PADI Discover Snorkelling
 
Look just below the surface – that’s where all the action is! Our Discover Snorkeling experience is your ticket to the action-packed underwater world. With tips and suggestions on how to make the most of your snorkeling adventures, this program is based on three simple principles: you snorkel because you want to see and interact with the underwater world, snorkeling is a great adventure and anyone can do it! (No minimum age requirements.)
 
A video highlights the sights and experiences of snorkeling and the intriguing creatures you’ll encounter. Again, the emphasis is on simple tips to make snorkeling even easier. Accompanying the video is, The Snorkeler’s Field Guide, which illustrates various underwater environments with common aquatic life you can expect to see.

PADI Discover Scuba Diving
 
When you discover scuba diving, you discover excitement and adventure – freedom and serenity. Nothing compares to the "weightless" exhilaration of breathing underwater. Only a diver knows the feeling!
 
The Discover Scuba Diving program lets you experience the thrill of diving under the supervision of one of our Instructors, in ideal conditions, such as those found at Dive Africa. During your adventure, you’ll master some basic concepts and scuba skills before heading off on an open water dive.
 
Your open water dive takes you as deep as 12 meters/40 feet! (Of course this depends on where you dive.) The Discover Scuba Diving experience is a great way to get a head start on your PADI Scuba Diver or Open Water Diver certification. That’s because the skills you complete during your adventure may credit these certification levels. All you have to do is complete a Student Diver Record and Referral Form, which documents your achievement, and bring it to any PADI Dive Center or Resort to continue where you left off.
 
To participate in the Discover Scuba Diving experience, you must be at least 10 years old.

PADI Scuba Diver
 
Thinking of getting certified for an upcoming vacation, but don’t have at least 4 days to put into a regular diver course? Now there’s a quick and easy 2-day program designed especially for you! This is your chance to slap on some fins, strap on a mask and experience an intense adventure in a short amount of time. The PADI Scuba Diver program is a pre-entry level certification that is perfect for vacationers or people who only plan to dive a couple times a year.
 
As a subprogram of the Open Water Diver program, the PADI Scuba Diver rating allows you to get certified quickly and easily by minimizing time constraints. With the PADI Scuba Diver certification you can dive under the direct supervision of a Dive Master, Assistant Instructor or Instructor on your next holiday or dive trip. This program is a wonderful opportunity to explore the underwater world with the comfort and safety of having an experienced guide with you at all times. The knowledge and skills you learn in this program are just the beginning of an exciting array of courses and programs that await. With a PADI Scuba Diver certification card, you will be able to obtain air fills, scuba equipment and other services for diving under supervision. After completing the program, you’ll want to continue your dive education and the Open Water Diver program to explore more dive opportunities. During the course of the program you will use the PADI Open Water Diver manual and video. Credit earned in this program can be used toward your Open Water Diver certification at a later stage. The Open Water Diver course uses the same materials as the Scuba Diver course, so already you are on your way to continuing further dive adventures.
 
Anyone age 15 or over qualifies for the PADI Scuba Diver program. If you are between the ages of 10 and 14, a PADI Junior Scuba Diver program is available.

PADI Open Water Diver
 
Now is the time to dive into the PADI Open Water Diver course, the most popular dive program in the world! This is your ticket to a lifetime of intense adventure with PADI, a dive company that sets the standards in the global diving community.
 
Throughout the course, you’ll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques. You will also earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification that is recognized worldwide. You earn this rating by completing five pool dives and knowledge development sessions and by making four open water ocean dives.
 
As a certified PADI Open Water Diver you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a Dive Master, Assistant Instructor or Instructor. If you already tried a Discover Scuba Diving experience or are Scuba Diver certified, check with Dive Africa to see how credit from these courses may apply to the Open Water Diver program. Your underwater adventure can begin as soon as today with the new PADI Open Water Diver manual and video ! You can view these materials at home, at your own pace and then meet with an instructor for further assistance. Open water learning options also include group or private instruction. This course offers tremendous flexibility and lets you work out individual needs with your instructor.
 
Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification. At some point in the course, your Instructor will ask you to demonstrate the ability to swim 200 meters/yards without swim aids or 300 meters/yards with mask, fins and snorkel and complete a bit of paperwork, to get you on your way. If you are between 10 and 14 or have a child between these ages, there is a PADI Junior Open Water Diver program available.

The Advanced Open Water Diver program offers you a structured program where you gain additional experience and skills under the direct guidance of a Dive Africa instructor.
 
