See for yourself what scuba diving is all about. Try a Discover Scuba Diving experience. Have you ever wondered what it's like to breathe underwater? If you want to find out but aren't quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving will let you try scuba to see if you like it. We do our try dives in swimming pools.

While not an actual scuba certification, during the Discover Scuba Diving experience you'll learn how to use scuba equipment in shallow water and get a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world.

There is nothing like breathing underwater for the very first time. After a few minutes of awestruck wonder, most participants realise how great scuba diving is.

You will experience scuba diving under close supervision. If you're like most people, you will be hooked after your first breath underwater.

You Learn

• the basics you need to dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional
• you really can breathe underwater and how exhilerating that is and how exciting the possibilities that it opens up for you are
• what wearing scuba equipment feels like and how easy it is to move around underwater while wearing it
• learn some basic skills and safety rules that will carry over to your full scuba certification course when you take the next step

All the equipment you will need is included in a Discover Scuba Diving experience. You'll use all the basic scuba gear including a mask , snorkel and fins, a buoyancy compensating jacket that also carries your scuba tank, a scuba regulator to breathe from and instrumentation to monitor depth and air supply.

The learning materials you need are just your willingness and undivided attention

The Prerequisites to take Discover Scuba Diving are that you must be at least 10 years old and want to experience scuba diving

Your Next Adventure after you complete a Discover Scuba Diving program, you'll want to check out Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver certification courses.

 

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PADI Bubblemaker Experience

A great way to introduce children to scuba diving in a pool in less than six feet of water. Celebrate a birthday by throwing a memorable, exciting Bubblemaker party with friends and family.

Children should be comfortable in the water, but they don't have to be super swimmers. With youngsters in mind, the maximum depth is only 2 metres/ 6 feet.

Typical sessions last about an hour (sign up, gear up and fun included).

Also available as an open water experience (2 metres/ 6 feet max. depth).

Kids get a chance to

• Experience what scuba diving is like under the direct care and supervision of PADI Instructors
• Take their first breath underwater
• Learn about and use scuba diving equipment made for children ' not adults

Scuba gear is especially fitted for children in the PADI Bubblemaker program.

The Prerequisites for the PADI Bubblemaker program is that children age 8 and above, no pre-training is required.

Bold The Next Adventure for Bubblemakers is to complete AquaMissions during the Seal Team program. Those who are 10-14 years old can take the Junior PADI Open Water Diver course and may want to pursue other advanced kids courses.

 

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PADI Seal Team Program

The PADI Seal Team is for young divers who are looking for action-packed fun in a pool by doing exciting scuba AquaMissions.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to dive with flashlights, take digital pictures underwater or float effortlessly like an astronaut? These are AquaMissions that introduce you to wreck, navigation, buoyancy, underwater photography, environmental awareness and more.

Here's your chance to do some cool stuff in the pool, meet friends and share in the adventure of the underwater world. Kids love learning more about scuba diving with the PADI Seal Team Aquamissions.

The best part of the Specialty AquaMissions is they reinforce safe diving skills while the kids are having fun. PADI Seals get to sample a wide variety of dives.

In addition, it provides parents with a structured program that lets their children develop skills, learn about the aquatic environment and have a lot of good, clean fun. This is also an excellent way to introduce kids to scuba diving prior to full Open Water Diver certification.

The Learing on the PADI Seal Team program is divided into two sections.

• AquaMissions 1 - 5, teaches kids the basics of diving - things like buoyancy control, mask clearing, regulator recovery, etc.
• After building a solid foundation of scuba skills, kids move on to the second part which is the full of specialty AquaMissions, which usually last about an hour.

The PADI Seal Team

• Helps children learn responsibility
• Teaches children about the aquatic environment
• Is a fun pool-only experience
• Is conducted by certified, trained PADI Professionals
• Allows children to become familiar with scuba equipment and it's use

The Prerequisites to participate in PADI Seal Team, a child must be at least 8 years old

Your Next Adventure once you have completed the first five AquaMissions, students become a PADI Seal Team members. Upon successful completion of 10 additional specialty Aqua Missions, students become Master Seal Team members and think about moving on to an open Water Course.

 

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PADI Skin Diver Course

Learn to snorkel and skin dive.

Explore the underwater world from the surface.

The PADI Skin Diver certification helps you get - and keep - your fins wet. While snorkeling is limited to peering down from the surface, skin divers generally venture further than snorkelers, making frequent surface dives to interact with aquatic life, up close and personal.

You learn about basic information on skin diving equipment, dive science, the environment, problem management and safe skin diving practices.

In water training includes

• various techniques for donning and adjusting equipment
• entering the water
• checking buoyancy
• surface swimming
• clearing water from your snorkel
• performing effortless surface dives

Prerequisites to enroll in the PADI Skin Diver course, you must be

• at least eight years old
• comfortable in the water

The best part is learning to use your mask, fins and snorkel so you don't miss a moment of underwater action.

The PADI Skin Diver course teaches you to use basic snorkeling equipment including a mask, snorkel, fins, exposure protection like a wet suit and dive weights as needed.

 

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PADI Open Water Diver

Get your PADI scuba certification. If you've always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures or simply see the wondrous world beneath the waves, this is where it starts.

The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world's most popular scuba course, and has introduced millions of people to diving.

What You Learn

Learn to scuba dive with PADI. The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases

• Knowledge Development (home study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving
• Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills
• Open Water Dives to review your skills and explore

If you've tried diving through a Discover Scuba Diving experience or resort course, the skills you learned may be credited towards a portion of the full PADI Open Water Diver course certification.

It is a Prerequisite to enroll in the PADI Open Diver course or Junior Open Water Diver course, that you must be 10 years or older.

Learning to dive is incredible. You breathe underwater for the first time (something you'll never forget) and learn what you need to know to become a certified diver. During the course, you'll make at least five pool dives and four dives at local dive sites under the supervision of your PADI Instructor.

The Scuba Gear You Use

Learn all about your scuba gear with PADI scuba lessons. In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear including a dive computer, and standard accessories. The equipment you wear varies somewhat, depending upon whether you're diving in tropical, temperate or cold water

PADI offers a variety of learning materials for the Open Water Diver course. You may also chose a book and DVD package or a multimedia DVD-ROM.

PADI's Open Water Diver materials cover what you need to know about basic scuba diving skills, terminology and safety procedures. For each concept you'll read a description and watch a video demonstration. Then you'll jump in the pool to practice these skills with your instructor. Later, as a certified diver, use the course materials as a reference guide for future diving adventures and to review what you learned.

 

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PADI Scuba Diver

Short on time and long on the urge to become a certified diver? The PADI Scuba Diver certification might just be for you. This course requires less time than the PADI Open Water Diver course, covering only the first three of five sections of knowledge development, the first three of five pool sessions, and the first two of four open water training dives, resulting in a limited certification. Particularly if you expect to go scuba diving primarily in the company of a dive guide or if you have limited time to devote to scuba certification, consider becoming a PADI Scuba Diver.

This certification allows for ample dive experience and is a good warm-up for the Open Water Diver course.

