Core Scuba Classes
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At a Glance
The PADI Scuba Review is designed for any diver who has had a lapse in their diving or simply wants to refresh their skills. Divers will often take this course prior to a dive vacation. This course is highly recommended for anyone with a two year lapse in their diving and is often required by resorts.
What is involved?
- Self-Study – Participant will review the Open Water Certification Manual or refresh using the Scuba Tune-Up Booklet. Student will be expected to refresh their dive knowledge and safety procedures taught in the Open Water Course.
- Classroom or poolside – Student will review the safety points and the water skills they will be performing in the pool. Equipment setup will be reviewed as well as a complete buddy check.
- Pool Session – Under the supervision of an instructor or divemaster, you will practice the skills taught during the PADI Open Water Course.
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After completing your PADI Open Water Diver course, you probably realized there’s a lot more to diving than getting your certification. Open Water certification is just the beginning of learning how to dive. The PADI Advanced Open Water course fine-tunes your skills and introduces you to some of the other aspects of diving. With no classroom time, most of the learning you do will be hands on and the dives can be completed in one weekend.
What Is Involved?
You will complete a total of five “Adventure dives” over two days, each one targeting a unique set of skills. Before each dive, your instructor will do a brief review of what you’ve learned in the book at the dive site.
- Self-study – When you sign up for the course, we’ll tell you which adventure dives you’ll be doing. You’ll read five chapters out of the Advanced Open Water textbook correlating to those adventures dives. You’ll also complete 5 knowledge reviews on these chapters.
- Adventure Dives
- There two required dives for this course are:
- Underwater Navigation – practice using your compass and performing swim patterns to get your bearings underwater.
- Deep Dive – expand your open water depth limits to 100 feet by diving to 60 feet (dive to 100 feet is optional).
- Three other dives will be chosen from 15 different options, based on the dive site. Some of the adventure dives we have done for this course are:
- Peak Performance Bouyancy – work on perfecting your buoyancy through a variety of skills such as hovering, swimming through hoops, etc.
- Night – learn the techniques used in night diving, practice diving with a dive light, and experience the night life of fish!
- Search & Recovery – this underwater treasure hunt will allow you to use search patterns, line reels, and lift bags to bring items up off the bottom.
- Dry Suit – try your hand at diving dry with demo drysuits at DUI Days.
- Wreck – come with us on our wreck diving weekend in Munising, MI and explore underwater ships in Lake Michigan.
- Boat – while diving off a boat is fun and opens up new dive spots, it can offer challenges. Learn helpful techniques and procedures in boat diving.
- Underwater Photography – fine tune your photography skills and learn how to produce fantastic underwater photos.
- There two required dives for this course are:
Some Adventure Dives may have other equipment requirements such as a primary and back-up light for the night dive. All of these items are available for purchase or rental at Klein Scuba.
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A diver comes to the surface, screaming in panic. Do you know what to do? A diver comes to you for help. His buddy is missing. What do you do? In the Rescue course you will learn how to respond and how to prevent this sort of mishap. Some of the techniques you will learn in the PADI Rescue Diver course are:
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- Self rescue
- Recognizing and managing stress in other divers
- Emergency management and equipment (AED and oxygen delivery systems)
- Rescuing panicked divers
- Rescuing unresponsive divers
- Missing diver procedures
- In-water rescue breathing
- Dive first aid
- Surfacing the unconscious diver
- Underwater emergency management
These are just some of what will be covered in this demanding and comprehensive course. You’ll be amazed at how much you will benefit from becoming a Rescue Diver!
What Is Involved?
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- Self-Study – A textbook and video are included in this course. Required reading, video, and knowledge reviews must be completed before each class.
- Classroom – Classroom usually consists of four evenings in which the instructor will review homework, discuss rescue techniques, and demonstrate procedures for students to practice.
- Rescue Dives – Four dives, completed in one weekend, are required for completion of this course. In-water and out-of-water techniques will be reviewed and demonstrated under the supervision and guidance of your instructor. You will put into practice all that you have learned in the classroom and will also respond to diving emergency scenarios.
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Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. Working closely with a PADI instructor, you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level. This course also develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers.
Just a few of the opportunities that will open up to you as a Divemaster are:
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- Assist a PADI instructor during any PADI Diver course.
- Supervise training and non-training-related activities by planning, organizing and directing dives.
