Scuba Instruction Information

Open Water Diver
Open Water is the class to take if you are not a certified diver. It assumes you know nothing about how to dive and teachs you the basics you need to know start diving.
Advanced Open Water Diver
The Advanced Open Water diver course give you experience diving under supervision of an instructor in a variety of differerent types of diving situations.
Rescue Diver
Becoming a Rescue Diver is one of the most rewarding things you can do as a scuba diver. You not only learn how to help someone in trouble, but how to prevent trouble from happening, either to you or your buddy.
Master Scuba Diver
Master Scuba Diver certification is not a class by itself, but recognition of completion of other training. This is the highest level of PADI recreational diving certification.
Dive Master
As a dive master you learn how to conduct the diving of others and allows you to assist in the instruction of other divers. This is the first PADI professional level of diving certification.
Altitude Specialty
Learn to rules of diving at altitude.
Navigation Specialty
Ever having trouble knowing where the exit point is after you've been wondering around for a while? This class will teach you proper skills and some tricks on finding your way home. 
Wreck Dive Specialty
Learn how to properly survey, appraise, and enter shipwrecks to a distance within sight of daylight. 


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