Courses - New Sea Divers

NEWSEA DIVERS

Courses

BUBBLEMAKER / DISCOVER SCUBA / SCUBA REVIEW / SCUBA DIVER / OPEN WATER / ADVANCED OPEN WATER / RESCUE / EFR / MASTER SCUBA DIVER / DIVEMASTER / SPECIALITIES

Bubblemaker & Seal Team

Too young for diving? Diving parents, are your kids jumping at the bit? Enjoy the excitement of breathing scuba underwater with Bubblemaker. Bubblemaker sessions are supervised by Assistant Instructors (minimum) at a maximum pool depth of 2 metres. Min age 8 yrs.

Try Dives & Discover Scuba Diving

Not sure if you are going to like the underwater environment or wonder what diving is like, then try a pool session with qualified Divemasters. Minimum age = 10 yrs

Scuba Review

Are you a qualified diver who has not been in the water for some time? Then before your next dive, be sure to polish up your diving skills with a scuba review supervised by our Divemasters. It only takes a day, a bit of homework and a skills circuit in the pool. Qualified divers 10 yrs old minimum.

Don't forget to ask about PADI Discover Local Diving too! If you're unfamiliar with a local dive site, why not dive with someone who's been there before and can point out all the attractions so you don't miss them. Ask the divemasters for details.

The following courses are taken by Open Water Scuba Instructors (OWSI) or higher qualification:

Scuba Diver

Not sure what the full course is going to be like? You only want to dive on holiday and let someone guide you around. You don't want the hassle of planning your own dive. Then this course is for you. The course involves theory, three confined water dives (pool) and two open water dives. However, you MUST dive with a PADI professional and only to a maximum of 12 metres. The PADI Scuba Diver rating allows you to go onto the full PADI Open Water course if you get bitten by the bug! Minimum ages:Scuba Diver = 15; Junior Scuba Diver 10

Open Water (OW)

Have the time of your life underwater. Learn how to plan a dive for yourself. Get a licence to dive world-wide. This diving certification allows you to buy or hire scuba gear, dive independently (as long as you're with a buddy) and get air fills. PADI Open Water divers are licenced to go to 18 metres. The course involves theory, five confined water dives (pool) and four open water dives. Minimum ages: OW = 15 yrs; Junior OW = 10 yrs

NEW FROM PADI = Open Water Diver - Controlled Environment. This allows you to dive unsupervised in aquaria or similar controlled areas but NOT in the sea. Following the same course as OW but differs in that the four open water dives are done in a controlled environment. To upgrade to Scuba Diver requires two open water dives or upgrade to OW requires four open water dives.

Adventure Diver

Three dives from the Adventures in Diving options.

Advanced Open Water (AOW)

Have you found yourself wanting to go on a dive only to be told that you're not qualified enough as the wreck is between 18m and 30m? This course consists of five Adventures in Diving options. Three of them, you get to choose; things like photography, wrecks, drift, drysuit, night diving, search and recovery etc.. To qualify for this certificate you are required to do another two compulsory dives - Deep and Underwater Navigation. This qualifies you to 30 metres. DO NOT DIVE DEEPER THAN YOUR CERTIFICATION!!! (firstly it's dangerous and secondly your insurance will be null and void) Minimum age: 12 yrs (junior); 15 yrs. OW required.

Rescue Diver

Have you done at least forty dives? Do you dive with your kids? Would you like to know how to rescue yourself, your buddy and other divers in the water? Are you worried about what do if you come across an emergency underwater? This course gives you the confidence to shine and actually help somebody, even before they get in the water. Afterall, the best rescue is not having to do one in the first place! This course teaches you the skills that you will require. It is hard work but well worth the rewards and should you ever need the skills they become second nature. You even get a sixth sense, stopping trouble before it occurs. Learn the ten skills and go on to do the four rescue scenarios, where we get to make things up and put the pressure on! Minimum ages 12 (junior); 15 yrs with at least 40 dives. AOW required.

Emergency First Response (EFR)

EFR is not only for divers, anyone can do it. This certification encompasses first aid, CPR and AED (automatic defibrillators) and can be used as an 'appointed person at work' it does not however cover the 'first aid at work' regulations. Having done your homework and watched the dvd, the next stage is an afternoon in the comfort of your own home doing the practical session with resuss annie learning mouth to mouth and CPR skills. This course meets the CPR requirement for the rescue diver course above and is valid for 24 months.

EFR also do Care for Children which is the same as the course above but covers infant and child CPR. So if you're a parent, grandparent, nanny or babysitter this is the course for you. The certificate is valid for two years.

Master Scuba Diver

The master scuba diver rating is the highest non-professional rating and is highly regarded amongst divers. Having done the rescue course and five specialities of your choice you can apply to PADI for the master scuba diver card once you have done fifty dives. Minimum ages 12 (jnr) and 15. Taught by MSDT only.

