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Adventure Diver
Advanced Open Water Diver
Emergency First Response
Rescue Diver
Master Scuba Diver

Professional Levels
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Specialties

Editors of DIVE TRAINING magazine have joined a new concept that is spreading through the diving community. They have changed the slogan at the bottom of each left- page from "A Good Diver Is Always Training "to "A Good Diver Is Always Learning".
Why the shift from training? The difference between the two words is more than semantics. The dictionary gives a clue. Training is defined as "making or becoming proficient through specialized practice, "while learning is, "gaining knowledge, comprehension, or mastery through experience or study." The difference in terms, while subtle, is very important. Training generally connotes practice, doing something to hone and improve skills. Just as an athlete is trained by a coach to do a skill over and over, the diver is trained by the instructor who explains and demonstrates skills to be learned, and then the diver and a buddy practice until they reach proficiency.
Learning, on the other hand, implies a broader, more comprehensive acquisition of skills and knowledge. It is as much an internal, intellectual process as it is physical training, and is achieved only through the cooperative efforts of both the teacher and the student. A student cannot learn without the guidance of a teacher, and an instructor cannot teach unless the student is open to learning.
We all know people who have had many, many hours, even years of training, and proudly display enough certificates and c-cards to have cleared an entire forest. Yet some are marginal- to- incompetent divers, thus proving that training does not translate into learning.
We in the diving community are fortunate to have an outstanding support structure in the learning process. Resources like dive magazines are important tools to aid in this process. However, how we use the tool will control what is achieved as a result of use of the tool.
That's where your local dive center comes to play. Dive centers and their staffs of professionals make learning happen. Whether it is studying advanced diving techniques, talking to knowledgeable staff regarding equipment, or practicing skills to the point of mastery, the dive center is where the rubber truly meets the road-where training becomes learning. The dive center's crucial role in diving education is the reason for dive magazines unequivocal support of your local dive center.
Stop by your dive center this week to see what learning opportunities await you. And remember , a good diver is not always just training, "A Good Diver Is Always Learning!"

Advanced Open Water
Why Advanced Open Water Diver? After your five dives, you'll be more experienced, feel more comfortable in the water and simply enjoy diving more because you better understand the underwater environment.

What do I need to start?
PADI Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
Minimum age: 15 (12 for PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)

What will I do?
This certification includes five Adventure Dives, including the Deep Adventure Dive,the Underwater Navigator Adventure Dive and three of the following:
(STSC can offer any program with a - ♦)
Altitude Diver
♦Boat Diver
Cavern Diver
♦Deep Diver
♦Digital Underwater Photographer
♦DPV (Diver Propulsion Vehicle)
♦Drift Diver
♦Dry Suit Diver
♦Enriched Air (Nitrox)
♦Equipment Specialist
Ice Diver
♦Multilevel Diver
♦National Geographic
♦Night Diver
♦Peak Performance Buoyancy
♦Project AWARE
♦Project AWARE Coral Reef Conservation
Project AWARE Fish ID
♦Search and Recovery
Semiclosed Rebreather
♦Underwater Naturalist
♦Underwater Navigator
♦Underwater Photographer
Underwater Videographer
♦Wreck Diver

How long will it take?
Recommended Course Hours: 15
Minimum Open Water Training: five dives over two days

What will I need?
Adventures in Diving Crew-Pak
Log Book

Where can I go from here?
PADI Advanced Open Water Divers at least 15 years of age can enroll in PADI
Wreck or Deep Diver Specialty courses and continue on to the PADI Rescue Diver or Junior Rescue Diver course. The PADI Adventure Diver can be credited towards the Advanced Open Water Diver

Adventure Diver... Have you always wanted to try a underwater vehicle? How about night diving? Here's your chance because you can sample three dives of your choice, get a taste of what you like, and feel more comfortable in the water, strengthening your underwater skills and letting you enjoy diving more than ever. After your PADI Adventure Diver certification you can take the next step by completing two more adventure dives. If you've completed five total adventure dives that include deep and navigation, you're a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver. Adventure Diver Course can be completed in one day of diving.

