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Deep Diver:
This course is designed to give a foundation for deep diving and to allow the student diver to develop the necessary skills, knowledge and methods to safely execute a deep dive without the supervision of a diving professional. This course has 4 open water dives for certification with a maximum depth of 130’. The Deep Diver specialty opens up many popular wreck diving sites around the world, which is why it pairs well with the Wreck Diver specialty. Students can package the Deep Diver and Wreck Diver course for a reduced price.
FEE: $250 includes the instructional fee, certification fees, and use of cylinders and weight belt. Rental gear is available if needed. If boat diving, boat charter fees are an additional expense. Contact us for a package price.  
 
Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV):
Gliding through the water expending no energy is a great feeling. Learn to use a DPV so you can cover more of the dive site with a lot less energy. This course is designed to give a foundation for diving with a DPV by allowing the student diver to develop the necessary skills, knowledge and methods to care fore a DPV and to safely execute a DPV dive without the supervision of a diving professional. This course has 2 open water dives for certification. Pair this course with the Peak Performance Buoyancy course or other specialty for a reduced price.
FEE: $200 includes the instructional fee, certification fees, and use of cylinders and weight belt. Rental gear is available if needed. DPV rental and boat charter fees are an additional expense. Contact us for a package price.  
 
Drift Diver:
This course is designed to give a foundation for drift diving and to allow the student diver to develop the necessary skills, knowledge and methods to safely execute a drift dive without the supervision of a diving professional. This course has 2 open water dives for certification and should be conducted from a boat but is not required. The Drift Diver specialty opens up many popular drift and wall diving sites around the world, which is why it pairs well with the Peak Performance Buoyancy course or the Project AWARE specialty. Students can package the Drift Diver, Peak Performance Buoyancy Course and/or the Project AWARE course for a reduced price.
FEE: $200 includes the instructional fee, certification fees, and use of cylinders and weight belt. Rental gear is available if needed. If boat diving, boat charter fees are an additional expense. Contact us for a package price.  
 
Dry Suit Diver:
Ever been cold while diving? Well stop the cold and dive dry. The Dry Suit Diver course is designed to give a foundation for diving in a dry suit and to allow the student diver to develop the necessary skills, knowledge and methods to safely execute a dive while wearing a dry suit without the supervision of a diving professional. This course has 1 confined water dive and 2 open water dives for certification. The Dry Suit Diver specialty opens up many popular diving sites around the world, but totally changes your buoyancy. So, why not pair this course with a Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty and stay neutral? Students can package the Dry Suit Diver and Peak Performance Buoyancy course for a reduced price.
FEE: $200 includes the instructional fee, certification fees, and use of cylinders and weight belt. Rental gear is available if needed. If boat diving, boat charter fees are an additional expense. Contact us for a package price.  
 
Emergency Oxygen Provider:
This course trains divers and those in a position to help divers (boat captains, lifeguards, etc.) in the proper use of emergency oxygen. It covers the recognition of the signs and symptoms of diving illnesses that are treatable by emergency oxygen and the proper technique to respond. This course is often taught in conjunction with the rescue diver course and/or a CPR/1st Aid course. This course is a must for someone who is planning on becoming a diving professional.
FEE: $150 includes the instructional fee, certification fees, and materials. Contact us for a package price.  
 
Full Face Mask:
This course is designed to teach divers how to properly execute dives using a full face mask. The purpose of the Full Face Mask Diver course is to familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards, and enjoyment of diving a full face mask. The course has a confined water component and 2 open water dives for certification.
FEE: $200 includes the instructional fee, certification fees, and use of cylinders and weight belt. Rental gear is available if needed. If boat diving, boat charter fees are an additional expense. Contact us for a package price. *Students need to provide a full face mask for all training sessions.   
 
