What is it?  The program combines becoming an Advanced Open Water Diver, completing five Specialty Diver certifications and becoming a PADI Rescue Diver (see <Dive Leadership> below) assuring that you can not only take care of yourself but also assist those in need! 

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver - The advanced course is 5 dives and consists of 1 dive in each of 5 different specialty courses to include navigation deep diving and three others of your choosing.  You can begin now by registering with PADI online.  The online training manual includes nine specialty programs.  The registration and online material are $130 paid on line directly to PADI.  This is the most convenient and time effective way to begin advancing your dive education.  Click on the button and begin now!  The 5 dives are $175 and your Advanced Open Water Diver Card is FREE!

The online Advanced materials serves as the initial training materials; however, there is a text in the store if you prefer and the Encyclopedia of Dive ins another great resource.  Some specialty courses have additional material and workshop costs.  When you are ready to do specialty dives let our instructors know and you can do the dives on any of our local or international trips for $35 each.  When you complete a specialty course dive series, generally 2-4 dives, the certification card costs $39 and that's it.  Everything is a la carte! 

     NO major commitments! 
    NO inflexible schedules!  
    NO reason not to start now!

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Diving First Aid

Emergency First Response - A very good all around first aid course including Primary and Secondary Assessment, Adult CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training with particular emphasis on diving related injuries.  The course takes one full day (6hrs) and is usually held on the weekend.  The course cost is $130 including all course materials and EFR certification card.  Refresher classes are $75 plus materials if you don't have them from the original course or they become outdated.

DAN O2 First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries - As a recreational diver, you can receive training to provide vital first aid that can make a difference to a scuba diver with decompression illness. The DAN Oxygen Provider Course provides entry-level training in the recognition and management of possible diving-related injuries using emergency oxygen first aid.  The course cost is $95 including all course materials and DAN certification card.  

DAN First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries- Serious hazardous marine life injuries are rare, but most divers experience minor discomfort from unintentional encounters with fire coral, jellyfish and other marine creatures. This course teaches divers to minimize these injuries and reduce diver discomfort and pain.  The course cost is $95 including all course materials and DAN certification card.  

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Dive Leadership Training

Begin your training to become a dive leader.  We train Rescue Divers and Divemasters together and encourage them to participate with each other in all aspect of the training and we can start the program for you on any Monday evening other that DEW Scuba nights, the second Monday of each month.

Rescue Diver - Starts the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm.  This course introduces the student to how to handle and assist in handling dive emergency situations. It sets the stage for leadership training by incrementally encouraging the diver to take responsibility for others in the group and for the diving environment. The course includes academic modules and pool skills development followed by a day in open water where candidates participate in various real life, rescue scenarios.  Candidates also need to be proficient in CPR, AED and First Aid prior to going to open water.  We offer Emergency First Response to meet this requirement and will make it available during the Rescue Course. 

Divemaster - The first step in professional dive leadership.  The course starts on the first Monday of every month at 6:30 at Dive Connections.  The class focuses on teaching the candidate how to take responsibility for maintaining a safe diving environment.  Academic modules are coupled with open water dive training scenarios, skills development and projects,  and with both mock and actual experience with student divers.  

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Technical Diving Specialties

We offer a full range of technical diving specialties including solo diving, advanced nitrox, extended range, tri-mix, gas blender, tank inspection, and both closed circuit and semi-closed circuit rebreather among many others.  Check with us for times and additional course information.