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| Wreck of the Christena |
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| Stingray at night |
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| Bigeye Soldierfish |
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| "Now for today's lesson..." |
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| Fun together after learning! "We Passed!" |
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| Mr. Ned. "I am happy to pose with you." |
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| "Remora!" |
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| From the inside wreck |
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| Bow of Tug Corinthia |
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| Dive Shop |
PADI & NAUI
Scuba Diving Course Outlines
Here at Scuba Safaris we tailor courses for every diver from the novice to the experienced, the following is a description of the courses we offer so you can decide which best suits you.
Introduction to Scuba Diving or Resort Course:
This is for the non diver who would like to experience the joy of scuba diving, seeing what its like to breath underwater and relaxing with the tropical fish and coral.
One of our professional scuba instructors will guide you through the basics of scuba diving, showing you breathing techniques, how to equalize your ears, underwater mask and regulator clearing before taking you on a tour of one of our majestic reefs.
Cost $125
Duration 3hrs
Min age 10yrs
Min Number 2
*Certain Medical conditions may exempt one from participating in scuba diving, if in doubt please consult a diving physician in your area prior to booking a resort course to avoid disappointment.
Open Water Diver Course:
This is for the non diver, or may be some one who has been on resort courses and wants to go one step further – becoming a fully certified diver.
The course will take you through the various types of equipment used in scuba diving, how to assemble your gear, making sure it fits correctly and more importantly….how it is used underwater! During the course you will become proficient in obtaining buoyancy control allowing you to lye motionless in the water whilst enjoying the splendor of the tropical marine life found around our islands and how to become a safe diver underwater and on the surface.
In the class room you will learn the “rules” of scuba diving, how to plan dives, what to do in emergencies and how to keep your self and others safe both underwater, on the surface and on the boat.
The Course usually runs from three to five days depending on the number of students (private classes available upon request)and the student ability, it consists of a number of classroom sessions where the theory of scuba is learnt, a number of confined shallow water sessions where the skills required to dive are mastered, followed by four open water dives where all the knowledge that you have gained from the academic and confined sessions will come together.
The course is designed to make you into an open water diver, not with just the ability to dive but to make you in to a competent and safe diver, so putting a time limit on a course is not our motto, we encourage learning and believe practice makes perfect and thus if any one is having difficulties mastering a particular topic or underwater task we have the option and time so a student can keep on practicing until proficient. contact us
If time is restricted there are a number of other options:
Scuba Diver Course This course consists of the first three topics (out of five) of the open water course, taking you through the principles of scuba diving, most of the skills you need to become a diver and two dives in the ocean. This certification will allow you to dive up to 40ft under the guidance of a dive master, and usually takes two days (the remainder of the course can be completed at a later date) |
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| 'Cuda hang out |
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| Spotted moray escapes/wk |
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| Larger turtle w/remora |
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| Stringray cruizes |
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| Historicaly solemn MV Christena |
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| "Now that's a big,big one" |
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| Ellis & Rays |
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| Yellow Sea-Horse |
Open Water Referral Begin a course at home: This is a more popular way and allows guest more free vacation time and is called a "Referral" This entails your course work and preliminary pool classes completed prior to your arrival. Once here on Nevis all is needed is a referral letter showing all you have completed and Scuba Safaris will complete you final 4 "open water dives" over a 2 day period.
Adventures in Diving! (Advanced Open Water)
The Adventures in Diving program offers both the Adventure Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver certifications. If you complete any three adventure dives, you can earn your PADI Adventure Diver certification. If you complete your Deep Adventure Dive, Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive and three Adventure Dives for a total of five, you can earn your Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
Have you always wanted to try underwater photography? How about wreck diving? Here's your chance because you can sample three dives of your choice, get a taste of what you like, and feel more comfortable in the water, strengthening your underwater skills and letting you enjoy diving more than ever.
In order to begin you will need to have PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization). Minimum age: 15 years old.
Here are some of the dives that you may do:
AWARE-Fish Identification, Underwater Naturalist, Boat Diver, Underwater Navigator, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Photography, Multilevel Diver, Deep Diver and Night Diver
For Adventure Diver one to two days (three dives). Advanced Course is two to three days (five dives).
Where can I go from here?
After your PADI Adventure Diver certification you can take the next step by completing two more adventure dives. If you've completed five total adventure dives that include deep and navigation, you're a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver. PADI Adventure Dives can also count towards PADI Specialty Diver certifications.
Cost $400.pp
Scuba Safaris newest addition: Underwater Scooter Tours: Scuba Safaris has added an exciting program for both the new diver and the expereinced. The Personal Water Scooter is the latest high performance underwater sea scooter to hit the water!
Reaching depths of up to 100 feet and speeds of up to 4 MPH. Glide among the eaglerays and turtles, explore large areas of rugged underwater terrain, caverns, reefs, wrecks and hunt for sunken treasure.
Scuba Safaris now offers courses in "Dive Propulsion Vehicles"
This can be added as part of your advanced certification, as a speciality or as a simple one day dive experience.
Scuba-Diver Course Cost $390pp
(Basic entry certification level)
Duration 2 days
Min age 10yrs
Min Number 1 – Max 8
Open Water Diver Course Cost $500pp
(Certification level for 60 feet)
Duration 3-5 days
Min age 10yrs
Min Number 1 – Max 8
*Private classes $650pp
Open Water Referral
Cost $350
Duration 2 half days
Min age 10yrs
Min Number 1 – Max 8
*Private classes $600pp
Adventures in Diving! (Advanced O.W)
Cost $400pp
Duration 3 half days
Min Age:10yrs
Min Number 1
*Additional courses include Rescue and Specialty Courses (Wreck, Deep and Night Diver). Contact us for futher information and availability. |
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