PADI’s Advanced Open Water Diver program has something for everyone. This in-water, performance based program includes a total of five dives from the following list:

• Wreck Diver
• Boat Diver
• Drift Diver
• Deep Diver
• Multilevel Diver
• Night Diver
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Search and Recovery Diver
• Underwater Naturalist
• Underwater Navigator
• Underwater Photographer

If you’re 15 or older, and an Open Water Diver or equivalent, then you’re ready for the Advanced Open Water Diver program. Or, if you’re between the ages of 12 and 14, there’s the PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver or Junior Advanced Plus programs. The Junior programs are available if you are a PADI Junior Open Water Diver or equivalent certification.

After successfully completing the course, you'll receive the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification. This allows you to participate in more advanced diving activities with a maximum recommended depth limit of 30 meters/ 100 feet, in addition to the qualifications listed for Open Water Diver.

What does this program offer you? New experiences, new skills, lots of diving and thrilling adventures! So take your diving to new limits!

PADI Medic First Aid®
 
Want to be ready in an emergency? Then this program is for you! The PADI MEDIC FIRST AID^® program covers basic training for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency care. In addition, it’s a medically based program covering primary care, secondary care and treatments following national consensus guidelines.

So if you’re seeking CPR/first aid training to meet a diving program requirement or for personal enhancement, this program is for you.

PADI Advanced Plus
 

PADI’s Advanced Plus program has something for everyone. This in-water, performance based program includes a total of nine dives from the following list (four if your already an PADI Advanced Open Water Diver:)

How do you take a subject like accident prevention and management and turn it into fun? Call it the PADI Rescue Diver program!

The PADI Rescue Diver program develops your knowledge and skills so you can effectively perform diver assists and rescues, manage diving accident situations and render first aid. The program is an important step in expanding your knowledge and experience as a diver. PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent) certification is also a prerequisite for all PADI leadership programs.

• self-rescue and diver stress
• diving first aid
• emergency management and equipment considerations
• swimming and no swimming assists
• panicked diver response
• underwater problems
• missing diver procedures
• surfacing the unconscious diver
• in-water artificial respiration
• egress (exits)
• first aid procedures for pressure related accidents
• dive accident scenarios.

All of these topics are covered in the PADI Rescue Diver manual and video. After successfully completing the program, you’ll receive the internationally recognized PADI Rescue Diver certification card.

The PADI Master Scuba Diver rating denotes superior achievement and proficiency in dive skills, experience and underwater activities. Isn’t that what you’re all about?

PADI Divemaster
 
For those of you looking to join the leaders of the pack, look no further. The PADI Divemaster program is your first step leadership level in the PADI System of diver education. This rating denotes you as a person who:

1. Has a high level of personal diving skill.
2. Has instructor level knowledge of diving theory.
3. Has had significant training in how to assist an instructor during training activities.
4. Is able to assume appropriate responsibilities that benefit the welfare of other divers.

In other words, you’re the cream of the crop and we want you!

As you may know, many PADI Divemasters go on to become PADI Instructors. So, the training and experience you gain through the PADI Divemaster program helps shape your abilities and attitude toward becoming a professional level diving educator. As a PADI Divemaster, you'll be qualified to:

1. Organize, conduct and supervise recreational diving activities, both land and boat based.
2. Assist PADI Instructors in conducting PADI Diver programs.

To qualify for PADI Divemaster training, you'll need to:

You’ll complete three phases in the PADI Divemaster program:

As a PADI Divemaster you'll be able to:

Upon successfully completing the PADI Divemaster program, you’ll receive a certification card and wall certificate denoting this rating. You’ll also become a member of PADI and receive benefits, including the ability to purchase professional liability insurance (which may be required to conduct some activities).

Here’s your chance to share your love of diving with others.

During the Boat Diver program you’ll go on two open water dives, which must be – you got it – conducted from a boat. (Both dives may be conducted in one day.) It’s a good idea, but not required, that you enroll in this program to learn the techniques and procedures for diving from different types of boats (inflatable boats, hard-hulled day boats, cabin cruisers, live-aboards, sailboats, etc.). That’s a good thing – the more boats you dive from, the more diving you to do!

During your PADI Drift Diver program, you’ll go on two open water dives (which may be conducted in one day). We highly recommended that you enroll in this program to expose yourself to the techniques and procedures for drift diving.

You’ll cover the following in the PADI Drift Diver program:

• The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of drift diving.
• Special equipment -- floats, lines, and reels.
• Proper procedures for buoyancy-control, navigation and communication.
• Site selection and overview of aquatic currents causes and effects.
• Techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group.