What do I need to start?
PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
Minimum age: 15 years old (10 for PADI Junior Adventure Diver)

What will I do?
This certification includes three of the following Adventure Dives to divers 10 years old and older:
♦ Altitude Diver 
♦ AWARE-Fish Identification 
♦ Boat Diver 
♦ Digital Underwater Photography 
♦ Dry Suit Diver 
♦ Peak Performance Buoyancy 
♦ Underwater Naturalist 
♦ Underwater Navigator 
Additional Adventure Dives available to divers 12 years old and older:
♦ Deep Diver 
♦ Diver Propulsion Vehicle 
♦ Drift Diver
♦ Multilevel Diver 
♦ Night Diver 
♦ Search and Recovery Diver 
♦ Underwater Videography 
♦ Wreck Diver

How long will it take?
Recommended Course Hours: nine
Maximum Open Water Training: three dives over one day

AWARE Fish ID Specialty...Have you ever asked yourself, "What was that?" The PADI Project AWARE Fish Identification Specialty course provides you with the fish identification basics so that next time, you know the answer.

With at least one classroom session and two dives you gain hands-on experience in looking for and identifying the fascinating fish you see underwater.

♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
♦ Covers Project AWARE and aquatic protection worldwide
♦ Characteristics of local fish families and species will be explained
♦ Fish survey techniques and strategies
♦ Fish identification dive planning, organization and procedures will be practiced
♦ Two open water training dives
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Boat Diver Specialty...Whether you've never made a boat dive or you've logged dozens, the PADI Boat Diver Specialty course can benefit almost every diver because different boats in different parts of the world do things differently. The PADI Boat Diver Specialty course familiarizes you with the various ways you stow gear, enter and exit the water, use surface lines and more, depending upon the type boat and the location.

♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
♦ Covers techniques for diving from boats ranging from small inflatable's to giant live-aboard's
♦ Discusses how dive boats differ from place to place
♦ Gives you focused experience and training for diving from boats in your local area
♦ Covers basic boat safety equipment and use
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Cavern Diver...Can you see the light? If you dive within the light zone of a cave, the area near the cave entrance where natural light is always visible, you're cavern diving. If you want to explore secrets hidden in caverns around the world you'll want your PADI Cavern Diver certification. During this course you will learn to use the equipment and procedures that allow you to explore such areas safely. This is a challenging and very exciting course that includes four training dives over at least two days.

♦ Cavern navigation and line protocols
♦ Planning, organization, techniques, problems and hazards of cavern diving
♦ Special equipment use, such as lights, guidelines, reels and redundant breathing systems.
♦ Air sharing, disorientation, silting, line problems and other emergency procedures specific to cavern diving.
♦ Silt prevention, buoyancy control, air management and emergency procedures.
♦ Depth and distant limits for cavern diving.
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating

The Deep Diver Specialty Course offers you the opportunity of a lifetime - going deep to see things others can only dream about. In this course you will experience what it's like to dive beyond 60 feet.

Down there, it's different. It takes additional training. Here's where you get it.

♦ Must be a PADI Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization) and 15 years old
♦ Experience diving beyond 18 meters/60 feet
♦ Learn deep dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and hazards
♦ Four open water dives that range from 18 - 40 meters / 60 - 130 feet.
♦ Gain experience with diving deep under the direct, professional supervision of a PADI Instructor
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating

Digital Underwater Photographer...You can quickly and easily capture the underwater world with your camera and on your computer.

During the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty course, you learn to use the PADI SEA (Shoot, Examine and Adjust) method, which takes full advantage of digital technology. The result is good underwater photos faster than you may imagine. You not only learn how to take good photos, but how to share them with your friends via email or printing, optimizing your work with your computer, storage and more.

♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water (or have a qualifying certification from another training organization) However, you can take the course as a snorkeler and receive a non-diving certification.
♦ Choosing and using modern digital cameras and underwater housings
♦ Using the PADI SEA method for getting great shots quickly
♦ Editing and sharing your pictures
♦ The three primary principles for getting good photos underwater
♦ The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer certifications credits toward the Master Scuba Diver rating.
♦ This is one of PADI's most adaptable specialty courses, and can even be started during the last dive of your PADI Open Water Diver course
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Diver Propulsion Vehicles.... DPV's offer a thrilling way to see a lot of underwater territory in a brief amount of time. They scoot you through the water without kicking. Want to visit that offshore reef from the beach? A DPV may be the way to go.

♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization) and 12 years old
♦ Diver propulsion vehicle dive planning organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards
♦ Equipment considerations
♦ Diver etiquette and how to avoid harming fragile aquatic life
♦ The PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Diver certification counts toward your Master Scuba Diver rating.

These things are a blast to ride!

The Drift Diver Specialty Course introduces you to the coolest magic carpet ride you'll ever experience. This course shows you how to enjoy rivers and ocean currents by “going with the flow,” staying with your dive partner, communicating with the dive boat and knowing where you are the whole time.

♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another training organization) and be at least 12 years old
♦ Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of drift diving
♦ An introduction to drift diving equipment -- floats, lines, reels
♦ Buoyancy-control, navigation and communication for drift diving
♦ Site selection and overview of aquatic currents – causes and effects
♦ Techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Dry Suit Specialty...Wanna stay warm and toasty on a dive? Then stay out of the water. What? Stay out of the water? Yes! Unlike a wetsuit, a dry suit seals you off from the outside water. In the PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course, you'll learn how to use a dry suit. And that keeps you warm! Even in very cold water.

♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another training organization) and at least 10 years old
♦ Don and doff techniques specific to your dry suit
♦ Dry suit buoyancy control skills
♦ Dry suit maintenance and storage
♦ Undergarment (fleece or overall-type garments worn under the dry suit) options
♦ The PADI Dry Suit Diver certification credits toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating

Emergency First Response

Why Emergency First Response?
Emergency First Response (EFR) is the fastest-growing international CPR, Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) and First Aid training organization. Dedicated to training the lay rescuer, EFR courses encompasses adult, child and infant CPR skills, provides AED and First Aid training, and feature an outstanding First Aid at Work component. The company’s award-winning programs and state-of-the-art training materials make it a favorite among divers around the world. Many divers take the Emergency First Response courses to meet program prerequisites, such as PADI Rescue Diver, or as preparation for becoming a PADI Divemaster. However, most have also found the EFR program to be important in every day life. They have taken a significant step in emergency preparedness, and feel confident that they can provide care should an emergency situation arise.

The Emergency First Response program meets requirements for CPR and First Aid in the workplace (OSHA Guideline 29 CFR 1910.151), and incorporates the latest procedures for emergency patient care. Other organizations that recognize EFR as meeting their requirements are United States Coast Guard, The Boy Scouts of America, and the American Council on Exercise (ACE), to name a few.

What do I need to start?
♦No dive certification required
♦No minimum age limit

What will I do?
♦The course incorporates independent study to prepare you for a classroom and hands on skill development session with your instructor. You will learn the same patient care techniques used by medical professionals, but at a lay person level.

How long will it take?
♦Depending on the amount of independent study and the class size, the Primary Care and Secondary Care courses may be completed in as little as four hours to six hours.

What will I need?
♦Participant Manual

Where can I go from here?
Visit Sunken Treasure Scuba Center today to find out more about the Emergency First Response program and PADI Rescue Diver program.

Enriched Air Diver - Nitrox
Welcome to one of PADI's most popular specialties – the PADI Enriched Air Diver course. Diving with enriched air nitrox lets you safely extend your no stop time beyond the no decompression limits for air. Diving with enriched air means more time underwater – but you need to be certified as an Enriched Air Diver to get enriched air fills.
Whether you're into underwater photography or wreck diving, on vacation in some tropical paradise or just out for a leisurely day of diving at your local dive site, the PADI Enriched Air Diver course helps you get more out of diving by giving you more time underwater.
What do I need to start?
♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization).
What will I do?
♦ Learn to analyze cylinder contents.
♦ Plan enriched air dives using tables and dive computers.
♦ Safely increase your no stop time.
What will I need?
♦ Participant Manual
♦ Nitrox Tables

Certification counts toward the Master Scuba Diver rating

PADI Equipment Specialist Course...Don’t miss a dive due to a scuba gear issue. Whether it's a blown o-ring, regulator problem, wetsuit tear or a broken fin strap, you can learn how to manage basic scuba equipment adjustments.
As a PADI Equipment Specialist, you are prepared for the basic scuba equipment maintenance, care and adjustments you'll encounter every day. In addition, you'll learn interesting background information about how your gear works, how it’s repaired and other information that helps you with your equipment investment.

