During
your Open Water Diver course, you learned to dive...
you learned how to clear your mask, how to replace
your regulator, and, hopefully, how to enjoy yourself
underwater. PADI Continuing Education courses are
designed to introduce you to new opportunities while
expanding your diving skills.
Offering
a complete selection of PADI Continuing Education
courses including Advanced Open Water, Enriched
Air (Nitrox), Specialty, and Rescue Diver courses,
you will discover your next adventure with Pura Vida
Divers.
PADI
Continuing Education courses and Adventure Dives are
available daily on board Sirena. Depending
upon your interests, you can complete or begin a PADI
Continuing Education course on your next dive charter.
Individual
courses vary in length from half-day to four-days,
and can be scheduled to be completed during multiple
visits to South Florida. With Pura Vida Divers, you
can complete all or any portion of the required dives
for a PADI Continuing Education course. You will receive
your certification for the course upon completion
of all required dives and additional training requirements.
Bonus
Savings
- Now you can complete your PADI
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver certification at
the same time as almost any Continuing Education course.
PADI
Adventure Diver
In your PADI Adventure Diver course, you will get
your chance to sample three Adventure Dives of your
choice. You get a taste of something new, strengthen
your underwater skills, and an opportunity to enjoy
diving more than ever.
Typically
completed in one day, your Adventure Dive choices
include enriched air (nitrox),
drift, boat, wreck, deep, night, underwater navigation,
multilevel, dry suit, fish identification, underwater
naturalist, peak performance buoyancy, underwater
photography, and search and recovery.
Offered
daily on board Sirena, your PADI Adventure
Diver course includes your three Adventure Dives,
air tank rentals (unless specified), soft weights,
weight belt, training materials, logbook, certification
and instructor fees, and photo. You must be certified
as an Open Water Diver to participate in this course.
In
addition, each of your Adventure Dives can be credited
towards your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification
or as the first dive of correlating PADI Specialty
courses.
Bonus
Savings
- Now you can complete your PADI
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver certification at the
same time as your Adventure Diver course.
PADI
Advanced Open Water Diver
Similar to the PADI Adventure Diver course, you will
get your chance to sample five Adventure Dives. You
will complete deep and underwater navigation dives
as well as your choice of three additional Adventure
Dives including enriched air
(nitrox), drift, boat, wreck, night, multilevel,
dry suit, fish identification, underwater naturalist,
peak performance buoyancy, underwater photography,
and search and recovery.
Typically
completed in two days and offered daily on board Sirena,
your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course includes
your five Adventure Dives, air tank rentals (unless
specified), soft weights, weight belt, training materials,
logbook, certification and instructor fees, and photo.
You must be certified as an Open Water Diver to participate
in this course.
In
addition, each of your Adventure Dives can be credited
towards as the first dives of correlating PADI Specialty
courses.
Bonus
Savings
- Now you can complete your PADI
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver certification at the
same time as your Advanced Open Water Diver course.
PADI
Adventure Dives
If you would like to try something new or your vacation
or business schedule does not permit you to complete
your PADI Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver
course during one visit, you can complete one Adventure
Dive at a time. You will receive your certification
for the course upon completion of all required dives
and additional training requirements.
Offered
daily on board Sirena, your Adventure Dive
choices include enriched air
(nitrox), drift, boat, wreck, deep, night,
underwater navigation, multilevel, dry suit, fish
identification, underwater naturalist, peak performance
buoyancy, underwater photography, and search and recovery.
You
must be certified as an Open Water Diver to participate
in this course. Adventure Dives not include your diving,
tank rentals, training materials, certification fees,
or photo.
PADI
Enriched Air (Nitrox)
Diver
Do you find yourself wanting extra bottom time, but
your dive computer or tables just won't give it to
you? With enriched air (nitrox),
you can potentially extend your bottom time, shorten
your surface interval, and increase your safety margin.
With
Pura Vida Divers' instructional team, you will learn
how to analyze your enriched
air (nitrox) tanks and properly plan your dive
profiles as well as gain an in-depth understanding
of the benefits and risks of enriched
air (nitrox).
Typically
completed in one day and offered daily on board Sirena,
your PADI
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver course include
your two enriched air (nitrox)
dives, enriched air (nitrox)
tank rentals, soft weights, weight belt, training
materials, certification and instructor fees, and
photo. You
must be certified as an Open Water Diver to participate
in this course.
