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Scuba Tune Up - in Reading
Are you a certified diver, but haven't been in the water lately?
If you're looking to refresh your dive skills and knowledge, then the PADI Scuba Review is for you. First, you'll review the information you learned during your initial training using the PADI Scuba Review workbook. This can be completed at your own pace at home. Then on your Tune Up evening we will review this prior to heading to the pool to practice some of the fundamental scuba skills.
Location:
Reading
Entry requirements:
Hold a scuba certification or be enrolled in a scuba certification course. Minimum age: 10 years old
Number of sections:
1
Price:
45.00 GBP
Places:
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Scuba Tune Up - at Windsor Leisure Centre
Are you a certified diver, but haven't been in the water lately?
If you're looking to refresh your dive skills and knowledge, then the PADI Scuba Review is for you. First, you'll review the information you learned during your initial training using the PADI Scuba Review workbook. This can be completed at your own pace at home. Then on your Tune Up evening we will review this prior to heading to the pool to practice some of the fundamental scuba skills.
Location:
Windsor
Entry requirements:
Hold a scuba certification or be enrolled in a scuba certification course. Minimum age: 10 years old
Number of sections:
1
Price:
45.00 GBP
Places:
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Discover Scuba Evening - in Reading
Try scuba diving in just one evening!
... by joining us for a PADI Discover Scuba session which lets you experience the thrill of diving – in a local pool. During your adventure, a PADI Professional will introduce you to some basic concepts and scuba skills as well as a few games to add some fun!
Location:
Reading
Entry requirements:
A completed
medical statement
, minimum age: 10, a sense of adventure!
Number of sections:
1
Price:
25.00 GBP
Places:
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Discover Scuba Evening - at Windsor Leisure Centre
Try scuba diving in just one evening!
... by joining us for a PADI Discover Scuba session which lets you experience the thrill of diving – in a local pool. During your adventure, a PADI Professional will introduce you to some basic concepts and scuba skills as well as a few games to add some fun!
Location:
Windsor
Entry requirements:
A completed
medical statement
, minimum age: 10, a sense of adventure!
Number of sections:
1
Price:
25.00 GBP
Places:
1
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PADI Open Water Diver Course Part 1 - Evening courses in Reading
Basically this is where the real fun starts!
We will lead you through all the knowledge development and skill development in the pool that you need to confidently move onto your open water dives, either with us or at your holiday destination.
The emphasis is on having fun while developing the skills you will need to become a great diver.
Location:
Reading
Entry requirements:
Minimum age of 10 years and have either answered NO to all the questions on the
medical statement
, or have a doctor's note approving participation.
Number of sections:
8
Price:
239.00 GBP
Places:
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PADI Open Water Diver Course Part 1 - Evening courses in Windsor
Basically this is where the real fun starts!
We will lead you through all the knowledge development and skill development in the pool that you need to confidently move onto your open water dives, either with us or at your holiday destination.
The emphasis is on having fun while developing the skills you will need to become a great diver.
Location:
Windsor
Entry requirements:
Minimum age of 10 years and have either answered NO to all the questions on the
medical statement
, or have a doctor's note approving participation.
Number of sections:
8
Price:
239.00 GBP
Places:
1
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PADI Open Water Diver Course Part 1 - in a Weekend!
Basically this is where the fun starts!
We will lead you through all the knowledge development and skill development in the pool that you need to confidently move onto your open water dives, either with us or at your holiday destination.
The emphasis is on having fun while developing the skills you will need to become a great diver.
Entry requirements:
Minimum age of 10 years and have either answered NO to all the questions on the
medical statement
, or have a doctor's note approving participation.
Number of sections:
3
Price:
239.00 GBP
Places:
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PADI Open Water Course - Part 2 The Open Water Dives!
Time to Gain that First Qualification!
OK, the pool sessions were great but now let’s go diving! Fout open water dives over two days where you use the skills you have learnt in a real diving environment.
Entry requirements:
Must have previously completed Part 1 (pool and theory development).
