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Bubblemaker
The PADI Bubblemaker program is for boys and girls age 8 and above. It’s fun,
easy and safe. The PADI Bubble maker program is a way for youngsters to join in
the family fun of scuba diving or even start a trend! Children should be OK in
the water, but they don’t have to be super swimmers since the maximum depth is
only 2m/6 ft.
For children
eight years and older who want to have fun in the pool
Also
available as an open water experience (two metre/six foot max. depth)
Conducted by
PADI Instructors
No
pre-training required
Uses
equipment made for children – not adults
Typical
sessions last about an hour (sign up, gear up and fun included)
PADI Seal Team
- 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.
- Like 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.
A fun pool-only experience
Conducted by certified, trained PADI Professionals
A fun activity for both boys and girls ages 8 and above
Helps children learn responsibility
Teaches children about the aquatic environment
AquaMissions and activities usually about an hour each.
Discover Snorkeling
- Experience the underwater world.
- People snorkel because they want to see and interact with the underwater
world.
- Snorkeling is easy and safe; formal, lengthy training is unnecessary.
- Snorkelers may not want to be scuba divers.
- No minimum age. If you can get wet you can snorkel!
Discover Scuba
- Discover diving in a safe, controlled, enjoyable.
- Discover Scuba provides non-divers with an opportunity to actually scuba
dive in the safe confines of a swimming pool.
- The experience presents diving in a pleasant and exciting way.
- Discover Scuba helps overcome common misconceptions held about scuba
diving.
- You must be 12 years of age or older.
Discover Scuba Diving
- Experience scuba diving under direct instructor supervision in ideal
conditions.
- Participants will demonstrate mastery of specific information, concepts
and scuba motor skills in the classroom and pool before the open water scuba
dive.
- Knowledge and skills are developed by taking participants through a
performance-based learning sequence prior to the open water experience.
- You must be 12 years of age or older.
Discover Local Diving
Discover Local Diving is the optional open water experience for the PADI
Scuba Review program. It is an underwater guided tour designed to:
- reintroduce divers to the open water environment after an extended period
of
- diving inactivity, and/or
- orient divers to unfamiliar aquatic conditions.
Discover Local Diving provides certified divers with a fun, safe, supervised
open water experience.
When Discover Local Diving is used to orient divers to an unfamiliar aquatic
environment, items of interest and potential hazards are identified for the
participant. This increases diving safety and enjoyment for those unfamiliar
with a specific aquatic environment. Through this experience, divers may be
oriented to many different diving environments. These may include, but are not
limited to:
- aquatic environments with differing physical characteristics (temperature,
water movement, salinity, ambient light and visibility).
- aquatic environments with differing bio-geography (coral ecosystems, kelp
ecosystems, sandy bottoms, etc.).
- aquatic environments with differing topography (walls, submarine canyons,
etc.).
- artificial aquatic environments (piers, wrecks, large aquariums, etc.).
You must have proof of certification.
Scuba Review - Welcome Back to Diving!
Review and update your diving knowledge and skills. The experience is
particularly valuable to certified divers who have had an extended period of
diving inactivity. A recommended open water dive provides participants
with the comfort of supervised diving as well as an environmental orientation
for a particular aquatic area (see Discover Local Diving, section Three of this
guide).
A recognition decal for Scuba Review can be affixed to a participant’s
certification card to show completion of training. See also the Discover Local
Diving course.
You must show evidence of certification.
Skin Diver
PADI Scuba Diver and Junior Scuba Diver
Open Water Diver and Junior Open Water Diver
If you’ve always wondered what lies beneath the surface, now’s the time to
find out. Start the journey of a lifetime with the PADI Open Water Diver course.
It will change you forever.
In the PADI Open Water Diver course, your PADI Instructor takes you through
the basics of learning how to scuba dive. You start in a pool or pool-like
conditions and progress to the open water (ocean, lake, quarry, etc.) getting
the background knowledge along the way.
At your own pace, you can complete the knowledge development portion of the
PADI Open Water Diver course online with
PADI
eLearning.
Earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification is just the beginning. As a
certified diver, fabulous dive destinations, exciting people, unparalleled
adventure and uncommon tranquility await you. And, as you continue your
adventure and gain experience through higher training levels, your opportunities
expand. For more details on the PADI Open Water Diver course, Click
here.
