Dive Instruction
There's a whole new world to explore underwater and Divers Market is just the place to help you get there! Whether you're completely new to scuba diving, looking to brush up on the basics, or aspire to become a certified dive master, Divers Market can give you the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to go underwater and discover all the wonders of the sea!
Certified instruction from PADI & Divers Market
Divers Market has partnered with PADI (Professional Asociation of Diving Instructors) to provide world class training to each of our students. Most programs start with an e-Learning program that's hosted by the PADI website. Once completed, you'll move on to a practical session that can be booked directly with Divers Market. These sessions offer hands-on training from the area's top instructors at convenient locations throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Private / Group Lessons available
Training sessions are typically held in groups of 4-6, but Private Lessons and Group Lessons are also available. Information regarding course materials / equipment rental is included in the class descriptions listed below.
We're proud to be named a 5 Star Dive Center by PADI, the Professional Association of Diving Instructors
PADI is the world leader in recreational diving, offering the industry's most highly regarded training materials, instructors and courses.
PADI cardholders are recognized and respected worldwide, while PADI Dive Centers and Resorts offer exciting dive adventures and a commitment to the highest standards for dive training and safety.
Scuba Diving Classes at Divers Market
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Beginner Programs
A Beginner Class Starts Right Now! On-Line!
PADI eLearning is internet based course work that you can access from anywhere via the world wide web.
With PADI eLearning, you can sign-up and complete the knowledge-based dive training from the convenience of your home, office or on the road, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. PADI’s eLearning system gives you the flexibility to study course material at your own pace. However, during the course, you can access the support of a PADI Professional at Divers Market, Inc., by email or phone to get guidance and help about the topic you are studying.
Sign up for the eLearning portion to the right by clicking "REGISTER NOW"
After completing the online knowledge-based portion of the course, the PADI eLearning system plugs you into training with your PADI Instructor at Divers Market – for the best part: diving! eLearning makes continuing your diver education more convenient, more effective and more fun than ever! PADI’s eLearning system brings student divers all the benefits of computer based training, including student guidance, knowledge of results, flexibility and learner-based pacing. PADI eLearning provides the flexibility to attend knowledge development with minimal, fixed classroom time to help meet the demands of daily schedules and maximizing in water experience.
Pool Course - Must sign up at least one week in advance
- You are not yet signed up for the Pool Sessions
- Visit Divers Market to sign up for pool Sessions
- Fill out a folder with medical information, get fitted for SCUBA Gear, and purchase personal gear
The course will consist of three pool dives that will prepare you for the open water course.
What will I need?
- Equipment - Mask, snorkel, fins, boots, gloves, hood
- Materials –PADI Diver’s Log &Training Record
- Completed on-line completion Form
eLearning Instructions
- Click "Register for Course"
- Select “Beginner Class Starts Right Now! On-Line!”
- Under PADI Digital courses, select “Register Now”
- On next page, select “Beginner, Open Water”
- Select format and Language
- On next screen, do not select enhancements
- Select "Proceed to Checkout"
Cost: Three easy payments
- eLearning $195.00 (payable online. Includes certification registration fee)
- Pool Sessions: $399.00. Must sign up at least one week in advance.
- Open Water Training Fee: $249.00 (includes 4 open water dives and use of SCUBA equipment)
No refunds on tuition payments.
BONUS: When purchasing your own SCUBA kit ie. regulator, bcd, gauges, and wetsuit for your training the 249.00 open water fee is waived. Save 249.00!
Beginner Scuba Class Semi Private Accelerated Private Program
This is an accelerated program. You will need to prepare some academic paperwork ahead of time at home.
The course is divided into eLearning and pool sessions. Meeting times are flexible and are designed around student and instructor schedules. In the pool, Instructors fully explain, demonstrate, and over-see the skills to be done by the students.
Sign up for eLearning to the right, then visit Divers Market to sign up for the pool sessions.
Following completion of all the pool sessions, students will participate in 4 open water dives* (usually two dives each day). During these dives students practice their skills in a pond & ocean environment under direct supervision of the Instructors and Divemasters. You may opt to take your open water dives elsewhere like the Caribbean. Ask for details.
This entire course is designed to be FUN and ENERGETIC while combined with a close instructor to student teaching ratio.
Diver's Market Scuba Center, a PADI 5 STAR Training Facility with over 30 years of experience will provide you with all the necessary diving equipment you need to complete the course with the exception of mask, fins, snorkel, booties, and gloves which is a requirement for each participant. To register a $200.00 non-refundable deposit is required to secure a seat in the class. SCUBA DIVING is something you've always thought about doing, why not give it a try!
