Scuba Diving Courses
Scuba Diving Courses
Visiting this website means that you are interested in the diving hobby, and we want to help you by sharing our extensive experience in this field with you.
The first step to take diving courses
At the beginning, you should know that the hobby of scuba diving is one of the most beautiful activities that can affect your personality in many positive ways. Scuba diving trainees will always pick up new skills and experiences and expand their consciousness.
The diving community is a unique community and if you want to join it, you must know how to successfully choose your coach and diving centre because that is going to have a huge impact on your diving level after taking the course. Therefore, give close attention to who is going to train you and to the organization that he/she is working for before you go deep under the water.
Important Note
There are more than 45 scuba diving organizations around the world. Look up these organizations and read about their training programs thoroughly, then choose what suits you best. After that, look for an experienced and qualified coach. And then ask your coach to train you to be a good diver and make sure that he/she is applying the program that his/her organization has approved. Furthermore, be logical when you observe your coach’s behaviour and attitude.
If you want to be always unique, work and study hard, and pay attention to all the details of the course because every piece of information is valuable and worth listening to no matter how insignificant it might sound to you. You will need to use these details someday, therefore do not, for instance, skip going scuba diving in a bad-visibility water and do not accept getting certified before you get a practicing dive. Diving organizations set up these programs very carefully and they know that you, as a trainee, need to know all those details. Please apply all what you have learned from your course in order to have a safe and fun dive.
Now you are going to read about all the scuba diving courses, respectively, and the program of each course. You will also read about each course’s requirements.
Good luck with diving deep into the world of scuba diving!
Open Water Diver
What are you going to learn and how can you get started?
You are definitely going to learn how to use your equipment. This course is also going to teach you how to dive to 18m with your buddy. There are 5 confined water dives (in a swimming pool) and 4 Open Water dives (in an open sea). You will learn about all the skills that you need to pick up in order to be an Open Water diver. You can also take specialty courses after this one to develop your skills.
Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills
Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore!
What are the equipment tools that you are going to use?
In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear, including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device and a tank. The equipment you wear varies, depending upon whether you’re diving in tropical, temperate or cold water.
Check with your local dive centre about the gear you will use during this course and get advice about everything you need from your PADI Instructor.
You are going to study from a book that contains all the basic information you need about the Open Water diver. There are also dive tables, a notebook to write down your dives and some videos that demonstrate the skills.
Who can benefit from this course?
Diving is like flying. Humans have always had the desire to try both of them. Something new and beautiful is going to be revealed to you every time you dive because the sea and the marine environment are intriguing and fascinating. So, if you enjoy nature, exploration and physical activities where you use your body and mind, you are encouraged to take the course. You will enjoy it very much. To enrol in this course, you must be older than 10 years old, healthy and know how to swim!
Now what are you waiting for? Enrol now!
The second step to take diving courses
Now since you are an Open Water diver, you can improve your skills in first aid or learn more about nitrox. You can also become an advanced Open Water diver after taking that course.
Speciality Courses
Speciality Course (Peak Performance Buoyancy)
Buoyancy is the key to enjoy scuba diving. It is also the key to glide effortlessly and consume less air. You will learn how to achieve excellent buoyancy control and ascend, descend or hover almost as if by thought.
Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 10 years old, are eligible to take this course in which they take one lesson and two dives in the sea.
Speciality Course (Dry Suit Diver)
There is no need to worry about staying warm anymore. This course will allow you to extend your scuba diving season and dive dry, even in surprisingly cold water.
Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 10 years old, are eligible to take this course in which they take one lesson and two dives in the sea.
Speciality Course (Enriched Air Diver)
Learn how to go scuba diving with enriched air nitrox and be an expert at that!
Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 12 years old, are eligible to take this course in which they take one lesson and two dives in the sea.
Speciality Course (Underwater Navigator)
This course fine-tunes your observation skills and teaches you to more accurately use your compass underwater. It is important to know where you are and where you are going.
Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 10 years old, are eligible to take this course in which they take one lesson and three dives in the sea.
Speciality Course (Night Diver)
Diving at night is the goal for many divers. Now you can learn how to do that and how to go scuba diving in bad visibility sites, such as lakes.
Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 12 years old, are eligible to take this course in which they take one lesson and three dives in the sea.
Speciality Courses (Boat Diver and Drift Diver)
One of the factors that affects diving is currents. They are usually strong in boat dives. Theses courses teach you how to make a boat dive and dive in currents.
Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 10 years old, are eligible to take the Boat Diver course in which they take one lesson and two dives in the sea.
Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 12 years old, are eligible to take the Drift Diver course in which they take one lesson and two dives in the sea.
Speciality Course (Deep Diver)
You will learn how to scuba dive with confidence at depths down to 39m.
Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 15 years old, are eligible to take this course in which they take two lessons and four dives in the sea.
Speciality Course (Digital Underwater Photographer)
Learn how to capture images of your scuba diving adventures once you are done with this course.
Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 10 years old, are eligible to take this course in which they take one lesson and two dives in the sea.
Speciality Course (Wreck Diver)
Each wreck dive offers a chance for unlocking a mysterious piece of history that others have missed. You need to have excellent buoyancy control skills for this course.
Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 15 years old, are eligible to take this course in which they take two lessons and four dives in the sea.
Advanced Open Water Diver
What are you going to learn and how can you get started?
You will learn how to control your buoyancy in your first dive. The second dive will refine your compass navigation skills and helps you better navigate using a compass. The third dive will be a night dive, and the fourth dive will be a deep dive (down to 39m / 130ft). The final dive will be a boat and currents dive. This course has two theory lessons and five dives.
What are the equipment tools that you are going to use?
Beyond using basic scuba equipment, you will need a compass and dive knife or dive tool. You will also study from a book that contains all the basic information you need about the Advanced Open Water diver. In addition, you will be introduced to a mobile application and some videos that demonstrate the skills as well as getting a notebook that you can use to write down your dives.
Who can benefit from this course?
Open Water Divers are eligible to take this course. Do not wait and enrol in it now!
Rescue Diver
What are you going to learn and how can you get started?
This course will prepare you to deal with dive emergencies, minor and major, using a variety of techniques. You will learn what to look for and how to respond through knowledge development and rescue exercises. This course has four sea dives and three theory lessons.
What are the equipment tools that you are going to use?
You will study from a book that contains all the basic information you need about the Rescue diver. In addition, you will watch some videos that demonstrate the skills, and get a notebook that you can use to write down your dives.
Who can benefit from this course?
Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 16 years old and first aid certified, are eligible to take this course.
Speciality Course (Emergency Oxygen Provider)
What are you going to learn and how to get started?
Becoming an Emergency Oxygen Provider lets you breathe easy knowing that you can recognize scuba diving illnesses treatable with emergency oxygen, and are prepared to offer aid. This course focuses on the CPR. It is divided into two theory lessons and two practical lessons.
Divemaster
What are you going to learn and how can you get started?
This course is your first level of becoming a professional diver. You will also get to dive a lot and know more about diving physics and physiology. Furthermore, as a divemaster, you will lead and supervise other divers, and get to plan your trips alone. Divemaster course will help you to gain dive knowledge and know the differences between exercises. Finally, you will get to experience the joy of assisting with divers training as a divemaster.
What are the equipment tools that you are going to use?
You will study from the Divemaster book, diving physics book, diving physiology book and the trainer’s guidebook. You will also have all the diving and educational tables along with marker buoys, lift bags and slates and a first aid kit.
Who can benefit from this course?
Divers are eligible to take this course if they have taken all the fun scuba diving courses; they are first aid certified; they have an outstanding diving reputation; and they are responsible.