- Number of Dives: Five Confined Water Dives and Four Open Water Dives
- Knowledge Development: Five sessions
- Prerequisites: 10 for Junior Open Water Diver and 15 for Open Water Diver.
Good health, reasonable fitness and comfort in the water.
- Materials You’ll Need: PADI Open Water Crew-Pak, PADI Open Water Video or
DVD, Log Book.
- Equipment you’ll use during the course includes: mask, fins, snorkel,
tank, regulator, buoyancy compensator, submersible pressure gauge and exposure
protection as required by the local environment.
10 for Junior Open Water Diver and 15 for Open Water Diver. Good health,
reasonable fitness and comfort in the water.
Advanced Open Water Diver and Advanced Plus and Junior Advanced Open Water Diver
Move up and experience real adventure with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
course. As you step beyond the PADI Open Water Diver level, you make five dives
and have the opportunity to try some of diving’s most rewarding and useful
specialty activities, such as deep diving, digital underwater photography, wreck
diving and much more. These skills make diving much more than underwater
sightseeing. Plus, the Advanced Open Water Diver course takes you one step
closer to Master Scuba Diver – the ultimate non professional certification in
recreational diving.
With your PADI Instructor you complete the deep and
underwater navigation Adventure Dives. These dives boost your confidence as you
build these foundational skills. Then, you choose three additional dives from
more than 15 Adventure Dives to complete your course. You can go diving at
night, check out the local wrecks in the area or even fly through the ocean on a
diver propulsion vehicle – all during your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
course.
- Must be a PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another
training organization) and 15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water
Diver)
- Number of dives: Five dives
- Adventure Dive options include 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 and wreck diving
- Each Adventure Dive in the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course may
credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver course
- Materials: Adventures in Diving Crew-Pak, Adventures in Diving
manual and video and logbook
Rescue Diver and Junior Rescue Diver
Challenging and rewarding best describes the PADI Rescue Diver course. This
course will expand your knowledge and experience level. Rescue Divers learn to
look beyond themselves and consider the safety and well being of other divers.
Although this course is challenging, it is a rewarding way to build your
confidence. Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if
necessary, manage dive emergencies. Many divers say this is the best course
they’ve ever taken. You'll cover:
Self-rescue and diver stress
Emergency
management and equipment
Panicked
diver response
In-water
rescue breathing protocols
Egress
(exits)
Dive
accident scenarios
Master Scuba Diver and Junior Master Scuba Diver
Join the best of the best in recreational scuba diving. Live the
dive lifestyle and explore the underwater world like never before. Do it by
becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver – a rating that puts you in a class of
distinction. You earn it by diving it, writing your ticket to endless adventure
through the experience and training that set you apart as a PADI Master Scuba
Diver.
With the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating, you've reached the highest non
professional level in the PADI System of diver education. It means that you’ve
acquired significant training and experience in a variety of dive environments.
Minimum
Number of Logged Dives: 50
Minimum
qualifications: PADI Rescue Diver or Junior Rescue Diver (or qualifying
certification from another training organization),
12 years old, five PADI
Specialty Diver certifications.
Divemaster
Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational 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.
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. You put this knowledge into action through an internship or
series of practical training exercises.
Knowledge
Development: 12 topics ranging from dive theory to assisting student divers
in training
Prerequisites: PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification
from another training organization), PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying
certification from another training organization), 20 logged dives, 18 years
old.
Minimum
Number of Logged Dives: 60 for certification as PADI Divemaster.
Drift Diver
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.
Must be a
PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or have a qualifying
certification from another training organization) and be at least 12 years
old
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
Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
PADI Dry Suit Diver
Wanna 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
Wreck Diver
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. Explore the past in the present with the PADI Wreck Diver
Specialty course.
Underwater Naturalist
Peak Performance Buoyancy
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.
Other PADI
Specialty Diver Courses (Not all of these are available
at this time. Please ask.)
Altitude Diver
Boat Diver
Cavern Diver
AWARE Coral Reef Conservation
Deep Diver
Digital Underwater Photographer
Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV) Diver
Drift Diver
Enriched Air Diver
Equipment Specialist
AWARE Fish Identification Diver
Ice Diver
Multilevel Diver
National Geographic Diver
Night Diver
Peak Performance Buoyancy Diver
Semiclosed Rebreather Diver
Underwater Naturalist
Underwater Navigator
Underwater Photographer
Underwater Videographer
Wreck Diver