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CONTINUING EDUCATION

New experiences, new skills, lots of diving---thrilling adventures!

Whether you have just received your entry level certification or have logged hundreds of dives, our Continuing Education Program gives the confidence, skills, and experience to take your diving to new levels of excitement.



Adventures in Diving

PADI Adventure Dives are the next step in your dive education. Learn how to handle new dive situations and locations under the direction of our experienced staff. You will take part in a variety of situations and enter new environments to increase your knowledge and fine tune your diving skills. You will be learning and having fun doing it.

It's easy to get your PADI Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver certification. Begin by going over course materials in the comfort of your own home. Then meet with your instructor for a brief review and complete, in as little one day of diving, any three dives from the following list, for an Adventure Diver certification.

  * Aware Fish Identification * Boat Diver
Deep Diver Drift Diver
+* Dry Suit Diver Multi-Level/Computer Diver
+ Night Diver * Peak Performance Buoyancy
Search and Recovery Diver * Underwater Naturalist
Underwater Navigation +* Underwater Photography
+* Underwater Videography Wreck Diver
+ Diver Propulsion Vehicle *National Geographic Diver  


* Indicates Adventure Dives that 10 and 11 Year olds may particate in.
+ Indicates Adventure dives that have additional fees for special equipment or logistical concerns.

Add two more dives including Deep and Navigation and youve just qualified for Advanced Open Water Diver. In addition, any of these Adventure Dives can be credited as the first dive of the corresponding specialty.

Adventure Diver

Prerequisites: PADI Open Water Diver or qualifying certification from another training organization and a minimum of 10 years of age.
Program: 3 Adventure Dives plus Knowledge Reviews.
Course Fee: $35 per dive ($105), text book ($29.95), certification documents ($30) or the complete Adventure Diver Package ($205) which includes text book, rental equipment and certification documents.
Equipment: Personal Scuba Equipment.
(Night Dive requires primary, back-up and marker lights)
Where Can I Go from Here:
Specialties, Advanced Open Water
 
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Advanced Open Water Diver

Prerequisites: PADI Open Water Diver or qualifying certification from another training organization and a minimum of 12 years of age.
Program: 5 Adventure Dives (including the Deep and the Navigation Adventure Dives) plus Knowledge Reviews.
Course Fee: $35 per dive ($175), text book ($29.95), certification documents ($30) or the complete Advanced Open Water Diver Package ($275) which includes dives, text book, rental equipment and certification documents.
Equipment: Personal Scuba Equipment.
(Night Dive requires primary, back-up and marker light)
Where Can I Go from Here:
Specialties, Rescue Diver
 
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Rescue Diver

Once you have the basics and youve explored some specialized diving activities, you are ready to take the next step and become a PADI Rescue Diver. This program makes the subject of accident prevention and management interesting, challenging and extremely rewarding. The Rescue Diver course is perfect for any diver who plans to dive with family members or friends or those that want to sharpen their dive skills and help other divers.
The Rescue Diver certification is also a prerequisite to achieve the Master Scuba Diver rating as well as for all leadership and professional level training such as Divemaster, Assistant Instructor and Instructor.

Prerequisites: 12 Years of Age.
Advanced Open Water or qualifying certification from another training organization.
20 Logged Dives.
Successful completion of our Emergency First Response course or other approved CPR and First Aid course.
Highly recommended: Oxygen Provider
Program: 2 Classroom Sessions
2 Pool Session
1 Day of Open Water Training
Course Fee: $195
Academic
Materials:

Text Book w/Slate $39.95
DVD $25.95
Equipment: Full open water scuba equipment appropriate for the local environment and a Pocket Mask with Oxygen Port are required.
Where Can I Go from Here:
Specialties, Master Scuba Diver, Divemaster
 
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Want It...Live It...Dive It... Take the Master Scuba Diver Challange!

Master Scuba Diver

The Master Scuba Diver rating is the highest non-professional scuba rating in the PADI system of diver education. This rating designates a diver with a high level of commitment to continuing their diving education. Although no course time is required, to apply for this certification divers must:
  • - Be a PADI Rescue Diver
  • - Hold a Current CPR Certification
  • - Be certified in at least 5 PADI Specialties
  • - Have logged at least 50 dives

Master Scuba Diver Challenge Package: $995


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