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PADI LogoScuba diving is all about going to new places, meeting new people and being able to explore underwater. If you are already a certified Scuba Diver and interested in obtaining a specialty certification rating we offer PADI Specialty courses to meet your goals.

PADI specialty courses provide you with a structured training program necessary to gain practical skills, knowledge and experience for various 'specialty diving' under the direct guidance of a PADI instructor. You will have the opportunity to learn in greater detail about a specific type of diving that interests you and obtain a certification for that specialty upon successful completion.

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£100.00
PADI Enriched Air Diver
Maximize your time with the Nitrox (Enriched Air) Diver course. By diving with Enriched Air you may feel less tired. Enriched Air Diver saves you time by allowing you to:
  • Stay underwater longer
  • Get back into the water sooner
  • Get your certification while simultaneously completing dives for other PADI courses

How much more time can I be underwater?
For example, if you dive to15 metres on air, your no decompression limit is 80 minutes. But, diving on EANx36 gets you 220 minutes of no decompression time - an increase of 140 minutes! It’s perfect for underwater photographers, wreck divers and anyone who wants to stay down longer.

   
£95.00  

EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE
An Emergency First Response course prepares you to properly handle potentially life and non life-threatening situations by giving you the tools and confidence you need to perform CPR and First Aid in an emergency accident or illness situation.
This comprehensive program is composed of two core modules. Each Module can be taught in tandem or as stand-alone courses: Emergency First Response - Primary Care and Emergency First Response - Secondary Care.
Both Modules are generally taught together. These courses proved extensive instruction in CPR and First Aid skills, as well as providing hands on experience in the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s) and Emergency Oxygen Equipment.
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  £100.00

DEEP DIVER
PADI’s Deep Diver course offers you the adventure of a lifetime – going deep to see things others only dream about. To join the deep diving crowd, you’ll need at least your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (Advanced Plus or equivalent) certification and be at least 15 years old.

The program includes four open water dives, which can be conducted over two days (note: As you have already done a deep dive as part of your Adventures in Diving course, this Specialty can now be completed in one day). The minimum & maximum depth for dives two and three is 30 to 40 metres/100 to 130ft (we usally aim for 36M) the fourth dive is between 18 to 30 metres/60 to 100 feet with no dive exceeding 40 metres/130 feet. All your dives will be conducted within no-decompression limits, with deeper dives conducted first.

During your program, you'll cover the knowledge, skills and techniques needed to dive deep.
The following is included in the PADI Deep Diver program:

  • Planning, organisation, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of deep diving.
  • Risk factors and decompression-tables review. Safety stops and emergency decompression
  • Procedures. Special equipment, descent lines and buoyancy-control considerations.
  • Procedures for flying after diving and high-altitude diving.
  • Orientation to recompression chambers.

The core Deep Dive conducted during the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or Advanced Plus program may be counted toward this specialty at the discretion of the instructor.

   
 £125 UNDERWATER DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
 
This one-day A&A workshop goes beyond the PADI underwater photography course. We cover all aspects of digital photography from advice on buying a camera & equipment, composing and taking good photographs, buoyancy control and environmental awareness, and care of your equipments. Back on dry land the course covers; downloading file images from your camera and basic photo retouching to get the best from your images. This course is highly flexible and very hands-on. We'll give you the benefit of our experience of taking thousands of photographs.
   
£100.00 NIGHT DIVER
  The PADI Night Diver is a specialty course and can be applied toward your Advance Open Water Diver rating as one of your elective dives.
During this course you will gain practical skills and expert knowledge for night diving. Below is a snap-shot of skills and techniques that are taught during the PADI Night Diver course:
  1. Planning, organization, procedures & night diving techniques.
  2. Possible problems & hazards of night diving.
  3. Emergency & disorientation procedures.
  4. Buoyancy control, navigation & communication.
  5. Use of dive lights & buddy system techniques.
  6. Introduction to nocturnal aquatic life.
   
 £80.00 DRY SUIT
 

If you want to see the spectacular and prolific aquatic life often found in UK and colder water climates you'll need to stay warm and that means a dry suit. But, you want to be trained in proper techniques and this is where PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course comes in.

You'll not only cover the background knowledge related to dry suit diving, you'll get into confined water to put that theory into practice. Then, once you've mastered confined water, it's time for two open water dives and applying that knowledge, including dive planning, organization, techniques, problems and buoyancy control.
   
 £100.00 WRECK DIVER
 

Wreck penetration-training dives are limited to within the light zone and within 40 metres/130 feet from the surface, vertical and horizontal distance included. If the wreck used for training is located in deep water (over 18 metres/60 feet), the Deep Diver rating is recommended as a prerequisite for the Wreck Diver program.

During your PADI Wreck Diver program you'll go on four open water dives, which may be conducted over at least two days. This is were you'll put in to practice the information you gained from listening to your instructor and from the PADI Wreck Diving Manual and video. Information contained in your program includes:

The planning, organisation, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of wreck diving. The preparation and use of lights, air supplies, special equipment, penetration lines and reels. Limited-visibility diving techniques and emergency procedures.

   
£80.00 PEAK PERFORMANCE BUOYANCY
 

It's very important to perfect your buoyancy when you dive. You will conserve air, energy and our precious ecosystem. Equally gratifying, when you learn how to control your buoyancy ultimately you can extend your bottom time and add a higher level of confidence to your diving skills.

During your course you will gain practical skills and expert knowledge for buoyancy control. Below is a snap-shot of skills and techniques that are taught during the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy course:

  1. Peak Performance Buoyancy fundamentals & check techniques.
  2. Establishing neutral buoyancy during all segments of a dive.
  3. Positioning & distributing weight for comfort.
  4. Proper body position & fine tuning buoyancy underwater.
  5. Weight position / distribution, streamlining & hovering.
  6. How to use the PADI Basic Weighting Guidelines.
  7. Visualization techniques prior to dives.
  8. Fine tuning neutral buoyancy underwater.
   
 £100.00 MULTILEVEL DIVER
 

During your Multilevel Diver program, you’ll go on two open water dives, both of which may be conducted in one day. You'll also be exposed to a variety of different types of multilevel dive calculators (the Wheel and various types of dive computers). Topics covered include:

The planning, organisation, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of multilevel diving. Definition and advantages of multilevel diving. Methods of calculating multilevel dives. (The Wheel and/or dive computers). Review of decompression sickness theory. Review of emergency decompression procedures. Review of PADI's S.A.F.E. Diver campaign. Procedures for flying after diving. Guidelines, rules and procedures for multilevel diving with the Wheel and/or diving computers. Care and maintenance of dive computers.

   
£80.00 plus boat fees BOAT DIVER
  Through the PADI Boat Diver Specialty course, you can learn the techniques and procedures for diving from different types of boats. The more boats you're diving from, the more diving you're doing.

As part of your PADI Boat Diver Specialty course, you'll learn about:

  • Boat diving planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards
  • Proper boat diving etiquette, including equipment storage and conduct
  • Common boat terminology
  • Specific and local boat diving laws and ordinances
  • Overview of emergency and safety equipment needed on private dive boats
   
£100.00 UNDERWATER NAVIGATION
 

Knowing where you are underwater and where you’re going comes in real handy, especially if you're looking for an object or locating that beautiful reef that you heard about. During your PADI Underwater Navigator program you'll go on three open water dives familiarising yourself with the skills, knowledge, planning, organisation, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards and enjoyment of underwater navigation.

 
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