Short on time and long on the urge to become a certified diver? The PADI Scuba Diver certification might just be for you. This course requires less time than the PADI Open Water Diver course, covering only the first three of five sections of knowledge development, the first three of five pool sessions, and the first two of four open water training dives, resulting in a limited certification. Particularly if you expect to go scuba diving primarily in the company of a dive guide or if you have limited time to devote to scuba certification, consider becoming a PADI Scuba Diver.This certification allows for ample dive experience and is a good warm-up for the Open Water Diver course, if that’s your ultimate goal. 

PADI Scuba Divers are qualified to:  

• Dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor or Instructor to a maximum depth of 12 metres.
• Obtain air fills, rent or purchase scuba equipment and participate in other diving activities as long as they have the required supervision
• Continue their dive training and complete PADI Open Water Diver certification and other courses and specialties.

The Fun Part

The Scuba Diver certification opens the door on the underwater world for anyone who’s thought that a course would take too long or be too difficult.  

Upgrade to Open Water Diver whenever you want! With less time than the Scuba Diver course takes, you can make the jump to Open Water Diver certification and start scuba diving independently whenever time allows or you’re up for more

What You Learn

All the basics of scuba diving through knowledge development, a set of scuba skills in the pool that you’ll use again during open water dives, and an appreciation for the underwater world that will keep you coming back for more bottom time every chance you get! 

During the course you’ll cover material and practice skills related to topics such as: 

• Buoyancy skills including comfortable ascents and descents, and breathing underwater.
• Staying warm underwater, streamlining your swimming skills and buddy diving techniques.
• Diving environments and aquatic life you’re likely to encounter.
• Preventing common problems underwater.
• An introduction to boat diving. 

PADI’s Scuba Diver materials provide a comprehensive overview of basic scuba diving skills, terminology and safety procedures. For each concept you’ll read a description and watch a video demonstration. Then you’ll jump in the pool (or pool-like environment) to practice these skills with your instructor. Once you’re a certified diver, use the course materials as a reference guide for future diving adventures. 

The Prerequisites for This Course

To take this course, you must be:

• 15 years old (or 10 years old for Junior Scuba Diver certification) 

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PADI Open Water Diver course incl. 1 week stay in a good quality, family run 3 star hotel (HB) in the center of the friendly Andalusian village of La Herradura. The Hotel is within 5 minutes walking distance from the beach.

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PADI Open Water Diver Course 

The PADI Open Water Diver Course is the level of initiation and teaches students the foundations of diving knowledge and skills required to dive with a partner and without supervision. This course is the most widely recognized and respected diving certification in the world. Within a few days, you can be enjoying the underwater world!  

The PADI Open Water Diver certification qualifies you to: 

• Diving with a partner without supervision while applying the knowledge and practices learned in this course, within the limits of their training and experience. You shall be licensed to dive to a depth of 18 meters. 
• Obtain air fills, scuba equipment and other services.
• Plan, conduct and log open water dives without decompression when properly equipped and accompanied by a companion in a position where they have experience or training.
• Continue your diver training with a PADI Advanced Open Water or PADI Specialty courses.

The Open Water Course consists of 3 parts: 

• 5 theoretical modules: Knowledge Development to understand basic principles of scuba diving.
• 18 exercises in confined water in order to develop an understanding of the basic principles of scuba diving. You learn things like how pressure affects your body, how to choose the best scuba gear and how to set it up, what to consider when planning dives etc. You’ll also practice some emergency skills, like sharing air or replacing your scuba mask
• 4 dives in the open water. This is where you attain the skills you need to dive in open water and where you fully experience the underwater adventure with your PADI Instructor at one of the beautiful dive sites at The Costa Tropical.

Learning to dive is a great value when you consider that you learn to dive under the guidance and attention of a high trained, experienced professional PADI instructor. From the first day, diving starts transforming your life!

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course

Exploration, Excitement, Experiences. 

They’re what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. And no, you don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed so you can go straight into it after the PADI Open Water Diver course. The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water. This is a great way to get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn under the supervision of your PADI Instructor. This course builds on what you’ve learned and develops new capabilities by introducing you to new activities and new ways to have fun scuba diving

This course reinforces what you've learned and develop new capabilities to introduce new activities and new ways to have fun with diving. Polish your skills by five Adventure Dives, including:

• Underwater Navigation
• Deep dive (usually anywhere between 18-30 meters / 60-100 feet) 
• A sample of three adventure dives of your choice

The fun part: your choice

One of the reasons why you'll like the Advanced Open Water Diver is that together with your instructor, you will make a choice between 15 different adventure dives to complete the course. You can try to test the digital underwater photography, wreck diving, night diving, peak performance buoyancy, and more.

Get credit! Each Adventure Dive in the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course may credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver course.

The Scuba Gear You Use

You use all the basic scuba gear including your underwater compass. Depending on which three adventure dives you pick, you may also try out underwater photography equipment, DPVs (underwater scooters), a dive light, a dry suit, lift bags, a dive flag/float or other specialty gear.

The Learning Materials You Need

PADI’s Adventures in Diving Manual and DVD provide information on more than 16 types of specialty diving.You’ll use them as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and prepare for new experiences and adventures.

Curious about night diving? Flip to the night diving chapter. Once you’ve previewed the skills, your instructor will guide you on your first night diving adventure. Having trouble with underwater navigation? Review the underwater navigation section then sign up for the Navigation Adventure Dive with your PADI Instructor.

What You Learn

The knowledge and skills you get in the Advanced Open Wtaer Diver course vary with your interest and the adventures you have, but include

• Practical aspects of deep diving
• Physiological effects of deeper scuba diving.
• More ways to use your underwater compass
• How to navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time
• How to better use your dive computer and electronic Recreational Dive Planner^TM (eRDP^TM)
• And much, much more, depending on the Adventure Dives you choose

Prerequisites

To take this course, you must be:

• A PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• 15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)