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Course Descriptions

PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER

In the Advanced Open Water Course you will experience new reaches of the underwater world.  You will increase your confidence, along with your diving skills, all the while having fun and exciting dives.  Sign up now for a weekend of fun, education, and excitement. 

Looking for the ultimate adventure? You found it! PADI's Advanced Open Water Diver program fine tunes your dive skills and allows you to explore some of diving's top adventures. It's your dive - go for it!

The Advanced Open Water Diver program has something for everyone. This exciting program includes a total of five adventure dives from the following list (must include deep and navigation dive):

COMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOM

This seminar is for those divers who do not totally understand how to use and/or get the most out of diving with today's dive computers. This will make your diving more comfortable and safer when you fully understand what your computer is telling you.

PADI DEEP DIVER

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. Down there, it's different. It takes additional training. You will Learn deep dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and hazards.  In performing the four open water dives that range from 18 - 40 metres / 60 - 130 feet, you will gain experience with diving deep under the direct, professional supervision of a PADI Instructor.  This certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

PADI DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY

Digital has taken the underwater photography world by storm. Get in on the action with the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty course. You can quickly and easily capture the underwater world with your camera and on your computer.  During the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty course, you learn to use the PADI SEA (Shoot, Examine and Adjust) method, which takes full advantage of digital technology. The result is good underwater photos faster than you may imagine. You not only learn how to take good photos, but how to share them with your friends via email or printing, optimizing your work with your computer, storage and more.

• Choosing and using modern digital cameras and underwater housings
• Using the PADI SEA method for getting great shots quickly
• Editing and sharing your pictures
• The three primary principles for getting good photos underwater
• The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer certifications credits toward the Master Scuba Diver rating.

PADI DISCOVER SCUBA

This is an opportunity for you or your friends to take the plunge and try scuba.  You will have a detailed briefing, and then the fun begins.  You will be introduced to a few basic need-to-know skills, and then you can explore the underwater world under the direct supervision of your very own PADI MASTER INSTRUCTOR.

PADI DIVEMASTER

Take the first step in your dive career and become a PADI Divemaster. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, you'll expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills as you become a dive professional. PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities by training you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers.   

PADI DRYSUIT DIVER SPECIALTY

The course is designed to develop your practical knowledge of drysuit diving, plus the types of drysuits available, drysuit accessories, their maintenance, and how to make minor drysuit repairs. During the Dry Suit Diver program, you'll go on one confined water dive and two open water dives, in addition to covering the knowledge and techniques of dry suit diving with emphasis placed on the use of dry suits -- operation principles, care and diving techniques. The following topics are included in your PADI Dry Suit Diver program:

• The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of dry suit diving.
• Proper procedures for buoyancy control.
• Ascent and descent technique training.
• Routine, user-level, preventative maintenance and performance checks on dry suits.

DSAT GAS BLENDER

The DSAT Gas Blender Course develops the student's ability to competently blend enriched air nitrox and helium-blend gases using one or more blending methods available for the dive industry.  The course is divided into Knowledge Development and Practical Application Lab sections.  Students eligible for this course must be at least 18 years old and certified as an Enriched Air Diver.

PADI ENRICHED AIR DIVER

This program teaches Advanced divers how to plan and dive with Enriched Air.  Using PADI'S proven performance based standards and tools like Enriched air and Oxygen exposure tables.  You'll learn everything you need to know to dive safely with this mixed gas.  You too can be receiving the benefits of diving Enriched Air.

PADI EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST COURSE

The information that you will receive from this course is invaluable and has saved many a dive excursion.  This PADI Equipment Specialist Program will enhance your practical knowledge of the theory, principles, and operation of diving equipment, as well as enable you to perform routine, recommended care and maintenance procedures. During your PADI 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.
• Simple suggestions for comfortable equipment configurations and an introduction to new equipment.

PADI ICE DIVE SPECIALIST COURSE

During your Ice Diver program you'll learn the various dive techniques associated with ice diving and go on three open water dives within the light zone*. Topics cover during the program include:

• Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of ice diving.
• Site selection, preparation and hole-cutting procedures.
• Special equipment, safety lines, signals, communications, line tending and line-securing techniques.
• Effects of cold, emergency procedures and safety-diver procedures.

Join the thrill seekers who find the adventure of a lifetime under the ice! Stop by your local PADI Dive Center or Resort to get the details.

*Light zone is defined as within 40 meters/130 feet from the surface, vertical and horizontal distance included.