PADI Scuba Divers are qualified to

• Get your PADI scuba diver certification so you can interact with dolphins and other amazing marine life
• Dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor or Instructor to a maximum depth of 12 metres / 40 feet
• Obtain air fills, rent or purchase scuba equipment and participate in other diving activities as long as they have the required supervision
• Continue their dive training and complete PADI Open Water Diver certification and other courses such as Project AWARE and equipment specialty courses

The Scuba Diver certification opens the door on the underwater world for anyone who's thought that a course would take too long or be too difficult.

You can upgrade to Open Water Diver whenever you want with less time than the Scuba Diver course takes, you can make the jump to Open Water Diver certification and start scuba diving independently whenever time allows or you want to do more diving.

You Learn all the basics of scuba diving through knowledge development, a set of scuba skills in the pool that you'll use again during open water dives, and an appreciation for the underwater world that will keep you coming back for more bottom time every chance you get!

During the course you'll cover material and practice skills related to topics such as

• Buoyancy skills including comfortable ascents and descents, and breathing underwater
• Staying warm underwater
• Streamlining your swimming skills and buddy diving techniques
• Diving environments and aquatic life you're likely to encounter
• Preventing common problems underwater
• An introduction to boat diving

You'll use all the basic scuba gear and some of it may be included with your course. You may want to invest in your own mask, snorkel and fins since these personal items are a lot more fun to use when they fit properly. A buoyancy compensating jacket that holds your scuba tank, a scuba regulator that delivers air, a weight system and instrumentation to monitor depth and air supply will also be used.

PADI offers a variety of Learning Materials for the Scuba Diver. You may choose a book and DVD package or a multimedia DVD-ROM.

PADI's Scuba Diver materials provide a comprehensive overview of basic scuba diving skills, terminology and safety procedures. For each concept you'll read a description and watch a video demonstration. Then you'll jump in the pool to practice these skills with your instructor. Once you're a certified diver, use the course materials as a reference guide for future diving adventures.

The Prerequisite to take this course is that you must be 15 years old (or 10 years old for Junior Scuba Diver certification).

Your Next Adventure is to step up to Open Water Diver certification at your first opportunity but as a PADI Scuba Diver you also qualify to take Equipment Specialist and Project AWARE Specialist certification courses.

 

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PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

Exploration, Excitement, Experiences.

They're what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. And no, you don't have to be 'advanced' to take it ' it's designed so you can go straight into it after the PADI Open Water Diver course. The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water. This is a great way to get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn under the supervision of your PADI instructor. This course builds on what you've learned and develops new capabilities by introducing you to new activities and new ways to have fun scuba diving.

You'll hone your skills by completing five adventure dives that introduce you to

• Underwater navigation
• Deeper water diving - typically anywhere from 18-30 metres/ 60-100 feet
• A sampler of three more Adventure Dives of your choice

One reason you'll love the Advanced Open Water Diver course is that you and your instructor choose from 15 types of Adventure Dives to complete your course. You can try your hand at digital underwater photography, wreck diving, night diving, diving with underwater scooters, peak performance buoyancy and much more.

Each Adventure Dive in the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course may credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver course.

Prerequisites To take the PADI Advanced Open Water Course, you must be

• A PADI Open Water Diver - or qualifying certification from another training organization
• 15 years old - 12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver

The knowledge and skills You Learn in the Advanced Open Water Diver course vary with your interest and the adventures you have, but include

• Practical aspects of deep diving
• Physiological effects of deeper scuba diving
• More ways to use your underwater compass
• How to navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time
• How to better use your dive computer and electronic Recreational Dive PlannerTM (eRDPTM)
• And much, much more, depending on the Adventure Dives you choose

You use all the basic scuba gear including your underwater compass. Depending on which three adventure dives you pick, you may also try out underwater photography equipment, DPVs (underwater scooters), a dive light a dry suit, lift bags, a dive flag/float or other specialty gear.

The Learning Materials that you will need are PADI's Adventures in Diving Manual and DVD which provide information on more than 16 types of specialty diving. You'll use them as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and prepare for new experiences and adventures.

Your Next Adventure

After you've tried a specialty in the Advanced Open Water Diver course, you'll probably want to take the whole course and learn more

• Altitude diving
• AWARE-fish identification
• Boat diving
• Deep diving
• Diver propulsion vehicle use
• Drift diving
• Dry suit diving
• Multilevel and computer diving
• Night diving
• Peak performance buoyancy
• Search and recovery
• Underwater nature study
• Underwater navigation
• Underwater photography
• Underwater videography
• Wreck diving

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PADI Adventure Diver Course

The PADI Adventure Diver course helps you get more out of diving by introducing you to new types of scuba diving adventures. It's a great opportunity to work with your instructor to build your scuba diving skills and gain more confidence.

Have you always wanted to try digital 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 at ease in the water, strengthening your underwater skills and letting you enjoy scuba diving more than ever.

Each Adventure Dive may be credited toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty course. This means you can be well on your path to becoming a Master Scuba Diver.

You can choose what you're most interested in learning. Need to work on your buoyancy skills? Try the Peak Performance Buoyancy Adventure Dive. Want to know what you're looking at down there? Try the AWARE-Fish Identification Adventure Dive. Choose any three of the following Adventure Dives.

The prerequisite for some Adventure Dives

• Altitude Diver
• AWARE-Fish Identification
• Boat Diver
• Digital Underwater Photography
• Dry Suit Diver
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Underwater Naturalist
• Underwater Navigator

is that you are 10 years old but for

• Deep Diver
• Diver Propulsion Vehicle
• Drift Diver
• Multilevel Diver
• Night Diver
• Search and Recovery Diver
• Underwater Videography
• Wreck Diver

the prerequisite is that you are 12 years old and older

You will use all your basic scuba gear including your underwater compass. Depending on which three adventure dives you pick, you may also try out underwater photography equipment, DPVs (underwater scooters), a dive light, a dry suit, lift bags, a dive flag/float or other specialty gear.

The Learning Materials you will need are PADI's Adventures in Diving Manual and DVD provide information on more than 16 types of specialty diving. You'll use them as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and prepare for new experiences and adventures.

The Prerequisites to take the Adventure Diver course are that you must be

• A PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification - or qualifying certification from another organization
• Minimum age: 15 years old - 10 years old for PADI Junior Adventure Diver

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. For example, 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 Master Scuba Diver

Sharpen Your Skills with the PADI Master Scuba Diver. With the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating, you have reached the highest non professional level in the PADI System of diver education. It means that you have acquired significant training and experience in a variety of dive environments.

Prerequisites

• 12 years old
• PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• PADI Rescue Diver or Junior Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• Minimum of five PADI Specialty Diver courses
• Minimum of 50 logged dives

 

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PADI Scuba Review Course

Has it been a while since you've been scuba diving? Do you feel like your scuba skills and knowledge are a bit rusty? The Scuba Review Tune-up is just the refresher you need. It reacquaints you with diving so that you're back to feeling comfortable in the underwater world in less than a day.

Brush up on your scuba knowledge and skills. Improve your diving ability, and get your scuba gear ready for your next scuba trip or diving holiday.

Learning wise you go over scuba knowledge you learned during your initial training. Then, practice fundamental skills in a pool or a confined water area. You review

• Safe diving practices
• Dive planning fundamentals
• Problem management
• Breathing air at depth
• Recreational diving and dive tables: basic knowledge
• Recreational diving and dive tables: dive planning

After you complete the knowledge assessment, you go through the Confined Water Skills Preview. You review information about each skill, why it's important, points to remember when performing the skill and a short video clip. Completing this section just before practicing is a great way to refresh your knowledge of how each skill is performed.

