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 Padi
Open Water Certificate
This is the most popular dive programme in the world - it is
the ticket to freedom, and intense adventure in diving with
a buddy, independent of a professional. The Padi Open Water
Certification is the most widely respected and know rating in
the world
Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit and comfortable
in water can earn the Open Water Dive Certificate from as early
as 10 years old (Junior Open Water Diver).
Throughout this course you will learn all the fundamentals of
scuba diving and the relating equipment. You will complete five
pool sessions, knowledge development sessions and four open
water dives in the ocean.
The Open Water Diver Course as with all other Padi courses,
performance based so you proceed as you demonstrate mastery
of the course skills which allows you to work at a pace that
is comfortable to you.
You will need the following:
Open Water Crew Pack which can be either in book form or on
a DVD which ever you prefer. This will be sent to you when you
book your course for completion at home. Included in this pack
is your log book and dive slates.
Padi
Adventure Diver
The Adventure in Diving Programme offers both the Adventre Diver
and Advanced Open Water Diver certifications. If you complete
any three adventure dives you can earn your Padi Adventure Diver
certification and if you also complete the Deep Adventure Dive
plus the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive you can earn your
Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
This is your chance to try numerous different dives, for example
underwater photography or visit a wreck, or dive at night. This
is your chance to sample these dives at the same time as strengthening
your diving skills as so enjoy the underwater even more.
The Adventure Diver includes three of the
following choices:
For divers 10 years or older:
- AWARE - Fish Identification
- Underwater Naturalist
- Boat Diver
- Underwater Navigator
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Underwater Photography
For divers 12 years or older:
- Altitude Diver
- Multilevel Diver
- Deep Diver
- Night Diver
- Diver Propulsion Vehicle
- Search and Recovery
- Drift Diver
- Underwater Videography
- Dry Suit Diver
You will need the following:
Adventures in Diving crew pack which will include your log book.
This will be sent to you when you book your course for you to
complete the knowledge reviews for the dive you chose at home.
After your Adventure Diver Certification you can take the next
step by completing two more dives of Deep and navigation and
become an Advanced Open Water Diver.
Your Adventure dives can also count as the first dive for any
Specialty certification.
Padi
Advanced Open Water Diver
As described in the Adventure Diver certificate, once you have
completed your three chosen dives and go on to complete the
underwater navigation and deep dives you can become an Advanced
Open Water Diver .
After these dives you will become much more comfortable in the
water, you will understand the underwater environment more and
become much more experienced divers.
You will need to be a certified Open Water Diver (min 15 years
old) or a Junior Open Water Diver (12 years old)
This certification requires you to complete three of the dives
as listed below of your choice plus underwater navigation dive
and deep adventure dive.
- Altitude Diver
- Boat Diver
- Drift Diver
- Deep Diver
- Dry Suit Diver
- Diver Propulsion Vehicle
- Multilevel Diver
- Night Diver
- Peak Performance Bouyancy
- Search and Recovery
- Underwater Naturalist
- Underwater Videography
- Underwater Photography
- Underwater Navigator
- Wreck Diver
- AWARE - Fish Identification,
You will need the following:
Adventures in Diving crew pack which will include your log book.
This will be sent to you when you book your course for you to
complete the knowledge reviews for the dive you chose at home.
Your Adventure dives can also count as the first dive for any
Specialty certification. You can also now go on to complete
the Padi Rescue Diver Course and Junior Rescue Course.
Emergency First Response Course
Emergency First Response give you the tools you need to perform
CPR and First Aid, whether you are a diver or not, it prepares
you to properly handle potentially life threatening situations.
There is no minimum age and you do not need any dive certification.
There are two core modules to this course, which can be tough
either together or separately. These are Emergency First Response
- Primary Care and Emergency First Response - Secondary Care.
Both these course provide intensive instruction in CPR and first
aid.
You will need a participation pack which includes and manual,
binder and first aid pack - these will be sent to you for home
study when you book your course.
Having completed this course, it will enable you to complete
your Padi Rescue Diver Course or Junior Rescue Diver Course.
Padi
Rescue Diver Course
The Padi Rescue Diver Course will expand your knowledge and
experience beyond purely recreational level because you will
learn to look beyond yourself and consider the safety and well
being of other divers. Although this course is serious, it is
en enjoyable way to build your confidence.
You will need to be a Padi Advanced Open Water Diver or Junior
Advanced Open Water Diver, 15 years or older (12 for Junior
Rescue Diver) and have successfully completed the Emergency
First Response course within the last 12 months.
During the five open water sessions you will
cover the following:
- Self Rescue and Diver Stress
- Dive First Aid
- Emergency Management and Equipment
- Swimming and non-swimming assists
- Panicked diver response
- Underwater problems
- Missing diver procedures
- Surfacing the unconscious diver
- Inwater artificial respiration
- Exits
- First aid procedures for pressure related accidents
- Dive Accident scenarios
You will need a Padi Rescue Diver Crew pack which will be sent
to you for your to read at home when you book your course. .
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