Intermediate Scuba Classes
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Our intermediate level scuba classes that require students to have an open water certification or higher to enroll in.
Advanced Open Water Diver Class
In the Advanced Open Water class, under the guidance of an experienced instructor, you will gain the knowledge, experience, and skills to:
- Streamline your gear,
- Perfect your trim,
- Improve your finning technique and buoyancy,
- Manage your gas and improve your situational awareness
Boat Diver Class
If you’re new to boat diving or want to learn more about diving from different types of boats, enroll in the Boat Diver course. During two dives with your instructor, you will learn nautical terminology, boat diving etiquette and may practice using lines and/or deploy a surface marker buoy (SMB). Your instructor will help you gain the skills to dive off a boat, to help you access dive sites around the world!
The class fee includes one 2-tank boat charter booking per student.
You can pick the certifying agency of your choice: PADI or SSI.
Drift Diver Class
Diving in a current can feel like flying underwater. In the Drift Diver course, you will learn drift diving tips from an experienced instructor and practice buoyancy control, navigation, use of surface signaling equipment and buddy communication to give you the confidence to enjoy gliding through currents at exotic dive sites around the world!
You can pick the certifying agency of your choice: PADI or SSI.
EFR Primary and Secondary Care / SSI React Right Courses
In the PADI EFR / SSI React Right classes, you will gain the knowledge, experience, and skills to perform CPR / First Aid and handle basic secondary care. These are great skills to have for everyday life, and if you are going on to your Rescue Diver / Diver Stress & Rescue class, you will also practice CPR skills for in-water rescue.
You can pick the certifying agency of your choice: PADI or SSI.
EFR Primary and Secondary Care Instructor Course
During the Emergency First Response Instructor course, you will build on your skill as an Emergency Responder and focus on developing your instructional abilities to teach these skills to others. The Instructor course provides you with the additional training necessary to teach the Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR), Secondary Care (First Aid), Care for Children, CPR & AED courses (region-specific workplace courses may require additional training). Through a multi-media approach of independent study, classroom sessions and practical teaching assignments, you learn to conduct Emergency First Response courses.
The instructor course covers specific goals and performance requirements for the Primary Care, Secondary Care, Care for Children and CPR & AED courses, along with instruction on how to structure learning, the requirements of performance-based training, and your role as the instructor in the learning environment. You also learn how to motivate students, evaluate student knowledge, present course content effectively, become proficient in developing students’ hands-on skills practice sessions, and are taught how to present an effective scenario-based learning experience. You’ll also receive information helpful in marketing your EFR business.
Prerequisites:
To enter the Emergency First Response Instructor course, you must be 18 years old and have completed CPR and first aid training in the past 24 months or a be a practicing medical professional such as a physician, Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic or Registered Nurse.
Emergency Oxygen Provider
Knowing how and when to administer emergency oxygen is a valuable skill to have in a dive emergency. PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider and SSI React Right courses prepares you to offer aid and teaches you to recognize scuba diving injuries and illnesses requiring emergency oxygen.
These are excellent courses for scuba divers, boat crew, lifeguards, freedivers or anyone who spends time in and around water. No age restrictions or water sessions required.
Academics: Learn how to:
Academics: Learn how to:
- Assemble an oxygen unit and administer emergency oxygen,
- Administer emergency oxygen,
- Be prepared to offer aid to divers and any recreational water user,
- Gain experience handling oxygen equipment,
- Identify when oxygen is needed for scuba diving and water-related injuries and illnesses,
- Aid a diver if decompression sickness is suspected.
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver Class
In the Nitrox / Enriched Air Diver class, you are taught the procedures to dive EAnx up to 40% safely and responsibly.
You can pick the certifying agency of your choice: PADI or SSI.
Equipment Specialist Class
Don't miss a dive due to minor issues with your scuba diving equipment. Whether it's a missing o-ring, wetsuit tear or a broken fin strap, our PADI Equipment Specialist / SSI Equipment Technique courses teach you how to manage basic repairs and adjustments. You will learn how your gear works, making you more comfortable with it and better prepared to take care of your investment.
If you are at least 10 years old and certified as a (Junior) Scuba Diver or higher, you can enroll in the Equipment Specialist course.
You can pick the certifying agency of your choice: PADI or SSI.
Gas Blender Class
Nitrox and Trimix are no longer voodoo gases! By getting certified to blend gases, you will be able to safely make your own custom blends to exactly fit a specific dive profile allowing you to accomplish missions other only dream of. The Tec Gas Blender course teaches you how to blend enriched air nitrox and helium-based gases using one or more blending methods.
Academics:
The Tec Gas Blender course includes three practical application sessions, but no dives. During independent study, instructor-led reviews, and practice sessions you will learn:
- Key aspects of designing an air fill / blending station,
- About the advantages and disadvantages of different blending methodologies,
- To blend enriched air and trimix blends to within one percent of the target mix,
- About the potential hazards related to handling oxygen, and how to manage those risks,
- To demonstrate the steps for oxygen cleaning equipment, along with the requirements for oxygen service.
