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• Scuba diving ("scuba" originally being an acronym for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, although now widely considered a word in its own right) is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater for recreation, commercial or industrial reasons.
Unlike early diving, which relied exclusively on air pumped from the surface, scuba divers carry their own source of breathing gas (usually compressed air), allowing them greater freedom than with an air line. Both surface supplied and scuba diving allow divers to stay underwater significantly longer than with breath-holding techniques as used in snorkelling and free-diving.
According to the purpose of the dive, a diver usually moves underwater by swimfins attached to the feet, but external propulsion can come from an underwater vehicle, or a sled pulled from the surface.
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Underwater diving is the practice of going underwater, either with breathing apparatus (scuba diving and surface supplied diving) or by breath-holding (free-diving).
Recreational diving is a popular activity (also called sports diving or subaquatics). Professional diving (commercial diving or diving for financial gain) takes a range of diving activities to the underwater work site.
Levels of training and types of equipment and breathing gases used differ between types of diving.
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• Recreational diving or sport diving is a type of diving that uses SCUBA equipment for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment. In some diving circles, the term "recreational diving" is used in contradistinction to "technical diving", a more demanding aspect of the sport which requires greater levels of training, experience and equipment.
Further developments in technology have reduced the cost of training and diving. Scuba-diving has become a popular leisure activity, and many diving locations have some form of dive shop presence that can offer air fills, equipment, and training.
In tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world, there is a large market in 'holiday divers'; people who train and dive while on holiday, but rarely dive close to home.
Technical diving and use of rebreathers are increasing, particularly in areas of the world where deeper wreck diving is the main underwater attraction. Generally, recreational
diving depths are limited to a maximum of between 30 and 40 meters (100 and 130 feet), beyond which a variety of safety issues make it unsafe to dive using recreation diving equipment and practices, and specialized training and equipment for technical diving are needed.
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It feels strange the first time. The mask. The awkward gear, a bit heavy. You ease into the water and your face slips below the surface. Inhale; the air comes with a reassuring hiss, and for the first time, you breathe underwater.
In moments, you forget the mask. The equipment transforms to light and agile, and you're free like you've never experienced before. With that first underwater breath, the door opens to a different world. Go through that door.
Your life will never be the same.
Sphinx Divers is a member of PADI, the largest and most popular diver training organization in the world.
All PADI recreational diving courses are taught by our highly trained, professional (and patient!) instructors.
If you want to read more about the way the world learns to dive, navigate our website or visit www.padi.com |
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The scuba diver course is a good option for those who'd like to learn about diving, but don't have the time to do the full Open Water Course. Scuba Diver is half your Open Water course, and qualifies you to dive to 12m with a Professional Guide. In three confined water dives, combined with three chapters of theory and two open water dives, you'll be certified as a PADI Scuba Diver. Show your registration card on your next diving holiday (within 12 months), and the skills you have learned will count towards completing your Open Water course! |
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Welcome to a world of discovery and adventure! Nothing on earth matches the sensations you'll experience – the thrill of breathing underwater, the freedom of "weightlessness" and the unique sights and sounds. The PADI Open Water Course is the most popular diving course in the world; it's your ticket to the underwater world. During the course, you'll learn the basic skills of diving. After completing 5 confined water dives, combined with 5 chapters of theory and 4 open water dives, you have earned a PADI Open Water Certification that is recognized worldwide, qualifying you to dive to 18 meters.
Cavern Diving |
This course is designed to be an introduction to cavern diving and to help the student develop the bskills, knowledge and techniques necessary for cavern diving.
Prerequisites:
To qualify for the Cavern Diver course, an individual must:
* Be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or have an equivalent rating.
* Be 18 years of age or older. |
| Equipment |
This course is designed to be an introduction to new types of equipment and to familiarize divers with the operation and maintenance of equipment.
Prerequisites:
To qualify for the Equipment Specialist course, an individual must:
* Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Junior Open Water Diver or have equivalent ratings.
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Be 12 years of age or older |
| Night Diving |
This course is designed to be an introduction to night diving and to help the student develop the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary to safely participate in night-diving activities.
Prerequisites:
To qualify for the Night Diver course, an individual must:
* Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Junior Open Water Diver or have equivalent ratings.
* Be 12 years of age or older.
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| Search and Recovery |
This course is designed to be an introduction to search and recovery diving and to help the student develop the necessary skills and knowledge for safe search and recovery diving.