The Fun Part
The more you know about how your dive gear works, the more
♦ Comfortable you are with it
♦ Performance you get from it
♦ You can care for it
♦ Since no dives are required, so you can take the Equipment Specialist course any time of the year

What You Learn
♦ Review the theory, principles and operation of scuba diving equipment 
♦ Learn about routine, recommended care and maintenance procedures, and equipment storage
♦ How to overcome common problems with equipment and recommended professional maintenance procedures (may include a demonstration of repair procedures)
♦ Gain simple suggestions for comfortable equipment configurations and an introduction to new gear (may include a optional confined water dive to try new or unfamiliar equipment
♦ The PADI Equipment Specialist Course is not an equipment repair course, but it provides the foundation you’ll want if you’re interested in learning equipment repair

Gold Prospecting Awareness Specialty...The Gold Prospecting Awareness Specialty course is intended to serve as a safe and supervised introduction to diving for gold and to familiarize you with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards, conservation, positive landowner relations and enjoyment of Gold Prospecting.

♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization) and 15 years of age
♦ Number of Dives: Two
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating

PADI Master Scuba Diver
Join the best of the best in recreational scuba diving. Live the dive lifestyle and explore the underwater world like never before. Do it by becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver – a rating that puts you in a class of distinction. You earn it by diving it, writing your ticket to endless adventure through the experience and training that set you apart as a PADI Master Scuba Diver.

With the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating, you've reached the highest non professional level in the PADI System of diver education. It means that you've acquired significant training and experience in a variety of dive environments.

♦ Minimum Number of Logged Dives: 50
♦ Minimum qualifications: PADI Rescue Diver or Junior Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization), 12 years old, five PADI Specialty Diver certifications.

Multilevel Diver Course...Do you want to maximize your dive times? (Of course). Want to get the most out of your dive computer or your eRDPML? (Naturally). Then the PADI Multilevel Diver Specialty course is for you.

In this course, you learn how to plan dives that extend your bottom time by crediting you for slower nitrogen absorption when you ascend to a shallower depth. That's the way you really dive, after all. You'll learn to use eRDPML for planning multilevel dives, making it a great companion for your dive computer (as well as a way to make multilevel dives if you forget to bring your computer).

♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another training organization) and 12 years old
♦ Plan and execute multilevel dives (different depths on the same dive)
♦ Back up your dive computer and plan multi-level dives with the eRDPML
♦ Maximize your no stop time
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating

Nat Geo Diver Specialty... Continue the adventure with the PADI National Geographic Diver Specialty course. During the course, you join an elite group of divers who are more than tourists, but explorers, adventurers and conservationists.

As part of the National Geographic Diver Specialty course, you fine-tune your buoyancy, then set off on your exploration project . Whether it's a survey of plant life or a study of water temperature variation, this project is your chance to think, observe and document like those who dive for science and discovery. On your next dive you'll hone your navigation skills, then you'll dive into an aquatic life exercise – which may also be part of your exploration project.

♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization) and be at least 10 years old.
♦ Number of Dives: Two
♦ Knowledge Development: Complete the National Geographic Knowledge Review based on information from the National Geographic Diver Almanac and DVD.
♦ Materials You'll Need: National Geographic Diver Specialty course materials including the National Geographic Diver Almanac and National Geographic Diver DVD.
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating

Underwater Naturalist...Are you fascinated with aquatic life? Always wondering what that fish is and why it always dances under a coral head whenever you get close? If you're engrossed with life under the surface, the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course is especially for you.

