PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience - Cost £65.00
   
Discover the underwater world with our Discover Scuba Diving Experience. You’ll learn some of the fundamentals of diving and how to interact with the aquatic realm. It’s a One day experience where you’ll be given a talk about diving, watch a DVD, then it’s off to a shallow bay for an acclimatisation experience followed by a dive!
 
Prerequisites - Min age 10
 
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PADI Scuba Diver - Cost £180.00
 
This is first certification level in the PADI system of diver education. This course is a fantastic starter point for those who have yet to fully decide if Scuba is for them. Conducted over 3 days the course structure follows all the parameters required for a full Open Water certification but is limited to the first 3 theory sessions, the first 3 Confined Water sessions and the first 2 Open Water Dives. This certification allows you to go to any dive centre anywhere in the world and dive to a maximum depth of 12 meters. All components of this course can be accredited to towards the full open water certification if you wish to upgrade in the future.
 
Prerequisites – Min age 15 / 12 for Junior certification
Next step: Open water Diver

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PADI Open Water Diver - Cost £299.00
   
Widely recognised as the industry standard the Open Water Diver certification is the most sought after rating in the world. The course is split over 5 days and encompasses all the basic fundamentals and skill circuits required to dive safely to a maximum depth of 18 meters. The course structure is split between 5 theory sessions, 5 confined water dives, and 4 open water dives. On successful completion of your course you’ll feel an ecstatic sense of achievement and know that your hobby as a diver is just beginning.
 
Prerequisites – Min age 15 / 12 for junior certification
Next step: Adventure Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver or Speciality Diver**

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PADI Adventure Diver - Cost £130.00
 
Take your diving experience one step further by conducting 3 experience dives from the Advanced Open Water Diver Course. You might like to learn more about Underwater Navigation, Boat Diving, Diving with Nitrox, Night Diving etc. There is a list of 12 dives you can choose from however depending on location not all are available. Simply read a text about the dive you’ll partake in, complete a short knowledge review cover this review wit your instructor then it’s off for your dive. This certification can be done in 1 or 2 day’s depending on your comfort level.
 
Prerequisites – Min age 15 / 12 for junior certification
Next step: Advanced Open Water Diver, Specialty Diver.

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PADI Advanced Open Water Diver - Cost £199.00

Take 5 experience dives from the Adventures in Diving Program and subject to a satisfactory performance you will earn your Advanced Open Water Diver certification. Of the 5 dives to complete the course there are 2 mandatory dives and 3 elective dives. The mandatory dives are Underwater Navigation and a Deep Dive (30 meters max). These dives are superb dives to refine ad expand on your navigation skills from the OWD course and expand your depth limits by an extra 12 meters. Our Instructors work with you to help guide you towards the most appropriate elective dives considering how you feel about your diving and what you find exciting. It could be you’d like to find out what it’s like to dive at night or on a wreck, or maybe you’d like to take home a record of your experience and take some underwater pictures! Course duration 3 days.

Prerequisites – Min age 15 / 12 for junior certification
Next Step: Rescue Diver, First Aid - Emergency First Response, Specialty Diver

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PADI Rescue Diver - Cost £325.00

We’ll show you how to deal with tired divers, anxious divers, conduct underwater searches and deal with a diving emergency. Unless you hold a valid First Aid certificate we’ll conduct this course in conjunction with the Emergency First Response (First Aid) course (see below)
The course is conducted over 4 days and encompasses theory session, 10 different exercises conducted over 5 open water dives, with 2 Scenarios prior to certification. Widely regarded as one of the most formidable Rescue courses in recreational diving you’ll be shown first hand how to deal with issues that you hope will never happen. A respected certification to hold.

Prerequisites – Min age 15 / 12 for junior certification
Next Step: DiveMaster, Master Scuba Diver, Speciality Diver
  
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PADI Master Scuba Diver - Cost £400.00

If you are a PADI Rescue Diver and wish to really expand on your diving experiences take 5 Speciality Diver courses and you will earn the highest certification in recreational diving today – Master Scuba Diver. Take any 5 Speciality Courses of your choice from the list below. See individual text for course outlines.

Prerequisites – Min age 15
Next Step: PADI DiveMaster

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PADI DiveMaster (Professional Level) - Cost £375.00
 
As a PADI Pro you will be one of the most sought-after dive professionals on the planet. Whether you work in a local dive centre, at a resort, on a liveaboard dive boat or you just water to ear the rating t further your own knowledge ad experience, the adventure of a lifetime awaits you. You will learn the fundamentals of Scuba Diving to an Instructor level standard, Practice skill demonstrations under the supervision of a PADI Instructor, Conduct discover Scuba sessions under the guidance of an Instructor, then apply what you’ve learned through practical training exercises in Open water.

