SPECIALTY COURSES

Boat Diver – Learn boat diving etiquette, terminology, how to properly stow gear, and potentially practice using lines or deploying a surface marker buoy (SMB).
Deep Diver – Reach new depths, discover new dive sites, and learn about deep diving planning, dive limits, and gas management.
Delayed Surface Marker Bouy – Many divers wouldn’t think of diving without carrying a delayed surface marker buoy (DSMB) and in some locations, it’s considered required safety equipment. Knowing how to properly deploy and manage a DSMB are valuable skills learned in this course.
Dry Suit Diver – Learn how to control the air in your drysuit, buoyancy, common drysuit problems, and basic repairs and maintenance in order to dive more places.
Emergency First Response Primary & Secondary Care – Learn CPR, how to provide first aid to ease pain, and how to assess and respond to injuries in the critical moments until medical help arrives.
Emergency Oxygen Provider – Gain experience assembling an oxygen unit, and learn to identify when and how to administer oxygen and aid for diving and water-related injuries.
Enriched Air Diver / Nitrox – Extend your bottom time, shorten your surface intervals and dive deeper on repetitive dives.
Equipment Specialist – Avoid missing dives and learn how to manage basic gear repairs, fix equipment problems, and clean, maintain and protect your equipment.
Full Face Mask Diver – Diving with a full face mask allows you to breathe from your nose and mouth, and provides added comfort in colder water. The mask can also be fitted with communication gear, which can be useful for various types of specialty diving.
Fish Identification Diver – Enjpy dives even more when you can recognize and identify fish families and their characteristics.
Night Diver – See the underwater world after sundown and learn how to navigate, ascend and descend, and use your dive light to communicate at night.
PADI AWARE Specialty – Learn 10 tips to Save the Ocean, recognize ocean threats, take responsible underwater images, become an Eco-Tourist and develop a conservation plan.
Peak Performance Buoyancy – Find the perfect balance: Dive with less weight, and improve your buoyancy control and air consumption.
Search & Recovery Diver – Help recover lost items, plan a search operation, improve your navigation skills, learn underwater search techniques and how to use a lift bag.
Underwater Hunter – Get familiar with local laws governing fish harvesting and learn basic spearfishing techniques.
Underwater Naturalist – Get a better understanding about the local ecosystem and the differences between terrestrial and aquatic worlds. See new things, even in the most familiar dive sites.
Underwater Navigator – Find the boat without surfacing, learn how to use a diving compass, and improve your navigation and underwater observation skills.
Master Scuba Diver – Join the best of the best, the elite group of respected divers who have earned this rating through both significant experience and scuba training.