An Overview from Beginner to Pro Level
*For classes offered at H2O Dive Center, refer to course list.*
All classes are non refundable and are paid for in full at the time of reservation. Please make sure you do not have any medical conditions that would prevent you from taking the class prior to booking the class. Failure to show up for your class will result in forfeiture of your class.
Scuba Diver
The PADI Scuba Diver course is a subset of the PADI Open Water Diver course. If you’re short on time however without a doubt prefer to become a diver, the PADI Scuba Diver rating would possibly be just right for you, especially if you anticipate to go scuba diving with a professional dive guide at all times stabilized at the maximum depth of 40 feet.. In the case of a student failing to complete certain exercises efficiently in the PADI open water Diver course or was not able to complete the course due to time delay this path is an intermediate step for an Open Water Diver certification, if that’s your ultimate goal.
(must be at least 10 years of age)
Open Water Diver
Get your scuba diving certification with the PADI Open Water Diver course – the world’s most famous and broadly recognized scuba course! If you’ve constantly desired to take scuba diving lessons, trip unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts.
You do not have to have any preceding trip SCUBA diving for this class. You need to only be at ease being in the water and recognize how to swim. Upon completion, you will have the capability to dive to a maximum of 60 ft without a professional but with a dive buddy.
(must be at least 10 years of age)
Advanced Open Water Diver
The PADI Advanced route helps build confidence and increase your scuba abilities thru exclusive Adventure Dives. An Adventure Dive concentrates on a particular recreation or skill inside the realm of scuba.
You don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed to boost your diving, so you can begin right after earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification.
While you’re doing your AOW dives, you’ll be accompanied by using a PADI Professional. They are there to answer questions and help you fine-tune your approach and study new skills. After being certified the student will be able to reach a maximum depth of 100 feet with a dive buddy of the same level or of a buddy more advanced.
(must be at least 12 years of age)
Rescue Open Water Diver
Scuba divers describe the PADI Rescue Diver course as the most challenging, yet most lucrative direction they’ve ever taken. Why? Because you learn to stop and control problems in the water, and come to be more assured in your skills as a diver, understanding that you can assist others if needed. During the course, you study to become a better buddy through working towards hassle fixing abilities till they grow to be 2nd nature. Plus, the direction is simply fun– it’s serious, but nevertheless permits for lots of laughter in between the centered learning. This course changes the life of a diver.
(must be at least 12 years of age)
Dive Master
Take the PADI/SNSI Divemaster course and do what you love to do as a career. Scuba divers appear up to divemasters due to the fact they are leaders who mentor and inspire others.
The PADI Divemaster direction is your first degree of expert training. Working intently with a PADI Instructor, you’ll fine-tune your dive skills, like perfecting the undemanding hover, and refine your rescue abilities so you expect and effortlessly resolve frequent problems. You’ll gain the first level of dive knowledge, management and supervision skills, as well as being able to conduct dives assisting instructors. With this qualifications you emerge as a role model to divers everywhere. (must be at least 18 years of age)
* For specialty diving refer to the instructors at H2O Dive Center*
