PADI
Enriched Air (Nitrox)
Age:
15+
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness, Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Course Duration: 2 Days
Open Water Dives during course: 2 (min) |
This
course teaches recreational divers to use air enriched with a
higher percentage of oxygen, this allows greater no stop dive
time around 18m-30m depths depending on the oxygen percentage
used . This
course provides the training required to responsibly use enriched
air from 22% - 40% oxygen.
Further
information on these and all other courses can be found on the
PADI web site.
PADI
Wreck Diver
| Age:
15+
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness, Adventure Diver or equivalent.
Course Duration: 2 Days
Open Water Dives during course: 4 |
This
course teaches recreational divers to safely dive on wreck. This
course provides the training required to navigate a wreck and
responsibly penetration within the light zone within the wreck
overhead environment.
Further information on these and all other courses can be found
on the PADI
web site.
PADI
Shark Aware
Age:
12+
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness, Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Course Duration: 1 Day
Open Water Dives during course: 2 |
The
True Shark Awareness Diver Specialty Course introduces divers
to sharks and familiarizes them with the proper techniques for
recreational diving amongst sharks with minimal impact on the
sharks’ habitat and behavior. During the course divers learn
about the sharks biology, distribution, hunting and reproductive
cycle. Divers are also taught to recognize the importance of Sharks
in their environment and to understand the impact that destructive
shark fishing techniques has on sharks. By the end of the course
the diver will be able to plan, org anise and execute a dive with
sharks, in a safe and passive manner as well having the knowledge
required to dispel negative myths about them.
This
course is a distinctive specialty created by Bruce Phillips of
Buccaneer Diving and approved by PADI.
PADI
Reef Diver
Age:
15+
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness, Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Course Duration: 1 Days
Open Water Dives during course: 2 (min) |
Divers
are taught to dive along and around a reef environment with sensitivity
to it's fragility, this course is very good at helping newer divers
gain that little bit of extra experience and as an introduction
to divers new to this type of environment.
Further information on these and all other courses can be found
on the PADI
web site
PADI
Night Diver
Age:
12+
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness, Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Course Duration: 2 Days
Open Water Dives during course: 3 |
This
course teaches recreational divers to dive at night and provides
training on the different procedures and equipment required to
do so safely.
Further information on these and all other courses can be found
on the PADI
web site
PADI
Deep Diver
Age:
15+
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness, Adventure Diver or equivalent.
Course Duration: 3 Days
Open Water Dives during course: 4 |
This
course teaches recreational divers to dive safely within the 18m-30m
depth range to a maximum depth of 40m. It teaches divers how to
stay within no decompression limits at these depths as well as
training divers responsible diving techniques for diving at depth
and the possible hazards of deep diving.
Further information on these and all other courses can be found
on the PADI
web site
PADI
Drift Diver
Age:
12+
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness, Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Course Duration: 1 - 2 Days
Open Water Dives during course: 2 (min) |
This
course teaches recreational divers additional techniques required
when drift diving, this includes navigation, communication and
equipment required for drift diving as well as an information
on aquatic currents.
Further
information on these and all other courses can be found on the
PADI web site
PADI
Fish ID Diver
Age:
10+
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness, Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Course Duration: 1 Day
Open Water Dives during course: 2 |
This
course teaches recreational divers about the families of fish
that habitate a region, how to identify them and introduces species
surveying techniques and the importance of marine conservation.
Further information on these and all other courses can be found
on the PADI
web site
PADI
Underwater Photographer
Age:
10+
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness, Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Course Duration: 1 Day
Open Water Dives during course: 2 |
This
course teaches recreational divers tips and techniques required
to take photographs successfully underwater. Training covers issues
such as reduced light, water clarity and equipment set-up and
care. We offer both the traditional PADI Underwater Photographer
course as well as the new Padi Digital Underwater Photographer
which is specially adapted to cover underwater photography with
digital cameras.
Further information on these and all other courses can be found
on the PADI
web site
PADI
Naturalist Diver
Age:
10+
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness, Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Course Duration: 1 Day
Open Water Dives during course: 2 |
This
course teaches recreational divers to interact with the marine
environment and its inhabitants respectfully to avoid having a
negative impact. Divers also learn about marine life classification,
interactions and factual information about creatures perceived
to be dangerous.
Further information on these and all other courses can be found
on the PADI
web site
PADI
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Age:
10+
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness, Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Course Duration: 1 Day
Open Water Dives during course: 2 |
This
course teaches divers to fine-tune their buoyancy skills enabling
them greater control and enjoyment whilst underwater. Good buoyancy
control also helps divers to be more successful when pursuing
other activities such as photography and helps them avoid damaging
fragile aquatic life. During this course divers learn techniques
to ensure good buoyancy as well as practicing exercises in the
open water to fine tune their skills.
Further information on these and all other courses can be found
on the PADI
web site
PADI Turtle Aware
Age:
12+
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness, Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Course Duration: 1 Day
Open Water Dives during course: 2 |
The theory outlines the life history of sea turtles, the various
species of sea turtles, the life cycle of sea turtles and the
numerous threats that sea turtles face. This finishes with a glimpse
of the various conservation measures in place to protect the sea
turtles .During the dives divers will be taught to identify sea
turtles both at a species level and on an individual level using
distinguishing characteristics. To record all these sightings
the diver can either use a slate to draw, sketch or make notes,
use a camera to capture an image of the turtle (and to further
enhance the database), or a combination of the two. For each sea
turtle sighted a sighting sheet will be completed and added to
the sea turtle database (and passed on to the Kenya Sea Turtle
Conservation Committee-KESCOM). Upon successful completion of
the course one is issued with a certification card from PADI stating
“Sea Turtle Diver”.
This course is a distinctive specialty
created by Sander den Herring of Buccaneer Diving and approved
by PADI.