Experience Programs:
Discover Scuba /Bubblemaker
Discover Scuba Diving
Seal Team
Scuba Review

Certifications:

Scuba Diver
Openwater Diver
Adventure Diver
Advanced Openwater 
Emergency First Response (EFR)
Rescue Diver
Master Scuba Diver

Specialties:
Various

Professional Ratings:
Divemaster

Experience Programs:

Discover Scuba (adults)
/ Bubblemaker (for kids 10 and up)

The Discover Scuba/Bubblemaker experience is designed to be conducted at a pool near you. The goal is to get you in the water as soon as  possible. After signing a couple of forms we will immediately get you geared up and you can try scuba diving in a pool under supervision. Everyone who dives can remember the first time they took a breath under water. It is easy and it is a blast. Call us to find out where the next Discover Scuba/Bubblemaker experience is conducted.

Discover Scuba Diving (Resort course)

The Discover Scuba Diving experience is the fastest way to go play in the ocean. It consists of 3 parts. A short knowledge development session, a short pool diving skill session, and then the openwater dive. This is an awesome way to find out if diving is for you. It is a minimal investment in time and money. Best of all, you may receive credit towards your Openwater Diver certification.

Seal Team ( for kids 8 and up )

Become a Seal Team member today. The program consists of 15 Aquamissions that need to be completed. After the first 5 Aquamissions the child is certified a Seal Team Member (a plastic certification card is awarded). After completing all 15 Aquamissions the child is certified as a Master Seal Team Member (a special black certification card is awarded). All Aquamission are conducted in a pool. This program is designed to boost your child confidence. All games are conducted in an fun, competition-free environment. Call to sign your child and their friends up today. Makes a great birthday present.

Scuba Review

Has it been a while since the last time you went diving? Busy schedules, family commitments, work? Don't let your c-card get rusty. Scuba Review gives you a chance to quickly go over your basic water skills. Think of it as a tune-up. In just a couple of hours we can rebuild your confidence and diving proficiency so you can enjoy your vacation to the islands.


Certifications:

Scuba Diver

The Scuba Diver certification is designed for the diver who only dives a few times a year while on vacation. This certification can be obtained in 1 day and consist of a knowledge development session, 3 confined water dives (pool, or pool-like conditions), and two open water dives. After receiving the certification the person may dive under the direct supervision of a Divemaster to a maximum depth of 40 feet. This course is basically a short version of the Openwater Diver course so please click on 'More Info' under that course.

Openwater Diver

The Openwater Diver course is the stepping stone into a new world. With this certification you are entitled to dive anywhere, anytime up to 60 feet. Once this certification card is awarded it is good for life (we recommend a Scuba Review course after a longer period of absence from diving, usually more than 2 years). The course consists of 5 knowledge development sessions, 5 confined water sessions (pool, or pool-like conditions), and 4 open water dives.

  

Adventure Diver

You are certified...but now what. This course gives you an introduction into all the things you can do underwater. Do you like to dive wrecks? do you like taking pictures underwater? do you like to dive deep (up to 130 feet)? An Adventure Diver must complete 3 different Adventure Dives. The list of choices is plentiful: Altitude, Boat, Deep, Drift, Multilevel, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Navigator, Search & Recovery, Underwater Photographer, Underwater Videographer, Wreck. Unlike the Openwater course no classroom work is involved and you learn by diving. This course is very similar to the Advanced Openwater course below. Adventure Diver can be achieved in one day and the course does not require any mandatory dives.

Advanced Openwater Diver

Every diver should eventually become an Advanced Openwater Diver. This course gives you confidence in the water, but also lets you explore a wide range of different activities. You also get to dive deeper once you achieve this rating (below 60 feet but not beyond 130 feet). You have the same selection as above but you must complete 5 Adventure Dives. Two of the five dives need to be a Deep dive and an Underwater Navigator dive. Unlike the Openwater course no classroom work is involved and you learn by diving.

  

Emergency First Response

Emergency First Response is a required course before entering the Rescue Diver program. This is a non-diving course that is usually completed in one evening. It teaches you how to respond to an accident or medical emergency confidently and efficiently. You never know when you might have to assist a co-worker, friend, or even family member. When you sign up, bring your spouse, friends, and kids...because one day they might have to help you.

  

Rescue Diver

This course is serious fun. The topic is serious but the learning is fun and rewarding. Rescue Diver teaches you to not only help yourself, but to also help others.  Of all the recreational certification courses this one is our personal favorite. It is a two day course that includes knowledge development as well as hours and hours of open water rescue fun.

  

Master Scuba Diver

Do you want to rank among the elite of recreational divers. Very few people come this far. Set yourself apart from the rest. Become a Master Scuba Diver. This is not so much a course but rather an award for completing 5 specialty courses. Ask us how you can join this elite group of divers.


Specialties:

Specialties give a diver a specific set of skills related to the activity. It is an opportunity to quickly learn everything a diver needs to know in a given area.  This is a great way to become a better diver quickly. All specialties have very limited book work and there are no exams to take (Enriched Air is an exception).

 


Professional Ratings:

Divemaster

The first professional rating in the PADI organization is Divemaster. After completing a long list of prerequisites (Openwater Diver, Advanced Openwater Diver, EFR and Rescue Diver) you are now ready to learn how to supervise and help other divers as well as assist in training students. This course is extremely fun since you actually get to work with students during all phases of your training. No matter if you want to start working in the diving industry full-time or just work on the weekends part-time, being a Divemaster is always rewarding.

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