Learn
how to improve your diving with Enriched
Air (Nitrox).
Bonus
Savings
- Now you can complete your PADI
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver certification at
the same time as almost any Continuing Education course.
PADI
Specialty Courses and Instruction
Would you like to explore the interior of a wreck?
Would you like to explore beyond 100-feet? Would you
like to polish your buoyancy skills? Would you likely
to learn more about the coral reef ecosystem and marine
species that surround you? Would you like to earn
your PADI
Master Scuba Diver rating?
With
PADI Specialty courses and instruction, you learn
the dive skills, knowledge, and planning that is necessary
to safely and enjoyably conduct special interest dives.
Depending
upon your personal interests and schedule, you can
complete any number of specialty courses on your next
dive vacation or during multiple visits to South Florida.
Individual specialty courses and instruction vary
in length from half-day to two days.
Offered
daily, PADI Specialty courses and instruction include
Enriched Air (Nitrox)
Diver, Drift Diver, Boat Diver, Wreck Diver, Deep
Diver, Night Diver, Underwater Navigator, Multilevel
Diver, Dry Suit Diver, AWARE Fish Identification,
Underwater Naturalist, and Peak Performance Buoyancy
as well as AWARE Coral Reef Conservation, Project
AWARE, Equipment Specialist, and Underwater Photography.
Learn
how to improve your diving with PADI
Specialty Courses and Instruction.
Bonus
Savings
- Now you can complete your PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox)
Diver certification at the same time as almost any
Continuing Education course.
PADI
Rescue Diver
Your PADI Rescue Diver course will expand your knowledge
and experience beyond the purely recreational level.
You will learn to look beyond yourself, and consider
the safety and well being of other divers. Although
this is a serious course, it is an enjoyable way to
build your confidence, understanding, and experience.
With
Pura Vida Divers' instructional team, you will take
your diving to a completely new level. Your PADI Rescue
Diver training prepares you to help prevent problems,
and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies incorporating
a variety of techniques.
Typically
completed in four days, your PADI Rescue Diver course
includes your air tank rentals, soft weights, weight
belt, training materials, certification and instructor
fees, and photo. You must be certified as an Advanced
Open Water Diver and an Emergency First Responder
(or equivalent) to participate in this course.
Emergency
First Responder
Your Emergency First Responder course trains you in
the basics of emergency care including CPR and First
Aid. Completed
in one day, your Emergency First Responder course
is a prerequisite for your PADI Rescue Diver and Divemaster
courses.
Learn
how to improve your diving safety with Dive
Emergency Management Courses.
PADI
Master Scuba Diver
Are you a Rescue Diver interested in taking your recreational
diving education to its limits? Do you want more diving
knowledge, understanding, and experience? If this
is the case, you should consider earning your PADI
Master Scuba Diver rating, the highest rating awarded
to recreational divers.
With
Pura Vida Divers' instructional team, you will complete
five PADI Specialty courses of your choice. Typical
selections include PADI Enriched
Air (Nitrox), Wreck, Deep, Boat, and Drift
Diver courses, but you are welcome to coordinate your
course selections with your PADI Instructor. All PADI
Specialty courses are applicable for your PADI Master
Scuba Diver rating.
You
earn you PADI Master Scuba Diver rating after successful
completion of your Advanced Open Water and Rescue
Diver courses, 50 logged dives, and five PADI Specialty
courses. As a Master Scuba Diver, you are well qualified
to begin your training as a PADI Divemaster.
If
you are not currently an Advanced Open Water and Rescue
Diver or do not have 50 logged dives, you can still
continue your diving education with PADI Specialty
courses and strive towards the PADI Master Scuba Diver
rating. Upon completion of all training requirements,
your application will be processed.
Have
you already completed PADI Specialty courses? If so
and you are an Advanced Open Water and Rescue Diver
with 50 logged dives, you can enjoy additional PADI
Specialty courses until you have completed five total.
All PADI Specialty courses are applicable for your
PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
Typically
completed in four days, your PADI Master Scuba Diver
course includes your five Specialty courses, 12 dives,
air tank rentals (unless specified), soft weights,
weight belt, training materials, certification and
instructor fees, and photos.
