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The Bubblemaker program introduces scuba as an activity that allows kids to experience the underwater world. Under close supervision, participants swim around on scuba in shallow confined water – just playing. Colorful Bubblemaker emblems, decals, towels and toys along with a distinctive recognition certificate, and card make the experience one to remember. Discover Scuba introduces potential divers, 10 years of age and older, to breathing underwater. With minimal explanation, new divers begin using scuba equipment and experience a shallow dive, in a pool or pool-like conditions, under supervision. For some, just trying diving is enough, but for others, Discover Scuba also allows them to complete Confined Water Dive One (from the Open Water Diver course) as part of the experience. This allows participants to earn credit toward these courses or toward the Discover Scuba Diving Waterskills Development Session. The Discover Scuba Diving experience quickly moves people into the open water environment. After straight-forward knowledge and skill development sessions, participants dive in small groups at a local dive site. Discover Scuba Diving also links directly to the Open Water Diver course. Those who have completed the Discover Scuba Diving experience earn credit toward Confined Water Dive One and Open Water Dive One. This is possible because Confined Water Dive One is the same as the Discover Scuba Diving Water Skills Introduction and Development Session, and the Discover Scuba Diving dive now equals Open Water Dive One. Some people still think that it takes a lot of time and training to scuba dive. Dive Today is a philosophy that addresses this perception by allowing people to begin diving right away. It’s a simple approach – you lead with the diving experience. By allowing people to discover the thrill of breathing underwater for themselves, you overcome obstacles and motivate them to continue on to certification. The PADI Scuba Diver course is a subcourse within the Open Water Diver course. It opens diving to those individuals with time constraints, and those interested in diving in groups and tours guided by a certified divemaster, assistant instructor or instructor. It invites these divers to experience diving and encourages them to continue training to the Open Water Diver level and beyond. The PADI Open Water Diver course teaches student divers the foundational knowledge and skills they need to dive with a buddy, independent of super vision. The PADI Adventures in Diving program provides divers with a structured means to explore special diving interests and gain dive experience. Participating in an Adventure Dive is often the first step novice divers take after their initial certification. However, all divers benefit from the program’s flexibility and the opportunity it provides for discovery and exploration. The program allows student divers to customize their training path and learn various underwater tasks that broaden their awareness of the environment and their capabilities as divers. The Adventure Dives Available are: 1. Altitude Dive 2. AWARE - Fish Identification Dive 3. Boat Dive 4. Deep Dive 5. Diver Propulsion Vehicle Dive 6. Drift Dive 7. Dry Suit Dive 8. Multilevel and Computer Dive 9. Night Dive 10. Peak Performance Buoyancy Dive 11. Search and Recovery Dive 12. Underwater Naturalist Dive 13. Underwater Navigation Dive 14. Underwater Photography Dive 15. Underwater Videography Dive 16. Wreck Dive The PADI Rescue Diver course is an important and crucial step in expanding a diver’s knowledge and experience beyond a purely recreational level. Rescue divers learn to look beyond themselves to consider the safety and well-being of other divers. This is why the PADI Rescue Diver rating is a prerequisite for all PADI leadership training (Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, and Open Water Scuba Instructor). Rescue diver training readies student divers to help prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies using a variety of techniques. The course is designed to be demanding, though realistic in its conduct, content and approach. Although the nature and context in which rescue training may be used is serious, the course should be enjoyable and build diver confidence. The PADI Divemaster course is the entry to professional levels in diver training, and plays a pivotal role within the PADI System of diver education. Those who join the PADI Divemaster ranks assist instructors with training student divers. They supervise diving activities for certified divers, snorkelers and skin divers. Obviously, these entry-level professionals can strongly influence the safety and fun divers enjoy during training and diving. At the same time, many PADI Divemasters are looking ahead, gaining professional experience they will apply as PADI Assistant Instructors and Open Water Scuba Instructors.
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