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Scuba Diver
This course requires less time than the PADI Open Water Diver course, covering only the first three of five sections of knowledge development, the first three of five confined water sessions, and the first two of four open water training dives, thus resulting in a limited certification.
The PADI Scuba Diver Course is recommended for divers expecting to go scuba diving primarily in the company of a dive guide. This certification allows for ample dive experience and is a good lead in to the Open Water Diver course.
On completing this course you will be certified to:
  • Dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor or Instructor to a maximum depth of 12m (40 feet)
  • Obtain air fills, rent or purchase scuba equipment and participate in other diving activities as long as they have the required supervision
  • Continue dive training and complete the PADI Open Water Diver certification and other courses such as Project AWARE and equipment specialty courses.
What You Learn
All the basics of scuba diving through knowledge development, a set of scuba skills in the confined water sessions that you’ll use again during open water dives, and an appreciation for the underwater world.

During the course you’ll cover material and practice skills related to topics such as:
  • Buoyancy skills, including comfortable ascents and descents, and breathing underwater.
  • Staying warm underwater, streamlining your swimming skills and buddy diving techniques.
  • Diving environments and aquatic life you are likely to encounter.
  • Preventing common problems underwater.
  • An introduction to boat diving.
Course Duration 2 days
Prerequisites
Course Price €280

Open Water Diver
The PADI Open Water Diver course teaches student divers the foundational knowledge and skills they need to dive with a buddy, independent of an Instructor, to a depth of 18 metres. It consists of three main phases, namely; knowledge development (online, home study or in a classroom); confined water diving; and open water diving.
What You Learn
  • The true enjoyment of scuba diving.
  • Scuba diving equipment considerations for your local diving environment.
  • How to plan and execute actual dives.
  • How to prevent and manage problems
Course Duration 4 days
Prerequisites
Minimum age 14+
Course Price €389

Advanced Open Water Diver
The Advanced Open Water course, designed to follow on directly from the PADI Open Water Diver course, will help you increase your confidence, build your scuba diving skills and get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn under the supervision of your PADI instructor.
Through this course you will be introduced to:
  • Underwater navigation.
  • Deeper water diving (typically anywhere from 18-30m/ 60-100 feet).
  • A sampler of three more Adventure Dives of your choice.
What You Learn
The knowledge and skills obtained in the Advanced Open Water Diver course vary from person to person, but will also include:
  • Practical aspects of deep diving.
  • Physiological effects of deeper scuba diving.
  • More ways to use your underwater compass.
  • How to navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time.
  • How to better use your dive computer and electronic Recreational Dive Planner.
Course Duration 2 days
Prerequisites
Minimum age 15+ years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)
Have a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another training organisation).
Course Price €299

Emergency First Response
Emergency First Response gives you the skills and confidence to respond to medical emergencies, not just when diving, but also in everyday situations as well as within the workplace. Fuller details on this course can be found here.

What You Learn
  • BLS (Basic Life Support) CPR and rescue breathing at the layperson level.
  • AED (Automated External Defibrillator) use (optional).
  • Preventing and caring for shock.
  • Spinal injury management.
  • Use of barriers to reduce disease transmission risk.
  • Basic first aid and first aid kit considerations.
Course Duration 1 day
Prerequisites
None
Course Price €145

Rescue Diver
The Rescue Diver course aims to teach you to think like a Rescue Diver along with providing you with the expertise to handle almost any emergency situation.

What You Learn
  • Self rescue.
  • Recognising and managing stress in other divers.
  • Emergency management and equipment.
  • Rescuing panicked divers.
  • Rescuing unresponsive divers.
Course Duration 2 days
Prerequisites
Minimum age 15+
Have a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification. (or have a qualifying certification from another organisation)
Be trained and certified current for first aid and CPR within the previous two years.
Course Price €320
 

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