The Scuba Review course is particularly beneficial if you

• Are a PADI Open Water Diver course referral student who wants a refresher prior to making your open water training dives
• Are a PADI Scuba Diver who wants to upgrade to Open Water Diver
• Just haven't scuba dived in a while and want to get up to speed again

You use all the basic scuba gear.

The Learning Material that you need to quickly and effectively review scuba diving fundamentals is PADI's Scuba Tune-Up Guidebook. Begin by answering a few questions related to dive safety, problem management and dive planning.

For example

• What are the five steps in a pre-dive safety check?
• What is the maximum depth limit for all recreational diving?
• What are the signs and symptoms of decompression sickness?
• At 12meters/ 40 feet a diver runs out of air. Her buddy is more than 60 feet away, what should she do?

Correct answers will allow you to complete the book quickly. For incorrect answers, you'll read a brief explanation to help you understand the concept.

The Prerequisites to take a taking a PADI Scuba Review, you must

• Have a scuba diver certification or be enrolled in a scuba certification course
• Be at least 10 years old

 

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PADI Rescue Diver Course

Challenging and rewarding best describe the PADI Rescue Diver course. Many experienced divers argue this is the most important course you should do.

Building upon what you've already learned, this course expands on what you already know about how to prevent problems, and how to manage them if they occur.

The fun part about this course is rising to challenges and mastering them. Most divers find this course both demanding and rewarding, and at the end, say it's the best course they've ever taken.

What You Learn

• Self rescue
• Recognizing and managing stress in other divers
• Emergency management and equipment
• Rescuing panicked divers
• Rescuing unresponsive divers

You use all your basic scuba gear including a dive computer and accessories.

The Learning Materials you need for the course is the The PADI Rescue Diver crewpack that includes all materials required to complete the PADI Rescue Diver course ' including a pocket mask. You'll learn how to think like a rescue diver and preview skills you'll practice with your PADI Instructor. Once your Rescue Diver course is complete, you can review the DVD to refresh your dive safety skills as needed. This toolbox of knowledge and technique will give you the expertise to handle almost any emergency situation.

The Prerequisites to sign up for the PADI Rescue Diver course are

• Be 12 years or older
• Have a PADI Adventure Diver certification - or have a qualifying certification from another organization
• Be trained and current for first aid and CPR within the previous two years - ask us about Emergency First Response CPR and first aid courses

Your Next Adventure after completing CPR and first aid and the PADI Rescue Diver course is to take the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider course. Together these three courses round out your ability to handle scuba diver emergencies.

 

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Emergency First Response

Take a step toward emergency preparedness and meet PADI Rescue Diver prerequisites with Emergency First Response.

As one of the foremost international CPR and first aid training companies, Emergency First Response gives you the confidence to respond to medical emergencies -- not just in the diving world, but in your every day world with your family, friends, neighbors and coworkers too.

In the event of an emergency - take an Emergency First Response course. Emergency First Response courses encompass

• CPR courses for adults, children and infants
• First aid for adults, children and infants
• Automated External Defibrillator - AED - training
• Emergency Oxygen Provider course
• The Emergency First Response Instructor and Instructor Trainer courses

 

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PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Course

Be the one ready to help a fellow diver should the need arise by becoming a PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider.

Breathe easy'knowing that you know how to recognize illnesses treatable by emergency oxygen. Being the best buddy you can be means being prepared especially in a time of need.

You learn how to

• Recognize diving illnesses treatable by emergency oxygen
• Properly setup equipment
• Administer emergency oxygen

Scuba gear is not necessary to take this course.

The Learning Material you nedd for this course is the O2 Provider Manual for scuba lessons. The PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Manual is an important component of PADI's Emergency Oxygen training program. Before class, you'll review a step-by-step explanation of when and how to provide emergency oxygen. You'll also learn about safety considerations, and how to assemble and disassemble emergency oxygen equipment. The care-at-a-glance card is a quick reference guide to pack in your gear bag and review in case of an emergency.

Though suited for divers, this course has no prerequisites and doesn't include dives, which means it is equally applicable to those who are around divers ' boat crew, non-diving buddies, lifeguards, and shore staff. You don't need any previous CPR or first aid training to take the course.

Scuba lessons allow hands on O2 training. The Emergency First Response certification, which covers CPR and first aid, pairs perfectly with the Emergency Oxygen Provider course.

You'll also want to be sure to complete your Rescue Diver and Master Scuba Diver rating to be the best prepared dive buddy around.

 

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PADI Speciality Courses

PADI Altitude Diver Course

Any time you're diving at 300 to 3000 metres/1000 to 10,000 feet above sea level, you're altitude diving. If you want to explore the hidden world of a mountain lake, the PADI Altitude Diver Specialty course is for you.

Dive more challenging dive sites while you satisfy your curiosity for 'I wonder what's down there?'. You can explore places many people have never seen.

You'll learn the effects of pressure at higher altitudes and how to adjust your dive plan accordingly. Whether you use a recreational dive planner table (RDPTM), an electronic eRDPTM or a dive computer, you'll learn how plan and make a dive at high altitudes. You'll learn

• Altitude dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards
• Recreational Dive Planner procedures for diving at altitude
• Safety stops and emergency decompression procedures at altitude

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PADI Project A.W.A.R.E. Fish Identification Course

Have you ever been scuba diving and asked yourself, "What was that?'

The PADI Project AWARE Fish Identification Specialty course provides you with the fish identification basics so that next time, you know the answer.

You'll find you enjoy your dives even more when you recognize the creatures that you see. You can use the skills you learn on every scuba diving vacation because once you learn the main fish families and characteristics it will help you decipher the species you see all over the world.

For example, a butterfly fish in the Caribbean has a similar shape to a butterfly fish in Southeast Asia, but their colours and markings maybe very different. If you know what fish family it belongs to, it becomes much easier to look up the local name or at least be able to intelligently ask the local scuba instructor what you saw.

During two dives you gain experience in looking for and identifying the fascinating fish you see underwater. You'll learn

• How to identify characteristics of local fish families and species
• Fish survey techniques and strategies
• How to practice fish identification dive planning, organization and procedures

 

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PADI Boat Diver Course

Whether you've never made a boat dive or you've logged dozens, the PADI Boat Diver Specialty course can benefit almost every diver because different boats in different parts of the world do things differently.

Diving from a boat is fun, especially when you look at ease when manoeuvring around on it.

Learn the tips, tricks and ways to

• Dive from boats ranging from small inflatables to giant liveaboards
• Safely enter and exit the water
• Stow your gear in the most appropriate areas
• Use surface lines to initiate or conclude your dives
• Locate basic boat safety equipment

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PADI Cavern Diver Course

Can you see the light? If you dive within the light zone of a cave'the area near the cave entrance where natural light is always visible ' you're in the cavern zone.

You'll be able to explore secrets hidden in caverns around the world and have the knowledge and skills to do it correctly.