In your journey to underwater naturalist, the course teaches you about the different major aquatic life groupings and how they interact so that you understand what you observe in the underwater environment. With the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course under your belt, you see the aquatic world differently. You don't see “fish,” but individual species with distinct strategies for surviving in a complex, interactive ecosystem.

♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
♦ Overview of aquatic life groupings and interrelations
♦ The role of aquatic plants, food chains and predator prey relationships
♦ Responsible interactions with aquatic life
♦ Number of Dives: Two
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Underwater Navigator... Be the diver everyone wants to follow and make your sense of direction legendary with the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course. When everyone's buzzing about a reef or checking out a wreck, they're having a great time – until it's time to go. Then they turn to you, because as a PADI Underwater Navigator, you know the way back to the boat.

Underwater navigation can be challenging, but in the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course, you master the challenge.You learn the tools of the trade, including navigation via natural clues and by compass. You learn to estimate distance underwater, follow navigation patterns and know where you are while following an arbitrary, irregular course using the Nav-Finder.

♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
♦ Number of Dives: Three
♦ Navigation patterns, natural and compass navigation
♦ Following irregular courses with the Nav-Finder
♦ Dive site relocation
♦ Materials: You'll Need Nav-Pak, which includes the PADI Underwater Navigator Manual , Underwater Navigation video and the Nav-Finder
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

PADI Night Diver... As the sun sets, you don your dive gear, slip on your mask and bite down on your regulator. A deep breath and you step off the boat – into the underwater night. Although you've seen this reef many times before, this time you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light.

The adventure, thrill and excitement of night diving can be yours when you complete your PADI Night Diver Specialty course. You learn about night dive planning, equipment and navigation. You practice these on three night dives, plus introduce yourself to the whole new cast of critters that comes out after the sun goes down.

♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization) and 12 years old
♦ Number of Dives: Three
♦ Dive lights and night diving equipment
♦ Entries, exits and navigation at night
♦ Nocturnal aquatic life
♦ Communication and light handling
♦ Materials: You'll Need a Night-Pak, which includes PADI Night Diver Manual and the award-winning PADI Night Diving video.
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Go night diving and see the underwater world in a whole new light – a dive light.

Underwater Photographer... Freeze time with an underwater camera and you tell a story that even non-divers can understand. Not only that, but you have a record and log of your adventures – more than the memories. Reliving a dive is as simple as looking at a photograph.

Whether you're a casual holiday snapper or a consummate photo pro, the PADI Underwater Photographer course teaches you the basics as they apply to taking photos underwater, with a special emphasis on practical techniques.

♦ Number of Dives: Two
♦ Prerequisites: PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) and be 10 years old.
♦ Materials: You'll Need Photo-Pak, which includes the PADI Underwater Photographer Manual and Underwater Photography video.
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Freeze time and share it with the PADI Underwater Photographer Specialty course.

Peak Performance Buoyancy... Float effortlessly, drifting over reefs. Be the diver you want to be, with ultimate buoyancy control, able to hover close to the bottom and examine underwater organisms without touching them.

Buoyancy skills separate the good divers from the great divers. In the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course, you will learn to how to precisely weight yourself for optimum control, poise and balance. You learn to ascend and descend so effortlessly, it seems like you only think about it and it happens. By mastering streamlining, you move through the water cleanly, efficiently and gracefully. You swim near fragile environments without harm to them or yourself.

♦ Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) and 10 years old.
♦ Number of dives: Two
♦ Buoyancy fundamentals, weighting and adjustments
♦ Streamlining, balance and trim
♦ Fine tuning buoyancy and mastering hovering
♦ Materials: You'll Need Peak Performance Buoyancy video
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Get the buoyancy control great divers have with PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy.

The Project AWARE Coral Reef Conservation course teaches divers, snorkelers and non-divers about the vital role of coral reefs in the marine environment. The course also familiarizes participants with the current state of the world's coral reefs and how they can help.

There are no dives or age limits. Divers and non-divers alike enjoy learning about the aquatic environment.

