This course is designed to familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards in specific areas of diving.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
• To train divers to safely enjoy and gain open water experience in specialty diving activities
• To provide awareness in areas of nature
• To satisfy the needs of the divers in the special areas of interest
• To increase the safety and activity in recreational diving
Program Outlines
Achieving PADI Specialty ratings can take anywhere from as little as one day to a full weekend -but this is all hands on, so you'll be diving right from the start.
Below is a list of the numerous speciality certifications. Get five specialty ratings and you're on your way to becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver (MSD), the highest level of PADI's non professional certifications. To complete MSD in addition to the five speciality certs you must be a PADI Rescue Diver. Each of these speciality courses can be an elective dive during the advanced course.
Speciality Programs: Boat Diver, Deep Diver, Navigation Diver, Night Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox, Underwater Photographer, Underwater Videographer, Diver Propulsion Vehicle, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Dry Suit Diver, Dolphin Atlantis and Ray, Search and Recovery Diver. Aware Fish Identification, Aware Coral Reef Conservation.
Please contact us directly as there are so many options available to join these programs it would appear to complicated to list them.
LEARNING APPROACH
Practical sessions with lectures, discussions, and small group activities, audiovisual materials
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Knowledge mastery is assessed using Knowledge Reviews, Final Exam with a minimum score of 75%. Skills mastery is assessed by student demonstration of skill proficiency.
LEARNING MATERIALS
PADI Student DVD, Training Log Book