This is a challenging and very exciting course that includes four training dives over at least two days. During your first open water dive you'll practice line handling, reel use and emergency procedures without entering a cavern. But, for your next three dives, you're headed into the cavern, staying within the light zone and 40 metres/130 feet total distance from the surface. You learn about

• Cavern navigation and line protocols
• Planning, organization, techniques, problems and hazards of cavern diving
• Special equipment use, such as lights, guidelines, reels and redundant breathing systems
• Air sharing, disorientation, silting, line problems and other emergency procedures specific to cavern diving
• Silt prevention, buoyancy control, air management and emergency procedures
• Depth and distant limits for cavern diving

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PADI A.W.A.R.E. Coral Reef Conservation Course

The AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course is designed to inform you about the world's coral reefs.

As a scuba diver, the health of aquatic ecosystems is often what makes a good dive. You Learn to become increasingly aware of the fragileness of coral reefs and how you can help preserve them.

The AWARE - Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course teaches you about the vital role of coral reefs in the marine environment. The course also familiarizes you with the current state of the world's coral reefs and how you can help. You will learn about the Project AWARE Foundation and

• How coral reefs function
• Why they are so important
• Why many reefs are in serious trouble
• What you can do to prevent further decline

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PADI Deep Diver Course

After your first few scuba dives, you soon want to explore a bit deeper. There's something exciting and mysterious about the depth that attracts dives.

You get to explore deeper underwater. It's exhilarating.

You Learn

• Techniques for diving in the deeper range of 18-40 metres/ 60-130 feet
• Deep scuba diving equipment considerations
• Experience in planning, organizing and making at least four deep dives under the supervision of your PADI Instructor

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PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Course

Underwater photography is one of the most popular diving specialties, and the rise of digital underwater photography has made it easier and more fun than ever. This is why there are actually two PADI underwater photography courses. The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course gets you going quickly with today modern digital equipment, whether you use a point-and-shoot snap camera or a sophisticated D-SLR like the pros. The PADI Underwater Photographer course is a more traditional photography course designed for conventional film equipment.

It's a great way to relive the adventures you've had and have photos.

You Learn

• How to choose the right underwater camera system for you
• The PADI SEA method for getting great shots quickly
• The three primary principles for good underwater photos

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PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV) Course

DPVs offer a thrilling way to see a lot of underwater territory in a brief amount of time. They scoot you through the water without kicking. Whether making a shore dive or diving from a boat, a DPV is a great way to see more and have a blast doing it.

You Learn

• Diver propulsion vehicle dive planning organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards
• Equipment considerations
• Diver etiquette and how to avoid harming fragile aquatic life

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PADI Drift Diver Course

The PADI Drift Diver Specialty course introduces you to the coolest magic carpet ride you'll ever experience. This course shows you how to enjoy rivers and ocean currents by 'going with the flow,' staying with your dive partner, communicating with the dive boat and knowing where you are the whole time.

Drift Diving is nearly effortless and relaxing. You simply glide along and enjoy the rush of flying underwater while the current does the work.

During your PADI Drift Diver certification course you learn about

• Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of drift diving
• An introduction to drift diving equipment -- floats, lines, reels
• Buoyancy-control, navigation and communication for drift diving
• Site selection and overview of aquatic currents causes and effects
• Techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group

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PADI Dry Suit Diver course

Wanna stay warm and toasty on a dive? Then dive dry. Unlike a wetsuit, a dry suit seals you off from the outside water and that keeps you warm. Even in surprisingly cold water.

Dry suits let you dive more challenging dive sites, and extend your dive season. When you have the right cold water scuba diving attire, you can stand up to the elements and take advantage of the generally better visibility offered by winter months ' especially at inland dive sites such as quarries, lakes, sinkholes and caves etc. As a dry suit diver, you're equipped to scuba dive some of the world's incredible dive sites in the world's cooler regions that are best enjoyed in a dry suit even in their warmer months.

Gain the knowledge and skills to safely don, dive with, take off and store a dry-suit. Get introduced to the different types of suits so you can make a very informed decision if considering purchasing a dry suit. You learn

• Dry suit buoyancy control skills
• Dry suit maintenance, storage and basic repair
• Undergarment (fleece or overall-type garments worn under the dry suit) options

Practical skills you'll master in this course

• Dry Suit Familiarization
• Safety Checks
• Entry Techniques
• Bubble Check
• Buoyancy Check
• Descent techniques
• Fin Pivot
• Hover
• Excess gas in feet emergency roll drill
• Stuck inflator emergency drill
• Stuck exhaust valve emergency drill
• Ascent procedure· Remove and replace scuba unit and weight belt on the surface
• Exit techniques· Removal of dry suit, storage and maintenance

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PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Course

The PADI Enriched Air Diver course is PADI's most popular specialty scuba diving course, and it's easy to see why. Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression dive time. This means more time underwater, especially on repetitive scuba dives.

You can typically stay down longer and get back in the water sooner. No wonder many divers choose this as their very first specialty.

You learn

• Techniques for getting more dive time by using enriched air nitrox
• Enriched air scuba diving equipment considerations
• Enriched air considerations, including managing oxygen exposure, how to tell what's in your scuba tank and how to set your dive computer

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PADI Equipment Specialist Course

Don't miss a dive due to a scuba gear issue.

Whether it's a blown o-ring, regulator problem, wetsuit tear or a broken fin strap, you can learn how to manage basic scuba equipment adjustments.

As a PADI Equipment Specialist, you are prepared for the basic scuba equipment maintenance, care and adjustments you'll encounter every day. In addition, you'll learn interesting background information about how your gear works, how it's repair and other information that helps you with your equipment investment.

The more you know about how your dive gear works, the more

• Comfortable you are with it
• Performance you get from it
• You can care for it

What you learn

• Review the theory, principles and operation of scuba diving equipment
• Learn about routine, recommended care and maintenance procedures, and equipment storage
• How to overcome common problems with equipment and recommended professional maintenance procedures - may include a demonstration of repair procedures
• Gain simple suggestions for comfortable equipment configurations and an introduction to new gear - may include optional confined water dive to try new or unfamiliar equipment

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PADI Ice Diver Course

If the spirit of adventure and unusual, challenging diving appeals to you, try diving under the ice.

During the course, you dive with a PADI Professional in one of the most extreme adventure specialties recreational diving offers.

Explore the unique aquascape found only under ice. You can be one of the few that have ever dived under a solid ceiling of ice.

You might get a chance to play with your exhaled air bubbles on the bottom of the ice or an opportunity to try the unique sport of upside down, bottom of the ice, skiing.

You will complete a minimum of three ice dives for your certification. Dives are typically done as a group working with support personnel, divers, tenders, and safety divers. You are under the ice to learn to control buoyancy, navigate under the ice, and keep in contact with the lead diver and tenders via line pulls.

You learn

• To plan and organize ice dives
• Reasons and opportunities for ice diving,
• Equipment considerations
• About site selection, preparation and hole-cutting procedures
• How to practice the procedures and techniques for handling the problems and hazards of ice diving
• To use specialized ice diving equipment, safety lines, signals, communications, line tending and line-securing techniques
• How to manage equipment problems
• About the effects of cold, emergency procedures and safety-diver procedures

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PADI Multilevel Diver Course

Maximize your dive time so you can explore more.

In this course, you learn how to plan dives that extend your bottom time by crediting you for slower nitrogen absorption when you ascend to a shallower depth. That's the way you really dive, after all.

