Description:
This course is generally considered the next step in continuing education for the open water diver. It is designed to get the diver diving and out of the classroom. To accomplish this, there are no formal lectures required for this course but there are five required dives. There are two core dives, the deep dive and the navigation dive, then three diver selected dives that are selected by the student from a list of approved topics. The goal in this course is to expose the student to the different types of diving that are possible and to get them the required prerequisites for future courses. It covers the basics for planning more advanced types of dives. Depending on the dives you chose, you might experience some of the following topics:
1. Altitude Dive, 2. AWARE - Fish Identification Dive, 3. Boat Dive, 4. Deep Dive, 5. Digital Underwater Photography Dive, 6. Diver Propulsion Vehicle Dive, 7. Drift Dive, 8. Dry Suit Dive, 9. Enriched Air Dive, 10. Multilevel and Computer Dive, 11. National Geographic Dive, 12. Night Dive, 13. Peak Performance Buoyancy Dive, 14. Search and Recovery Dive, 15. Underwater Naturalist Dive, 16. Underwater Navigation Dive, 17. Underwater Photography Dive, 18. Underwater Videography Dive, 19. Wreck Dive, 20. Navigation
The course is offered as a complete course scheduled over two days of diving. You can do your certification dives anywhere just sign up for one of our trips and complete your dives. Whether you do this course locally or on a trip you will have the same options for your dives. You have many options for the three student selected dives so contact us and ask us about your options for completing this portion of the course.
Prerequisites: Open Water Diver or Equivalent *
Requirements: 10 years old or older, 5 open water dives for certification to include: 1 deep dive, 1 navigation dive, and 3 student selected dives
Class Size: Private and Semi-Private
Required Gear for Student Purchase: Depends on dives conducted.
Required Gear: All recreational scuba gear.
Course Fees Include: Educational materials, certification fees, and Open Water Certification dives. It DOESN'T include recreational dive gear for open water dives.
