If you'd like to
take the AWARE - Fish Identification Diver
program, you'll need at least your PADI Open
Water Diver (Junior Open Water Diver or
equivalent) certification and be at least 15
years old.
During the AWARE - Fish Identification Diver
program you'll go on two open water dives (which
may be completed in one day). The first dive
allows you to practice basic fish identification
techniques, while the second dive prompts you to
collect fish identification data for submission
to the REEF Fish Survey Project (if
appropriate).
Note: After the dives, you are
required to log the experience in your personal
log book.
This program covers the knowledge and techniques
for identifying fish common to your local area.
The following is included in your PADI AWARE -
Fish Identification Diver program:
| • The Project AWARE philosophy about
protecting worldwide aquatic ecosystems. |
| • Fish family groupings and common
characteristics of fish species found in
the local area. |
| • Fish surveying techniques and
strategies for collecting valid data. |
| • The planning, organization, and
procedures for identifying fish families
and species while diving. |
At the discretion
of your instructor, the AWARE - Fish
Identification elective dive from the
Adventures In Diving program may count toward
the certification requirements of this
specialty program.
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The PADI Boat
Diver program makes diving easy - just take one
giant step off the back and you're
in the water! To start the program you'll need
at least your PADI Open Water Diver (Junior Open
Water Diver or equivalent) certification and be
at least 15 years old.
During the Boat Diver program you'll go on two
open water dives, which must be - you got it -
conducted from a boat. (Both dives may be
conducted in one day.) It's a good idea, but not
required, that you enrol in this program to
learn the techniques and procedures for diving
from
different types of boats (inflatable boats,
hard-hulled day boats, cabin cruisers, live-aboards,
sailboats, etc.) That's a good thing - the more
boats you dive from, the more diving you can do!
And, the Elective Boat Dive from the Adventures
In Diving count toward certification
requirements for this specialty at the
discretion of the instructor.
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PADI's Deep Diver
program 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 Adventures In
Diving and be at least 15 years old.
The program includes four open water dives,
which are conducted over at least two days. The
minimum depth for the deep dives 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 the 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, organization,
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 Adventures In Diving or
Advanced Plus program may be
counted toward this specialty at the discretion
of the instructor.
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Gliding with the
currents, feeling the rush of flying underwater,
is what drift diving is all about. To start your
underwater aeronautics, you'll need to be at
least a PADI Open Water Diver (Junior Open Water
Diver or equivalent) certified and at least 15
years old.
During your PADI Drift Diver program, you'll go
on two open water dives (which may be conducted
in one day). We highly recommended that you
enrol in this program to expose yourself to the
techniques and procedures for drift diving.
You'll cover the following in the PADI Drift
Diver program:
| • The planning, organization,
procedures, techniques, problems and
hazards of drift diving. |
| • Special equipment -- floats,
lines, reels. |
| • Proper procedures for
buoyancy-control, navigation and
communication. |
| • Site selection and overview of
aquatic currents causes and effects. |
| • Techniques for staying close to a
buddy or together as a group. |
The elective Drift
Dive from the Adventures In Diving program may
be counted toward the
certification requirements for this specialty at
the discretion of your PADI Instructor.
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When staying warm
in cold water is important, get with the program
- the PADI Dry Suit Diver program. To enter the
Dry Suit Diver program, you'll need at least
your PADI Open Water Diver (Junior Open Water
Diver or equivalent) certification and be 15 or
older.
During the Dry Suit Diver program, you'll go on
one confined water dive and two open water
dives, in addition to covering the knowledge and
techniques of dry suit diving with emphasis
placed on the use of dry suits -- operation
principles, care and diving techniques.
The following topics are included in your PADI
Dry Suit Diver program:
| • The planning, organization,
procedures, techniques, problems and
hazards of dry suit diving. |
| • Proper procedures for buoyancy
control. |
| • Ascent and descent technique
training. |
| • Routine, user-level, preventative
maintenance and performance checks on
dry suits. |
If a Dry Suit
elective dive is conducted during the Adventures
In Diving, it may count toward the certification
requirements for this specialty at the
discretion of the instructor.
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There's so much to
see underwater that you'll want to make the most
of your stay.So, to maximize your underwater
adventure, you should learn how to plan and
carryout a multilevel dive.
To experience the Multilevel Diver program,
you'll need to be at least a PADI Open Water
Diver, Junior Open Water Diver or equivalent and
at least 15 years old.