You'll learn what multilevel diving is and why you want to plan for multilevel dives. You'll also get to see the various types of multilevel dive calculators - including dive computers - as well as learn about multilevel dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques, and potential problems. You'll plan a multilevel dive profile and dive it with your PADI Instructor.

You learn how to

• Plan and execute multilevel dives (different depths on the same dive)
• Back up your dive computer and plan multilevel dives
• Maximize your no stop time

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PADI Night Diver Course

Introduce yourself to the whole new cast of critters that comes out after the sun goes down. See your favorite dive sites from a whole new perspective at night.

You learn on The PADI Night DIVER Course

• Night dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and potential problems
• How to control your buoyancy at night
• Entries, exits and underwater navigation at night
• Nocturnal aquatic life, since many of the plants and animals you'll see are different

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PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Course

What is neutral buoyancy? Scuba divers like to be neutrally buoyant so they neither sink nor float. It can be a tricky thing. Divers who've mastered the highest performance levels in buoyancy stand apart. You've seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover, almost as if by thought. They interact gently with aquatic life and affect their surroundings minimally. The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy course refines the basic skills you learned as a PADI Open Water Diver and elevates them to the next level.

What You Learn

• How to trim your scuba gear so you're perfectly balanced in the water
• Nuances in determining weight so you're not too light nor too heavy by even a slight degree
• How to streamline to save air and move smoothly through the water
• How to hover effortlessly in both a vertical position and a horizontal position

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PADI Project A.W.A.R.E. Specialty

The underwater world needs heroes. You can be one of them by championing the causes of the world's most fragile and important aquatic ecosystems.

You can make a difference. Learn about some of the most pressing problems facing these vulnerable environments and everyday actions you can take to help conserve them. It's informative, interesting and most importantly, you learn how to make a difference.

Project AWARE Foundation is the scuba diving industry's leading nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to conserving the aquatic environment through education, advocacy and action. Besides completing the Project AWARE Specialty course, you can become a partner in the efforts to preserve the underwater environment.

You learn about

• The ocean commons and coastal zone issues
• Fisheries challenges and sustainability
• Coral environment overview and inhabitants
• The role of the scuba diver in protecting aquatic environments

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PADI Search and Recovery Diver Course

Have you ever dropped something in the water? Are you looking for lost 'treasure'? The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course will teach you effective ways to find objects underwater and bring them to the surface. Small, large or just awkward, there is a way to bring them up.

Find lost items and lift them to the surface. It's fun to use the lift bag. Not only are these skills fun, but very practical and ultimately useful because eventually, you'll lose something in the water. As a Search and Recovery Diver, you'll know how to search for and recover it.

You learn

• Search and recovery dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and how to deal with potential problems
• How to locate large and small objects using search patterns
• How to use a lift bag and other recovery methods
• Limited visibility search techniques

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PADI Semiclosed Rebreather Course

If novelty and diving quietly appeal to to you, then try the Semiclosed Rebreather course.

The PADI Semiclosed Rebreather course helps you scuba dive closer to shy marine life.

The main feature of a semiclosed rebreather is the reduced bubbles and silence it offers, which allows you to get closer to shy wildlife.

Through the Semiclosed Rebreather Specialty course you BOLD {learn} the special procedures for semiclosed rebreather scuba diving. This includes special dive planning, organization, procedures and potential hazards, many of which differ significantly from conventional open circuit scuba.

It specifically focuses on the features, accessories, maintenance and proper use of the Draeger Semi-closed Rebreather. You make at least one confined water dive and at least three open water dives to learn

• Advantages and disadvantages of the rebreather
• Assembly, disassembly and maintenance
• Dive planning and emergency procedures with semiclosed rebreathers

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PADI Underwater Naturalist Course

Look closer to see more on your next dive. Look for symbioses, predator/prey and other relationships between aquatic plant and animal life. Learn not just what fish and animals are, but how they interact with each other and the environment.

You Learn

• The major aquatic life groupings, interactions and factual information that dispels negative myths.
• The role of aquatic plants, food chains and predator prey relationships
• Responsible interactions with aquatic life
• The underwater naturalist's view of organisms and their roles in the environment

You put this information into practice during your two open water dives.

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PADI Underwater Navigator Course

Be the diver everyone wants to follow and make your sense of direction legendary with the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course.

Underwater navigation can be challenging but is essential. In the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course, you master the challenge. You learn the tools of the trade, including navigation via natural clues and by compass.

You Learn

• Navigation patterns
• Natural navigation - without a compass
• Compass navigation
• How to 'mark' or relocate a submerged object or position from the surface
• Underwater map making
• How to follow irregular courses with the Nav-Finder
• Dive site relocation
• How to estimate distance underwater

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PADI Underwater Videographer Course

Other than taking someone diving, there's only one way to show someone the sounds, motion and dynamics of the underwater world: video.

You Learn how to create videos that are interesting, entertaining and worth watching again and again. It covers

• Selecting, maintaining and caring for your underwater video equipment
• Videography fundamentals, such as exposure, focus, shot types, moves, story line & shot sequencing
• The post-dive editing process where you take your raw footage and create an underwater masterpiece

By the time you complete the course, you'll have gone through the entire basic video production process.

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PADI Wreck Diver Course

Whether sunk on purpose as an artificial reef or the result of mishap, wrecks open fascinating windows to the past. Most divers find wrecked ships, airplanes and even automobiles nearly irresistible because they're intriguing to explore, exciting avenues of discovery, and usually teeming with aquatic life. The PADI Wreck Diver course teaches you the ins and outs of rewarding, responsible wreck diving.

You Learn

• Techniques for diving exploring shipwrecks, and how to avoid common hazards
• How to research and learn the background of your favorite wrecks
• Wreck scuba diving equipment considerations
• Considerations and techniques for entering intact wrecks
• Experience in planning, organizing and making at least four wreck dives under the supervision of your PADI Instructor

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PADI Professional Courses

PADI Divemaster Course

Looking for the first step in working with scuba as a career? Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, in this program you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level. PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers. PADI Divemaster is the prerequisite certification for both the PADI Assistant Instructor and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications.

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 problems as well as help others improve their scuba. You put this knowledge into action through a structured internship or series of practical training exercises.

After becoming certified as a PADI Divemaster you will be authorized to

• Supervise both training and non-training-related activities by planning, organizing and directing dives
• Assist a PADI Instructor during the training sessions for any PADI Diver course
• Conduct the PADI Skin Diver course and PADI Discover Snorkeling program
• Conduct the PADI Discover Local Diving experience
• Conduct the PADI Scuba Review program
• If qualified as a Discover Scuba Diving Leader, independently conduct the PADI Discover Scuba Diving program.
• Earn the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating to be able to teach the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty.
• Independently guide Open Water Diver course students on the tour portion of Open Water Diver course Training Dives 2, 3 and 4 at a ratio of two student divers per certified divemaster.
• Accompany Open Water Diver students under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor during
  • surface swims to and from the entry/exit point and during navigational exercises
  • when the instructor conducts a skill, such as an ascent or descent, a Divemaster can remain with other student divers (with an individual student or buddy team)
• Accompany student divers during Adventure Dives or Specialty training dives under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor.
• Conduct the PADI Seal Team Skin Diver Specialist AquaMission
• Conduct subsequent dives under an instructor's indirect supervision for Discover Scuba Diving participants after participants have satisfactorily completed the first dive with a PADI Instructor.
• Teach Emergency First Response courses after successfully completing an Emergency First Response Instructor course

You use all the basic scuba equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch, etc.