PADI MASTER SCUBA DIVER

Go For The Gold.  The Master Scuba Diver certification denotes high achievement in developing diving skills and experience.  It is recreational diving's highest non professional rating.  To qualify as a PADI Master Scuba Diver you must complete the PADI Advanced Open Water Course, the PADI Rescue Course and five PADI Specialty ratings.  There are 17 specialty courses to choose from.  Some of the most popular PADI programs are the Deep Diver, Night Diver, Equipment Specialist, Ice Diver, Dry Suit Diver, Search & Recovery Diver, Underwater Photography, and Underwater Navigator.  During each specialty you will learn skills that will help you pursue an area of particular interest.  You'll participate in many fun diving activities, and learn to dive under more challenging conditions.   You can complete all the specialties this summer if you wish, or do them in a time frame that is convenient for you.  Don't miss out, sign up now!

PADI NIGHT DIVER

This will be offered on an ongoing basis throughout the summer.  You can join us on some of our Wednesday night dives and/or choose a night(s) in conjunction with our Advanced Open Water Classes.  Call us to schedule the lecture/video portion of the class.  During your program you'll go on three open water dives. You'll learn to prepare night dive activities and develop your knowledge and techniques for night diving. Some of the topics covered in PADI Night Diver Manual are:

• Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of night diving.
• Proper procedures for buoyancy control, navigation and communication.
• Use of dive lights and buddy-system techniques.
• Disorientation and emergency procedures.
• Orientation to nocturnal aquatic life.

 PADI OPEN WATER DIVER

Now is the time to dive into the PADI Open Water Diver course, the most popular dive program in the world! This is your ticket to a lifetime of intense adventure with PADI, a dive company that sets the standards in the global diving community.

Throughout the course, you'll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques. You will also earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification that is recognized worldwide. You earn this rating by completing five pool dives and knowledge development sessions and by making four open water (ocean or lake) dives.

As a certified PADI Open Water Diver you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a professional. If you already tried a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience or are PADI Scuba Diver certified, check with your instructor to see how credit from these courses may apply to the open water program. Your underwater adventure can begin as soon as today with the new PADI Open Water Diver Video and interactive CD-ROM! You can view these materials at home, at your own pace and then meet with an instructor for further assistance. Open water learning options also include group or private instruction. This course offers tremendous flexibility and lets you work out individual needs with your instructor.

Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification. At some point in the course, your PADI Instructor will ask you to demonstrate the ability to swim 200 meters/yards without swim aids or 300 metres/yards with mask, fins and snorkel and complete a bit of paperwork, to get you on your way. If you are between 10 and 14 or have a child between these ages, there is a PADI Junior Open Water Diver program available.

There is good news for college students interested in getting certified: Now the PADI Open Water Diver course is recommended for college credit(s) by the American Council on Education (ACE). This program meets the educational standards and requirements for credit at the college level, even when taught away from a college or university.

PADI RESCUE DIVER

How do you take a subject like accident prevention and management and turn it into fun? Call it the PADI Rescue Diver program! The PADI Rescue Diver program develops your knowledge and skills so you can effectively perform diver assists and rescues, manage diving accident situations and render first aid. The program is an important step in expanding your knowledge and experience as a diver. PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent) certification is also a prerequisite for all PADI leadership programs. The PADI Rescue Diver program covers:

• self-rescue and diver stress
• diving first aid
• emergency management and equipment considerations
• swimming and non-swimming assists
• panicked diver response
• underwater problems
• missing diver procedures
• surfacing the unconscious diver
• in-water artificial respiration
• egress (exits)
• first aid procedures for pressure related accidents
• dive accident scenarios.

All of these topics are covered in the PADI Rescue Diver Manual and Rescue Diver video.

PADI SCUBA REVIEW

We will be holding a Scuba Review at the end of every Open Water Diver class.  This will help you get your dive season off to a safe start.  Just call Klein Scuba to register, & find out which day works best for you.  The fees for this class are $49.00.

PADI SEARCH AND RECOVERY DIVER

Spend time around water (as a diver, how can you avoid it?) and sooner or later, you come across someone who lost something underwater. If you're looking for the challenge and excitement – along with doing your good deed for the day – the PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course is for you. It gives you the skills you need to find what's been lost, and how to get it to the surface.

In the PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course, you learn search and recovery dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and how to deal with potential problems. You learn how to locate large and small objects using search patterns, and various ways for lifting them to the surface. Not only do these skills make you more capable and confident in the water, but most Search and Recovery Divers eventually end up searching for and recovering something they lost themselves.  This certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

PADI WRECK DIVER

During your PADI Wreck Diver program you'll go on four open water dives, which may be conducted over at least two days. This is where you'll put in to practice the information you gained from listening to your instructor and from the PADI Wreck Diving Manual and video. Information contained in your program includes:

• The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of wreck diving.
• The preparation and use of lights, air supplies, special equipment, penetration lines and reels.
• Limited-visibility diving techniques and emergency procedures.