- Conduct a Scuba Review course.
- Assist in Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, or Specialty Dives.
- Continue your training to become a PADI instructor.
Who Can Learn? The prerequisites for this class and certification are:
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- 18 years of age or older
- Have a PADI Medical Form to dive signed by your physician within the last 12 months of certification date
- Advanced Open Water certified
- Rescue Diver certified
- Current in Emergency First Response or equivalent First Aid/CPR
- At least 40 logged dives to begin the course and 60 logged dives at completion of course
What Is Involved? The Divemaster course will prepare and teach you dive leadership skills through classroom and independent study sessions. You will complete water skills and stamina exercises in confined and open water, training exercises to test your organizational and problem solving abilities, and finally an internship or series of practical training exercises.
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- Self-Study – Reading, video review, knowledge reviews, and related assignments are required.
- Classroom – There is little classroom time involved in this course. An orientation session will be held at the start of the course and students will set up a time table to fit their schedules for completion of each element. Periodic exams will also be taken.
- Confined and Open Water Skills – Water skills, rescue techniques, and stamina exercises will be practiced and performed with your Divemaster instructor.
- Internship – Our scheduled classes and open water dive weekends offer candidates the opportunity to complete confined and open water internship requirements. Observing and assisting in other various PADI courses are also a part of the internship requirements.
What Equipment Is Required?
We recommend you own all of your own scuba equipment, not only for your convenience, but for the familiarity with your gear that will make you a better diver. Some of the diving accessories you will need:
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- Dive Computer
- Dive slate
- Dive knife/cutting tool
- Compass
- Audible surface signal
- Surface signal (safety tube)
- Pocket mask (for rescue techniques)
At Klein Scuba, we offer a wide selection of gear and scuba products to fit all your dive needs and wants.
When and Where? The Divemaster course is designed to be completed at your own pace and within your schedule. You may complete the course within a few months or it may take as long as a year, depending on your commitment and schedule. Your instructor will work with you to set up times to complete the Divemaster requirements.
Specialty Classes
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Some of the greatest sights in the underwater world lay in the deep. Open up a different world of diving by earning your PADI Deep Diver certification. With this course, your depth limits will be expanded to 130 feet. Your PADI certified Deep Diver instructor will guide you in 4 deep dives and show you the techniques and considerations taken when diving deep.
What Is Involved?
There is no classroom involved with this course. You will go over knowledge reviews, discuss the content of your student materials, and preview and debrief before and after each dive at the dive site.
- Self-Study – PADI Deep Diver Manual, DVD, and knowledge reviews must be completed before the dives.
- Deep Dives – Under the supervision of your instructor, you will perform skills at depth in a series of four open water dives.
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Drysuits allow you to dive more challenging dive sites and extend your dive season. Cooler waters generally offer much better visibility and some of the most incredible dive sites, like quarries, caves, and shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, stay cool all year round. In the PADI Drysuit Diver Course, you will gain the knowledge and skills to safely don, dive with, doff, and store a dry suit. You will learn:
- Drysuit buoyancy skills
- Drysuit maintenance, storage, and basic repair
- Thermal wear (worn under the drysuit) options
- Hazards and safety techniques in a drysuit
What Is Involved?
One classroom session and one confined water session will precede your two open water dives.
- Self-Study – PADI DrySuit Diver Manual, Dry Suit DVD, and knowledge reviews must be completed before classroom session.
- Classroom – Your PADI certified Dry Suit Instructor will review what you’ve learned on your own, go over knowledge review questions, and help you prepare for your dry suit dives.
- Dry Suit Dives – In three Dry Suit Dives, you’ll work on mastering the skills you’ll need to feel comfortable, competent, and safe in a dry suit.
To complete the PADI Drysuit Diver course, you will need to own your drysuit or have one available to use. Many complete this course during DUI Dog Days at Lake Wazee, where DUI supplies drysuits for participants to use.
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Many divers take the PADI Emergency First Response course (EFR) to prepare for Rescue Diver or Divemaster. However divers and non-divers alike will find this course to be rewarding and beneficial in every day life. It is designed to build rescuer confidence in providing care when faced with a medical emergency. Not only does it meet CPR and First Aid requirements for PADI’s courses, it also meets OSHA guidelines and a variety of other organizations.