Divemaster

The divemaster rating is the first rung on the professional diving ladder. Working as an assistant to the instructor you gain valuable experience for when you go on to become an instructor. Study physics, physiology, equipment, risk management, dive and decompression theory. Get first hand experience of the problems that can arise in open water courses and help the student divers overcome them. You can even take some divemaster conducted programs such as PADI Skin Diver course, Scuba Review, Discover Snorkelling, Discover Local Diving and supervise PADI Scuba Divers who can only dive if accompanied by a PADI professional. Minimum age 18 yrs with 40 dives to start, finishing with 60 to certify. Internship available.

SPECIALITIES

AWARE / PPB / DEEP / DPV / DRIFT / DRYSUIT / DIGITAL PHOTO / OXYGEN / NITROX / NIGHT / SEARCH & RECOVERY / NAVIGATION / WRECK

Get the most out of specialities and choose the “PADI Speciality of the Month” by downloading the vouchers off the PADI website. See www.padi.com or below for details. The following courses are taught by Speciality Instructors and MSDT:

'Project AWARE' and 'AWARE Coral Reef Conservation'

Learn how to protect the aquatic environment with these two non-diving specialities.

Peak Performance Buoyancy (2 dives)

Could your buoyancy skills do with a polish? Are you contemplating wreck penetration or other overhead environment after the proper training? Have you bought a new exposure suit such as a drysuit? This series of dives helps you attain control at a variety of depths. You literally swim through hoops! You must be certified to a minimum of Open Water. Min age = 10

Deep (4 dives)

Certify to dive to 40m with the deep speciality where you will learn how pressure affects objects and the safety implications of deep diving. DO NOT DIVE DEEPER THAN YOUR CERTIFICATION!!! (firstly it's dangerous and secondly your insurance will be null and void) You must be certified to a minimum of Adventure Diver. Min age = 15

Diver Propulsion Vehicle DPV (2 dives)

And you thought drift was exciting? Have all the underwater fun you can handle without the effort of swimming. A must for the gadget diver. You must be certified to a minimum of Open Water. Min age = 12

Drift (2 dives)

Not sure about which way you want to go? Well drift this way, let the current take the strain and fly through the water effortlessly. You must be certified to a minimum of Open Water. Min age = 12

Drysuit (2 dives)

Have you just bought a drysuit? Are you a cold water diver? Do you dive mainly around the UK? Those long, deep dives can get pretty cold after a while. Why not do them in comfort and learn how to use a drysuit properly. First stop is a pool session where you will go through a few skills before stepping foot in the open water. You must be certified to a minimum of Open Water. Min age = 10

Digital Underwater Photography (2 dives)

Interested in photography but your underwater pictures are out of focus or just contain back scatter? Then learn all about taking photos underwater and get the most out of your camera with this course. Learn how to optimise the photos using computer software. You must be certified to a minimum of Open Water. Min age = 10

Emergency Oxygen - the brand new PADI course

A good one to take if you are a Divemaster, Rescue Diver, shore cover or even on a divesite or boat. Essential if you are diving at work! Download how to use club oxygen cylinder

Enriched Air (Nitrox) (either 2 dives or none)

Have you found that now you are relaxed underwater your computer says it's time ascend but you still have a lot of air in your cylinder? Well if you opt for the enriched air (upto 40% oxygen) you can extend your bottom time considerably. Some people even find that they are not as tired after a dive on nitrox. So when you are doing ten repetitive dives on holiday over five days it is worth considering nitrox. EANx is not a deep gas though there are maximum operating depths which you will learn about. DO NOT USE NITROX UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO DO SO!! You must be certified to a minimum of Open Water. Min age = 15

Night (3 dives)

See the difference under the water as the nocturnals come out to play. DO NOT DIVE AT NIGHT UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO DO SO!! You must be certified to a minimum of Open Water. Min age = 12

Search & Recovery (4 dives)

Well I had it when I went in! Look at that expensive torch sink! My weight belt!!! Sound familiar? Learn search patterns and lift bag techniques. Don't worry, we show you how to tie knots as well. You must be certified to a minimum of Advanced Open Water. Min age = 12

Underwater Navigation (3 dives)

Lost? No sense of direction? Ever wondered how the professionals always get back to the starting point? Well this course reveals the secrets. You must be certified to a minimum of Open Water. Min age = 10

Wreck (4 dives)

Interested by wrecks? Do you ever wonder what it's like inside one? Take the wreck speciality, map the wreck and learn how to penetrate the inside safely. DO NOT PENETRATE WRECKS OR OVERHEAD ENVIRONMENTS UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINED!! (firstly it's dangerous and secondly your insurance will be null and void) You must be certified to a minimum of PADI Adventure Diver. Min age = 15

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