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DIVING COURSES

PADI DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING COURSE

This is a one day course. Instruction in the pool takes about an hour and the student will be able to practice all the necessary safety and comfort skills before going out in the ocean for 2 dives.
This is not a certification course and the person can only dive under direct supervision of the instructor.

Includes: instructor, pool lesson, all equipment, boat.

From 12 years and older.

PADI OPEN WATER COURSE

Duration of the course is 4 days, during which the student has to do theoretical and practical exercises.
The student reads the Open Water Manual and watches the video, assisted by his instructor.
The practical part is divided into two sections: the pool and 4 open water dives.
The theoretical session consists of 4 small quizzes and one final exam.

Includes: Manual available in different languages, full equipment, instructor, 4 open water dives, boat and PADI certification.

 

PADI REFERRAL COURSE

The referral course is the last part of the Open Water course and takes 2 days. The student has to bring a signed form from his instructor, showing satisfactory completion of the theoretical quizzes, the practical pool sessions and the final exam. We will take the student out into the ocean for 4 dives, 2 per day, to finish the course.

Includes: full equipment, instructor, 4 open water dives, boat and PADI certification.

PADI ADVANCED COURSE

To participate in an Advanced course, you need to have an Open Water diver certification. This course can be done in 2 days and includes 5 dives. During practical training you’ll be able to gain additional experience in: Navigation, Deep Diving, Search and recovery, Underwater Naturalist and buoyancy control.

 

Includes: book, instructor, 5 open water dives and PADI certification.

PADI RESCUE DIVER


To become certified as a Rescue Diver the student needs to have reached the level of Advanced diver.
In 3 days he/she will learn how to rescue someone in open water, to use the first aid kit and learn how to assist other divers in the water.

Includes: book, instructor, and PADI certification.

For this course we require a minimum of 2 people.

PADI NITROX CERTIFICATION

To become Nitrox certified, you need at least an open water certification.  This course only requires a half day to become certified by practicing dive tables, analyzing your cylinder’s oxygen content and passing one exam.   Nitrox certification allows you to dive with more safety and to get more out of each dive.

Includes: book, instructor, 2 dives with Nitrox, PADI certification.


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