Number of sections:
3
Price:
145.00 GBP
Places:
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PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Continuing the Fun and Adding Adventure!
Where the Open Water Diver course taught you the basics of scuba diving, the Advanced Open Water course really starts to develop your new skills.
An ideal course to do straight after your Open Water course - before the bad habits start to develop!
Entry requirements:
Minimum age of 12 years, be certified as Open Water Diver (or equivalent) and have either answered NO to all the questions on the
medical statement
, or have a doctor's note approving participation.
Number of sections:
2
Price:
225.00 GBP
Places:
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PADI Rescue Diver Course
Now Get Ready for Some Serious Fun!
This is the course that almost all of our students say is their absolute favourite! As your ability as a diver grows with experience, so should your ability to look after yourself and your Buddy, this course is where it happens!
Fun, new skills and realistic practical scenarios are the key ingredients to this course.
Entry requirements:
Minimum age of 12 years, certified as Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent), first Aid and CPR qualification (i.e. EFR course) less than 2 years ago, answered NO to all the questions on the
medical statement
, or have a doctor's note approving participation.
Number of sections:
3
Price:
299.00 GBP
Places:
1
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Emergency First Response
Why Emergency First Response?
Emergency First Response gives you the tools you need to perform CPR and First Aid. Whether you're a diver or a non-diver, Emergency First Response prepares you to properly handle potentially life-threatening situations.
The qualification lasts for two years.
Entry requirements:
No dive certification required. No minimum age limit.
Number of sections:
1
Price:
85.00 GBP
Places:
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Introduction to Submatix Rebreathers
Available from April 2007
Have you ever wanted to know more about rebreather technology? This introduction evening starts at the dive centre with a complete overview of the rebreather and how it works, then you will actually get to assemble the unit ready for diving. Once we have moved to the pool you will get to experience the fun of bubbless diving with a pool session of around 40 minutes. The session is rounded of with a debrief and discussion.
Entry requirements:
PADI Open Water Diver, or equivalent, with at least 10 dives and a Nitrox qualification.
Number of sections:
1
Price:
45.00 GBP
Places:
1
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3
PADI Submatix SCR Rebreather Specialty
Available from April 2007
Take your SCR Rebreather training into open water with this specialty. Theory knowledge development, then pool training dives followed by 3 dives in open water all add up to a lot of fun and a great experience. The revolutionary Submatix Rebreather is the only rebreather that can be easily upgraded from semi-closed to fully closed circuit rebreather as your diving needs grow. Imagine all the benefits of a twinset and stages cylinders in a unit that weighs the same as a single 12ltre cylinder. Up to 3 hours dive time with reduced deco time, compact and easy to use and simple to maintain. Come and try the future of diving, now.
Entry requirements:
PADI Open Water Diver, or equivalent, with at least 10 dives and a Nitrox qualification.
Number of sections:
3
Price:
349.00 GBP
Places:
1
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PADI DPV Specialty
Real James Bond Stuff!
DPV’s offer a thrilling way to see a lot of underwater scenery in a brief amount of time. They scoot you through the water without kicking. Want to see more of that wreck or do a full circuit of Stoney Cove? A DPV may be the way to go. Course covers diver propulsion vehicle dive planning organisation, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards. Equipment considerations, diver etiquette and how to avoid harming fragile aquatic life The PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Diver certification counts toward your Master Scuba Diver rating.
Entry requirements:
Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization) and 12 years old
Number of sections:
1
Price:
90.00 GBP
Places:
1
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PADI Deep Diver Specialty
Add even more depth to your life
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 30 metres. Down there, it’s different. It takes additional training. Here’s where you get it. Learn deep dive planning, organisation, procedures, techniques and hazards. 4 open water dives that range from 18 - 35+ metres. Gain experience with diving deep under the direct, professional supervision of a PADI Instructor. Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
Entry requirements:
Must be a PADI Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation) and 15 years old
Number of sections:
2
Price:
125.00 GBP
Places:
1
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PADI Equipment Specialty
Does your kit maintenance look like this? Then you really need this course...