Divers Market can prepare you for the adventure!
No refunds on tuition payments.
Class session will be held at Divers Market Training Room. Pool sessions will be held at a pool location convenient to the schedule. Typically class and pool sessions can be held Wednesday evenings, Thursday evenings, and/or Sundays. Class size limited.
Birthday Pool Parties for Kids
Time to schedule your child's scuba birthday pool party.
We have been doing birthday parties for years. Pool parties are held at the Kingsbury Club & Spa.
Whether it’s a glass of milk, bubble gum or submerged beneath the surface – you can’t help blowing bubbles! So try blowing bubbles our way. Start out on the right fin, jump into our Bubblemaker program today! We do lots of them!
Try the Bubblemaker Birthday Party!
Party Facts
- 1 Hour in pool activity with Party captain
- Underwater photos and videos are included
- A Bubblemaker towel for the birthday child
- All paper products provided. Table cloths, plates, napkins, cups, and silverware
- Colorful invitations and envelopes
- Birthday party menu available from the Kingsbury Club including Ozzies delicious hand made 16" pizza
- Please schedule as far in advance as possible
SASY Pool Part for Kids ages 5-7 (up to 10 children) 299.00 additional children 15.00 per child Bubblemaker Pool Party for Kids ages 8-12 (up to 10 children) 285.00 additional children 15.00 per child
Peak Performance Buoyancy Course
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: Adventures In Diving Book
- Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
Want to take weight off your weight belt? This is what students from a recent class said:
"Come to find out, I was diving with more weight than needed."
"She got me to take off 19 pounds of back breaking lead in fresh and 16 pounds in salt water."
Get the buoyancy control great divers have with PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy.
No refunds on tuition payments.
"Get the Lead Out". Rentals available at a discounted student price.
Reactivate SCUBA Refresher Program
Prior to taking the pool session, students must first complete the Padi SCUBA Tune-Up eLearning class online. Click here to go to the elearning website, select SCUBA Tune-Up. The cost of this eLearning Class is $63.00 (payable online) and is in addition to the pool session described below.
The objective of this program is to offer certified divers the opportunity to refresh themselves under instructor or divemaster supervision on their academic and pool training. The instructor or divemaster will brief the participants on the skills they learned from their previous class experience. Its an easy and well informative 1 1/2 hour pool session.
You also have the option of doing two or four open water dives. You may feel that two dives in the open water is all you need for practice.
The price for open water dives is $60.00 per dive. You may opt for only one dive or do all four. Plus rentals. PREREQUISITE: Diving certification: PADI, NAUI, YMCA, SSI, NASDS etc.
No refunds on tuition payments.
Snorkeling Program
The snorkeling program is designed to teach you the basic skills of snorkeling. You will learn and experience the fun of snorkeling in a heated pool.
During the pools sessions each student will be equipped with fins, mask, snorkel and buoyancy vest. Some of the skills you will learn include: Proper Equipment Selection Snorkel Clearing Surface Swimming & Surface Dives Proper Kicking Techniques Clearing Ears (equalizing) The program is fun and energetic. You will be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to gain the confidence you may need snorkeling around the pool or around an ocean reef!
No refunds on tuition payments.
Register for this course...
Tuition: $40.00
AGE REQUIREMENT: Minimum of 8 years old EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT: Recommended that students supply their own mask, fins , and towel. Rentals are available for $10.00. Snorkeling vests will be provided. FEE: $28.50 CERTIFICATION CARD PROCESSING: $20.00 (optional)
Deposit Required: $40.00
(deposit applied towards tuition)
Advanced Programs
Adventure Diver Program
Want to take your diving to the next level? Well look no further! Become a PADI Adventure Diver today and start experiencing the exciting adventures the world of diving has to offer.
The Adventure Diver program is the perfect opportunity to gain additional experience and skills under the guidance of our instructors.
To become a PADI Adventure Diver you need your PADI Open Water certification (or equivalent) and the desire to experience thrilling adventures. This in-water performance based program includes a total of three dives from the list below:
Boat, AWARE-Fish Identification, Deep Dive, Drift, Dry Suit, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search and Recovery, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Navigator, Underwater Photography, Wreck.
If you're 15 or older, and a PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent, then you're ready for the Adventure Diver program.
After successfully completing the program, you'll receive the PADI Adventure Diver certification. Now, take the next step! Complete two more adventure dives (must include deep and navigation) and become a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver.