Some of the topics covered:
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Scene assessment
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Universal precautions and barrier management
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Rescue breathing
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Basic Life Support CPR
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Bleeding and shock management
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Spinal injury management
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Basic first aid and first aid kit recommendations
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Splinting and bandaging techniques
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Choking response
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AED use
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Oxygen administration
What Is Involved? Through a combination of independent study and skill practice with an instructor you’ll build the confidence and skills to provide basic emergency care.
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Self-Study – Before the start of the PADI Emergency First Response class, you will work through the EFR Primary and Secondary Care Manual, complete the knowledge reviews, and watch the DVD.
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Classroom – In 1-2 classroom session(s), your instructor will prepare you for realistic emergency scenarios, allowing you to practice correct procedures and techniques. Combining teaching with hands-on demonstration and skill practice, the classroom sessions are fun and instructive.
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Few things have revolutionized recreational diving in the past decade as much as the introduction of Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx). Nitrox is simply air with additional oxygen added to reduce the concentration of nitrogen. While the additional oxygen offers no benefit in and of itself (and can, in fact, pose additional risk at depth), breathing less nitrogen provides divers with several benefits:
- Longer no-decompression limits
- Shorter surface intervals
- Reduced risk of decompression sickness
- Reduced fatigue after dives
- May also improve gas consumption
What Is Involved? There are no required dives and no pool time for the PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Course. Some of the topics that will be covered are: EANx equipment, Enriched Air settings on your computer, managing oxygen exposure, analyzing EANx cylinders, EANx diving emergencies, and more.
- Self-Study – You will need to review a small manual, complete the knowledge reviews, and watch the EANx DVD.
- Classroom – The classroom discussion will review and expand on what you’ve learned on your own. Then you will get to practice analyzing EANx cylinders and see how an EANx cylinder is filled at the filling station.
What Equipment Is Required? You will need to bring your PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Crewpack and your Open Water RDP (Recreational Dive Planner). If you own an EANx compatible dive computer, you may bring it to the class to practice EANx setup and dive planning.
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The more you know about how your dive gear works, the more comfortable you are with it, the more you can care for it, and the better it will perform. As a PADI Equipment Specialist, you will be prepared for basic scuba equipment maintenance, care and adjustments you’ll encounter every day. Whether it’s a blown o-ring, regulator problem, wetsuit tear, or a broken fin strap, you can learn how to manage basic scuba equipment adjustments. Some of the topics that will be covered are:
- Routine, recommended maintenance procedures to prolong equipment life and reduce need for professional service.
- Transporting and storing equipment to reduce the risk of damage.
- Overcoming common problems with equipment and emergency repairs to save a dive.
- Simple suggestions for comfortable equipment configurations.
- Introduction to the latest developments in equipment technology.
What is Involved? With no dives or pool sessions required, minimal self-study, and one classroom session, there is not a lot of time commitment required for this course.
- Self-Study – The Equipment section of the Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving is to be read prior to the class.
- Classroom – Demonstrations and discussions of equipment-related issues will be given by a PADI certified Equipment Specialist Instructor.
There is no equipment required to take this course.
Recommended Reading: Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving (not included).
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As one of the most extreme adventure specialties recreational diving offers, the PADI Ice Diver Course is for those who love a challenge and have a spirit of adventure. As everyone gets involved in the preparation and organization of these dives, it is a fun course to take with others in your diving community. You will learn:
- How to plan and organize ice dives
- Equipment considerations and specialized ice diving equipment
- Site selection, preparation, and hole-cutting procedures
- Preventing and handling ice diving hazards
- Effects of the cold, emergency procedures, and safety techniques
What Is Involved? There is one classroom session and three ice dives involved with this course. You will learn and practice the skills necessary to ice dive
- Classroom – Your PADI certified Ice Diver Instructor will review what you’ve learned on your own and help you prepare for your ice dives.
- Ice Dives – Under the supervision of your instructor, you will perform skills in a series of three ice dives. Under the ice, you will learn to control buoyancy, navigate under the ice, keep in contact with lead diver and tenders, and more.
These dives are very cold. Inadequate exposure protection can ruin a dive or even become hazardous. It is highly recommended that you have a dry suit for thermal protection. To use a dry suit to complete the ice dives, you must already be previously trained and certified in the dry suit. Some divers have done the Ice Diver specialty in a 7mm wetsuit as well. Talk to us about what you will need to stay comfortable and warm. All of these items are available for purchase or rental at Klein Scuba. However, our rental department does not stock dry suits.
