Advanced Courses
| Your beginning scuba course was just that: a beginning. Ending your education there is like bragging that you’ve graduated the sixth grade. Just as a grade-school education isn’t going to cut it in the job market, beginning courses cannot adequately prepare you to take advantage of all that diving offers. Fortunately, we offer a wide assortment of Advanced and Specialty Diver courses that allow you to custom-tailor your education to fit your individual interests and needs. Available courses include: |
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Advanced Open Water DiverIf you thought learning to dive was fun and rewarding, don’t stop now. Advanced training makes you safer, more confident, and can introduce you to a world of specialized diving activities. more… |
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Peak Performance BuoyancyShort of remembering to breathe and equalize, there is no skill more critical to divers than controlling buoyancy — and no skill more difficult for new divers to master. Unfortunately, the average diver’s buoyancy skills are an embarrassment — and make divers a danger to themselves and the environment. more… |
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Deep DiverThe recommended depth limit for divers with Advanced training is 100 feet. The absolute depth limit for any recreational diver is 130 feet. What prepares you for that extra 30 feet? This course does. It’s a good foundation for tech diver training, too. more… |
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Dry Suit DiverDry suits can make diving more enjoyable any time water temperatures drop below the mid 70s — or when depths approach 100 feet and beyond. Dry suits open the door to activities such as deeper wreck diving and ice diving, and can extend your diving season well beyond just the warmest months of the year. more… |
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Equipment SpecialistYour dive equipment represents a substantial investment. It makes sense to learn how to get the best return on that investment. This is what the Equipment Specialist Course is all about. more… |
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Enriched Air / NitroxFew things have revolutionized recreational diving in the past decade as much as the introduction of Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx). Nitrox is nothing more than the air you are breathing right now with some additional oxygen added to reduce the concentration of nitrogen. more… |
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Ice DiverWhy dive under ice? Sites with poor visibility during warmer months can be amazingly clear when ice cover eliminates algae bloom and sediment caused by summer water. Your ice diving skills enable you to truly dive year-round, regardless of season or weather. more… |
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Night DiverDiving at night entails more than just grabbing a light and going. Special planning, preparation, equipment and communication skills are needed — among others. Fortunately, the Night Diver course can provide you with these skills in a very short period of time. more… |
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Underwater NavigatorThe Underwater Navigator course builds on the navigation skills you acquire as part of the Open Water Diver course. It provides an introduction to complex compass patterns, map making and using navigation in conjunction with other specialty activities. more… |
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Search and RecoveryNearly every diver dreams of finding sunken treasure. Real treasure, however, is less likely to be gold doubloons and more likely to come in the form of lost wallets, golf balls or your aunt’s gold necklace that she carelessly let slip overboard. more… |
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Underwater PhotographerIf you think the digital era has revolutionized photography out of the water, wait until you discover what it has done for underwater imaging. No longer do you need costly underwater cameras, expensive strobes or pricey lenses to capture breathtaking underwater images. more… |
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Wreck DiverWith a rich maritime history and an aggressive artificial reef program, our region is a wreck diver’s paradise. Wreck diving offers something for divers of nearly every experience level. In this course, you will learn how to protect, preserve and promote understanding or wrecks. more… |
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Underwater VideographerAt one time, producing underwater video required a huge production budget and a roomful of expensive video editing equipment. Now all it takes is a video camera with a housing and a laptop computer. more… |
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