Prerequisites:
To qualify for the Search and Recovery Diver course, an individual must:
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Be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, Junior Advanced Open Water Diver or have an equivalent rating
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Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver and PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty Diver or equivalent. In this case, equivalent is defined as proof of entry-level scuba certification and proof of specialty course certification in underwater navigation with a minimum of three scuba dives that include training in natural and compass navigation.
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Be 12 years of age or older |
| Drift Diving |
This course is designed to be an introduction to drift diving and to help the student develop the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary for drift diving.
Prerequisites: To qualify for the Drift Diver course, an individual must:
* Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver or have equivalent rating.
* Be 12 years of age or older. |
| P/P Buoyancy |
The purpose of the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course is to polish a diver’s buoyancy control beyond the Open Water Diver level. The goal of PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy training is to enhance the student’s buoyancy control abilities through knowledge development and practical skills practice.
Prerequisites:
To qualify for the Peak Performance Buoyancy course, an individual must:
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Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver or have equivalent rating.
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Be 12 years of age or older.
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| Wreck Diving |
This course is designed to be an introduction to wreck diving and to help the student develop the skills and knowledge necessary for safe wreck diving.
Prerequisites:
To qualify for the Wreck Diver course, an individual must:
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Be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or have an equivalent rating.
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Be 15 years of age or older.
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| Enriched Air Nitrox |
This course is designed to qualify recreational divers to use enriched air (Nitrox) for no stop recreational diving. The program addresses the use of enriched air with 22 percent to 40 percent oxygen, with emphasis on enriched air with 32 and 36 percent oxygen.
Prerequisites:
To qualify for the PADI Enriched Air Diver course, an individual must:
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Be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, Advanced Plus or equivalent (for this program, equivalency is proof of certification beyond entry level with experience in deep diving and navigation), or as a PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent) with proof of at least 10 dives logged beyond training dives for certification.
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Be 15 years of age or older. |
| Naturalists |
This course is designed to be an introduction to the underwater aquatic environment and to help the student develop safe and responsible interaction with aquatic life.
Prerequisites:
To qualify for the Underwater Naturalist Diver course, an individual must:
* Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver or have equivalent rating.
* Be 12 years of age or older. |
| Multi Level Diving |
The purpose of the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course is to polish a diver’s buoyancy control beyond the Open Water Diver level. The goal of PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy training is to enhance the student’s buoyancy control abilities through knowledge development and practical skills practice.
Prerequisites:
To qualify for the Peak Performance Buoyancy course, an individual must:
* Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver or have equivalent rating.
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Be 12 years of age or older. |
| Under Water Navigator |
This course is designed to be an introduction to underwater navigation and to help the student develop the skills and knowledge necessary for use in underwater navigation.
Prerequisites:
To qualify for the Underwater Navigator course, an individual must:
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Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Junior Open Water Diver or have equivalent ratings.
* Be 12 years of age or older.
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| Aware - Fish ID |
This course is designed to introduce divers to the most common families and species of fish found in temperate and tropical waters. Divers learn basic fish identification and scientific surveying techniques.
Through an overview of Project AWARE and other preservation and research efforts, such as the REEF Fish Survey Project, divers also learn the importance of personal in-evolvement in aquatic environment conservation.
Prerequisites:
To qualify for the AWARE - Fish Identification Diver course, an individual must:
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Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver or have an equivalent rating.
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Be at least 12 years old. |
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PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER |
You're a PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent) and you're ready to broaden your horizon? Then the Adventures in Diving Program is just what you're looking for. The program offers both the Adventure Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver certifications. If you complete any three adventure dives that suit your interest from the list below, you can earn your PADI Adventure Diver certification. If you complete your Deep Adventure Dive, Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive and three other Adventure Dives (5 dives in total), you can earn your Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
- Boat Diver
- Drift Diver
- Deep Diver
- Dry Suit Diver
- Diver Propulsion Vehicle
- Multilevel Diver
- Night Diver
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Search and Recovery Diver
- Underwater Naturalist
- Underwater Videographer
- Underwater Photographer
- Underwater Navigator
- AWARE Fish Identification
- Wreck Diver
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Rewarding and fun – that best describes the PADI Rescue Diver course. This course will expand your knowledge and experience level: Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves and consider the safety and well being of other divers. You'll be planning and executing rescue scenarios at the surface and underwater. Learn how to recognize, prevent and handle potential diving accidents. Although this course is serious, it is an enjoyable way to build your confidence. |
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The Emergency First Response Course is a medically based assistance course designed to train students, at layman's level, the same emergency procedures and priorities used by paramedics and doctors. The course takes one day and involves no diving, it's classroom only. |
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