♦ An introduction to the Project AWARE Foundation
♦ Covers the importance of coral reefs to marine ecosystems and coastal areas
♦ Coral reef biology, association and competition
♦ The status of the world's coral reefs
♦ How participants can help, including responsible diving and snorkeling practices
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

The Project AWARE Specialty Course... The underwater world needs heroes. You can be one of them by championing the causes of the world's most fragile and important aquatic ecosystems. Sign up for the Project AWARE Specialty course to learn about some of the most pressing problems facing these vulnerable environments and everyday actions you can take to help conserve them. It's informative, interesting and most importantly, you learn how to make a difference.

Project AWARE Foundation is the dive industry's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving the aquatic environment through education, advocacy and action. Besides completing the Project AWARE Specialty course, you can become a partner in the efforts to preserve the underwater environment.

♦ The ocean commons and coastal zone issues
♦ Fisheries challenges and sustainability
♦ Coral environment overview and inhabitants
♦ The role of the diver in protecting aquatic environments
♦ Materials: You'll need AWARE: Our World, Our Water
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

The underwater world needs heroes. Be one.
Learn how to conserve the aquatic environment.

Search and Recovery... Spend time around water (as a diver, how can you avoid it?) and sooner or later, you come across someone who lost something underwater. If you're looking for challenge and excitement – along with doing your good deed for the day – the PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course is for you. It gives you the skills you need to find what's been lost, and how to get it to the surface.

In the PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course, you learn search and recovery dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and how to deal with potential problems. You learn how to locate large and small objects using search patterns, and various ways for lifting them to the surface. Not only do these skills make you more capable and confident in the water, but most Search and Recovery Divers eventually end up searching for and recovering something they lost themselves.

♦ Must be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or a PADI Open Water Diver with the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty (or equivalent certification from another organization)
♦ Must be at least 12 years old
♦ Number of Dives: Four
♦ Search patterns, lift bag use and recovery methods
♦ Limited visibility techniques and navigation for search and recovery
♦ Materials: You'll Need Search and Recovery-Pak, which includes the PADI Search and Recovery Diver Manual and the Search and Recovery video.
♦ Find what you've lost with the PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course.
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Wreck Diver... You drift down and pass through a window into the past. As you near the bottom, a recognizable shape begins to form. First, you see a straight line, then a round window. Next, a ship materializes in front of you. As you look at the wreck, past and present meet.

Whether sunk intentionally or tragically, whether a sunken ship, plane or automobile, the call of wrecks is nearly irresistible to divers. Through the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course, you get the skills, knowledge and procedures you need to answer the call of wreck diving.

♦ Must be a PADI Adventure Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) and be at least 15 years old.
♦ Number of Dives: Four dives over two days
♦ Materials You'll Need: Wreck-Pak, which includes the PADI Wreck Diver Manual and Wreck Diving video.
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating. The underwater world needs heroes. Be one.  Learn how to conserve the aquatic environment
♦ Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

Explore the past in the present with the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course.

PADI Rescue Diver Course
“Challenging” and “rewarding” best describe the PADI Rescue Diver course. Building upon what you’ve already learned, this course expands on what you already know about how to prevent problems, and how to manage them if they occur.

The Fun Part
The fun part about this course is rising to challenges and mastering them. Most divers find this course both demanding and rewarding, and at the end, say it’s the best course they’ve ever taken.

What You Learn
♦ Self rescue
♦ Recognizing and managing stress in other divers
♦ Emergency management and equipment
♦ Rescuing panicked divers
♦ Rescuing unresponsive divers

Prerequisites
To enroll in the PADI Rescue Diver course, you must
♦ Be 12 years or older
♦ Have a PADI Adventure Diver certification (or have a qualifying certification from another organization)
♦ Be trained and current for first aid and CPR within the previous two years (Ask your instructor about Emergency First Response CPR and first aid courses).

The Learning Materials You Need
The PADI Rescue Diver crewpak includes all materials required to complete the PADI Rescue Diver course – including a pocket mask. You’ll learn how to think like a rescue diver and preview skills you’ll practice with your PADI Instructor. Once your Rescue Diver course is complete, you can review the DVD to refresh your dive safety skills as needed. This tool box of knowledge and technique will give you the expertise to handle almost any emergency situation.