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, organization,
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.
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. |
The elective
Multilevel Dive from the PADI Advanced Open
Water Diver or Adventures In Diving may count
toward the certification requirements for this
specialty at your PADI Instructor's discretion.
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Even your local
dive site offers a whole new adventure by
moonlight! To take advantage of this
extraordinary specialty, you'll need to be at
least PADI Open Water Diver (PADI Junior Open
Water Diver or equivalent) and 15 or older.
During your program you will go on three open
water dives. You'll learn to prepare night
dive activities and develop your knowledge and
techniques for night diving.
Some of the topics covered in PADI Night Diver
Manual are:
| • Planning, organization,
procedures, techniques, problems and
hazards of night diving. |
| • Proper procedures for buoyancy
control, navigation and communication. |
| • Use of dive lights and
buddy-system techniques. |
| • Disorientation and emergency
procedures. |
| • Orientation to nocturnal aquatic
life. |
The elective Night
Dive conducted during the PADI Adventures In
Diving program may count toward this
specialty at the discretion of the instructor.
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You must be an
Open Water Diver or higher and be at least 15
years old. PADI's Peak Performance Buoyancy
program is the perfect opportunity to hone your
buoyancy skills. Perfect your buoyancy and
you'll conserve air, energy and our precious
environment. Your program will include two open
water dives, which may be conducted in one day.
Some of the topics covered in your PPB program
are as follows:
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
fundamentals:
- Buoyancy check.
- Fine-tuning buoyancy underwater.
- Weight position and distribution.
- Streamlining.
- Visualization. |
| • Use of PADI's Basic Weighting
Guidelines. |
• An opportunity to polish buoyancy
control beyond the Open Water Diver
level :
- Positioning and distributing
weight for comfort and desired body
position (trim in the water)
- Visualization techniques prior to
dives.
- Buoyancy checks.
- Establishing neutral buoyancy
during all segments of a dive.
- Fine-tuning neutral buoyancy
underwater.
- Hovering. |
The elective Peak
Performance Buoyancy Dive conducted during the
Adventures In
Diving program may be counted toward this
specialty at the instructor's discretion.
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Accidentally drop
something in the water? Looking for lost
treasure? Learn effective ways to locate objects
underwater with PADI's Search & Recovery Diver
program!
To take the program you'll need to be at least
PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent) with the
dive credential of PADI Underwater Navigation
(Junior ratings accepted) or PADI Advanced
Open Water Diver (Junior Advanced Open Water
Diver or equivalent). You also need to be at
least 15.
During your program you'll go on four open water
dives, which are conducted over at least a
two-day period, with time being equally divided
between academic and actual water-training
sessions.
Your program will cover techniques and
application of a variety of search and recovery
methods and includes the following:
| • The planning, organization,
procedures, techniques, problems, and
hazards of search and recovery diving. |
| • Limited-visibility diving and
underwater navigation techniques. |
| • Proper techniques and safety
considerations for object location,
including the use of various search
patterns, lines and reels. |
| • Proper techniques and safety
considerations for recovery of objects
using various lifting devices. |
The elective
search and recovery dives conducted during the
Adventures In Diving program may count toward
this specialty at the discretion of the
instructor.
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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. If you are
a PADI Open Water Diver (PADI Junior Open Water
Diver or equivalent) and at least 15, then this
program is for you.
During your PADI Underwater Navigator program
you'll go on three open water dives
familiarizing yourself with the skills,
knowledge, planning, organization,
procedures,techniques, problems, hazards and
enjoyment of underwater navigation.
You learn:
| • Procedures and techniques for
planning, organizing underwater
navigation and problems and hazards
associated. |
| • Methods of estimating distances
underwater. |
| • Natural navigation techniques. |
| • How to use underwater patterns. |
| • Dive site relocation techniques. |
| • Compass navigation techniques. |
The elective
Navigation dive conducted during your Adventures
In Diving program may count toward this
specialty at the discretion of the instructor.
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Want to explore
sunken ships, crashed planes and lost treasures
beneath the surface? Then the PADI Wreck Diver
program is just want you want. To venture into
PADI's Wreck Diver program, you'll need to be at
least a PADI Adventures In Diving or Advanced
Open Water Diver, and be at least 15.
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 where 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, organization,
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. |
The elective wreck
dive conducted during the program may count
toward this specialty at
the discretion of the instructor.
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