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Specialties
| Boat Diver |
An orientation to diving from boats, including appropriate safety and emergency equipment. 2 dives required and included.
$150.00 per person
$125.00 each for two or more persons.
| Drift Diver |
Experience drifting along on ocean currents while the dive boat tracks along on the surface following your surface float. Called “liquid television” or “couch potato diving,” by some, this can be the most effortless diving experience you’ve ever had.
$150.00 per person
$125.00 each for two or more persons.
| Underwater Navigator |
Continue the training you gained in your Open Water and Advanced Open Water training. Learn more complicated patterns and natural formation navigation. Gain confidence in your ability to find your way around underwater. 3 dives required and 2 are included.
$150.00 per person
$125.00 each for two or more persons.
Additional cost for third dive or do this specialty in conjunction with your Advanced Open Water training.
| Underwater Naturalist |
Learn to identify fish, plants, invertebrates and other animals in the ocean environment. Identify symbiotic relationships and explore the impact of man, both positive and negative. 2 dives required and included.
$150.00 per person
$125.00 each for two or more people.
| Oxygen First Aid |
Oxygen is the first aid of choice for all pressure related scuba diving injuries or illnesses. Learn the appropriate administration oxygen in dive accident scenarios. See information on Rescue Diver.
$75.00 person
$50.00 each for two or more people.
Course materials cost $50.00. Includes Pocket Mask w/ supplemental Oxygen inlet.
| Night Diver |
The same old dive site takes on a completely different aspect at night. Different creatures come out at night and the true colors of the underwater world are visible at night because of the lights we brings with us. An incredible experience that leads many people to feel that night diving is their favorite kind of diving. 3 dives required and 2 are included.
$185.00 per person
$165.00 each for two or more individuals.
Additional cost for third dive or do this specialty in conjunction with your Advanced Open Water training.
| TDI Basic Nitrox Diver |
The people at Technical Diving International & Florida Dive Training, Inc.recognize that there are no new diving skills involved in diving Nitrox. Therefore, there are no dives required for their Nitrox course. The course consists of a 3-4 hour session after the student has had a chance to review the materials. The course reviews the history, theory and practical applications of planning dives using Nitrox, includes a practical demonstration of analyzing a nitrox tank for oxygen content and properly marking that tank. The evening concludes with a short test to verifiy the student grasp of the material.
$125.00 per person
TDI Nitrox book $25.00
TDI EAD/PO2 table $10.00 (optional)
Special note...If you elect to do your Nitrox certification in conjunction with your Advanced Open Water course, the TDI Nitrox book is FREE!
| SDI Solo Diver Course |
This course is designed to properly train Advanced divers to safely perform solo dives. The course will train divers in the benefits, hazards and proper procedures for solo diving. We will explore when and when not to solo dive, gear configuration, gas management, dive planning and many other topics. 2 dives are required and included. Additional equipment is required.
$200.00 per person. Course materials $30.00
| Multilevel Diver |
Nitrogen uptake limits our time at any depth underwater. Learn to extend your bottom time by planning multi-level dives or by the proper use of dive computers.
$150.00 per person
$125.00 person for two or more individuals.
| Fish Identification |
Learn to identify many varieties of fish or to note special markings or features that will allow you to identify them through reference materials later. Qualify yourself to take part in annual fish counts and similar activities. 2 dives required and included.
$150.00 per person
$125.00 each for two or more.
| Underwater Photographer |
Learn the basics of underwater photography, including care and basic maintenance of underwater cameras, shot setup and proper lightning and selection of basic filters. Your own camera is required. 2 dives required and included.
$150.00 per person
$125.00 each for two or more.
| Underwater Videographer |
Learn the basics of underwater videography, including care and basic maintenance of underwater video cameras and housings. Practice handling and buoyancy control while tracking subject matter, and the basics of story telling with video. Your own video camera and housing is required. 3 dives required and included.
$185.00 per person
$165.00 each for two or more.
| Peak Performance Buoyancy |
Polish your buoyancy control, learn to trim yourself and your equipment. Determine your perfect weight for conditions, equipment and exposure protection. 2 dives required and included.
$150.00 per person
$125.00 each for two or more.
| Equipment Specialist...non-diving specialty |
Course intends to familiarize divers with the operation and maintenance of diving equipment, extend the divers knowledge of theory and principles of operation of diving equipment. Routine maintenance and storage is discussed. Comfortable gear configurations are explored.
$85.00 per person
$75.00 each for two or more.
| Project Aware...non-diving specialty |
This course is designed to familiarize the diver and non-diver alike with the plight of worldwide aquatic ecosystems. It also, describes what individuals can do to help protect aquatic resources.
$75.00 per person
$50.00 each for two or more.
| PADI Enriched Air Diver(Nitrox) |
Nitrogen uptake limits our time at any depth underwater. Learn to extend your bottom time, shorten surface intervals or add conservatism to your dive planning by limiting your exposure to nitrogen underwater. 2 Dives required and included.
$150.00 per person
Course materials cost $38.00, breathing gas $10.00 to $12.00 extra per tank.
| Deep Diver |
The course is design to be an introduction to deep diving and the necessary skills, knowledge and techniques to safely participate in deep diving activities. This course certifies the Advanced Open water diver to dive to the maximum recreation limit of 130 feet. 4 dives required and 3 included.
$250.00 per person
| Search & Recovery Diver |
This course explores the planning, techniques, and hazards of search & recovery diving. Diving in limited visibility and navigating in poor visibility are practiced along with search patterns and use of lines and reels. Recovery of objects using various lifting devices is performed with full attention to the hazards and precautions. 4 dives required and included. Students required to furnish their own appropriate lift bag and reel.
$250.00 per person
| Wreck Diver |
Introduction to diving in overhead environments. This course explores techniques and hazards of wreck diving. Equipment practice and use includes lights, air supplies, special equipment, penetration lines and reels. Limited visibility situations, potential silting problems and emergency procedures are practiced. 4 dives over a minimum of 2 days.
$300.00 per person
$200.00 each for two or more.
Additional cost is incurred if objectives are not met within the alotted dives and additional dives need to be scheduled. Special equipment is required.
| Cavern Diver |
This course introduces the advanced diver to diving in underground overhead environments in strict accordance with the National Speleological Society/Cave Diving Section instruction outline. Techniques and hazards are discussed along with use and selection of special equipment. Buoyancy control and special propulsion techniques are practiced, as well as specialized underwater communication techniques. Emergency procedures are discussed and practiced. 4 dives over a minimum of 2 days.
$250.00 each for two or more.
Additional cost is incurred if objectives are not met within the alotted dives and additional dives need to be scheduled. Each student is required to furnish 2 lights and appropriate Cavern reel. Budget additional monies for motel, food and divesite costs. Tank rentals available on site for an additional fee if required.
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