Begin your aquatic adventure today! All of our courses are scheduled "on-demand" for your convenience. Check out the course descriptions below, and feel free to email info@bluewaterdiver.net with any questions that you may have about learning to dive.
Resort Course
Dive today! Discover the adventure and excitement of scuba diving for yourself. Following a brief poolside presentation and practice session, you'll make two open water scuba dives under the careful supervision of an experienced PADI dive instructor. Once you've completed our Discover Scuba Diving program, you'll be able to make additional supervised open water dives for up to two weeks!
- Prerequisites: age 10 or older.
- Course Duration: one day (AM pool/PM dives).
- Cost of Course: $195 all-inclusive.
Open Water Diver Course
This is where the real adventure begins! PADI Open Water Diver Courses are designed to help you master the knowledge and skills needed to safely enjoy the underwater world. Academic, confined water, and open water training requires just two to three days to complete, and includes four open water scuba dives! Following self-directed study of course materials, one of our experienced instructors will personally guide you through each step of the way toward one of the world's most widely recognized open water diver certifications.
- Prerequisites: age 10 or older
- Course Duration: three days (day 1-academics, day 2-AM pool/PM dives, day 3-AM pool/PM dives).
- Required Materials: PADI Open Water Crewpak.
- Cost of Course: $485 all-inclusive.
Open Water Checkout Dives
Congratulations! You've completed the academic and pool sessions of your Open Water Diver Course. Now let's go diving! The focus of this two day evaluative program is on safety and fun. You'll complete four open water scuba dives with the helpful guidance of one of our experienced instructors. You'll demonstrate and apply the skills and knowledge that you've already acquired, and qualify for one of the world's most widely recognized open water diver certifications.
- Prerequisites: completed academic and confined water training, along with watermanship assessment.
- Course Duration: two days (day 1 - dives 1 & 2, day 2 - dives 3 & 4).
- Required Materials: Dive Planner, Log Book, Referral Form, and Medical Statement.
- Cost of Course: $285
Enriched Air Nitrox Course
Get more bottom time. That's what nitrox diving is all about! Learn the basics of enriched air diving in PADI's Enriched Air Diver Course. Following self-directed study of course materials, this one day specialty courses prepares you to safely plan and execute recreational dives using enriched air (nitrox).
- Prerequisites: certified open water diver.
- Course Duration: one day classroom only.
- Required Materials: PADI Enriched Air Manuel and tables.
- Cost of Course: $150
Advanced Open Water Course
The adventure continues! The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course builds upon the foundation of knowledge and skills developed during open water certification. Following self-directed study of course materials, you'll enjoy an instructor-supervised introduction to deep diving and underwater navigation, as well as three elective specialty areas. Elective dives might include peak performance buoyancy, wreck diving, drift diving, boat diving, underwater naturalist, or underwater photography, multilevel computer diving, among others.
- Prerequisites: certified open water diver.
- Course Duration: two or three days (five to six dives).
- Required Materials: PADI Adventures in Diving Manuel.
- Required Equipment: mask, snorkel, fins, BCD, regulator with pressure gauge, alternate air source, means of monitoring depth, time, and direction, knife, whistle, and log book.
- Cost of Course: $385
Rescue Diver Course
Be prepared! Our Rescue Diver Courses help to prepare you to recognize, prevent, and respond to most diving problems and emergencies.
- Prerequisites: certified advanced open water diver or equivalent, certified first aid and CPR provider.
- Course Duration: three days (day 1 - academics, day 2 - confined water training, day 3 - open water training.
- Required Materials: PADI Rescue Diver Manual.
- Required Equipment: mask, snorkel, fins, BCD, regulator with pressure gauge, alternate air source, means of monitoring depth, time, and direction, knife, whistle, and log book.
- Cost of Course: $450
Specialty Courses
We offer the following PADI specialty courses:
Project AWARE, Enriched Air Diver, Peak Performance Buoyancy, AWARE Coral Reef Conservation, Underwater Navigator, Wreck Diver, Night Diver, Deep Diver, Drift Diver, Boat Diver
- Cost varies per specialty
Please email info@bluewaterdiver.net for pricing and details.
