Escape to a different world. Scuba takes you to a different world with new colors, shapes, textures and creatures – a world where the roles you play – husband, wife, mother, father, friend – take on a new dimension. Become a scuba diver and escape to a peaceful place to renew your energy and excite your senses.

Explore new places. Scuba diving frees you to explore the underwater world – from historic shipwrecks and pristine reefs to the mysteries of your local quarry. Become a scuba diver and explore what you’ve been missing.

Experience a connection with nature; a feeling of freedom, and a transformation. Diving connects you with nature. It immerses you in new sensations and experiences. It transforms your perception of life forever. Become a diver and transform yourself.

We can also tailor courses for disabled divers. Please ask.

For those who are new to the sport of diving, the ideal starting point is a 'Try Dive'.

We provide the following courses:

• Discover Scuba Diving
• Open Water Referral
• Scuba Diver
• Open Water
• Advanced Open Water
• Rescue Diver
• Divemaster
• Master Scuba Diver
• Assistant Instructor
• Instructor
• Specialities
• Project Aware
• EFR
• Emergency oxygen provider
• eLearning

Discover Scuba Diving

If you’re looking for a convenient way to try scuba, look to a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience to broaden your horizons. You can jump into this program near home in a pool, or on vacation near open water.

Give it a try. Diving can change your life.

• World’s most popular introduction to scuba diving
• Available in a pool, ocean, river, lake, quarry or almost anywhere there’s water
• Discover Scuba Diving skills may be credited toward the PADI Open Water Diver certification
• Average dive depth is 6 metres/20 feet (12 metres/40 feet is the maximum depth)
• Most Discover Scuba Diving experiences take just an hour or two
• No equipment necessary – everything’s provided except you supply the smiles

Open Water Referral

This is a 2 day or 5 evening course. It consists of 5 pool dives and 5 group discussions lead by the instructor. During the course you will learn all the skills needed to dive safely; the majority of the course is pool work developing your in-water ability mastering the every day dive skills such as buoyancy control.

There is an element of home study to the course, which can be completed via CD-ROM or by reading a manual. The cost of the course includes use of all equipment (learning materials on a loan basis) except mask, snorkel and fins.

At the end of the course the Instructor will issue a referral form. This can then be taken to any PADI Instructor in the world who would then complete the Open Water course with you ie 2 days open water diving.

Scuba Diver

This is a limited certification course

Conducted over 2 days or 4 evenings + 1 day, this course consists of 3 pool dives, 2 open water dives and 3 group discussions. At the end of the course you will be qualified to dive under supervision of a qualified Instructor or Divemaster, down to 12 meters.

This qualification can be upgraded to a full open water certification by completing 2 more pool dives and 2 open water dives, as long as the final part of the training is completed within 12 months of certification as a Scuba Diver.

This course includes use of all equipment and training materials except mask, snorkel and fins. The open water section is completed in dry suits for your comfort and convenience.

Open Water

If you’ve always wondered what lies beneath the surface, now’s the time to find out. Start the journey of a lifetime with the PADI Open Water Diver course. It will change you forever.

This is the first full certification course conducted over 4 days or 6 evenings + 1 weekend. It consists of home study, 5 pool dives, 4 open water dives and 5 group discussions. The course covers all the information and the skill practise included in the referral course, which is then taken outside and put into practise in an open water environment. At the end of the course you will be qualified to dive with another diver anywhere in the world down to a maximum depth of 18 metres.

We are able to offer you an additional dive to do a Drysuit Speciality on the Sunday afternoon, which also counts as your first Adventure Dive. This is offered at a Special combined price of £50.00. Please ask your Instructor or any member of the Dive Team for further information.

This course is for a minimum of 4 people. In the event of less than 4 people taking part, the dates/venues or the open water weekends may have to be altered. Please check carefully that the dates are suitable for you as failure to attend or complete any of the above sessions, thereby needing additional sessions to be arranged, could possibly be charged for. Accommodation for the weekend will be booked for you if required. This is usually £25-£35 per person for one night B&B, assuming you are prepared to share. Single rooms carry a suplement. Your instructor will ask your requirements at the start of the course. Please note that mask, fins and snorkel are not provided, but they can be purchased from the Dive Centre before you begin the course.