It is highly recommended that you own all of your own scuba equipment, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills.

The PADI Divemaster crewpak includes everything you'll need to start the PADI Divemaster program. The complete set of materials includes

• The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving - a comprehensive overview of diving physics, physiology, and equipment.
• The Diving Knowledge Workbook ' a self-study guide used in preparation for the Divemaster and Instructor exams.
• Divemaster slates
• PADI Divemaster Manual
• CD-ROM with instructor outlines for Divemaster-conducted programs (exclusive item not available for purchase separately

To take this course, you must be

• 18 years old
• A PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• A PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• An Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (or qualifying first aid and CPR training from another organization) course completion within the past 24 months.
• Have at least 20 dives to begin the course and 60 for certification
• Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months

Other Courses That Will Prepare You for Success as a PADI Divemaster

• Boat Diver
• Coral Reef Conservation
• Digital Underwater Photographer
• Emergency First Response Instructor
• Emergency Oxygen Provider
• Enriched Air Diver
• Equipment Specialist
• Night Diver
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Underwater Naturalist
• Underwater Navigation

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PADI Assistant Instructor course

As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional scuba diver, but you also start learning the PADI System of diver education. You can act as an instructional scuba assistant and assume limited teaching responsibilities. It's a great way to gain experience in order to become a scuba instructor!

The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) and when followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor course (OWSI) and successful performance at the Instructor Examination (IE), leads to certification as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

You build upon your abilities to organize and supervise scuba diving activities, while concentrating on developing teaching skills. You learn through

• Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations
• Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations
• Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations

The PADI Assistant Instructor Course consists of these,-

Module 1: Academic Training

• PADI Discover Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Programs
• Developing Knowledge Development Presentations
• Teaching Project AWARE and Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialties
• Teaching in Confined Water
• Conducting Open Water Training Presentations

Module 2: Independent Study

• Knowledge Development

Module 3: Practical Application

• Confined Water and Open Water Teaching Presentations
• Standards Exam
• Dive Rescue Skills Assessment

In addition to the responsibilities and duties you already have as a PADI Divemaster, as a PADI Assistant Instructor you can

• Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
• During confined water dives, present initial skills training under the direct supervision of a PADI Instructor
• Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
• Teach and certify PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Divers under the direction of a PADI Instructor
• Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
• Teach the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation specialty course
• Conduct PADI Discover Scuba Diving experiences in a pool or confined water
• Conduct PADI Seal Team AquaMissions
• Teach PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty courses under the direction of a PADI Instructor after earning the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating

You use all the basic scuba equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch, etc.

It is highly recommended that you own all of your own scuba equipment, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills.

The PADI IDC crewpak includes all the materials needed to prepare for a PADI Assistant Instructor or Open Water Scuba Instructor course. The 23-item pack includes

• Instructor cue cards for PADI's core courses (OW, AOW, Rescue and Divemaster)
• IDC Candidate Workbook and related reference materials,
• Lesson planning slates for confined and open water
• Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses
• Specialty outlines for Project AWARE
• PADI Instructor Manual

You must

• Be a PADI Divemaster or qualifying certification from another certification organization
• Be at least 18 years old
• Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives
• Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months
• Have CPR and First Aid Training within the last 24 months
• Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months

Your next step is to take the full Instructor Development Course to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor so you can teach and certify PADI Open Water Divers.

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PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Course

The Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program is one of two distinct components of PADI's Instructor Development Course (IDC)'the core of PADI Instructor training. The first portion is the Assistant Instructor course followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program.

The OWSI program is a minimum of four days. It introduces you to the entire PADI System of diver education and concentrates on further developing your abilities as a professional dive educator. As a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, you'll make life long friendships.

You must be show a personal commitment to the training. The course requires you to complete all the self-study Knowledge Reviews before the course begins and to prepare assignments for teaching presentations daily. Organisation and dedication are key.

During the course you'll learn how to apply the PADI System of Education by presenting at least

• Two confined water teaching presentations
• Two knowledge development presentations
• One open water teaching presentations integrating two skills

You will also attend and participate in the following 14 curriculum presentations

• Course Orientation
• Dive Industry Overview
• General Standards and Procedures
• The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching
• Legal Responsibility and Risk Management
• PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver Course
• Adaptive Teaching
• The PADI Continuing Education Philosophy
• Business Principles for the Dive Instructor
• Adventures in Diving Program
• Specialty Diver Courses and Master Scuba Diver Program
• Rescue Diver Course
• Divemaster Course
• Diver Retention Programs
• How to Teach the RDP - Instructors from recreational diver training organizations other than PADI must complete

You will demonstrate competence at

• Performing all 20 dive skills listed on the Skill Evaluation.
• Performing a facedown, nonstop swim for 800 metres/yards using a mask, snorkel and fins

During the course you'll need to demonstrate competency in Dive theory by passing a five-part theory exam scoring 75% on each part.

After becoming an Open Water Scuba Instructor, you will be able to conduct the entire range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba Diving up to Divemaster. You may also choose to acquire specialty instructor ratings in areas of interest, such as Digital Underwater Photographer or Enriched Air Diver.

You will need to equip yourself with all the basic scuba gear as well as two scuba signaling devices 'one audible and one visual.

The PADI Instructor Development Course crewpak includes all the materials needed to prepare for the Instructor Development Course. The 23-item pack includes

• Instructor cue cards for PADI's core courses (Open Water and Advanced, Rescue and Divemaster)
• Instructor Development Course Candidate Workbook and related reference materials,
• Lesson planning slates for confined and open water
• Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses
• Specialty outlines for Project AWARE

The prerequisits to qualify for training as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor are

• Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or a PADI Assistant Instructor or be an instructor in good standing with another training organization for at least six months (check with a PADI Course Director or Contact Us for qualifying credentials.)
• Be certified as an Emergency First Response Instructor
• Be at least 18 years old
• Be certified as a diver for at least six months
• Have 60 logged dives that include experience in night, deep and navigation diving to participate in the Instructor Development Course. You'll need 100 logged dives to take the Instructor Exams
• Have proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 24 months. The Emergency First Response course meets this requirement
• Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months

Next you will want to continue your professional training by completing courses that allow you to teach beyond the core courses. For example, Emergency Oxygen Provider Instructor, Emergency First Response Instructor, and specialty instructor courses complement your Open Water Scuba Instructor rating and add to your professional portfolio.

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PADI Speciality Instructor Course

Dive more, have more fun and teach about your favourite subjects.

Specialty instructor courses provide valuable teaching tips for meeting the requirements of the course.

You can choose from any of the 27 standard specialty courses that PADI offers along with distinctive specialty courses your Course Director may offer. Having five specialty instructor ratings is a prerequisite for the Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) rating.

Whether it's Ice, Deep, Photography, Enriched Air Nitrox or one of your own, PADI Specialty Instructors are able to increase divers skill, fun, enjoyment and experience levels.

You are on your way to becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer with only five PADI Specialty Instructor ratings

Specialty Instructor Training course attendance is highly recommended. These courses provide valuable hands-on training, technique demonstrations, course marketing information, current PADI Standards information and, when applicable, instructor-level open water training.