Night Diver Class
The thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring. Although you've been scuba diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light. The scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge. If you've wondered what happens underwater after the sun goes down, sign up for the PADI Night Diver or SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility Specialty course.
Night diving requires different skills from diving during the day. This specialty is the best way to learn about night diving and practice the techniques you will need to become a safe and confident night diver. In this program, you will be provided with all the knowledge and skills you need to safely and comfortably dive at night or in limited visibility conditions. With a combination of online learning and open water training dives, you will learn how to enter and exit the water, use specialized equipment, and how to communicate with your buddy easily at night or in limited visibility. Upon completion, you will be ready to go night diving with confidence.
(Junior) Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 12 years old, can enroll in the Night Diver specialty course
You can pick the certifying agency of your choice: PADI or SSI.
Rescue Diver Class
In the Advanced Open Water class, under the guidance of an experienced instructor, you will gain the knowledge, experience, and skills to:
- Streamline your gear,
- Perfect your trim,
- Improve your finning technique and buoyancy,
- Manage your gas and improve your situational awareness
Sidemount Rec Diver Class
Having scuba tanks on your back isn’t a requirement for exploring the underwater world. Many scuba divers have discovered the joy of mounting cylinders on their sides. Sidemount diving gives you flexibility and streamlining options. Plus, you don’t have to walk with heavy cylinders on your back – just enter the water, clip them on and go.
The sidemount configuration is most commonly used by technical divers, either to streamline their equipment in overhead environments or to carry extra cylinders for long decompression stops. If you want to expand your underwater horizons beyond the recreational limits, the Sidemount Diver course serves as an introduction to the skills and equipment used in tec diving. However, there is no reason why recreational divers can’t also dive sidemount — in fact, many recreational divers simply prefer sidemount because it improves their comfort and maneuverability in the water.
Academics:
Along with learning about the many benefits of diving with a sidemount configuration, during one confined water and three open water scuba dives you will learn how to:
- Properly assemble and configure sidemount scuba diving equipment,
- Trim your weight system and sidemount gear to be perfectly balanced in the water,
- Manage gas by switching second stages as planned, if wearing two cylinders,
- Perform air consumption rate swims to gather information for later calculation,
- Manage and switch your air supply during simulated emergency situations,
- Swim without a mask,
- Practice deploying a DSMB from depth,
- Practice frog kicks, reverse frog kick, helicopter turns,
- Optimize your trim and buoyancy,
- Respond correctly to potential problems when sidemount diving.
Underwater Digital Photographer Class
Underwater photography has some challenges not found on land, but with the underwater Photo & Video specialty programs, you will learn how to capture your amazing underwater experiences. This program provides the in-depth knowledge you need to dive with an underwater camera and properly use, maintain and store your equipment. You will develop your skills and learn techniques to take underwater images and video safely and easily, plus perfect your diving abilities while using your underwater camera system. Learn how to take high quality images that you can share with everyone! Your instructor will help you avoid beginner mistakes and shorten the learning curve with tips from the pros. Learn how to use underwater photography lights (strobes), avoid backscatter, enhance color and use software to manage and process your photos after the dives.
Academics:
Learn how to:
- Choose photo equipment,
- Photograph marine life,
- Use your action camera underwater,
- Use underwater strobes,
- Reduce backscatter, and
- Share your scuba adventures!
Underwater Navigator Class
The Underwater Navigator course fine-tunes your observation skills and teaches you how to more accurately use your compass underwater. If you like challenges with big rewards, take this course and have fun finding your way.
You can pick the certifying agency of your choice: PADI or SSI.
Wreck Diver Class
Whether purpose-sunk as an artificial reef for scuba divers, or lost as the result of an accident or weather, wrecks are fascinating. Most divers find wreck diving irresistible because not only do you get to explore a little piece of the past, but it opens up new and exciting avenues of discovery. On top of being able to dive into history, wrecks are also artificial reefs teeming with life. Aquatic creatures thrive in the nooks and crannies made available by the sunken vessel.
The Wreck Diver Specialty course is popular because it offers rewarding adventures while observing responsible wreck diving practices, teaching you wreck penetration skills. We recommend doing this course using redundant gas supplies such as sidemount, backmount doubles or a pony bottle. If you are at least 15 years old and have earned an Adventure Diver or higher certification, you can enroll in the Wreck Diver Specialty course.
Academics:
During knowledge development sessions and three training dives, you will practice:
- How to get background info on wrecks,
- What equipment is required for wreck diving,
- Safety consideration with regards to wreck diving,
- How to prepare for a wreck dive,
- Surveying and mapping a wreck,
- How to perform limited penetration on the wreck with penetration lines and reels,
- Techniques for minimal disturbance to the surrounding site,
- Limited-visibility diving techniques and emergency procedures.