INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED, AND SPECIALTY DIVE COURSES
At Dive World Scuba we believe in continuing dive education. Continuing your dive education will enable you with tools, opportunities and ways to explore and experience the underwater world. Maybe you have been out of the water and need a refresher course to brush up on your skills or you would like to complete your Advanced Open Water Course. Perhaps you want to to receive your enriched air certification or become a better dive buddy by learning the skills and awareness to prevent problems by taking our popular Rescue Course. At Dive World we offer a variety of continuing education and specialty courses to help build your confidence and skills underwater.
Refresher Course
Advanced Open Water Course
Course Information:
There are two required dives – Deep and Underwater Navigation – and you choose another three adventure dives to complete a total of five dives.
- Learn how to plan dives to deal with the physiological effects and challenges of deeper scuba diving.
- Refine your compass navigation skills
- Navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time
The other knowledge and skills you get vary with your interest and the adventures you have – photography, buoyancy control, fish identification, exploring wrecks and many more.
Prerequisites:
- A PADI Open Water diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
- At least 15 years old (12 years old for Junior Advanced Open Water)
Enriched Air
Course Information:
You’ll learn why diving with air that has higher oxygen and lower nitrogen content gives you more bottom time, along with enriched air equipment considerations. During a practical session, and two optional (or required) scuba dives, you’ll:
- Discuss managing oxygen exposure.
- Practice analyzing oxygen content in your scuba tank.
- Set your dive computer for diving with enriched air nitrox.
- If you’re a PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver who is at least 12 years old, you can enroll in the Enriched Air Diver Specialty course.
Rescue Diver
Course Information:
The PADI Rescue Diver course prepares you to deal with dive emergencies, minor and major, using a variety of techniques. Through knowledge development and rescue exercises, you learn what to look for and how to respond. During rescue scenarios, you put into practice your knowledge and skills. Topics include:
- Self rescue
- Recognizing and managing stress in other divers
- Emergency management and equipment
- Rescuing panicked divers
- Rescuing unresponsive divers
Course Requirements:
The PADI Rescue Diver course prepares you to deal with dive emergencies, minor and major, using a variety of techniques. Through knowledge development and rescue exercises, you learn what to look for and how to respond. During rescue scenarios, you put into practice your knowledge and skills. Topics include:
- Advanced Open Water Certification
- Emergency Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) within the past 24 months
- PADI (Junior) Adventure Divers who are at least 12 years old and have completed the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive may enroll in a Rescue Diver course.
