Scuba
Schools Specialty Courses Tuition Fees for the programs are
listed and vary with each Specialty Course. The tuition fee will cover the cost of the training and PADI certification registration
fees. Tuition prices do not include the cost of study materials that may be required, equipment rental fees or air fills necessary
for the training . Each diver is required to supply (own or rent) all necessary equipment for the course.
Please have a look at the following information. If you are interested in participating
in any of our Specialty programs, please contact us to check for available training dates. Most Specialty courses are
offered on a monthly basis.
Underwater Navigation Specialty $175
Know where you are. Always!
Under water Navigation is,
without a doubt, the most important, and often, the most overlooked aspect of diving. Remember your very first Open water
dive? You were excited about your first diving experience and probably paid little attention to where you were going during
the dive. You were perhaps astonished to surface and see that your instructor knew exactly where you were all the time. Navigation
can be difficult but, with a little practice and experience, you two will soon be navigating like a pro.
Dive requirement: 3 Dives over 2 days. Advanced Certified Divers have already completed the
first dive as part of the Navigation Specialty Course. In the case of Advanced Certified divers the remaining two dives, and
Navigation Specialty Certification, can be completed in one day.
Prerequisite:
Open Water Diver
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Deep Diver Specailty $225
Pressing
the limit.
Mention "deep diving" amid a group of divers and
watch the reactions. Novice divers want to know what it's like. More experienced divers, who have been a bit deeper chat
with excitement. Deep Diving Specialty Divers, those qualified to venture to 130 feet, the recommended farthest edge of recreational
diving, also show enthusiasm, but tempered with respect for the more serious nature of deep diving. There's something
a bit attractive, exciting and mysterious about "going deep." Through the Deep Diving Specialty Course you will
be introduced to the techniques of deep diving and be qualified to dive to depths as deep as 130 feet.
Dive requirement: 4 Dives over 2 days
Prerequisite:
Advanced Open Water Diver
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Multilevel Diver Specialty $175
The
Key to unlimited bottom time.
Multilevel diving gives you the ability
to increase your bottom time by gradually ascending to a shallower depth during your dive. Through the use of the PADI Wheel
or a dive computer, and the techniques learned in this class, you will be able to do much more of what you got into diving
for; explore the aquatic realm.
Dive requirement: 2 Dives in 1 day
Prerequisite: Open Water Diver
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Night Diver Specialty $175
Another
New Adventure!
Why would people dive at night when they can see the same
dive site just as easily during the day? At dusk, nocturnal animals such as shrimp, crabs and many nocturnal fish become active.
Other animals that are difficult to approach during the day, will let you get closer at night. Night diving adds a whole new
perspective to an "old" dive site.
Dive requirement: 3 Dives
over 2 nights
Prerequisite: Open Water Diver
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Altitude Diver Specialty $175
The
Heights of Adventure!
Over the years the worlds mountains have become
synonymous with recreation, a place to escape civilization and commune with nature. Not surprisingly, more and more divers
are heading for the hills to pursue their recreation. Mountain lakes are often cool, clean, clear and full of interesting
aquatic life. Altitude diving is your key to diving opportunities inland, away from the ocean.
Dive
requirement: 2 Dives in 1 day
Prerequisite: Open Water Diver
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Boat Diver Specialty $175
Take
the Adventure to the High Seas
No hike from the car, No rock entries,
No long surface swim, No surf entries or exits, need I say more. Much of the best diving in the world is accessible only by
boat.
Dive requirement: 2 Dives in 1 day
Prerequisite:
Open Water Diver
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Drift Diver Specialty $175
If
You Can't Beat the Current, Join It!
Many of the worlds best diving
is in high current areas. Rather than fight the current, drift with it. In some sites, the current carries you far faster
than you could swim, sailing you along effortlessly. Drifting with the current and not having to worry about returning to
the boat, lets you relax and concentrate on the dive. This is as close as it gets to effortless diving.
Dive requirement: 2 Dives in 1 day
Prerequisite:
Open Water Diver
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Search & Recovery Diver Specialty $225
Find the Adventure
One of the most gratifying experiences
in diving is setting out to find a lost object, and succeeding. In this course you will learn a variety of search patterns
and techniques to better help you in finding lost objects.
Dive requirement:
4 Dives over two days
Prerequisite: Advanced Open Water Diver
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Wreck Diver Specialty $225
Explore
the Past
There's nothing like the thrill of diving a wreck for the
first time. Descending, you gaze downward, trying to catch a glimpse of it. At first, you see nothing. Then, as it slowly
comes into view you can't help but reflect on this once vibrant vessel resting peacefully on the bottom, slowly being
claimed by the sea and her creatures. Wreck diving is an adventure in exploring man's loss and nature's gain.
Dive requirement: 4 Dives over 2 days
Prerequisite:
Advanced Open Water Diver
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Dry Suit Diver Specialty $175
Make
the Adventure Dry
Modern dry suits have opened the door to diving in even
the coolest water. A dry suit lets you venture into sites far from the tropical dive resorts to which many people limit their
diving. While dry suits offer warmth, they do require some special techniques. Fortunately, it's not much of a drawback
because mastering dry suit skills is easy. With the cost of dry suits free falling many divers are choosing to "go dry."
Dive requirement: 2 Dives in 1 day
Prerequisite:
Open Water Diver
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Nitrox Diver Specialty $95
Extend
the Adventure
One of the most important innovations ever in recreational
diving. Nitrox is air that has been enriched to a maximum of 40% oxygen. By cutting back on the nitrogen content of the air,
nitrox will give you longer bottom times as well as a decreased risk of decompression sickness and nitrogen narcosis.
Dive requirement: No dives requireed
Prerequisite:
Open Water Diver with 10 logged dives or Advanced Open Water Diver
Tell Me More!
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Underwater Photographer Specialty $225
Bring the Adventure Home
Who doesn't want to bring
back photographic memories of their underwater adventures! Not long ago, taking pictures underwater was a difficult endeavor
reserved for those with patience and a mountain of cash. Today, camera systems are far more affordable and easy to use. Whether
exploring reefs, or wrecks, diving the ice or at altitude, or diving that local site you've done hundreds of times, underwater
photography adds a new element of interest to every dive.
Dive requirement:
2 Dives in 1 day
Prerequisite: Open Water Diver
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Underwater Naturalist Specialty $175
Recognize the Adventure
The more you know about the marine
environment, the more interesting your diving will become. The UW Naturalist course will get you started in recognizing and
identifying marine life in all it's varied forms.
Dive requirement: 2
Dives in 1 day
Prerequisite: Open Water Diver
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Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty $175
Learn to Relax
Peak Performance Buoyancy is an enjoyable
day of diving aimed at helping you polish your buoyancy control beyond the Open Water Diver level.
Dive
requirement: 2 Dives in 1 day
Prerequisite: Open Water Diver
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Master Scuba Diver
The
Ultimate Adventure
The PADI Master Scuba Diver is a diver who has gained
knowledge and experience far beyond that of the average diver. He/She is a diver who through their superior knowledge and
experience is ready and able to lend guidance and assistance to the rest of the diving community and help make diving's
already great safety record, even better.
If you're the kind of diver who wants
to go beyond the ordinary, who wants to participate in some of the most exciting and rewarding diving possible, consider the
PADI Master Scuba Diver Program.
To qualify for the rating you will need to be certified
as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, PADI Rescue Diver and earn five PADI Specialty ratings. Some of the most enjoyable diving
comes through participation in the wide range of PADI Specialty Diver Courses offered through Scuba Schools. Upon completion
of five Specialty Courses you will become certified as a PADI Master Scuba Diver.
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