PADI Divemaster Course
Looking for the first step in working with scuba as a career? Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, in this program you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level. PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers. PADI Divemaster is the prerequisite certification for both the PADI Assistant Instructor and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications.

What You Can Teach
After becoming certified as a PADI Divemaster you will be authorized to:
♦ Supervise both training and non-training-related activities by planning, organizing and directing dives
♦ Assist a PADI Instructor during the training sessions for any PADI Diver course
♦ Conduct the PADI Skin Diver course and PADI Discover Snorkeling program
♦ Conduct the PADI Discover Local Diving experience
♦ Conduct the PADI Scuba Review program
♦ If qualified as a Discover Scuba Diving Leader, independently conduct the PADI Discover Scuba Diving program.
♦ Earn the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating to be able to teach the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty.
♦ Independently guide Open Water Diver course students on the tour portion of Open Water Diver course Training Dives 2, 3 and 4 at a ratio of two student divers per certified divemaster.
♦ Accompany Open Water Diver students under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor during:
surface swims to and from the entry/exit point and during navigational exercises
when the instructor conducts a skill, such as an ascent or descent, a Divemaster can remain with other student divers (with an individual student or buddy team)
♦ Accompany student divers during Adventure Dives or Specialty training dives under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor.
♦ Conduct the PADI Seal Team Skin Diver Specialist Aqua Mission
♦ Conduct subsequent dives under an instructor’s indirect supervision for Discover Scuba Diving participants after participants have satisfactorily completed the first dive with a PADI Instructor.
♦ Teach Emergency First Response courses after successfully completing an Emergency First Response Instructor course.

Prerequisites
♦ To take this course, you must be:
♦18 years old
♦ A PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
♦ A PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
♦ An Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (or qualifying first aid and CPR training from another organization) course completion within the past 24 months.
♦ Have at least 40 dives to begin the course and 60 for certification
♦ Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months.

What You Learn
During the PADI Divemaster program, you learn dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills and stamina exercises, as well as training exercises that stretch your ability to organize and solve problems as well as help others improve their scuba. You put this knowledge into action through a structured internship or series of practical training exercises.

The Learning Materials You Need
The PADI Divemaster crewpak includes everything you’ll need to start the PADI Divemaster program. The complete set of materials includes:
♦ The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving - a comprehensive overview of diving physics, physiology, and equipment.
♦ Divemaster slates
♦ PADI Divemaster Manual
♦ PADI Instructor Manual
♦ Scuba Tune-Up Guidebook
♦ DSD Cue Card
♦ Pro Logbook

Take charge of your adventure. Become a PADI Divemaster.

Assistant Instructor Course

As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional scuba diver, but you also start learning the PADI System of diver education. You can act as an instructional scuba assistant and assume limited teaching responsibilities. It’s a great way to gain experience in order to become a scuba instructor!

What You Can Teach?
♦ In addition to the responsibilities and duties you already have as a PADI Divemaster, as a PADI Assistant Instructor you can:
♦ Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor 
♦ During confined water dives, present initial skills training under the direct supervision of a PADI Instructor 
♦ Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor 
♦ Teach and certify  PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Divers under the direction of a PADI Instructor
♦ Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
♦ Teach the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation specialty course
♦ Conduct PADI Discover Scuba Diving experiences in a pool or confined water
♦ Conduct PADI Seal Team Aqua Missions
♦ Teach PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty courses under the direction of a PADI Instructor after earning the ♦ PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating

Prerequisites
♦ Be a PADI Divemaster or qualifying certification from another certification organization
♦ Be at least 18 years old
♦ Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives
♦ Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months
♦ Have CPR and First Aid Training within the last 24 months
♦ Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
♦ Want a fun and exciting career!

