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We offer a number of courses designed to extend your Open Water qualification and provide additional PADI qualifications. For more information on PADI, click here.

 

We offer the following Speciality qualifications:

 

Boat Diver

Deep Diver

Digital Underwater Photography

DPV

Drift Diver

Drysuit Diver

Enriched Air / Nitrox Diver

Equipment Specialty

Night Diver

Navigation

Peak Performance Buoyancy

Search and Recovery Diver

Wreck Diver

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Boat Diver

Lean the tips, tricks and ways to dive from boats ranging from small inflatable to giant live-aboard, and how they differ from place to place. Gain experience and training from diving on boats in your local area. Safely enter and exit the water: sometimes it’s better to hand your gear up to the crew and then climb in the boat, sometimes you just take off your fins and weights and walk up the ladder. Stow your gear in the most appropriate areas and use surface lines to initiate or conclude your dives. Locate basic boat safety equipment.

Price: £120

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Deep Diver
Pre-requisite: PADI Adventure Diver. The PADI Deep Diver course is designed for those of you wishing to increase your depth range beyond 30m. This two day course focuses on safely planning & executing deep no-decompression dives including emergency procedures, improving your buoyancy & trim, making use of independent alternate gas sources and SMB deployment. Once qualified, your maximum depth becomes 40m and the course price includes manuals, air, course dives & certification. Note that this course can be combined with the PADI Enriched Air / Nitrox course.
Dive site entry fees are not included within the price.
Overnight accommodation is not included within the price.

Price: £175

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Digital Underwater Photography
Underwater photography is one of the most popular diving specialties, and the rise of digital underwater photography has made it easier and more fun than ever. This is why there are actually two PADI underwater photography courses. The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course gets you going quickly with today modern digital equipment, whether you use a point-and-shoot snap camera or a sophisticated D-SLR like the pros. The PADI Underwater Photographer course is a more traditional photography course designed for conventional film equipment.
The Fun Part:
The fun part about this course is learning to capture images to share with your friends and family. It’s a great way to relive the adventures you’ve had.
What You Learn:
How to choose the right underwater camera system for you
The PADI SEA method for getting great shots quickly
The three primary principles for good underwater photos
Basic photography tips:
Strobe diagrams for a variety of effects
Tips for eliminating backscatter
An explanation of the various digital file formats
How to bring back the colour in your images

This course is run by our professional photographer James Wick. 
Price: £153.26

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DPV
To get around your favourite dive site with even less effort, a diver propulsion vehicle is a must! Learn the correct methods involved in using a DPV in this fun one day course. Course price includes theory, air, DPV rental, two dives and certification.
Dive site entry fees are not included within the price.
Overnight accommodation is not included within the price. 

Price:   £120

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Drift Diver
The PADI Drift Diver Specialty course introduces you to the coolest magic carpet ride you’ll ever experience. This course shows you how to enjoy rivers and ocean currents by “going with the flow,” staying with your dive partner, communicating with the dive boat and knowing where you are the whole time.
The Fun Part:
Drift Diving is nearly effortless and relaxing. You simply glide along and enjoy the rush of flying underwater while the current does the work.
During your PADI Drift Diver certification course, you learn about:
Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of drift diving
An introduction to drift diving equipment -- floats, lines, reels
Buoyancy-control, navigation and communication for drift diving
Site selection and overview of aquatic currents – causes and effects
Techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group

Price: £120

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Drysuit
Pre-requisite: PADI Open Water Diver. If you’ve invested in (or going to invest in) a drysuit to make your cold-water dives more comfortable, this course is highly recommended. Over the one day course, we’ll go through some basic theory involving drysuit designs & buoyancy techniques. We’ll then move to our on-site pool to practice some new skills and then off for two drysuit dives. Course price includes manuals, pool session, air, two dives & certification.
Dive site entry fees are not included within the price.
Overnight accommodation is not included within the price.

Price: £140

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Enriched Air / Nitrox
Pre-requisite: PADI Open Water Diver. The PADI Enriched Air Nitrox course qualifies you to use enriched air blends of 22 – 40% enabling you to enjoy longer no-decompression dives. The course takes 1 day with home-study, includes manuals, slates & certification. 

Price: £100

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Equipment Specialty
This course covers all the prerequisites of PADI, but will also cover Drysuit , wetsuit repair and more in-depth knowledge of how to maintain scuba equipment, this is a all day course running from 9am until approx 5pm.
Includes PADI certification 

Price: £79.99

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Night Diver Speciality
As the sun sets; you don your dive gear, slip on your scuba mask and bite down on your dive regulator. A deep breath and you step off the boat – into the underwater night. Although you’ve seen this reef many times before, this time you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light.
The Fun Part:
Introduce yourself to the whole new cast of critters that comes out after the sun goes down. See your favourite dive sites from a whole new perspective at night.
Underwater torches can be hired for this course.

Price: £150

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Navigation
Pre-requisite: PADI Open Water Diver. If you’re a little unsure as to your whereabouts whilst underwater, this is the course for you! Learn & practice efficient navigation techniques and build your confidence. The course takes one day (depending on logistics and home-study option) and includes manuals, air, three dives & certification.
Dive site entry fees are not included within the price.
Price: £140

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Peak Performance Buoyancy
Pre-requisite: PADI Open Water Diver. Fine-tune your buoyancy control by undertaking the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy course which takes only one day. You’ll practice getting your weighting right, alternative propulsion techniques and efficient breathing methods. Course price includes manuals, air, two dives and certification.
Dive site entry fees are not included within the price. 

Price: £100

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Search and Recovery
Have you ever dropped something in the water? Are you looking for lost “treasure”? The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course will teach you effective ways to find objects underwater and bring them to the surface. Small, large or just awkward, there is a way to bring them up.
The Fun Part:
Find lost items and lift them to the surface. It’s fun to use the lift bag. Not only are these skills fun, but very practical and ultimately useful because eventually, you’ll lose something in the water. As a Search and Recovery Diver, you’ll know how to search for and recover it.
Lift bag and reels supplied for the course

Price: £175

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Wreck
Pre-requisite: PADI Adventure Diver. British diving is famous for it – wrecks. If you’re interested in our past maritime history, this course is for you – study law and the wreck diver, wreck diving techniques and hazards. Wreck penetration option is available (depending on logistics and diver ability). Course price includes manuals, air, four dives & certification.

Price: £175

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The Academy Of SCUBA Diving, Operating at Brighton College, Eastern Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 0AL.

For more information regarding courses please contact either David Dunn, or Mick Harley.

 

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