CLASSES
Discover Scuba Diving
Certification Course
Have you always wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? If you want to try scuba diving, but aren’t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is for you. PADI dive shops offer this program either in a pool, off a beach or from a dive boat. You can try scuba close to home or while you’re on vacation at a dive destination. While not a scuba certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater
At least 10 years of age
Required Student Materials
Discover Scuba Diving Participant Guide
Classroom Sessions: 1
Required Dives: 1
Tuition: $50
Materials and Books: $0
Other Costs: $0
We spend a short amount of time in the classroom to go over some basic concepts and paperwork. From there we head to the pool to get you geared up and scuba diving. All of the needed gear is supplied by Sea 2 Sea and you only have to bring a swimsuit and towel.
Open Water Diver
Certification Course
If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Get your scuba diving certification with the PADI Open Water Diver course – the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba course. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course.
To enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course or Junior Open Water Diver course, you must be 10 years old or older. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required.
PADI’s Online Training program is designed so that you can learn the academics at your own pace when it is convenient for you. You can complete the academics online or at your local PADI Dive Shop or Resort.
When you’re fitted with your scuba equipment you can begin your pool training. Your instructor will put into practice the techniques you learned in the academics program. Your training dives will be logged and approved by your instructor before you move on to open water.
In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear, including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device and a tank. The equipment you wear varies, depending upon whether you’re diving in tropical, temperate or cold water.
Get ready to experience everything you’ve learned with the freedom of open water. As soon as your open water training dives are approved by your instructor you will be a certified diver. PADI Open Water Diver certification is recognized worldwide so your diving experiences will be limitless.
$399.00
Advanced Open Water Diver
Certification Course
The knowledge and skills you get in the Advanced Open Water Diver course vary with your interest and the adventures you have, but include:
Mindset of an Advanced Diver
Advanced Diver qualities, characteristics, traits, and practices
Equipment considerations and configurations
Dive Planning / Dive Management
Gas/Air Management
Practical aspects of deep diving
Physiological effects of deeper Scuba diving
Setting up for a deep dive
Underwater Compass Use
How to navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks, and time
How to better use your dive computer and dive tables
More advanced buoyancy theory
Dive planning for limited visibility and/or night diving
More about underwater communication and buddy/team diving techniques
Dive leadership skills
Introduction to new levels of diving
At least 12 years of age
Open Water Diver
Classroom Sessions: 1
Required Dives: 5
Tuition: $200
Materials and Books: $45 – $75
Other Costs: Rental gear and air fills if required
The AOW Diver course typically consists of one classroom session and two days of open water dives. The classroom session gives the instructor time to discuss the knowledge reviews with the student prior to doing the dives. Typically, we do three dives on the first day and two on the second but it can be spread out as needed.
Rescue Diver
Certification Course
Self rescue Recognizing and managing stress in other divers Emergency management and equipment Rescuing panicked divers Rescuing unresponsive divers
At least 15 years of age Advanced Open Water Diver Course Logistics Classroom Sessions: 1 Required Dives
PADI Rescue Diver Manual
Diving Accident Management Work Slate
PADI Rescue Diver Video
Compass
Dive computer
Log book
Tuition: $300
Materials and Books: $55
Other Costs: Rental gear and air fills if required
The program consists of a classroom presentation followed by a written exam. You must score 75% on the exam to continue to the in-water training portion of the class.
The in-water portion of the class is conducted over 2 days. The first day you will be presented with 10 mini scenarios. These include tired diver, a panicked diver at the surface, locate a missing diver, ascent with a non-responsive diver, among others. Some of these scenarios will be done multiple times to show you different possible reactions of divers in these situations. The second day we do two large scenarios that tie all of the mini-scenarios together. Instead of handling one problem, you will conduct an entire rescue using all of the skills learned on the first day in the water.
Enriched Air Diver
Certification Course
Techniques for getting more dive time by using enriched air nitrox
Enriched air scuba diving equipment considerations
Managing oxygen exposure
How to tell what’s in your scuba tank by using an oxygen analyzer
How to set your dive computer for nitrox diving
At least 12 years of age
Open Water Diver (unless taking the Enriched Air course concurrently with an Open Water course)
PADI Enriched Air Diver Manual
Watch PADI Enriched Air Diving Video
EANx compatible dive computer
Dedicated EANx cylinder with appropriate markings (Sea 2 Sea Scuba will provide these cylinders if needed)
Logbook.
Tuition: $150
Materials and Books: $70 – $95
Other Costs: Rental gear and nitrox fills if required
The Enriched Air course can be completed in a classroom only setting. The two dives for the course are optional.
The classroom is conducted in one session and includes analyzing gas content of at least two cylinders provided by Sea 2 Sea Scuba and a written final exam. This class is typically finished in one evening. If the student opts for the additional dives, they can be conducted in a single day in open water.
Deep Diver
Certification Course
Techniques for diving in the deeper range of 60-130 feet Deep scuba diving equipment considerations.
Experience in planning, organizing, and making deep dives Advanced Air/Gas planning Redundant Air supply options.
Using your computer to safely conduct deep dives Emergency decompression protocols.
At least 15 years of age
Adventure Diver
Classroom Sessions: 1
Required Dives: 4
PADI Deep Diver Manual
PADI Deep Diving Video
Underwater light
Slate with pencil
Dive computer
Log book
Tuition: $200
Materials and Books: $35 – $75
Other Costs: gear and air fills if required
We spend a short amount of time in the classroom to go over some basic concepts and paperwork. From there we head to the pool to get you geared up and scuba diving. All of the needed gear is supplied by Sea 2 Sea and you only have to bring a swimsuit and towel.
Night Diver
Certification Course
Night dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques, and potential problems
How to control your buoyancy at night
Entries, exits and underwater navigation at night
Nocturnal aquatic life, since many of the plants and animals you’ll see are different
At least 12 years of age
Open Water Diver
Classroom Sessions: 1
Required Dives: 3
One classroom session is conducted to discuss the knowledge reviews. In this classroom session, the differences between daylight and night diving will be discussed (such as signaling). Risks and emergency procedures are also reviewed. The open water portion of the class can be conducted in one to three days. Up to three training dives can be done in a day.
PADI Night Diver Manual
PADI Night Diving Video
Underwater Light
Backup Underwater Light
Slate with pencil
Dive computer
Log book.
Tuition: $150
Materials and Books: $35 – $75
Other Costs: Rental gear and air fills if required
We spend a short amount of time in the classroom to go over some basic concepts and paperwork. From there we head to the pool to get you geared up and scuba diving. All of the needed gear is supplied by Sea 2 Sea and you only have to bring a swimsuit and towel.
