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PADI
Specialty Classes
The purpose of the PADI Specialty Diver Courses is to familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards for various special-interest areas in diving.
Complete five Specialty Dives Course and you are on your way to becoming a
PADI Master Scuba Diver. Click Here for more information
Click on a title below for more information about each Specialty.
Upcoming Classes:
Saturday August 6th & Sunday August 7th, 2011
Saturday August 13th & Sunday August 14th, 2011
Students can pick from any of the following courses.
Digital Underwater
Photographer Course
Digital Underwater
Photographer Course: |
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per Diver |
Underwater photography is one of the most
popular diving specialties, and the rise of digital underwater
photography has made it easier and more fun than ever. The Digital
Underwater Photographer course gets you going quickly with today's
modern digital equipment, whether you use a point-and-shoot snap
camera or a sophisticated D-SLR like the pros. The fun part about
this course is learning to capture images to share with your friends
and family. It’s a great way to relive the adventures you’ve had
underwater. |
2 |
150.00 |
Upcoming classes at Dutch Springs:
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
Sunday, September 11th, 2011
Saturday, October 8th, 2011 |
Deep Diver Course
Deep Diver Course: |
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of Dives |
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per Diver |
After your first few scuba dives, you soon want to explore a bit
deeper. There’s something exciting and mysterious about the depth
that attracts divers. The fun part about this course is the
opportunity to explore the deep. It’s exhilarating. You will learn
techniques for diving in the deeper range of 60-130 feet, planning,
organizing and deep scuba diving equipment considerations. |
4 |
190.00 |
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Enriched Air Course
Enriched Air Course |
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of Dives |
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per Diver |
Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no
decompression dive time. This means more time underwater, especially
on repetitive scuba dives. You can typically stay down longer and
get back the water sooner. No wonder many divers choose this as
their very first specialty. |
2 |
150.00 |
Upcoming classes: October 23, 2010 |
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Multilevel Course
Multilevel Course |
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of Dives |
Cost
per Diver |
The purpose of the PADI Multilevel Diver Specialty course is to
familiarize divers with the theory, skills, knowledge, planning,
organization, procedures, hazards, benefits and enjoyment of
multilevel diving with The eRDPml and/or with modern dive computers |
2 |
95.00 |
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Night Course
Night Course |
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of Dives |
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per Diver |
Is it
natural curiosity? Is it getting a new look at the familiar? Could
it be the vibrant changing colors of aquatic life? Or, is it just
because you can, that night diving is so popular? Whatever the
motivation to dive at night - you’ll find that the environment is
quite different. |
3 |
190.00 |
Upcoming classes:
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Peak Performance
Buoyancy Course
Peak Performance
Buoyancy Course |
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of Dives |
Cost
per Diver |
The purpose of this course is to polish a
diver’s buoyancy control beyond the Open Water Diver level. The goal of PADI Peak Performance
Buoyancy training is to enhance the student diver’s buoyancy
control abilities through knowledge development and practical skills
practice. |
2 |
95.00 |
Upcoming classes:
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Search and Recovery
Course
Search and Recovery
Course |
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of Dives |
Cost
per Diver |
Have you ever dropped something in the water? Are you
looking for lost “treasure”? The PADI Search and Recovery Diver
Specialty course will teach you effective ways to find objects
underwater and bring them to the surface. Small, large or just
awkward, there is a way to bring them up. |
4 |
190.00 |
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Underwater Navigator
Course
Underwater Navigator
Course |
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of Dives |
Cost
per Diver |
The best way to learn underwater navigation procedures
and to apply them is by doing it. This course philosophy therefore,
expands student diver knowledge about environmental clues that help
them to navigate, how to use a compass for precision, patterns that
aid navigation, navigational instruments and how to interact
responsibly with the aquatic life they’ll see while navigating
underwater. |
3 |
190.00 |
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Wreck Diver
Wreck Diver |
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of Dives |
Cost
per Diver |
The fun part of the Wreck Diver course is visiting wrecks, unlocking mysteries and starting to gain the knowledge and experience that allows you to see things that others overlook.
You will earn techniques for diving exploring shipwrecks, and how to avoid common hazards. Wreck scuba diving equipment considerations and techniques for entering intact wrecks |
4 |
190.00 |
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Program Prerequisites To participate in the Adventures in Diving
program, an individual must:
- Be certified as a PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or have a
qualifying certification from another training organization.
- Be 12 years of age or older to participate in all other
Adventure Dives except the Enriched Air Adventure Dive. Divers
who are 12-14 years old may obtain Junior Advanced Open Water
Diver certifications.
Contact us for the Special Requirements for 10 and 11-year-old
Divers
- Be at 15 years of age to participate in the Enriched Air
Adventure Dive.
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