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Recreational Dive Courses and Programs

Open Water (Beginner) Diver
Start your diving adventure with Academy of Scuba's beginner course.

Advanced Diver (CORE PROGRAM)
You’ve taken your open water scuba diver course and now you’re ready to expand your knowledge.

Rescue Diver (CORE PROGRAM)
The Rescue Diver Course is designed to develop your knowledge and necessary skills to effectively perform diver rescues and assist, and administer necessary first aid.

Master Diver Program (CORE PROGRAM)
The Master Scuba Diver Development Program is an earned certification and the highest non professional level of certification.

Advanced Buoyancy Specialty Course
Take the Advanced Buoyancy control course and make diving even more effortless and truly enjoy the freedom from gravity.

Altitude Specialty Course
If you dive at altitude or are planning to, the Altitude Diver course is a must for you.  Let an Academy Instructor teach you the proper techniques and differences of diving at altitude.

Boat Diver Specialty Course
The Boat Diver course will introduce you to some different types of boat diving and the skills needed to plan and conduct a boat dive with maximum safety.

Computer Diver Specialty Course
The Computer Diver course is for divers how have not yet used a dive computer or for divers that want to learn a little more about the computer they are using.

Computer Nitrox Specialty Course
Nitrox as a breathing gas has a lot of benefits for both new and experienced.  The course will cover the use of Nitrox mixtures from 22 to 40 percent oxygen.

Deep Diver Specialty Course
Many interesting sights lie just beyond 60ft such as beautiful wall dives, ship wrecks, and critters that don’t come into the shallows.

Dive Propulsion Vehicle Specialty Course
For those divers wishing to go a little father or a little faster then the Diver Propulsion Vehicle course (DPV) is the perfect course.

Drift Diver Specialty Course
Whether you’re planning on drifting down a wall or shooting through a passage, the Drift Diver course will teach the proper techniques.

Dry Suit Specialty Course
Many of the waters around the world are better dove in a dry suit. These waters have an abundance of marine life waiting to be seen and photographed, dry suits are also being used in tropical waters during the cooler months.

Equipment Specialist Course
There are many things that you as a diver can do to maintain your equipment and the Equipment Specialty course is just the place to learn how to do that maintenance.

Full Face Mask Specialty Course
Divers often have a need or want to affectively communicate underwater the SDI Full Face Mask Diver course is the perfect starting point.  Full face masks are also often used in waters with low visibility that may be contaminated or waters that are colder the full face mask will protect you from the elements.

Multi Level Diver Specialty Course
Since there's so much to see underwater you'll want to make the most of your stay. The PADI Multilevel Diver Specialty course tells you how by introducing you to the many varieties of multilevel diving.

Night Diver Specialty Course
Many divers find that night diving is their favorite type of diving. As with all specialty diving applications, procedures are different than those associated with Open Water Diving.

Search and Recovery Specialty Course
The Search and Recovery Diver specialty will teach you the basic of searching for a lost object from outboard boat motors to jewelry.

SeaSigns - Underwater Communications Specialty Course
How many times have you missed seeing something or surfaced early because you could not communicate with your buddy? Whether you need to show your buddy something fun or to let your buddy know about a possible or actual problem, SeaSigns™ is a quick, effective and inexpensive tool for communicating underwater.

Shore/Beach Specialty Course
The Shore and Beach Diver course will teach you the proper techniques for entries and exits, navigation, avoiding currents, and planning of safe shore dives.

Underwater Hunter Specialty Course
The Underwater Hunter and collector course will teach you the proper techniques for collection and hunting of certain species of marine life.

Underwater Navigation Specialty Course
The Underwater Navigation Diver course will teach you the necessary skills to navigate using a compass and natural navigation.

Underwater Photography Specialty Course
The Underwater Photography course allows you to experience some of the special considerations of underwater photography.

Underwater Video Specialty Course
The Underwater Video course makes it possible for you to save your underwater experiences and share them with others.

Visual Inspection Procedures Course


Wreck Diver Specialty Course
Wreck diving can be one of the most exciting aspects of sport diving and can uncover pieces of history seen by few others, however every effort must be made to maximize safe diving techniques.

Solo Diver Specialty Course One of SDI’s most popular courses, the solo diver program teaches experienced recreational divers how to safely dive independently of a dive buddy or strengthen your buddy team skills. The course stresses on proper dive planning, personal limitations, accident prevention as well as the benefits, hazards, and proper procedures for diving solo.  You will also learn the additional equipment that is required for solo diving including it's proper usage and assembly. This is the prefect course for underwater photography and underwater video divers.

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