Recreational Courses
Scuba Diver Your underwater adventure begins!
Imagine watching the water level move up your mask as you slowly go below the surface - and continue to breathe! It's the
most exciting feeling imaginable and yours when you become a NAUI Scuba Diver.
Scuba Diver is our entry level scuba certification course during which you will learn
the fundamental knowledge and skills to safely scuba dive in open water. When you complete your class you and your buddy will
be free to explore and discover the many wonders of the underwater world…and, you will have earned a NAUI Scuba Diver
certification card – the most respected diver certification card in the world!
Come on and dive in…a lifetime of fun, adventure, memories, experiences, and
new friends awaits you!
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Your
instructor will teach you about dive equipment, the science of diving, responsible diving practices and the environment. You
will also learn many skills in the water with practice time for your safety and comfort; and complete your training with a
minimum of five open water dives.
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Advanced Scuba Diver Let your underwater adventure continue! Apply
your scuba skills as you explore new dive sites and activities under the supervision and training of your NAUI Instructor.
Learn which diving specialties interest you, and what type of diving you enjoy most. Gain more confidence and capability.
Begin to consider the direction diving will take you, as you go for everything it has to offer.
The Advanced Scuba Diver
course is an enjoyable certification course for 12-year-old (or older) certified divers who desire additional training, have
moved from one diving area to another and desire local orientation, do not have, but wish to obtain, NAUI certification, or
who desire orientation to a variety of diving sites and conditions.
As part of your certification,
you will complete a minimum of six open water dives including three separate dives for navigation, night or low visibility
diving and deep diving (130 feet maximum depth), plus three different dives. Some of the many different dives you can do include:
- Search & Recovery
- Boat Diving
- Light Salvage
- Hunting & Collecting
- Wreck Diving (non-penetration)
- Marine Life Identification
- Shore Diving
- Underwater Photography
- Using Dive Computers
- Advanced Buoyancy
- Rescue
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Master Scuba Diver Gain the in-depth
knowledge that will establish you as a recognized authority in your diving club or group. Thrill to the adventure of open
water dives in settings that will test your abilities to their limit while expanding your diving capabilities and experience.
Then proudly carry the most coveted and respected certification card in recreational diving - that of the NAUI Master Scuba
Diver.
The Master Scuba Diver course is a continuing education certification course
for divers who wish to increase their understanding and enjoyment of diving. This course is an excellent progression toward
NAUI Leadership roles.
During your training, you will engage in a minimum of eight open water dives
including the following required dives:
- Emergency Procedures &
Rescue
- Deep/Simulated Decompression
Diving
- Limited Visibility & Night
Diving
- Underwater Navigation
- Search & Recovery - Light
Salvage
You can also choose from many different dives for your elective dives such
as:
- Skin Diving
- Environmental Study or Survey
- Air Consumption (practical
application)
- Boat Diving
- Shore Diving
- Hunting & Collecting
- Other Special Interest Dives
If you are 15 years old
and have a NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver certification or its equivalent, you may be ready for the Master Scuba Diver class. Ready,
set, learn!
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