Once the course is completed you can complete the PADI Specialties that you like most.

You will need to equip yourself with all the basic scuba gear, some scuba accessories and depending on which specialties you teach, you'll need other specialty diving gear such as dive lights or underwater photography equipment.

PADI's Specialty Instructor Manual includes the specialty instructor guides for all of PADI's standardized specialties. The outlines are also available digitally on the Specialty Instructor Manual CD-ROM (

The BOLD prerequisites are that you must be a Renewed PADI Assistant Instructor, PADI Instructor or have completed an IDC or Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program within the past 12 month.

 

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PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer Course

You tell your students to aim for PADI Master Scuba Diver. You also want to tell them that you can take them all the way there because you're a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT).

PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainers can certify PADI divers all the way up to Master Scuba Diver.

The Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating sets you apart from other dive instructors by showing your commitment to continuing your dive training and being prepared to help others continue their training as well. You also get to teach specialty diver courses ' which opens the door to lots of fun while working.

Become a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT).

As a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, you

• Teach the specialties you love to teach
• Enjoy watching your student divers excel as you lead them from PADI Open Water Diver to PADI Master Scuba Diver
• Increase your income with multiple level training
• Meet one of the requirements to qualify as a PADI Master Instructor

You will need to equip yourself with all the basic scuba gear as well as some scuba accessories.

It is highly recommended and expected that, as a diver of this level, you own your own scuba equipment.

The prerequisites for this course are

• To qualify as a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, you must
• Be a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
• Have five PADI Specialty Instructor certifications
• Have certified at least 25 PADI Divers

If you're considering entering the realm of technical dive instruction, then the MSDT will be useful. You must be a MSDT to become an instructor in Tec 50 Diver or the DSAT Trimix Diver courses.

 

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The Tec Deep Instructor Course

The PADI Tec Instructor course incorporates instructional philosophies and course goals that directly address the demanding and challenging nature of technical diving instruction.

The PADI Tec Instructor course prepares candidates to conduct the Tec 40 course and addresses the philosophy, organization, practical considerations, promotion and other aspects of teaching the Tec 40 course.

As a Tec Instructor, you'll be qualified to

• Teach and certify students up to Tec 40
• Assist full Tec Deep Instructors during the Tec 45 and Tec 50 courses

You use technical scuba gear, which typically uses two to four or five regulators, a dive computer, and some accessories.

The learning materials you'll need are

• Tec Deep Lesson Guides CD-Rom
• Tec Deep Instructor Guide
• Tec Deep Instructor Cue Cards

The prerequisites for this course are that you must

• Be a renewed PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor - or a PADI Instructor with a higher rating
• Be a PADI Enriched Air Diver - or hold a qualifying certification from another organization
• Be a PADI Enriched Air Instructor - or have successfully completed a PADI Enriched Air Instructor Training course
• Be a PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor - or have successfully completed a PADI Deep Diver Speicalty Instructor Training course
• Have a minimum of 100 logged dives where at least 20 dives were made with enriched air nitrox, 25 dives were deeper than 18 metres/ 60 feet and at least 15 dives were deeper than 30 metres/ 100 feet

Note that Tec 40 is not required. If you are not certified as a Tec 40 Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another training organization), then the Tec 40 Instructor training course must include the entire Tec 40 Diver course.

 

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The Tec Deep Instructor Course

The PADI Tec Deep Instructor course incorporates instructional philosophies and course goals that directly address the demanding and challenging nature of technical diving instruction.

The Tec Deep Instructor course prepares you to conduct the Tec Deep Diver course and addresses the philosophy, organization, practical considerations, promotion and other aspects of teaching the Tec Deep Diver course.

As a Tec Deep Instructor, you'll be qualified to

• Conduct the Discover Tec experience
• Teach the Tec 40 course
• Teach the Tec 45 course
• Teach the Tec 50 course

You use technical scuba gear, which typically uses two to four or five regulators, a dive computer, and some accessories

The Learning Materials you will need are

• Tec Deep Lesson Guides CD-Rom
• Tec Deep Instructor Guide
• Tec Deep Instructor Cue Cards

The prerequisites to enroll in this course, you must

• Be a renewed PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (or a PADI Instructor with a higher rating)
• Be a PADI Enriched Air Instructor, or have successfully completed a PADI Enriched Air Instructor Training course
• Be a PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor or have successfully completed a PADI Deep Diver Speicalty Instructor Training course

Note that PADI Tec Deep Diver is not required. If you are not certified as a Tec Deep Diver (or equivalent), then the Tec Deep Instructor training course must include the entire Tec Deep Diver course.

 

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The Tec Gas Blender Instructor Course

Do you want to teach others to do blend gas? If so, the PADI Gas Blender Instructor course is just what you're looking for.

The PADI Gas Blender Instructor course is one of the most informative and comprehensive courses available, incorporating instructional philosophies and course goals that directly address the precise nature of gas blending.

Once you have succesfully complted this course you can teach the PADI Gas Blender Course teaching others how to blend gas like Enriched Air Nitrox. You'll learn the principles and procedures for oxygen cleaning, oxygen service and oxygen compatible air. You'll also learn how to conduct the PADI Gas Blender course.

You use technical scuba gear, which typically uses two to four or five regulators, a dive computer, some accessories and most likely a dive light.

The learning materials you will need

• Gas Blender Instructor Guide CD-Rom
• Gas Blender Instructor Guide

The prerequisites for this course are

• At least PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certification
• PADI Enriched Air Instructor certification

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The Tec Trimix Instructor Course

Tec Deep Instructors provide the most comprehensive technical instruction available. If you are both a Tec Deep Instructor and Tec Trimix Diver, then the Tec Trimix Instructor trainer course is for you.

The PADI Trimix Diver Instructor course incorporates instructional philosophies and course goals that directly address the demanding and challenging nature of technical diving instruction with helium gas mixes.

As a Tec Trimix Instructor you'll be one of the elite who can teach the Tec Trimix Diver. During the course you'll learn how to teach diving at the cutting edge depth of 75 metres/247 feet to 91 metres/300 feet.

You use technical scuba gear, which typically uses two to four or five regulators,a dive computer, and some accessories.

Additional equipment requirements include

• Double cylinders - minimum 12 l/70 cf each, with larger preferred - with isolator manifold
• Primary and secondary regulators, one with two metre/seven foot hose for gas sharing, and one with SPG
• Stage/decompression cylinders with regulator, SPG, mounting hardware
• Stage/decompression cylinders with regulator, SPG, mounting hardware and proper labeling/markings. Two per diver will be required
• Backup decompression cylinders as appropriate and required for the environment
• BCD and harness ' redundant buoyancy control is required - double bladder BCD or dry suit if suitable for weight of equipment worn
• Depth gauge/computer and backup depth gauge/computer
• Dive watch and backup timing device
• Trimix decompression information - tables/trimix computer and backup decompression information
• Exposure suit appropriate for environment and dive duration - if students will use dry suits, they should be trained/experienced with their use in recreational and technical diving prior to using them for trimix training or diving
• Argon dry suit inflation or other inflation system as needed - students should not inflate dry suit with trimix
• Weight system - if needed
• Jon line - if needed for current diving environments
• Inflatable signal tube
• Reel
• Lift bag - bright yellow or per local community practice preferred
• Dive knife / cutting device and backup
• Slate
• Backup mask - optional
• Compass
• Dive lights - optional
• Drift kit - if drift decompressing

The learning materials you will need are

• Tec Trimix Lesson Guides CD-Rom
• Tec Trimix Instructor Guide with binder
• Tec Trimix Instructor Cue Cards

The prerequisites to enroll in the PADI Tec Trimix Instructor Training course, are,-

• Be a renewed PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer or higher level PADI Instructor
• Be a PADI Tec Deep Instructor or have successfully completed the PADI Tec Deep Instructor Training Course including the instructor examinations
• Be certified as a PADI Tec Trimix Diver or have a qualifying full trimix certification from another agency
• Have a minimum of 200 logged dives, with at least 20 technical decompression dives requiring at least one stage/deco cylinder. Of these, at least 10 must have been made deeper than 40 metres/130 feet using trimix

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PADI IDC Staff Instructor Course

As a seasoned PADI Instructor, you have wisdom and experience to share with up-and-coming PADI leaders. And, you know that continuing your education never ends.

