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We offer a full array of PADI scuba diving certifications, from guided introductory dives through professional divemaster. At BlueWater Divers, we love to dive, and it shows! Our instructors are experienced, full-time scuba diving professionals, who take your training and personal safety seriously, while providing a relaxed and enjoyable learning experience.
Begin your diving adventures today! All of our courses are scheduled “on-demand” for your convenience. Check out the course descriptions below, and feel free to call or email info@bluewaterdiver.net with any questions that you may have about learning to dive.
Resort Course
Dive today! Discover Scuba Diving is the course to start with to experience the adventure and excitement of scuba diving for yourself. Following a brief poolside presentation and practice session, you’ll make two open water scuba dives under the careful supervision of an experienced PADI dive instructor. Once you’ve completed our Discover Scuba Diving program, you’ll be able to make additional supervised open water dives for up to two weeks with us!
Prerequisites: age 10 or older.
Course Duration: one day (AM pool/PM dives).
Cost of Course: $195 all-inclusive.
Open Water Diver Course
This is where the real adventure begins! PADI Open Water Diver Certification is designed to help you master the knowledge and skills needed to safely enjoy the underwater world. Academic, confined water, and open water training requires just two to three days to complete, and includes four open water scuba dives! Following self-directed study of course materials, one of our experienced instructors will personally guide you through each step of the way toward one of the world’s most widely recognized open water diver certifications.
Prerequisites: age 10 or older
Course Duration: two days (day 1-AM pool/PM dives, day 2-AM pool/PM dives).
Required Materials: completed online padi academics
Cost of Course: Call for pricing
PADI E-Learning
Start your PADI course online before arriving on your dive vacation! Sign up online at www.padi.com for your academic portion of your open water certification, choose BlueWater Divers as your affiliated dive shop, complete the online class and then call to schedule your pool sessions and your 4 open water dives.
Prerequisites: age 10 or older
Course Duration: two days (day 1-AM pool/PM dives, day 2-AM pool/PM dives).
Required Materials: PADI E-Learning completion form.
Cost of Course: Call for pricing
Open Water Checkout Dives
Congratulations! You’ve completed the academic and pool sessions of your Open Water Diver Course. Now let’s go diving! The focus of this two day evaluative program is on safety and fun. You’ll complete four open water scuba dives with the helpful guidance of one of our experienced instructors. You’ll demonstrate and apply the skills and knowledge that you’ve already acquired, and qualify for one of the world’s most widely recognized open water diver certifications.
Prerequisites: completed academic and confined water training, along with watermanship assessment.
Course Duration: two days (day 1 - dives 1 & 2, day 2 - dives 3 & 4).
Required Materials: Dive Planner, Log Book, Referral Form, and Medical Statement.
Cost of Course: $295
Enriched Air Nitrox E-Learning Course
Get more bottom time. That’s what nitrox diving is all about! Learn the basics of enriched air diving in PADI’s Enriched Air Diver Course. Following self-directed study of course materials on www.padi.com, choose BlueWater Divers as your affiliated dive shop and get started. This specialty courses prepares you to safely plan and execute recreational dives using enriched air (nitrox). Then call to schedule your practical portion to complete the course and start using your nitrox certification right away!
Advanced Open Water Course
The adventure continues! The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Certification builds upon the foundation of knowledge and skills developed during open water certification. Following self-directed study of course materials, you’ll enjoy an instructor-supervised introduction to deep diving and underwater navigation, as well as three elective specialty areas. Elective dives might include peak performance buoyancy, wreck diving, drift diving, boat diving, underwater naturalist, or underwater photography, multilevel computer diving, among others.
Prerequisites: certified open water diver.
Course Duration: two days (5 dives).
Required Materials: PADI Adventures in Diving Manuel or Padi.com elearn completed.
Cost of Course: $425
Specialty Courses
We offer the following PADI specialty courses:
Project AWARE, Enriched Air Diver, Peak Performance Buoyancy, AWARE Coral Reef Conservation, Underwater Navigator, Wreck Diver, Night Diver, Deep Diver, Drift Diver, Boat Diver
Cost varies per specialty
Please email info@bluewaterdiver.net for pricing and details.