search and Recovery
- Underwater Naturalist Underwater Videographer
- Underwater Photographer Underwater Navigator
- AWARE Fish Identification Wreck Diver
How long will it take?
• Recommended Course Hours: 15
• Minimum Open Water Training: five dives over two days
What will I need?
• Adventures in Diving Crew-Pak
• Adventures in Diving Video
• Log Book
Where can I go from here?
PADI Advanced Open Water Divers at least 15 years of age can enroll in PADI Wreck or Deep Diver Specialty courses and continue on to the PADI Rescue Diver or Junior Rescue Diver course.
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| PADI Rescue Diver |
Why PADI Rescue Diver?
The PADI Rescue Diver will expand your knowledge and experience beyond purely recreational level because you'll learn to look beyond yourself and consider the safety and well being of other divers. Although this course is serious, it is an enjoyable way to build your confidence.
What do I need to start?
• PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• Minimum age: 15 years old (12 for PADI Junior Rescue Diver)
• Successful completion of a sanctioned CPR program within the past 24 months
What will I do?
Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. During the five open water sessions, you'll cover:
• Self-rescue and diver stress
• dive first aid
• emergency management and equipment
• swimming and non-swimming assists
• panicked diver response
• underwater problems
• missing diver procedures
• surfacing the unconscious diver
• inwater artificial respiration
• egress (exits)
• first aid procedures for pressure related accidents
• dive accident scenarios
How long will it take?
• Recommended Course Hours: 25
• Minimum Open Water Training: five sessions over two days
What will I need?
• PADI Rescue Diver Crew-Pak
• PADI Rescue Diver video
Where can I go from here?
The PADI Rescue Diver certification is a prerequisite for all Professional level PADI courses, beginning with the PADI Divemaster certification.
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Looking for courses to further expand your diving experiences, please select from the following routes...
Diver Alert Network (DAN) Training
PADI Professional Courses
Technical Diving Courses |
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