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The thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring. Although you’ve been scuba diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light. The scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge. If you’ve wondered what happens underwater after the sun goes down, sign up for the PADI Night Diver Specialty course. You will learn:
- Light handling and communication techniques.
- Entering, exiting and navigating in the dark.
- Identifying how plants and animals differ or change behavior at night.
What Is Involved? There is self-study, one classroom session done at the lake, and three night dives involved with this course.
- Self-Study – PADI Night Diver Manual, DVD, and knowledge reviews must be completed before the dives.
- Classroom – Your PADI certified Night Diver Instructor will review what you’ve learned on your own, go over knowledge review questions, and help you prepare for your night dives.
- Night Dives – Under the supervision of your instructor, you will perform a series of three night dives.
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Excellent buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. You’ve seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover almost as if by thought. They more easily observe aquatic life without disturbing their surroundings. You can achieve this, too. The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course improves the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevates them to the next level.
While working on moving more efficiently through the water, you’ll also learn how to: :
- Determine the exact weight you need, so you’re not too light or too heavy.
- Trim your weight system and scuba gear so you’re perfectly balanced in the water.
- Streamline to save energy, use air more efficiently.
- Hover effortlessly in any position.
What Is Involved? There is self-study, one classroom session done at the lake, and two dives involved with this course.
- Self-Study – PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Crewpak with DVD and knowledge reviews must be completed before the dives.
- Classroom – Your PADI certified Instructor will review what you’ve learned on your own, go over knowledge review questions, and help you prepare for your Peak Buoyancy dives.
- Dives – Under the supervision of your instructor, you will perform a two dives.
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Known as a “very practical and fun course,” the Search and Recovery course enhances your navigational skills and gives you valuable diving experience. You will learn how to plan and conduct safe search and recovery dives, establish appropriate search patterns, work through problems posed by limited visibility, and practice methods for recovering lost or sunken objects. This course is not only fun but will greatly improve your diving abilities.
What is involved?
- Self-Study – You will need to review a small manual, complete the knowledge reviews, and watch the Search and Recovery DVD before the class time.
- Search and Recovery Dives – Under the supervision of your instructor, you will perform skills at depth in a series of four open water dives.
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Underwater Navigation is one of the key tools you will need anywhere you go diving. Whether your plans are to dive in lakes or tropical ocean destinations, this class will prepare you for navigating those scenarios. Mastering underwater navigation will make your diving much more enjoyable, less stressful and build your confidence in the water.
In this class you will learn the tools of the trade, including navigation using natural clues and by following compass headings.
What is involved?
- Self-Study – You will need to review a small manual, complete the knowledge reviews, and watch the Underwater Navigation DVD before the class time.
- Underwater Navigation Dives – Under the supervision of your instructor, you will perform skills at depth in a series of three open water dives
During three scuba dives, you’ll practice:
- Methods to estimate distance underwater.
- Compass navigation while making at least five turns.
- Marking or relocating a submerged object or position from the surface.
- Underwater map making.
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Wreck Divers will tell you there’s nothing like your first sight of an old shipwreck, full of mystery and history at the bottom of the sea. In completing the PADI Wreck Diver specialty, you’ll get to experience that feeling diving four different shipwrecks. With only one classroom session, most of this course will be spent diving. In this course, you will develop the skills and knowledge necessary for safe and fun wreck diving. You will learn:
- Wreck diving techniques and hazards
- How to learn the history behind shipwrecks
- Wreck diving equipment considerations
- Planning and organizing wreck dives
- Wreck entry techniques
What Is Involved? There is self-study, one classroom session, and four wreck dives involved with this course. You will learn and practice the skills necessary to dive shipwrecks.
- Self-Study – PADI Wreck Diver Manual, DVD, and knowledge reviews must be completed before the dives.
- Classroom – Your PADI certified Wreck Diver Instructor will review what you’ve learned on your own, go over knowledge review questions, and help you prepare for your wreck dives.
- Wreck Dives – Under the supervision of your instructor, you will perform skills underwater in a series of four wreck dives. You will be required to map out a wreck, tie and run a dive reel into a wreck, practice wreck entry and exit skills, and more.