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Scuba Diving Courses

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Try Scuba

Open Water Diver Certification

Open Water Diver Certification

 The Try Scuba program is an introductory diving experience designed for beginners who want to explore the underwater world without committing to a full certification course. Participants will learn to use scuba gear, breathe underwater, and practice essential skills in a controlled environment, typically in a pool. 

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Open Water Diver Certification

Open Water Diver Certification

Open Water Diver Certification

 The Open Water Diver course is a comprehensive program designed for beginners to learn the essential skills and knowledge required for safe and independent scuba diving. 

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Adaptive Diver Certification

Open Water Diver Certification

Adaptive Diver Certification

  

This NAUI program provides diving credentials to persons with disabilities whose disability prevents them from completing all requirements for certification in a NAUI Open Water Scuba Diver Standard. Graduates are considered competent to engage in open-water diving activities with allowances for their specific accommodations. NAUI seeks

  

This NAUI program provides diving credentials to persons with disabilities whose disability prevents them from completing all requirements for certification in a NAUI Open Water Scuba Diver Standard. Graduates are considered competent to engage in open-water diving activities with allowances for their specific accommodations. NAUI seeks to offer diving to a diverse audience and offers accommodations in line with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA requires that reasonable accommodations must be made for disabled students seeking diver training or supervision. Within the ability and comfort of their NAUI diving instructor.

Continuing Education

Enriched Air Nitrox Certification Course

Enriched Air Nitrox Certification Course

Enriched Air Nitrox Certification Course

  

This continuing education course is for students enrolled in a NAUI open water course or certified as an open water scuba diver. The course may be taught as a stand-alone specialty course to certified divers or the knowledge and skills training may be integrated into other NAUI certification courses including the NAUI Open Water Scuba D

  

This continuing education course is for students enrolled in a NAUI open water course or certified as an open water scuba diver. The course may be taught as a stand-alone specialty course to certified divers or the knowledge and skills training may be integrated into other NAUI certification courses including the NAUI Open Water Scuba Diver course. This course provides divers with the skills to utilize EANx as a breathing medium.

Advanced Diver Certification Course

Enriched Air Nitrox Certification Course

Enriched Air Nitrox Certification Course

  

This continuing education course for certified divers is a program designed to introduce and aid divers in gaining experience in a variety of open-water diving activities. Participants will complete six dives; three must be in night/limited visibility, navigation, and deep (beyond 18msw/60fsw within recreational limits). Graduates of th

  

This continuing education course for certified divers is a program designed to introduce and aid divers in gaining experience in a variety of open-water diving activities. Participants will complete six dives; three must be in night/limited visibility, navigation, and deep (beyond 18msw/60fsw within recreational limits). Graduates of this course are considered competent to engage in open water diving activities without supervision, provided the diving environment, activities, areas dived, and equipment approximate those of training. 

Rescue Diver Certification Course

Enriched Air Nitrox Certification Course

 This continuing education course trains divers in the knowledge and skills needed to manage risks and effectively handle limited in-water problems and diving emergencies. The course will include the following: assists, transports, surface rescues and rescues from depth involving both boat- and shore-based skin and scuba divers. The cours

 This continuing education course trains divers in the knowledge and skills needed to manage risks and effectively handle limited in-water problems and diving emergencies. The course will include the following: assists, transports, surface rescues and rescues from depth involving both boat- and shore-based skin and scuba divers. The course meets the prerequisite rescue training for NAUI Skin Diving Instructor, NAUI Assistant Instructor, NAUI Divemaster and NAUI Instructor certifications. 

Master Diver Certification Course

   

This continuing education course is for certified divers who wish to increase their understanding and enjoyment of diving. The course is a progression toward NAUI Leadership roles, and some subject areas are a review and expansion of materials from previous courses. Instructors will specify performance objectives for related courses di

   

This continuing education course is for certified divers who wish to increase their understanding and enjoyment of diving. The course is a progression toward NAUI Leadership roles, and some subject areas are a review and expansion of materials from previous courses. Instructors will specify performance objectives for related courses diving activities and each subject area is a progression in study. 

Drysuit Diver

 

  This continuing education course provides the use of dry suits and how to become familiar and comfortable with their thermal protection options, controls, and buoyancy characteristics. 

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Diving First Aid

 DAN’s Diving First Aid course is the most comprehen­sive first aid course in the dive industry, and taking this course gives divers of all skill levels including Divemasters and Instructors an indis­pensable set of risk-mitigation skills.

DFA Pro includes all elements of the DAN BLS and EO2 courses, plus knowledge and skills covering Neur

 DAN’s Diving First Aid course is the most comprehen­sive first aid course in the dive industry, and taking this course gives divers of all skill levels including Divemasters and Instructors an indis­pensable set of risk-mitigation skills.

DFA Pro includes all elements of the DAN BLS and EO2 courses, plus knowledge and skills covering Neurological Assessments and First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries plus additional information applicable to dive professionals in a variety of settings.

Specialty Courses

Underwater Digital Imaging

Underwater Digital Imaging

Underwater Digital Imaging

This is one of our most popular courses! You will learn how to properly use lighting techniques to get proper exposure, learn about composition and much more to get amazing under water photos and videos! This specialty course is to provide the certified diver with the skills and knowledge to enjoy underwater digital imagery while minimizi

This is one of our most popular courses! You will learn how to properly use lighting techniques to get proper exposure, learn about composition and much more to get amazing under water photos and videos! This specialty course is to provide the certified diver with the skills and knowledge to enjoy underwater digital imagery while minimizing the risks of such activities. This is a course in underwater imaging, utilizing underwater photographic and/or videographic equipment and techniques..   

Underwater Naturalist

Underwater Digital Imaging

Underwater Digital Imaging

  This specialty course exposes the diver to the physical and biological aspects of the diving environment and the methods used by underwater ecologists in their studies of the respective ecosystems.  

Underwater Archaeology

Underwater Digital Imaging

Underwater Hunting & Collector

  This specialty course is to expose the diver to the methods used by underwater archaeologists in their studies and preservation of submerged historic sites.

Underwater Hunting & Collector

Underwater Hunting & Collector

Underwater Hunting & Collector

    This specialty course is to provide the diver with the skills and knowledge necessary to spearfish, take game and collect specimens while minimizing the diving risks of such activities.

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Wreck External Survey

Underwater Hunting & Collector

Wreck External Survey

  

This specialty course is to provide the diver with the skills and knowledge needed to gain experience and minimize risks in wreck diving. Wreck diving (external survey) is defined as diving around a sunken vessel, aircraft or debris field. Upon successful completion of this course, graduates are considered competent to engage in open wa

  

This specialty course is to provide the diver with the skills and knowledge needed to gain experience and minimize risks in wreck diving. Wreck diving (external survey) is defined as diving around a sunken vessel, aircraft or debris field. Upon successful completion of this course, graduates are considered competent to engage in open water diving activities without supervision, provided the diving environment, activities, areas dived, and equipment approximate those of training.

NOTE!!!!! This class is in no way intended for the student to penetrate a wreck beyond recreational limits. It does not teach the skills necessary to safely explore confined spaces or spaces where an exit cannot be easily and clearly seen. 

Professional Level Programs

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