No refunds on tuition payments.
You will need to visit Divers Market to sign up for the diving part of the course and complete any necessary administrative paperwork.
Advanced Open Water Course Online
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver eLearning is designed to improve your underwater knowledge and skills. You can enroll immediately after earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification regardless of your skill level. The course helps you build confidence in navigation, fine-tune buoyancy skills and introduces you to different diving activities such as wreck diving, night diving or underwater imaging. After completing your eLearning, you’ll make five Adventure Dives: a deep dive (beyond 18m/60F), a navigation dive, and three additional Adventure Dives of your choice to earn your certification. This course fee only covers your online training, assessments and certification card. Practical training fees, dives, dive equipment, student slate and logbook are available at additional fees.
Boat
Deep
Night
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Underwater Navigation
No refunds on tuition payments.
Once you have registered for eLearning with PADI, you must visit the shop to sign up for the diving portion of the course.
Register for this course...
Tuition: $375.00
PADI E-Learning Fee: $183.00
Students are responsible for the boat fees. Typically, they are $95.00 but may vary in price. Other equipment such as a light, slate and knife may be required.
Once you have registered with PADI, please visit the shop to sign up for the diving portion of the course.
Deposit Required: $200.00
(deposit applied towards tuition)
Rescue Diver
Do you enjoy helping or assisting divers in need?
Then you will enjoy the RESCUE DIVER COURSE. Here divers learn in the classroom how to prevent, treat, and educate divers with problems associated with the water environment and diving.
These topics include Self-Rescue, Diver Stress, Diving First Aid, Equipment, Basic Life Support, Choking, Shock, Near-Drowning, and Emergency Management. Divers then go to the pool where students practice approaching victims, evaluating conditions, calming the victim, and transportation of the victim. Other topics deal with a panicked diver, a distressed diver, a missing diver, an unconscious diver, and using the boat or shore for assistance.
The RESCUE DIVER course is designed with lots of student involvement and participation.
No refunds on tuition payments.
Master SCUBA Diver
Sharpen Your Skills with the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
You have the passion. You want to join the best of the best in recreational scuba diving. You want to live the dive lifestyle and explore the underwater world and go places and see things you have never experienced. More than a pipe dream? Absolutely! Do it by becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver – a rating that puts you in a class of distinction – writing your ticket to endless adventure and opportunities through the experience and scuba training that sets you apart. The Fun Part With the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating, you have reached the highest non professional level in the PADI System of diver education. It means that you have acquired significant training and experience in a variety of dive environments.
Prerequisites:
1. Open Water Diver
2. Advanced Open Water Diver
3. Rescue Diver
4. 50 Logged Dives
5. Five Specialty Diver Courses
No refunds on tuition payments.
It's like the Black Belt of Karate. The highest PADI recreational diver certification level one can achieve!
Divemaster
The PADI Divemaster Course is the first professional level that deals with supervisory situations for both student and certified divers.
To qualify for PADI Divemaster training you'll need to be:
1. Certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent).
2. Certified as a PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent).
3. Have logged a minimum of 40 open water dives prior to entry into PADI Divemaster training, and completed and logged a minimum of 60 open water dives prior to certification as a PADI Divemaster.
4. At least 18 years old.
5. In good physical condition for diving and submit a medical exam form signed by a physician.
The PADI Divemaster program consists of three modules:
1. Knowledge Development Module
2. Waterskills and Stamina Module
3. Practical Application
As a PADI Divemaster you'll be able to:
1. Act as certified instructional assistant.
2. Supervise participants in PADI experience programs for uncertified divers.
3. Generally supervise both training and non- training related diving activities by planning, organizing and directing dives.
4. Teach and certify PADI Skin Divers.
5. Conduct the PADI Scuba Review program for certified divers.
6. Enroll in PADI Instructor level training.
Upon successfully completing the PADI Divemaster program, you’ll receive a certification card and wall certificate. You’ll also become a member of PADI and receive benefits, including the ability to purchase professional liability insurance (which may be required to conduct some activities).
No refunds on tuition payments.
Course material includes Divemaster registration. PADI online dive theory must be completed by second night of class.
Register for this course...
Tuition: $690.00
PADI E-Learning Fee: $259.00
Textbook & Materials: $399.90
Required materials: Student is responsible for PADI Divemaster Registration Fee. It is also recommended that you have the PADI Open Water Manual with recreational dive planner, PADI Advanced Manual, PADI Rescue Manual with accident management work slate, Instructor Confined Open Water and Open Water Slates. Prices subject to change.
