PADI Scuba Diver   •   PADI Open Water Course   •   PADI Advanced Open Water Dive Course
PADI Rescue Diver
   •   SSI Open Water Course   •   SSI Speciality Diver
SSI Stress & Rescue Diver
   •   SSI Dive Control Specialist
 

Padi Scuba Diver

Thinking of getting certified for an upcoming vacation, but don’t have the time to put into a regular diver course? Now there’s a quick and easy program designed especially for you! This is your chance to slap on some fins, strap on a mask and experience an intense adventure in a short amount of time. The PADI Scuba Diver program is a pre-entry level certification that is perfect for vacationers or people who only plan to dive a couple times a year.

As a subprogram of the PADI Open Water Diver program, the PADI Scuba Diver rating allows you to get certified quickly and easily by minimizing time constraints. With the PADI Scuba Diver certification you can dive under the direct supervision of a PADI professional on your next vacation or dive trip. This program is a wonderful opportunity to explore the underwater world with the comfort and safety of having an experienced guide with you at all times. The knowledge and skills you learn in this program are just the beginning of an exciting array of courses and programs that await. With a PADI Scuba Diver certification card, you will be able to obtain air fills, scuba equipment and other services for diving under supervision. After completing the program, you’ll want to continue your dive education and the PADI Open Water Diver certification to explore more dive opportunities. After completing the PADI Advance Open Water certification you’ll have the chance to participate in some of the many specialty courses that PADI has to offer.
 

PADI Open Water Course

Now is the time to dive into the PADI Open Water Diver course, the most popular dive program in the world! This is your ticket to a lifetime of intense adventure with PADI, a dive company that sets the standards in the global diving community.

Throughout the course, you’ll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques. You will also earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification that is recognized worldwide. You earn this rating by completing five shallow water dives and knowledge development sessions and by making four open water dives.

As a certified PADI Open Water Diver you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a professional. If you already tried a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience or are PADI Scuba Diver certified, check with your instructor to see how credit from these courses may apply to the open water program. Open water learning options also include group or private instruction. This course offers tremendous flexibility and lets you work out individual needs with your instructor.
 

PADI Advanced Open Water Dive Course

Looking for the ultimate adventure? You found it! PADI's Adventures In Diving program fine-tunes your dive skills and allows you to explore all that diving has to offer. It's your dive - go for it!

The Adventures In Diving program offers you a structured program where you gain additional experience and skills under the guidance of a PADI Professional.

PADI's Adventures In Diving program has something for everyone. This inwater, performance-based program includes dives from the following:

 • Boat Diver
 • Drift Diver
 • Deep Diver
 • Dive Propulsion Vehicle
 • Multilevel Diver
 • Night Diver
 • Peak Performance Buoyancy
 • Search and Recovery
 • Underwater Naturalist
 • Underwater Videographer
 • Underwater Photographer
 • Underwater Navigator
 • AWARE Fish Identification
 • Wreck Diver
 • enriched air dive

If you're at least 12 years or older and a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or equivalent), then you're ready for the PADI Adventures In Diving program.

The PADI Adventures In Diving program offers two certification options. Complete any three Adventure Dives to earn the PADI Adventure Diver rating. Complete the Deep and Underwater Navigation Adventure Dives and three additional Adventure Dives (five total) and earn a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification. Divers between the ages of 12-14 who complete the dives can earn a PADI Junior Adventure Diver or Junior Advanced Open Water Diver rating.

PADI Adventure Divers and Advanced Open Water Divers (15 years of age and older) may participate in PADI Wreck and Deep Diver Specialties. PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification lets you continue on to the PADI Rescue Diver or Junior Rescue Diver course. And, provided you meet minimum age requirements for individual courses, you may take PADI Specialties such as Cavern Diver (18 years), Semiclosed Rebreather-Dolphin/Atlantis/Ray (15 years), and Search and Recovery (12 years).

