PADI CORE COURSES
General information
Full payment and full attendance do not guarantee certification. All skills, tests, etc. must be demonstrated/passed for successful completion of the course and issuance of certificate. The requirements for each course can be found in the Menu/Details section below.
Size of class: during the in-water session of any course: maximum two divers
Prices shown below include the sales tax, cost of learning material (except for Upgrade from Scuba Diver to Open Water Diver and Upgrade from Adventure Diver to Advanced Open Water Diver courses), certification fee, and full dive gear rental. With regard to pricing, payment methods, discounts, refund etc. please check the Pricing... section >>>
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Prerequisites Number of Price
dives (1*)
Discover scuba diving - minimum 10 yrs old, 1 or 2 first diver:
Details >>> - Diver Medical Form 1-dive course: ???€
2-dive course: ???€
additional diver(s):
1-dive course: ???€/diver
2-dive course: ???€/diver
Scuba Diver - minimum 10 yrs old, 5 first diver: ???€
Details >>> - Diver Medical Form additional diver(s):???€/diver
Open Water Diver - minimum 10 yrs old, 9 first diver: ???€
Details >>> - Diver Medical Form additional diver(s):???€/diver
Upgrade from Scuba Diver - minimum 10 yrs old, 4 first diver: ???€ (2*)
to Open Water Diver - Scuba Diver, additional diver(s):
Details >>> - Diver Medical Form ???€/diver (2*)
Adventure Diver - minimum 10 yrs old, 3 first diver: ???€
Details >>> - Open Water Diver, additional diver(s):???€/diver
- Diver Medical Form
Advanced Open Water - minimum 12 yrs old, 5 first diver: ???€
Diver - Open Water Diver, additional diver(s):???€/diver
Details >>> - Diver Medical Form
Upgrade from Adventure - minimum 12 yrs old, 2 first diver: ???€ (2*)
Diver to Advanced Open - Adventure Diver, additional diver(s):
Water Diver - Diver Medical Form ???€/diver (2*)
Rescue Diver - minimum 12 yrs old, first diver: ???€
Details >>> - Adventure Diver or higher, additional diver(s):???€/diver
- Diver Medical Form
Master Scuba Diver - minimum 12 yrs old, first diver: ???€
Details >>> - minimum 30-40 logged additional diver(s):???€/diver
dives,
- Advanced Open Water Diver,
- Rescue Diver,
- Diver Medical Form
Divemaster - minimum 15 yrs old, first diver: ???€
Details >>> - minimum 40 logged dives, additional diver(s):???€/diver
- Advanced Open Water Diver,
- Rescue Diver,
- Medical Clearance
ReActivate (refresher) - minimum 10 yrs old, 1 first diver: ???€
Details >>> - Scuba Diver or higher, additional diver(s):???€/diver
- Diver Medical Form
Extra dive (1*) ???€/dive
(1*) The 'Number of dives' is a mandatory minimum. Depending on pre-course experience and/or performance during the course, additional dive(s) may be needed. As a result, the price of course may go up.
(2*) Price does not include the cost of learning material.
Details
Discover scuba diving
Skills to learn:
- breathing underwater
- regulator clearing
- regulator recovery
- mask clearing
- equalization techniques
- inflate/deflate Buoyancy Control Device (BCD) at the surface
Type of dive: shore dive (A second dive can be made from boat.)
Mandatory paperwork: please download and fill out the Diver Medical Form in advance >>>
Scuba Diver course
Swim test: a 10-minute swim/float to demonstrate comfort in water too deep in which to stand
Skills to learn:
- snorkeling
- equipment preparation and care
- buddy pre-dive safety check
- proper weighting/buoyancy check at the surface
- snorkel-to-regulator exchange
- disconnect low-pressure inflator hose
- weight system removal and replacement at the surface
- five-point descent
- re-securing a loose cylinder cam band
- cramp releases
- inflatable signal tube/delayed surface marker buoy deployment/use
- emergency weight drop
- regulator clearing
- regulator recovery
- clearing a partially flooded mask
- clearing a fully flooded mask
- remove, replace, and clear a mask
- breathing from dive buddy's alternate air source for 30 seconds (stationary)
- underwater breathe without a mask for at least one minute
- signaling air depletion
- simulation of Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent
- Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent
- five-point ascent
- exit techniques
- tired diver tow
- compass navigation
Mandatory paperwork: please download and fill out the Diver Medical Form in advance >>>
Open Water Diver course
Swim tests:
- either a) a 200-meter continuous surface swim or b) a 300-meter swim with mask, fins, and snorkel and
- a 10-minute swim/float without any swim aid
Skills to learn:
- snorkeling
- skin diving
- assembling dive equipment
- putting on dive equipment
- buddy pre-dive safety check
- entry technique(s)
- inflating/deflating buoyancy control device at the surface
- proper weighting/buoyancy check at the surface
- no mask breathing at the surface
- five-point descent over sensitive bottom
- regulator clearing
- regulator recovery
- clearing a partially flooded mask
- clearing a fully flooded mask
- remove, replace, and clear a mask
- underwater breathe without a mask for at least one minute
- no mask swim underwater
- re-securing a loose cylinder cam band
- breathing from dive buddy's alternate air source for 30 seconds (stationary)
- breathing from dive buddy's alternate air source for 1 minute while swimming
- neutral buoyancy/hovering techniques
- swimming while maintaining neutral buoyancy
- air check
- snorkel-to-regulator exchange
- signaling air depletion
- exit techniques
- cramp releases
- simulation of Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent
- Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent
- tired diver tow
- scuba gear removal and replacement at the surface
- scuba gear removal and replacement underwater
- breathing from a free-flowing regulator for 30 seconds
- emergency weight belt drop
- weight belt removal and replacement underwater
- five-point ascent
- orally inflate buoyancy control device at the surface
- equipment disassembly
- inflatable signal tube/delayed surface marker buoy use
- compass navigation
Course completion requirement: written final exam
Mandatory paperwork: please download and fill out the Diver Medical Form in advance >>>
Upgrade from Scuba Diver to Open Water Diver
Swim test: either a) a 200-meter continuous surface swim or b) a 300-meter swim with mask, snorkel, and fins
Skills to refresh/learn: please refer to the Open Water Diver course above >>>
Mandatory paperwork: please download and fill out the Diver Medical Form in advance >>>
Adventure Diver course
Elective dives (altogether 3 dives have to be made):
- boat dive - night dive
- delayed surface marker - peak performance
buoy dive buoyancy dive
- digital underwater - rescue dive
photography dive - search and recovery
- dive against debris dive
- drift dive - self-reliant dive
- dry suit dive - wreck dive
- Enriched Air Nitrox
(EAN) dive
Dives that may be mandatory depending on pre-course experience and performance during the course:
- delayed surface marker buoy dive (1 dive)
- peak performance buoyancy dive (1 dive)
Mandatory paperwork: please download and fill out the Diver Medical Form in advance >>>
Advanced Open Water Diver course
Must-have items:
- delayed surface marker buoy
- spare mask
Items highly recommended to have:
- dive gear of your own
- underwater air horn or shaker
- compass
- extra thermal insulation (e.g., neoprene vest, hood, gloves, socks)
Mandatory dives:
- deep dive (1 dive)
- underwater navigation dive (1 dive)
Elective dives (altogether 3 dives have to be made):
- boat dive - night dive
- delayed surface marker buoy dive - peak performance buoyancy dive
- digital underwater photography dive - rescue dive
- dive against debris - search and recovery dive
- drift dive - self-reliant dive
- dry suit dive - wreck dive
- Enriched Air Nitrox (EAN) dive
Dives that may be mandatory depending on pre-course experience and performance during the course:
- delayed surface marker buoy dive (1 dive)
- peak performance buoyancy dive (1 dive)
Mandatory paperwork: please download and fill out the Diver Medical Form in advance >>>
Upgrade from Adventure Diver to Advanced Open Water Diver
Mandatory dives (unless you have made them during the Adventure Diver course):
- deep dive (1 dive)
- underwater navigation dive (1 dive)
Elective dives (altogether 3 dives have to be made including that/those that you made during the Adventure Diver course):
- boat dive - night dive
- delayed surface marker buoy dive - peak performance buoyancy dive
- digital underwater photography dive - rescue dive
- dive against debris - search and recovery dive
- drift dive - self-reliant dive
- dry suit dive - wreck dive
- Enriched Air Nitrox (EAN) dive
Dives that may be mandatory depending on pre-course experience and performance during the course:
- delayed surface marker buoy dive (1 dive)
- peak performance buoyancy dive (1 dive)
Mandatory paperwork: please download and fill out the Diver Medical Form in advance >>>
Rescue Diver course
The Rescue Diver course is a pivotal step in expanding a diver’s knowledge and experience. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves to consider the safety and well-being of other divers. This is why the Rescue Diver certification is a prerequisite for all PADI leadership-level training.
Rescue exercises and scenarios:
- Self-rescue review:
-- cramp release
-- establishing buoyancy at the surface (inflating BCDs using both low pressure inflation and oral
inflation methods and by releasing and discarding weight belts/weight systems)
-- airway control (snorkel to regulator exchange)
-- use of an alternate air source
-- overcoming vertigo
- Rescue exercises:
-- tired diver
-- panicked diver
-- response from shore, boat, or dock to responsive diver
-- distressed diver underwater
-- missing diver
-- surfacing the unresponsive diver
-- unresponsive diver at the surface
-- exiting the unresponsive diver
-- first aid for pressure-related injuries and oxygen administration
-- response from shore/boat to unresponsive (non-breathing) diver at the surface
- Emergency Assistance Plan
Mandatory paperwork: please download and fill out the Diver Medical Form in advance >>>
Master Scuba Diver course
In order to earn the Master Scuba Diver certification you need to complete five specialty courses. The list of them can be found in the Specialty Courses section >>>
Mandatory paperwork: please download and fill out the Diver Medical Form in advance >>>
Divemaster course
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ReActivate
Skills to refresh:
- remove, replace, and clear mask
- become neutrally buoyant and hover
- emergency weight (belt) drop at the surface
- ascend properly using an alternate air source and establish
positive buoyancy at the surface (act as donor and receiver as
well)
- simulation of Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent
(Note: Depending on your performance, additional skills - listed in the Open Water Diver section above - may be needed to be practiced.)
Mandatory paperwork: please download and fill out the Diver Medical Form in advance >>>
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