Deposit Required: $690.00
(deposit applied towards tuition)
Specialty Programs
Deep Diver
Down there, it’s different. It takes additional training. Here’s where you get it.
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.
No refunds on tuition payments.
* Must be a PADI Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization) and 15 years old * Experience diving beyond 18 metres/60 feet * Learn deep dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and hazards * Four open water dives that range from 18 - 40 metres / 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.
Dry Suit Diver
Diving in New England is exciting and diverse. It can also occasionally be pretty cold!
Becoming a dry suit diver allows you to expand your boundaries and dive more places, more often. This suit seals you off from the water and keeps you comfortable, even in surprisingly cold water.
If your the type of diver who wants to be able to dive year round, or if your diving requires extended bottom time then learning to use a drysuit is a necessity.
This easy, fun course is divided between academic, a pool session, and two open water training dives. By the time you're through with your training you'll be comfortable and competent in a drysuit.
No refunds on tuition payments.
A must for all public safety divers!
Emergency Oxygen Provider
Objective
The course is designed to train and educate the general diving public in the techniques of using oxygen as first aid for a suspected dive injury. In addition, this course will introduce novice divers to the fundamentals of recognizing diving injury warning signs, response and management. This program also provides an excellent opportunity for experienced divers and instructors to continue their education.
The Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries course is not designed to train lay persons to provide oxygen to the general public. While the medical standards and equipment are the same regarding the emergency use of oxygen for both divers and non-divers, the Oxygen Provider course does not prepare individuals to respond to the ill or injured member of the general public by using emergency oxygen.
Recommended Minimum Hours of Training
- Knowledge Development (Lecture) = 1 Hour
- Skills Development (Practice) = 3 Hours
This course should be taught as a four-hour program. The time needed to teach the course varies and depends on many factors including the number of students and their ability to process the educational components of the program. Instructors who want to include subjects or training beyond the course requirements may do so only before or following the course. Any additional training must not be required for completion of course requirements.
Learning Objectives
Course participants must be familiar with the signs and symptoms of major diving injuries including near drowning and decompression illnesses (arterial gas embolism and decompression sickness).
Course participants must demonstrate proper deployment, assembly, disassembly, and use of all components of the PADI Oxygen Unit. This includes use of the demand inhalator valve / mask, constant flow (delivering oxygen at least 15 lpm), non-rebreather mask and oronasal resuscitation mask with supplemental oxygen inlet.
Course participants must complete the Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries examination with a minimum passing score of 80 percent. The instructor will review the examination with each participant to ensure 100 percent understanding of the material.
Skill Performance Objectives
To successfully complete the Oxygen Provider course, participants must demonstrate skill and confidence during deployment, assembly and disassembly of all parts of the Oxygen Unit (or other acceptable units).
The course participant must demonstrate skill and confidence while providing emergency oxygen to simulated injured divers by:
- Assessing the scene and oxygen provider safety
- Deploying and operating the Oxygen Unit
- Selecting and preparing the appropriate oxygen mask
- Operating the Oxygen Unit and using these oxygen delivery devices:
- Demand inhalator valve and mask
- Constant-flow, non-rebreather mask
- Oronasal resuscitation mask with supplemental oxygen inlet
- Identification of the main components of the Oxygen Unit
- Jumbo D cylinder and valve
- Multi-function regulator
- “T” handle
- Handwheel/wrench
- Oxygen washer
- Constant-flow controller
- Intermediate (green) pressure hose
- Pressure activated check valve (in threaded outlet)
- Demand inhalator valve
- Oronasal mask
- Non-rebreather mask
- Oronasal resuscitation mask with supplemental oxygen inlet
No refunds on tuition payments.
This is a PADI program.
PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox)
PADI Enriched Air Diver Course – What does it cover?
The PADI Enriched Air Diver course online includes all the knowledge development requirements for the course. You'll also have unlimited access to the PADI Enriched Air Diver manual online for reference after you have completed the course.
How does it work?
After enrolling, PADI's eLearning system presents you with interactive presentations that include videos, audio, graphics and reading. Short quizzes let you gauge your progress, and review and correct anything you might happen to miss. This lets you move through the program efficiently and at your own pace.
What else is required to complete the course?
Prior to certification as a PADI Enriched Air Diver, you must complete a Practical Application session. This session is $50.00.
How long do you have to complete the eLearning course?
