We offer complete instruction and PADI course material in
English, German, French, and Dutch.
We also have complete course material 
available in the languages: Danish, Polilsh, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Russian.

 

 
PADI Experience Programs
 
PADI Bubble Makers    
Did you know that kids from the age of 8 until 12 years old can Discover
Scuba Diving? The Bubble Makers program gives your child the opportunity to actually
scuba dive in confined (shallow and calm body of water) water with plenty of fish around them. Such as in the Marine . This experience presents
diving in an exciting way with comfort and security under direct supervision. The program includes the Bubble Makers Kit, a tutorial session, and one dive in confined water. 
Discover Scuba Diving
The Discover Scuba Diving Program offers the choice to explore 
the underwater world in one day. You will learn the bacics knowledge and diving skills, 
after which you will be able to make a dive accompanied by an Instructor to 
see and enjoy the underwater world.
 
PADI Certification Courses
 
PADI eLearning
If you do not want to spend time
doing theory lessons during your holiday,
or if you do not have enough time to complete the course
the conventional way then PADI eLearning is the solution for you.
Online you can start your PADI OWD or SD, or AOWD course and
once you arrive at our dive center you can go diving straight away.
Click on the eLearning logo below to go to the PADI eLearning site
to book your on-line lessons now. When you arrive at our dive center
with your PADI eLearning theory certification, you can complete the
PADI Open Water Diver Course in 3 days, the PADI Scuba
Diver Course in 2 days. And the PADI Advanced
Open Water Diver Course in 2 Days.

 

PADI Open Water Diver Course
This internationally recognized full certification course
teaches the fundamental knowledge and skills divers need to dive
independently with another certified diver, and it takes just 4 days
to complete. After certification as an Open Water Diver you are
qualified to dive to a depth of maximum 18 meters, and
you can enroll in advanced diving courses.
PADI Scuba Diver Course
The Scuba Diver course is a sub-course 
within the Open Water Diver course with which you can earn an
internationally recognized certificate, and it takes only 2 days to complete.
The Scuba Diver Course teaches you the foundational knowledge and skills
to dive under the supervision of a Divemaster. Excellent if you never want to
dive deeper than 12 meters, always accompanied by a Divemaster or Instructor.
Or when you do not have the time to complete the Open Water Diver
Course, but still  would like to obtain a diving certificate and 
continue later with the Open Water Diver Course. 

 

PADI Continuing Education Diver Courses
 
PADI Adventure Diver Course
 As a certified diver you can explore wrecks or learn new
techniques in diving and much more. To become an Adventure Diver you
choose 3 different adventure dives. A choice can be made from: Night Diving, 
UW Navigation, Wreck Diving, Boat Diving, Multi Level Diving, Search and 
Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Photography, Drift Diving,
Recovery, and Peak Performance Buoyancy. 
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
As an Open Water Diver you can take a plunge into many new 
activities in diving, explore more of the underwater world, learn about the 
underwater world, sharpen your diving techniques, and become certified to enroll 
continuing courses. To become an Advanced Open Water Diver you will make a Deep 
Dive, and an Underwater Navigation Dive, and 3 other Adventure Dives. A choice  
can be made from: Night Diving, Wreck Diving, Boat Diving, Multi Level Diving, 
Search and Recovery, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Photography, 
Drift Diving and Peak Performance Buoyancy. 
 
PADI Specialty Courses
With the Specialty Courses you can become specialized 
with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, 
problems and hazards for various special-interest areas in diving.
You can make a choice from the following Specialties:  
Deep Diver Specialty
Drift Diver Specialty
Multi-Level Diver Specialty
Night Diver Specialty
Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty
Underwater Naturalist Specialty
Underwater Navigation Specialty
Underwater Photography Specialty
Wreck Diver Specialty
 
Duration depending on the specialty of your choice

 

Emergency First Response
Theory and practice in general First Aid and CPR techniques.
This course is a prerequisite to enter the Rescue Diver Course.
 
PADI Rescue Diver Course
The PADI Rescue Diver Course expands your knowledge,
experience and skills beyond a purely recreational level. Serious fun if you are
ready to stay in control, ant to learn how to prevent emergency situations, and conquer
the challenge of emergency care in various diving situations.
 
PADI Divemaster
The PADI Divemaster course is the entry into the professional level,
and extends it from accident management and prevention scenarios of the
Rescue Diver Course to supervisory situations with student divers and certified divers. As a Divemaster you will assist Instructors, plan and supervise diving activities. You will be able to conduct the PADI Discover Local Diving
and the Scuba review Program for certified divers. And non-divers can
discover the underwater world with you through the Discover 
Snorkeling Program and the Skin Diver course.

For more information on courses or to book your diving
holiday, please do not hesitate to contact us:

P.O.Box 844, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles
Tel: (248) 261106 or 248046, Fax: (248) 247854
E-mail:
bigblue@seychelles.net

Last updated October 2009

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