What You Learn
♦ You build upon your abilities to organize and supervise scuba diving activities, while concentrating on developing teaching skills. You learn through:
♦ Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations
♦ Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations
♦ Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations

The PADI Assistant Instructor Course consists of these sections:

Module 1: Academic Training
♦ PADI Discover Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Programs
♦ Developing Knowledge Development Presentations
♦ Teaching Project AWARE and Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty
♦ Teaching in Confined Water
♦ Conducting Open Water Training Presentations

Module 2: Independent Study
♦ Knowledge Development

Module 3: Practical Application
♦ Confined Water and Open Water Teaching Presentations
♦ Standards Exam
♦ Dive Rescue Skills Assessment

The Learning Materials You Need
♦The PADI IDC crewpak includes all the materials needed to prepare for a PADI Assistant Instructor or Open Water Scuba ♦ Instructor course. The 23-item pack includes:
♦ Instructor cue cards for PADI’s core courses (OW, AOW, Rescue and Divemaster)
♦ IDC Candidate Workbook and related reference materials,
♦ Lesson planning slates for confined and open water
♦ Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses
♦ Specialty outlines for Project AWARE
♦ PADI Instructor Manual.

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Course
Are you looking for something extraordinary? To do something others can only dream of? To help people transform their lives? To open doors you didn’t even know existed? All of this, and more, awaits you as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. It’s about life transformations—both yours and those around you. The fun part of instructor training is interacting with course participants while creating friendships that continue long after the course concludes.

What You Can Teach
After becoming an Open Water Scuba Instructor, you will be able to conduct the entire range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba Diving up to Divemaster. You may also choose to acquire specialty instructor ratings in areas of interest, such as Digital Underwater Photographer or Enriched Air Diver.

Prerequisites
To qualify for training as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, you must:
♦ Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or a PADI Assistant Instructor or be an instructor in good standing with another training organization for at least six months (check with a PADI Course Director or Contact Us for qualifying credentials.)
♦ Be certified as an Emergency First Response Instructor 
♦ Be at least 18 years old
♦ Be certified as a diver for at least six months
♦ Have 60 logged dives that include experience in night, deep and navigation diving to participate in the Instructor Development Course. You’ll need 100 logged dives to take the Instructor Exams
♦ Have proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 24 months. The Emergency First Response course meets this requirement
♦ Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months

What You Learn
During the course you’ll learn how to apply the PADI System of Education by presenting at least
♦ Two confined water teaching presentations
♦ Two knowledge development presentations
♦ One open water teaching presentations integrating two skills
You will also attend and participate in the following 14 curriculum presentations:
♦ Course Orientation
♦ Dive Industry Overview
♦ General Standards and Procedures
♦ The Role of Media and Prescriptive Teaching
♦ Legal Responsibility and Risk Management
♦ PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver Course
♦ Adaptive Teaching
♦ The PADI Continuing Education Philosophy
♦ Business Principles for the Dive Instructor
♦ Adventures in Diving Program
♦ Specialty Diver Courses and Master Scuba Diver Program
♦ Rescue Diver Course
♦ Divemaster Course
♦ Diver Retention Programs
♦ How to Teach the RDP (Instructors from recreational diver training organizations other than PADI must complete.)
♦ You will demonstrate competence at performing all 20 dive skills listed on the Skill Evaluation.
performing a face down, nonstop swim for 800 meters/yards using a mask, snorkel and fins.
♦ During the course you’ll need to demonstrate competency in Dive theory by passing a five-part theory exam scoring 75% on each part .

The Challenging Part
The challenging part of this course is your personal commitment to the training. The course requires you to complete all the self-study Knowledge Reviews before the course begins and to prepare daily assignments for teaching presentations daily. Organization and dedication are key.

The Learning Materials You Need
The PADI Instructor Development Course crewpak includes all the materials needed to prepare for the Instructor Development Course. The 23-item pack includes:
♦ Instructor cue cards for PADI’s core courses (Open Water and Advanced, Rescue and Divemaster)
♦ Instructor Development Course Candidate Workbook and related reference materials,
♦ Lesson planning slates for confined and open water
♦ Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses
♦ Specialty outlines for Project AWARE PADI Instructor Manual

The STSC Advantage...
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Pay only for the products or services you need and when you need them.
The only course recommended by A.C.E. for college credit.
Student referrals to just about anyplace in the world.
Certification dives every week from May - Sept to meet your schedule.
Backed by the largest training agency in the world PADI.
This area's only PADI National Geographic Training Facility.
Male and Female staff members.

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