The eLearning course will be available for one year from the time of course registration.
Equipment Maintenance
Learn how to trouble shoot your equipment!
Want to learn more about how your equipment operates and learn valuable care techniques from a dive professional? Then check into our PADI Equipment Specialist program.
You’ll need to be at least a PADI Scuba Diver (PADI Junior Scuba Diver or equivalent) and be 12 or older.
During your Equipment Specialist program, you'll familiarize yourself with the operation and maintenance of your own personal equipment.You may also be given the opportunity by your instructor to review new or unfamiliar dive equipment.
The program is not designed to be an extensive equipment-repair program, however, it does provide you with the following:
Theory, principles and operation of dive equipment. Routine, recommended care and maintenance procedures, and equipment storage. Common problems with equipment and recommended professional maintenance procedures. (May include a demonstration of repair procedures.) Simple suggestions for comfortable equipment configurations and an introduction to new equipment. (Optional trying of new or unfamiliar equipment in confined water may be included.)
No refunds on tuition payments.
Full Face Mask Diver
The PADI Full Face mask Specialty Diver Course is designed to provide you with the basic safety, technical, and practical knowledge necessary to be a competent full face mask diver and feel comfortable using this system. The course will include a hands-on session to learn the features of the full face mask, skills training in the pool, and skill demonstration in an open water environment. Attention Public Safety Divers: This is the course for you!
Prerequisites:
• PADI Open Water Certification or comparable certification from another agency
• Current Medical Questionnaire
• PADI Student Record File filled out at registration
What Will You Need:
• SCUBA gear – rentals available
• Full Face mask – rental available
Areas Covered:
• Features of full face masks
• Benefits of diving with a full face mask
• Underwater Communication
• One Class, One Pool Session, Two Open Water Dives
No refunds on tuition payments.
$45.00 Full Face Mask Rental for entire program plus tax (can be applied to future purchase of Full Face Mask). PADI Certification Fee included in tuition
Hazardous Marine Life
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries - A DAN Program
The objectives of this course are to train and educate the general diving public and interested non-divers in the first aid techniques for a suspected hazardous marine life injury. In addition, this course will introduce divers to the identification of potentially hazardous marine life and how to avoid hazardous marine life injuries. This program also provides an excellent opportunity for experienced divers and instructors to continue their education.
Skill Performance Objectives
To successfully complete the DAN First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries course, participants must demonstrate skill and confidence providing first aid to injured divers who have simulated hazardous marine life injuries.
No refunds on tuition payments.
Recommended Minimum Hours of Training Knowledge Development (Lecture) = 1 Hour Skills Development (Practice) = 3 Hours
Ice Diver
The PADI ICE DIVER Course keeps us diving during those long winter months, depending on ice availability.
The course will consist of a classroom session from 6:30 - 9:30 pm and 1 weekend of open water dives.
Three dives under the ice are required for certification. We supply the specialty equip., you bring your personal dive equip. It is important that your regulator is in good working order. Drysuits are not required, many divers do it in a wetsuit!
Space is limited and deposits are needed to secure spots.
The PADI ICE DIVER Course will include topics such as reasons and opportunities for ice diving, equipment considerations, equipping the diver for ice diving, ice diving procedures, equipment problems and management, and many others.
Dives will be done as a group working as support personnel, divers, tenders, and safety divers. Divers under the ice will learn to control buoyancy, navigate under the ice, and keep in contact with the lead diver and tenders via line pulls.
Standard gear must include pressure gauge, depth gauge, compass, timing device/computer, dive knife, and a redundant air source {recommended, not required,i.e. doubles, pony bottle, spare air).
All safety and ice diving equipment will be supplied by instructors. Minimum age is 18 years. Advanced certification is required.
No refunds on tuition payments.
Due to seasonal changes Divers Market may or may not be offering this described course at this time. Please be sure to check the training calendar for up to date course offerings. Some courses may be full. Registering for a course does not mean there is an open spot for you in the course. Courses may be canceled due to low enrollment, weather, or for other reasons at the discretion of Divers Market, Inc.. Be sure to check with the store at 508-746-3483.
Night Diver
Night diving is both exciting and adventurous. It allows us to see marine life that we don't normally see in the day light hours.
The Night Diver course is designed to allow students to participate in at least three night dives under the direct supervision of a qualified PADI Instructor.
Students will learn about underwater lights, safety equipment, and back-up lights. Students will also demonstrate basic night diving orientation skills, hand / light signals, experience natural bioluminescence and much, much more. Three logged dives with an Instructor are required for certification.