As an Instructor Development Course (IDC) Staff Instructor, you help bring up the next generation of PADI Instructors while gaining in-depth instructor-trainer knowledge.

IDC Staff Instructors present topics during the PADI Instructor Development Course. IDC Staff Instructors are an integral part of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC), you set the stage for moving on to PADI Course Director as you present topics in the IDC and help shape PADI Divemasters and Assistant Instructors into PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors.

Many of dive centre or resort management positions require this level of Instructor experience and training, making this an important step if you are considering a career in Dive Centre or you want to open a dive shop or resort.

You learn

• You become a master of instructor-level dive theory, knowledge development teaching presentations and confined water teaching presentations
• You audit a complete IDC as a staff member rather than as a student

In addition to all the courses you can teach as a PADI Instructor can also

• Teach PADI Assistant Instructor courses
• Assist PADI Course Directors in conducting the PADI Instructor Development Course
• Assist PADI Course Directors in conducting instructor-level continuing education

You use all the basic scuba equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch, etc.

It is highly recommended that you own all of your own scuba equipment, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills.

The prerequisites for the course are that you must be

• a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer certification
• at least 18 years old

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PADI Master Instructor

PADI Master Instructors have trained 150 or more PADI divers.

A PADI Master Instructor is recognised as one of the elite dive educators. PADI Master Instructors embody the essence of a true dive professional having demonstrated a thorough understanding of the PADI System of diver education, and put it into practice by training 150 or more PADI Divers. They are dive industry leaders who help to shape the development of future dive courses.

The PADI Master Instructor rating is unique in the PADI System ' it is the one rating that you do not earn through training. You earn it by exemplifying what it means to be a PADI Instructor in what you do. Prerequisites

You must be

• A renewed, teaching status IDC Staff Instructor
• A PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor for at least two years
• Have certified at least 150 PADI Divers, of which
  • At least 50 of the certifications must be for PADI Adventure Diver or higher
  • At least 15 of the certifications for PADI Specialty Diver
  • At least 5 for PADI Rescue Diver
  • At least 5 for PADI Divemaster
  • At least 5 for PADI Assistant Instructor
  • No more than 75 of the 150 certifications may be from credits earned for conducting Discover Scuba Diving experiences
  • No more than 50 of the 150 certifications may be from credits earned for staffing IDCs
  • No more than 25 of the 150 certifications may be from non-diving specialty certifications. (i.e. Equipment Specialist, Project AWARE Specialist, etc.)
  • No more than 10 of the 150 certifications may be from PADI Seal Team or Master Seal Team registrations
  • Have trained at least 10 students through the Emergency First Response program
• Possess a complete understanding of the PADI System of diver education
• Have participated in at least three PADI Instructor Development Seminars
• Use the complete PADI System of diver education including all appropriate PADI training materials when conducting PADI programs
• Issue PADI as the primary certification, and conduct all PADI certification courses and experience programs using methods consistent with PADI Standards and philosophy as outlined in the PADI Instructor Manual
• Have no verified Quality Assurance violations within the past six months and no open quality assurance inquiries in progress - a member in review status may not qualify for Master Instructor until the Review status is lifted
• Demonstrate support of the PADI organization in its efforts to establish programs in aquatic education and conservation}

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PADI Course Director Training Course

PADI Course Directors are instructor trainers who conduct PADI Instructor Development Courses and other instructor-level training. PADI Course Directors hold the highest and most respected professional rating in recreational scuba diving. They are among the dive industry's most influential opinion leaders and role models. Those who join this elite group of professionals pass through a stringent screening process that examines their experience and training just to get into the competitive and demanding Course Director Training Course (CDTC).

During the PADI CDTC, you learn how to conduct PADI Instructor Development programs and gain experience in developing scuba educators. The PADI CDTC is conducted by PADI Office Staff.

After successful completion of the PADI CDTC you can teach

• PADI Instructor Development Courses (IDCs) and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) programs
• PADI IDC Staff Instructor courses
• PADI Status Updates
• After certification as a PADI Specialty instructor Trainer, you can also teach PADI Specialty Instructor Courses}

The prerequisites for this course are that you must

• Be a renewed, teaching status PADI Master Instructor for at least the past six months
• Have no verified Quality Assurance complaints for at least the past 12 months
• Conduct all PADI certification courses and experience programs using methods consistent with PADI Standards and philosophy as outlined in the PADI Instructor Manual for at least the past 12 months.
• Exclusively use the complete PADI System of diver education including all appropriate PADI training materials for at least the past 12 months.
• Certified as a PADI IDC Staff Instructor
• Have staffed at least two complete IDCs after being certified as a PADI IDC Staff Instructor
• Certified as a current Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer
• Experience working with a PADI dive shop or resort
• Have a minimum of 250 logged dives
• Meet all other requirements as specified by PADI at the time of application

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Emergency First Response Instructor Course

CPR and first aid are important skills that in high demand. As an Emergency First Response Instructor, you can teach these skills to anyone.

Teach CPR and first aid to others so they can be prepared for an emergency.

You Learn and gain experience in how to structure learning, the requirements of performance-based training and your role as the instructor in the learning environment for teaching CPR and first aid.

You also learn how to motivate students, evaluate student knowledge, present course content effectively, become proficient in developing students' hands-on skills practice sessions, and are taught how to present an effective scenario-based learning experience.

Learn how to conduct the Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) and Emergency First Response Secondary Care (first aid) courses.

You also learn to conduct the recommended Automated External Defibrillator (AED), emergency oxygen and conscious choking management skills.

At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education.

Learning Materials You Need

The EFR Instructor Start-up kit (product no. 60215) includes a complete set of instructional materials for each of the EFR courses.

The specially-priced pack includes

• Student manuals for Primary Secondary Care, Care for Children, and CPR/AED
• Student DVDs for Primary Secondary Care, Care for Children, and CPR/AED
• Instructor guides for Primary Secondary Care, Care for Children, and CPR/AED
• Student exams for Primary Secondary Care and Care for Children
• Bandage pack
• Care-at-a-Glance Card
• Marketing kit
• Red EFR duffel bag

The prerequisites for this course are that you must have successfully completed a sanctioned course in adult and child/infant CPR and basic first aid within the past 24 months, be at least 18 years old

 

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