Specialities at competitive prices

Advanced Open Water

Move up and experience real adventure with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course. As you step beyond the PADI Open Water Diver level, you make five dives and have the opportunity to try some of diving’s most rewarding and useful specialty activities, such as deep diving, digital underwater photography, wreck diving and much more. These skills make diving much more than underwater sightseeing. Plus, the Advanced Open Water Diver course takes you one step closer to Master Scuba Diver – the ultimate non professional certification in recreational diving.

This is a 5 dive course completed over 1 weekend. 2 core dives, navigation and deep, introduce you to new and exciting areas of exploration, while 3 elective dives of your choice complete the course. These dives may include night diving, wreck diving, or undewater photography, to name just a few. There is a small element of home study completed by watching a video and reading the book “Adventures in Diving“. The cost of the course includes use of all equipment and certification materials. Over night accommodation may be necessary, as well as any boat charges incurred. To take part in this course you must be already qualified as an Open Water Diver or equivalent.

Specialities at competitive prices

Rescue Diver

Challenging and rewarding best describes the PADI Rescue Diver course. This course will expand your knowledge and experience level. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves and consider the safety and well being of other divers. Although this course is challenging, it is a rewarding way to build your confidence. Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. Many divers say this is the best course they’ve ever taken.

Pool dives introduce you to the new skills needed to perform a successful rescue of yourself or a buddy. This is then taken into an open water environment where realistic scenarios are played out. By the end of the course you will be physically and mentally drained, but will come away with a new confidence in your ability.

All equipment is provided although use of your own equipment is highly recommended. Over night accommodation may be needed.

To take part in this course you need to be an Advanced Open Water diver with twenty logged dives and posses a first aid qualification.

Divemaster

The first professional level in the PADI system of diver education.

Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational 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.

To start the course you must be a Rescue Diver and have completed twenty dives. To finish the course you must then have logged at least sixty dives.

The course consists of home study followed by eight exams covering all areas of diving, a watermanship assessment and an internship, where you assist an instructor as they train various students at all levels.

This course is not to be undertaken lightly. Although fun, the aim is to produce a responsible and capable Divemaster who can take charge of diving activities, or assist an instructor in the training of other divers.

There is no time limit on this course as the only way to become a good Divemaster is to practice. By the end of your course you will have all the knowledge of an instructor.

The course cost includes all tuition. However, you will need the Divemaster Crew pack to complete this course.

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.

The highest non-professional level in PADI. It denotes a diver who has the ability to rescue others, administer first aid, and has experienced and mastered various areas of diving. This is achieved by completing the Rescue Diver course and five specialities. Course cost is dependent on which specialities are completed. We offer a range of Speciality Courses. Please call us to discuss the specialities you are interested in and when you would like to do them.To name a few, the choice includes:

• Enriched Air Diver
• Night Diver
• Wreck Diver
• Drysuit Diver
• Multilevel Diver
• Deep Diver
• Navigation Diver
• SMB Diver
• and many more.

Specialities at competitve prices

Specialities at competitive prices

Assistant Instructor and Instructor

Are you looking for something extraordinary? To do something others can only dream of? To open doors you didn’t even know existed? All of this, and more, awaits you as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. Be part of the magic and adventure of scuba diving. Start today to become part of the way the world learns to dive. Become a PADI Instructor. To qualify for training as a PADI Open Water Instructor, you must:

• PADI Assistant Instructor certification or be an instructor in good standing with another training organization for at least six months (check with a PADI Course Director or PADI Office for qualifying credentials.)
• Hold a dive certification for at least six months
• Have 60 logged dives that include night, deep and navigation dives
• Proof of CPR training within the last 24 months
• Medical clearance signed by a physician
• Want a fun and exciting career!