Scuba diving is a way to explore the underwater world in new and different ways. PADI Specialty Diver courses teach you new techniques and give you the tools to enhance your exploration. Specialty dives can count towards your Advanced Open Water certification, completing the specialty courses counts towards your Master Scuba Diver rating.
AWARE Fish Identification Course
Course description
The PADI Project AWARE Fish Identification Specialty course will give you the basic knowledge of identification for recognizing underwater marine life. The course will help learn main fish families and characteristics while helping you decipher the species you see all over the world. Once you know what you are looking for it diving in the new environment becomes a new adventure.
What you will learn in the AWARE Fish ID Course
This course included two dives where you will look for and identify the fish you see underwater, you will learn
The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
Deep Dive
Course description
Diving deeper, there is something new and exciting about this undersea experience. It could be a shipwreck attracting you below 18 metres/60 feet or a cascading fall with giant fan or sponges. Whatever it is, if you want to dive with confidence down to a depth of 40 metres/130 feet, the PADI Deep Diver Specialty course is for you.
If you’ve earned the PADI Adventure Diver rating or higher, and you’re at least 15 years old, you can enroll in the Deep Diver course.
What you will learn in the Deep Diver Course
The course begins with a review session for special considerations when diving deep and how important it is to know your limits.
The course included four deep dives where your instructor will go over:
The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
Enriched Air NITROX
Course description
Enriched Air Diver course is PADI’s most popular specialty scuba course. How come? Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox allows you more no bottom time, especially on repetitive dives. If staying down longer and getting to the second dive sooner sounds appealing, there is no need to hesitate, and it´s time to become an enriched air diver.
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.
Dive Gordo Banks on NITROX! We use Enriched Air NITROX on all dives to Gordo Banks, combine a course with a trip to Gordo Banks, and get NITROX certified.
What you will learn in the Enriched Air NITROX Course
Digital Underwater Photography
Course description
This is one of the most popular diving specialty courses. With the availability of so many underwater cameras, it has become more accessible and more fun for everyone to capture images of the underwater world. The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course will teach you everything you need to know whether you use a point-and-shoot camera or a sophisticated DSLR like the pros.
PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers, who are at least 10 years old, are eligible to take the Digital Underwater Photographer course.
What you will learn in the Digital Underwater Photography Course
With hands-on training during two dives, you will discover:
The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
Night Dive
Course Description
Have you ever dreamed of diving just after sunset¬¬? At night the reef is full of mystery as nocturnal critters start to emerge. Even when you have been to the same site time and time before, at night, you drop into a new world glowing under the light of your torch. If you´ve ever wondered what happens after dark, the PADI Night Diver Specialty course is for you.
PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 12 years old, can enroll in the Night Diver specialty course.
What you will learn in the Night Dive Course
Night diving teaches you to pay attention to what you can see in your light’s beam while learning to control your buoyancy by feel. You will also learn how to stay in contact with your buddy in the dark and attention to details you may overlook during the day. During three night dives, you’ll practice:
The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure.
Peak Performance Buoyancy
High buoyancy is a skill for every diver to learn. Buoyancy control helps you glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover almost as if by thought. Having control over your buoyancy helps you easily observe They more easily aquatic life without disturbing or damaging their surroundings. If you want to improve your buoyancy underwater, the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course will help bring you diving skills to the next level.
PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 10 years old, are eligible to take the Peak Performance Buoyancy course.
What you will learn in the Peak Performance Buoyancy Course
During two scuba dives, you’ll learn how to:
The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
Underwater Navigation Course
Course Description
The PADI Underwater Navigation Course with teach you techniques to fine-tune your observation skills and to use your compass more accurately underwater. The course is fun and challenging and shows you a new way to navigate the underwater world.
PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers, who are at least 10 years old, are eligible to take the Underwater Navigation Course.
What you will learn in the Underwater Navigation Course
You will learn to navigate, including using natural clues, bottom composition, current, and light, as well as by following compass headings.
During three scuba dives, you’ll practice:
The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification
