Have you ever wondered what it is like to breathe underwater? Have you ever wondered what kind of world lies beneath the sea? SCUBA diving will give you a safe, easy, and exciting way to explore and understand the underwater environment. This is your chance to experience the wonderful sensation of breathing underwater!
In your Open Water Course you learned the basic skills to become a SCUBA diver. The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Program builds upon the skills you learned in your Open Water Course and allows you to increase your comfort and enjoyment levels under the guidance of a PADI professional. This course is ideal for divers who just completed their Open Water Course or divers who want to further their SCUBA education. This course consists of one classroom session and 5 dives.
The PADI Rescue Diver Course is a crucial step in the development of a diver whose desire is to expand his or her knowledge and experience beyond a purely recreational level. The rating is also a pre-requisite for all PADI leadership training: Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, and Open Water Instructor. This course is designed to develop the necessary knowledge and skills for individuals to effectively perform diver rescues and assists, manage diving accident situations, render proper first aid, and qualify for PADI Divemaster training.
A Divemaster is the first leadership level in the PADI progression.
This rating denotes an individual who:
1. Has a high level of personal diving skill.
2. Possesses instructor level knowledge of diving theory.
3. Has had significant training in how to assist an instructor during training activities.
4. Is able to assume a role of responsibility for the welfare of other divers in his/her charge.
Duties of a PADI Divemaster:
1. Assist a teaching status PADI Instructor in confined water and open water training of divers.
2. Independently guide Open Water Diver Course students on the tour portion of training dives 2 through 4 at a ratio of 2 students per certified Divemaster.
3. Conduct the PADI Environmental Orientation Dives so long as the Divemaster is insured.
4. Generally supervise both training and non-training related activities by planning, organizing, and directing dives.
5. Independently teach the PADI Snorkeling Course.
6. Independently conduct a SCUBA Refresher Course
7. Independently conduct a PADI Discover SCUBA Program after being qualified to teach.