Prerequisites – Min age 18, min of 60 logged dives prior to certification (Candidates can start the course with less dives).PADI Rescue Diver or Equivalent rating.
Materials required – Instructor Manual, Open water Diver Crew-Pak, Open Water Diver Course DVD, Diving Knowledge Workbook, Encyclopaedia of Recreational Diving. Proof of a current first aid certificate. Medical Clearance signed by a physician.

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PADI Assistant Instructor (Professional Level) - Cost £350.00
  
As an Assistant Instructor you will learn how to conduct theory sessions for all PADI courses and how to plan and conduct confined and open water sessions. The AI course takes between 3-5 days to complete but is entirely dependant on you meeting specific criteria at all points of the course. The course is not a PASS/FAIL. If you need work in a particular area to improve your abilities we’ll work with you to ensure your skill levels are impeccable.

Prerequisites – Min age 18, PADI DiveMaster or equivalent rating, Min 60 Logged dives.
Materials required – Instructor Manual, Open water Diver Crew-Pak, Open Water Diver Course DVD, Diving Knowledge Workbook, Encyclopaedia of Recreational Diving. Proof of a current first aid certificate. Medical Clearance signed by a physician.

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First Aid certificate – Emergency First Response - Cost £90.00
  
Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) teaches participants how to respond to life-threatening emergencies. The course focuses on primary care through a combination of knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice to make sure participants have the confidence in their ability to provide care when emergency situations arise. Emergency First Response Secondary Care (first aid) covers injuries or illnesses that are not immediately life threatening. Participants focus on secondary assessment and first aid through knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice.
 
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Deep Diver - Cost £160.00
   
The Deep Diver Specialty course offers you the opportunity of a lifetime - going deep to see things others can only dream about. In this course you will experience what it’s like to dive down to 40 meters. Down there, it’s different. It takes additional training. Here’s where you get it.
   
•   Must be a PADI Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization) and 15 years old
•   Experience diving beyond 18 metres
•   Learn deep dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and hazards
•   Four open water dives that range from 18 – 39.5 metres
•   Gain experience with diving deep under the direct, professional supervision of a PADI Instructor
•   Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating
Enriched Air / Nitrox Diver - Cost £125.00
  
Welcome to one of PADI’s most popular specialties – the PADI Enriched Air Diver course. Diving with enriched air nitrox lets you safely extend your no stop time beyond the no decompression limits for air. Diving with enriched air means more time underwater – but you need to be certified as an Enriched Air Diver to get enriched air fills. Whether you’re into underwater photography or wreck diving, on vacation in some tropical paradise or just out for a leisurely day of diving at your local dive site, the PADI Enriched Air Diver course helps you get more out of diving by giving you more time underwater.
  

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   Must be a PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
•   Learn to analyze cylinder contents.
•   Plan enriched air dives using tables and dive computers
•   Safely increase your no stop time.
•   Certification counts toward the Master Scuba Diver rating
Underwater Navigation - Cost £160.00

Be the diver everyone wants to follow and make your sense of direction legendary with the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course. When everyone’s buzzing about a reef or checking out a wreck, they’re having a great time – until it’s time to go. Then they turn to you, because as a PADI Underwater Navigator, you know the way back to the boat. Underwater navigation can be challenging, but 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 to estimate distance underwater, follow navigation patterns and know where you are while following an arbitrary, irregular course using the Nav-Finder.
  
•   Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
•   Number of Dives: Three
•   Navigation patterns, natural and compass navigation
•   Following irregular courses with the Nav-Finder
•   Dive site relocation
•   Materials: You’ll Need Nav-Pak, which includes the PADI Underwater Navigator Manual, Underwater Navigation video and the
Nav-Finder
   
•   Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating
Night Diver - Cost £199.00
  
As the sun sets, you don your dive gear, slip on your mask and bite down on your regulator. A deep breath and you step off the boat – into the underwater night. Although you’ve seen this reef many times before, this time you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light.The adventure, thrill and excitement of night diving can be yours when you complete your PADI Night Diver Specialty course. You learn about night dive planning, equipment and navigation. You practice these on three night dives, plus introduce yourself to the whole new cast of critters that comes out after the sun goes down.
  
•   Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization) and
12 years old
   
•   Number of Dives: Three
•   Dive lights and night diving equipment
•   Entries, exits and navigation at night
•   Nocturnal aquatic life
•   Communication and light handling
•   Materials: You’ll Need a Night-Pak, which includes PADI Night Diver Manual and the award-winning PADI Night Diving video.
•   Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
Project Aware - Cost £70.00

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. Sign up for the Project AWARE Specialty course to 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 dive industry’s leading nonprofit 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. Click here to find out how.
  
•   The ocean commons and coastal zone issues
•   Fisheries challenges and sustainability
•   Coral environment overview and inhabitants
•   The role of the diver in protecting aquatic environments
•   Materials: You’ll need AWARE: Our World, Our Water
•   Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating
Underwater Photography - Cost £150.00
  
Freeze time with an underwater camera and you tell a story that even nondivers can understand. Not only that, but you have a record and log of your adventures – more than the memories. Reliving a dive is as simple as looking at a photograph. Whether you’re a casual holiday snapper or a consummate photo pro, the PADI Underwater Photographer course teaches you the basics as they apply to taking photos underwater, with a special emphasis on practical techniques.
   
•     Number of Dives: Two
•   Prerequisites: PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another
organization) and be 10 years old
   
•   Materials: You’ll Need Photo-Pak, which includes the PADI Underwater Photographer Manual and Underwater Photography video.
•   Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating
Peak Performance Buoyancy - Cost £125.00
  
Float effortlessly, drifting over reefs. Be the diver you want to be, with ultimate buoyancy control, able to hover close to the bottom and examine underwater organisms without touching them. Buoyancy skills separate the good divers from the great divers. In the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course, you will learn to how to precisely weight yourself for optimum control, poise and balance. You learn to ascend and descend so effortlessly, it seems like you only think about it and it happens. By mastering streamlining, you move through the water cleanly, efficiently and gracefully. You swim near fragile environments without harm to them or yourself.
  
•   Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
and 10 years old
   
•   Number of dives: Two
•   Buoyancy fundamentals, weighting and adjustments
•   Streamlining, balance and trim
•   Fine tuning buoyancy and mastering hovering
•   Materials: You’ll Need Peak Performance Buoyancy video
•   Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating
Wreck Diver - Cost £199.00
 
You drift down and pass through a window into the past. As you near the bottom, a recognizable shape begins to form. First, you see a straight line, then a round window. Next, a ship materializes in front of you. As you look at the wreck, past and the present meet. Whether sunk intentionally or tragically, whether a sunken ship, a plane or an automobile, the call of wrecks is nearly irresistible to divers. Through the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course, you get the skills, knowledge and procedures you need to answer the call of wreck diving.
 
•   Must be a PADI Adventure Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) and be at least 15 years old.
•   Number of Dives: Four dives over two days
•   Materials You’ll Need: Wreck-Pak, which includes the PADI Wreck Diver Manual and Wreck Diving video.
•   Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating. The underwater world needs heroes. Be one. Learn how to conserve the aquatic environment
   
AWARE Coral reef Conservation - Cost £70.00
 
The AWARE - Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course teaches divers, snorkelers and non-divers about the vital role of coral reefs in the marine environment. The course also familiarizes participants with the current state of the world's coral reefs and how they can help. There are no dives or age limits. Divers and nondivers alike enjoy learning about the aquatic environment. An introduction to the Project AWARE Foundation:
 
•   Covers the importance of coral reefs to marine ecosystems and coastal areas
•   Coral reef biology, association and competition
•   The status of the world's coral reefs
•   How participants can help, including responsible diving and snorkeling practices
•   Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating
Dry Suit Diver - Cost £160.00

Want to stay warm and toasty on a dive? Then stay out of the water. What? Stay out of the water? Yes! Unlike a wetsuit, a dry suit seals you off from the outside water. In the PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course, you’ll learn how to use a dry suit. And that keeps you warm! Even in very cold water.
  
•   Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another training organization) and at least 10 years old
   
•   Don and doff techniques specific to your dry suit
•   Dry suit buoyancy control skills
•   Dry suit maintenance and storage
•   Undergarment (fleece or overall-type garments worn under the dry suit) options
•   The PADI Dry Suit Diver certification credits toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating
Multilevel/Computer Diver - Cost £145.00

Do you want to maximize your dive times? (Of course). Want to get the most out of your dive computer and The WheelTM? (Naturally). Then the PADI Multilevel Diver Specialty course is for you. 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 to use The WheelTM version of the RDP for planning multilevel dives, making it a great companion for your dive computer (as well as a way to make multilevel dives if you forget to bring your computer).
  
•   Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another training organization) and 12 years old
   
•   Plan and execute multilevel dives (different depths on the same dive)
•   Back up your dive computer and plan multi-level dives with The WheelTM
•   Maximize your no stop time
•   Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating

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