A PADI Night Diver certification card will be issued after successful completion of all three dives.
It will go towards your Master Diver Rating. The highest certification a recreational diver can achieve.
No refunds on tuition payments.
NOTE: Students are responsible for their own dive light and light stick.
PADI Emergency O2 Provider
Be the one ready to help a fellow diver should the need arise by becoming a PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider.
The Fun Part
Breathe easy—knowing that you know how to recognize illnesses treatable by emergency oxygen. Being the best buddy you can be means being prepared – especially in a time of need.
What You Learn
• Recognize diving illnesses treatable by emergency oxygen
• Properly setup equipment
• Administer emergency oxygen
The Scuba Gear You Use
Scuba gear is not necessary to take this course.
The Learning Materials You Need
The PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Manual is an important component of PADI’s Emergency Oxygen training program. Before class, you’ll review a step-by-step explanation of when and how to provide emergency oxygen. You’ll also learn about safety considerations, and how to assemble and disassemble emergency oxygen equipment. The care-at-a-glance card is a quick reference guide to pack in your gear bag and review in case of an emergency.
Prerequisites
Though suited for divers, this course has no prerequisites and doesn’t include dives, which means it is equally applicable to those who are around divers – boat crew, non-diving buddies, lifeguards, and shore staff. You don’t need any previous CPR or first aid training to take the course.
No refunds on tuition payments.
R.E.E.F. Fish Identification Course
Join REEF, along with PADI's Project AWARE, and add an exciting new dimension to your next dive. We all know that the world's reefs are endangered and how many marine life populations are declining. Defining the extent of the problem and evaluating management solutions require a continual flow of accurate data tracking marine life populations. Unfortunately, the scientific communities lack the personnel, time, and funding to gather this large amount of critical data. Now, with the help of the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) and PADI's Project AWARE, recreational divers can assist in this valuable data collection by participating in a Fish Survey Program.
It's as easy as 1, 2, and 3! First, start by enrolling in a REEF Fish ID course. This short training class, followed by 2 open water dives, will teach you the names of local marine life you are likely to see in your area and how to identify them. Second, while on you next dive, take along a dive slate and record the names and abundance of the local marine life you see during your dive. Third, after the dive, record your sightings on the easy-to-use scanning form and return it to REEF headquarters.
The surveys are scanned into a database designed for marine life management studies to be used for conservation projects around the world. Members of REEF are invited to conduct surveys on every dive and submit their findings. REEF also invites you to participate in specialized surveys such as the week long Great American Fish Count or maybe join the REEF Team for a one week field survey at a favorite dive destination. This is a great way to enjoy the sport you have come to love and give something back so that future generations may enjoy as well.
This course is brand new for the New England area! One of our Instructors co-authored the training guidelines of this course while the program was being created. Take this course from the people who put it together.
No refunds on tuition payments.
Search & Recovery
Finding lost or buried items underwater can be a frustrating if you don't know how.
I mean it seems so easy. Just dive down where you lost the item and it should be there, right? Wrong. The ocean is a complicated thing and learning to recover items is a serious activity that can be very rewarding.
Our Instructors have taught many fire department dive teams to perform and Search & Recovery operations. Our instructors bring that same level of knowledge and experience to the P.A.D.I. recreational diver course. You'll get your hands on experience with search lines, search patterns, lift bags, air lift devices, and more.
No refunds on tuition payments.
Underwater Digital Photography
Want to improve the quality of your digital underwater photographs? Interested in purchasing an underwater camera, but don't know much about it? Here is the course for you.
The digital underwater photographer specialty course has two levels of certification. Level one provides the diver with the basic understanding, preparation, care and maintenance of the camera and housing and the basic techniques for taking underwater photographs while diving in an environmentally friendly manner. This class leads to the Digital Underwater Photographer Level One certification. The class starts with a lecture and review of basic underwater photography. The next step is to make a local dive where students use their cameras to take underwater photos. After the dive we will review the photos taken to quickly evaluate the results of your training and clean the photographic gear.
Level two is the full certification of the Digital Underwater Photographer and it expands the knowledge of underwater photography beyond level one. It starts with a lecture about underwater photography techniques and image formats. A dive is then made at another local site. After the dive students participate in a workshop where they download their photos using software that can manipulate the pictures to change aspects of the images and save it in different formats. A debriefing is held after that to discuss the results of their work where suggestions are made to help improve techniques and they rinse and clean the photographic gear.
No refunds on tuition payments.
