Continuing Education


Now you have your open water under your belt, there are plenty more exciting qualifications available…

 



Advanced Open Water
| £199.00
2 core dives, 3 selective dives. – includes all equipment hire and 3 pool sessions.
(Boat Charter fees not included)
Please note, all courses must be completed within a year.

The next step – Most Open Water divers choose this course to further their education and gain more experience in a number of new and challenging areas of diving. This course consists of 5 Adventure Dives, one of which must be a Navigation Dive and one a Deep Dive. The other 3 being chosen from a a list of 15 adventure dives. You can try your hand at digital underwater photography, wreck diving, night diving, peak performance buoyancy and much more.

You can also credit each of the dives on this course towards a relevant Speciality Course. The first dive for most Specialities is the same as the advanced dive, so when you come to do the Speciality there is one less dive.

Anyone who has an entry level qualification in diving with a minimum of four open water dives can start the course. Those who are between the age of twelve and fifteen will be awarded the Junior Advanced Open Water certification and must therefore be buddied by an adult until they are sixteen.

Course includes – Personal Adventure’s in Diving crewpack, knowledge development sessions, 5 Adventure Dives, the use of all necessary Dive Equipment, air fills and PADI certification


Rescue Diver| £199.00

Once you have completed entry-level and advanced training and been logging a few dives in the process, you can progress onto the PADI Rescue Course where you will learn how to foresee, prevent, and manage potential diving accidents.

This is done firstly through knowledge development in all areas of emergency management, prevention and preparation. Then through a number of Open Water scenarios ranging from tired diver on the surface to unconscious diver underwater, you will finally put this learning into practice through emergency scenarios incorporating all of the skills and knowledge that you have learned throughout the course.

The Rescue Diver course is hard graft but one of the most valuable and rewarding courses PADI offer.


Emergency First Response – With AED| from £85.00

This comprehensive programme is composed of two core modules. Primary care and Secondary care. There is also an add on that teaches about the care of children. these can be taught in tandem or as stand alone courses.

Together, these courses provide extensive instructions in CPR and First Aid as well as providing optional automated external defibrillation and emergency oxygen use.

EFR gives you the tools you need to perform CPR and First Aid. Whether you’re a diver or a non-diver, EFR prepares you to properly handle potentially life-threatening situations, whether in the water, or the Workplace.

There is no minimum certification or age limit to begin the course.



Dive Master
| £350.00

A big step – This course is the first step into the PADI professional diver training system, and is designed to turn certified divers into supervisory personnel.This is achieved by focusing not only on personal watermanship and knowledge but also by acting as a certified assistant during all levels of diver training.

The course is divided into a number of areas that test your own diving skills and expand your knowledge whilst also giving hands on experience. You will be assisting an instructor in all aspects of diver training from dive planning and equipment preparation to assessing student performance and ensuring safety.

To qualify for PADI Dive Master training, you must be at least 18 years of age and a certified Rescue Diver with a minimum of 20 logged dives. You must also have a valid First Aid and CPR certificate such as the PADI Emergency First Response. Before certification you must have a minimum of 60 logged dives.

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