Do you want to know about how your dive gear works? Then the PADI Equipment Specialty course is for you. This course familiarises you with the operation and maintenance of your dive equipment. The more you know about how your gear works, the more comfortable you are with it, the more performance you get from it and the better you can care for it. The course reviews the 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 as well as simple suggestions for comfortable equipment configurations. As no dives are required, you can take the Equipment Specialty course any time of the year. Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
The PADI Equipment Specialist Course is not an equipment repair course, but it provides the foundation you’ll want if you’re interested in learning equipment repair.
Entry requirements:
Must be a PADI Scuba Diver or Junior Scuba Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation)
Number of sections:
2
Price:
85.00 GBP
Places:
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PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty
Buoyancy control takes much of the stress out of diving.
Float effortlessly, drifting over reefs and wrecks. Be the diver you want to be, with ultimate buoyancy control, able to hover close to the bottom and examine underwater organisms without touching them. Buoyancy skills separate the good divers from the great divers. In the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course, you will learn to how to precisely weight yourself for optimum control, poise and balance. You learn to ascend and descend so effortlessly, it seems like you only have to think about it and it happens. By mastering streamlining, you move through the water cleanly, efficiently and gracefully. You swim near fragile environments without harm to them, or yourself. Number of dives: 2. Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
Entry requirements:
Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organisation) and 10 years old.
Number of sections:
1
Price:
80.00 GBP
Places:
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PADI Wreck Specialty
Explore the past in the present with the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course. .
You drift down and pass through time into the past. As you near the bottom, a recognisable shape begins to form. First, a straight line, then a round window, next a ship materialises in front of you. As you look at the wreck, past and the present meet. Whether it’s a sunken ship, a plane or even a submarine, the call of wrecks is irresistible to most divers. Through the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course you get the skills, knowledge and procedures you need to handle it safely. Number of Dives: 4 over two days. Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
Entry requirements:
Must be a PADI Adventure Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organisation) and be at least 15 years old.
Number of sections:
2
Price:
125.00 GBP
Places:
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PADI Nitrox Specialty - Theory only, not inc dives
Extend your time underwater, feel better post dive* .
Welcome to our most popular specialty – the PADI Enriched Air Diver course. Diving with enriched air Nitrox lets you safely extend your no stop time beyond the no decompression limits for air. Enriched air means more time underwater, whether you’re into underwater photography, wreck diving, on holiday or just out for a leisurely day of diving, the PADI Enriched Air Diver course helps you get more out of diving by giving you more time underwater. Learn to analyse cylinder contents, plan enriched air dives using tables and dive computers. Certification counts toward the Master Scuba Diver rating. Includes PADI EANx crewpak.
*As reported by many users.
Entry requirements:
Must be a PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation).
Number of sections:
1
Price:
90.00 GBP
Places:
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PADI Nitrox Specialty inc dives (if booked with AOW, RES or DM)
Extend your time underwater, feel better post dive* .
If you are taking your Advanced Open Water Diver, Rescue Diver or Divemaster course with us then the PADI Nitrox course is available at a special discounted price. The theory part of the course is as above, plus you will complete two of your open water dives on Nitrox during your course to experience it.
*As reported by many users.
Entry requirements:
Must be a PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation).
Number of sections:
2
Price:
85.00 GBP
Places:
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PADI Drysuit Specialty
Stay warm dive all year round.
So you want to stay warm and toasty on a dive? Then stay out of the water. What? Stay out of the water? Yes! Unlike a wetsuit, a dry suit seals you off from the outside water and that keeps you warm! Even in very cold water. In the PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course you’ll learn how to use a dry suit, firstly in the pool then in open water over 2 dives. You’ll learn don and doff techniques specific to your dry suit, dry suit buoyancy control skills, dry suit maintenance and storage, plus undersuit options. The PADI Dry Suit Diver certification credits toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating
Entry requirements:
Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another training organisation) and be at least 10 years old
Number of sections:
2
Price:
90.00 GBP
Places:
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