What's more, PADI Adventure Dives also count towards PADI Specialty Diver certifications. For example, if you like night diving and want to earn your PADI Night Diver rating, your Night Adventure Dive counts as the first dive of the specialty.
 

Padi 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



 

SSI Open Water Course

Diving offers a lifetime of exciting adventure and the ideal way to begin that adventure is with SSI's Open Water Diver course. Under the guidance of a professional SSI Instructor, you will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to enjoy a lifetime of underwater exploration.

Knowledge. SSI's modular, six-session teaching system includes a video, manual, study guide, DiveLog and dive tables. And with SSI's home study approach, you will be able to minimize your time in the classroom allowing for more time in the water developing ability and comfort.

Skills. In multiple pool and open water session, you will practice scuba skills with SSI's exclusive Comfort Through Repetition teaching method. Some of the skills you will learn include:

 • Moving in the water with ease
 • Breathing normally under water
 • Controlling buoyancy so you neither descend nor ascend
 • The easiest ways to enter and exit the water
 • Getting water out of your mask or mask clearing

Equipment. Since you can't dive without equipment, there is extensive information on scuba equipment including:

 • Selecting the best diving equipment for your needs and budget
 • Maintaining and adjusting your equipment to extend its life and improve performance.
 

SSI Specialty Diver

Specialty activities introduce certified divers to a whole new world of diving opportunities. Learning is easy. You can purchase SSI Specialty manuals and videos from your SSI Authorized Dealer. Then enroll in a specialty course, because it is recommended that you practice specialized scuba skills with an SSI Advanced Instructor.

Knowledge. Using the SSI education system you will learn the information about specific types of specialty diving that would take you years of diving to learn on your own.

Skills. Under the guidance of an SSI Instructor, you will learn the correct skills and techniques associated with the specialties of your choice to make you a more comfortable and confident diver.

Equipment. You will learn how to use an expanded range of equipment to help you make your dives more enjoyable and worthwhile.

SSI Specialty Courses: Boat Diving, Computer Diving, Deep Diving, Diver Stress & Rescue, Dry Suit Diving, Enriched Air Nitrox, Equipment Techniques, Navigation, Night & Limited Visibility Diving, Search & Recovery, Underwater Photography, Waves, Tides & Currents, Wreck Diving, Unique Specialties (written by SSI Instructors).
 


SSI Stress & Rescue Diver

Diver Stress & Rescue is the next course recommended after Open Water Diver, because it helps you gain confidence and makes you a better buddy.

Knowledge. You will learn the signs of stress, and how to deal with stress in yourself and other divers before the dive, during the dive and after the dive. Also, you will learn about different personality types and the common actions of each type in stressful situations.

Skills. You will learn skills and techniques to help you and other divers prevent and overcome common stressors associated with diving. You will also learn self aid and buddy aid skills for potentially stressful and/or rescue situations.

Equipment. You will learn about how your equipment can help you to stay relaxed and enjoy every dive, what equipment is required in various rescue situations and how to use your equipment properly in the event of a rescue.
 

SSI Dive Control Specialist

SSI Dive Control Specialist is SSI's initial dive leadership level and is considered by many as the "fun" leadership rating. That's because you can do more than any other entry-level dive leader. You can do more because you receive both dive master and assistant instructor training in the SSI Dive Control Specialist course. With other agencies, these courses are separate.
As a Dive Control Specialist you can:

 • Work on dive boats, at resorts and retail stores, and take people diving
 • Lead dive trips and tours
 • Assist SSI Instructors in the pool and open water
 • Teach skills in the pool under the direct supervision of an SSI Instructor
 • Teach the SSI Scuba Skills Update program
 • Teach the SSI Snorkeling program
 • Teach selected SSI Specialty courses
 • Teach selected First Aid and CPR programs
 • Teach Scuba Rangers (after completing the Scuba Rangers Instructor training)

You will study advanced physics, physiology and decompression theory. You'll practice advanced rescue techniques, fine-tune your diving skills and learn the basics of teaching. Plus, there's a high demand for SSI Dive Control Specialists at retail shops and exotic resorts
 

 

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