Night Diver:
The Night Diver course is designed to give a foundation for night diving and to allow the student diver to develop the necessary skills, knowledge and methods to safely execute a night dive without the supervision of a diving professional. This course has 3 open water dives for certification and can be completed in one day but usually it takes two days to complete. The Night Diver specialty opens up a whole new world of diving. The reef becomes alive at night, all of the creatures come out to play. This is why it pairs well with the Project AWARE specialty. Students can package the Night Diver course with the Project AWARE course for a reduced price.
FEE: $225 includes the instructional fee, certification fees, and use of cylinders and weight belt. Rental gear is available if needed. If boat diving, boat charter fees are an additional expense. Contact us for a package price.  
 
NITROX Diver (EANx):
NITROX diving has many advantages, one being more bottom time at shallower depths. You pay a lot of money to go diving, why not stay as long as you can? This course will give the diver the foundation for properly executing dives using oxygen rich mixtures from 22%-40% oxygen. The student will develop the necessary skills, knowledge and methods to safely execute a NITROX dives without the supervision of a diving professional. This course has NO open water dives for certification but 2 dives can be conducted at the students request. Note: this course can be combined with the Open Water or Advanced Open Water courses at a reduced price.
FEE: $185 includes the instructional fee, certification fees, and materials. If doing the diving option then additional fees apply. Contact us for a package price.  
 
Peak Performance Buoyancy:
Stop destroying our marine environment! Learn proper buoyancy and save our reefs. This course is designed to give the diver ample time to practice buoyancy skills in order to perfect neutral buoyancy by practicing skills in confined and open water settings. This course has 2 open water dives for certification but more dives are always encouraged. The Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty is a great course for both newly certified divers and experienced divers. The course is tailored to the students needs based on the experience level of the participating diver. Pair this course with another specialty for a reduced price.
FEE: $200 includes the instructional fee, certification fees, and use of cylinders and weight belt. Rental gear is available if needed. If boat diving, boat charter fees are an additional expense. Contact us for a package price.  
 
Search and Recovery:
This course is designed to give a foundation for search and recovery techniques and to allow the student diver to develop the necessary skills, knowledge and methods to safely execute a search and recovery dive without the supervision of a diving professional. This course has 4 open water dives for certification that must be conducted over two days. The Search and Recovery Diver specialty utilizes many different search patterns which is why it pairs well with the Underwater Navigation specialty. Students can package the Search and Recovery and Underwater Navigator course for a reduced price.
FEE: $200 includes the instructional fee, certification fees, and use of cylinders and weight belt. Rental gear is available if needed. If boat diving, boat charter fees are an additional expense. Contact us for a package price.  
 
Underwater Navigator:
Do not get lost underwater anymore! This course is designed to give a foundation for navigating underwater by multiple methods. Compass use is only one of the very important techniques that is utilized extensively in this course. The student diver will develop the necessary skills, knowledge and methods to effectively navigate underwater. This course has 3 open water dives for certification that can be completed in one day. The Underwater Navigator specialty enhances your skills so you do not get lost when you dive. Learn how to navigate on wrecks by pairing this course with the Wreck Diver specialty. Students can package the Underwater Navigator and Wreck Diver course for a reduced price.
FEE: $225 includes the instructional fee, certification fees, and use of cylinders and weight belt. Rental gear is available if needed. If boat diving, boat charter fees are an additional expense. Contact us for a package price.  
 
Wreck Diver:
This course is designed to give a foundation for wreck diving and to allow the student diver to develop the necessary skills, knowledge and methods to safely execute a wreck dive without the supervision of a diving professional. You will learn the proper techniques to properly perform wreck surveys and penetrations by practicing numerous line drills inside and outside of the  wreck. This course has 4 open water dives for certification that are conducted over two days. The Wreck Diver specialty opens up many popular diving sites around the world but many lay deeper than 60’, this is why it pairs well with the Deep Diver specialty. Students can package the Wreck Diver and Deep Diver course for a reduced price.
FEE: $250 includes the instructional fee, certification fees, and use of cylinders and weight belt. Rental gear is available if needed. Line reels are available for rent. If boat diving, boat charter fees are an additional expense. Contact us for a package price.