The PADI Enriched Air Diver program emphasizes the theoretical and operational considerations involved with enriched air diving. Additionally, you'll get to go on to training dives during the program.

There’s so much to see underwater that you'll want to make the most of your stay. So, to maximize your underwater adventure, you should learn how to plan and carryout a multilevel dive.

To experience the Multilevel Diver program, you’ll need to be at least a PADI Open Water Diver, Junior Open Water Diver or equivalent and at least 12 years old.

During your Multilevel Diver program, you’ll go on two open water dives, both of which may be conducted in one day. You'll also be exposed to a variety of different types of multilevel dive calculators (the Wheel and various types of dive computers). Topics covered include:

• The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of multilevel diving.
• Definition and advantages of multilevel diving.
• Methods of calculating multilevel dives. (The Wheel and/or dive computers).
• Review of decompression sickness theory.
• Review of emergency decompression procedures.
• Review of PADI's S.A.F.E. campaign.
• Procedures for flying after diving.
• Guidelines, rules and procedures for multilevel diving with the Wheel and/or diving computers.
• Care and maintenance of dive computers.

During your program you’ll go on three open water dives. You'll learn to prepare night dive activities and develop your knowledge and techniques for night diving.

Some of the topics covered in PADI Night Diver manual are:
 

 

 

• Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of night diving.
• Proper procedures for buoyancy control, navigation and communication.
• Use of dive lights and buddy-system techniques.
• Disorientation and emergency procedures.
• Orientation to nocturnal aquatic life.

Some of the topics covered in your PPB program are as follows:
 

Peak Performance Buoyancy fundamentals: Buoyancy check Fine-tuning buoyancy underwater Weight position and distribution Streamlining Visualization Use of PADI’s Basic Weighting Guidelines. An opportunity to polish buoyancy control beyond the Open Water Diver level: Positioning and distributing weight for comfort and desired body position (trim in the water). Visualization techniques prior to dives Buoyancy checks Establishing neutral buoyancy during all segments of a dive Fine-tuning neutral buoyancy underwater Hovering

PADI Search and Recovery Diver
 
Accidentally drop something in the water? Looking for lost treasure? Learn effective ways to locate objects underwater with PADI’s Search & Recovery Diver program!

During your program you’ll go on four open water dives, which are conducted over at least a two-day period, with time being equally divided between academic and actual water-training sessions.

Your program will cover techniques and application of a variety of search and recovery methods and includes the following:

The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, and hazards of search and recovery diving. Limited-visibility diving and underwater navigation techniques. Proper techniques and safety considerations for object location, including the use of various search patterns, lines and reels. Proper techniques and safety considerations for recovery of objects using various lifting devices.

Your PADI Underwater Naturalist program will include two open water dives, which may be conducted in one day, which will introduce you to different aquatic life and include an overview of responsible human interactions with aquatic life. Some of the topic covered is:

• The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of diving in different aquatic environments.
• A basic overview of major aquatic life groupings (kingdoms and phyla).
• Factual information that dispels myths of potentially dangerous aquatic life.
• An overview of basic aquatic life interactions and associations.
• Responsible human interactions with aquatic life.
• Diving technique used to help preserve bottom dwelling aquatic life and minimize aquatic life disturbance.

During your PADI Underwater Navigator program you'll go on three open water dives familiarizing yourself with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards and enjoyment of underwater navigation. You learn:

procedures and techniques for planning, organizing underwater navigation and problems and hazards associated. methods of estimating distances underwater. natural navigation techniques. how to use underwater patterns. dive site relocation techniques. compass navigation techniques.

During your PADI Underwater Photographer program you'll go on two open water dives, which may be conducted in one day. This is where you'll put in to practice the tips and techniques you learned from your instructor and the PADI Underwater Photographer Manual and video.

The program includes four open water dives, which are conducted over at least two days. The minimum depth for the deep dives is between 18 to 30 metres/60 to 100 feet, with no dive exceeding 40 metres/130 feet. All your dives will be conducted within the no-decompression limits, with deeper dives conducted first.

During your program, you’ll cover the knowledge, skills and techniques needed to dive deep. The following is included in the PADI Deep Diver program:
 
 

• Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of deep diving.
• Risk factors and decompression-tables review.
• Safety stops and emergency decompression procedures.
• Special equipment, descent lines and buoyancy-control considerations.
• Procedures for flying after diving and high-altitude diving.
• Orientation to recompression chambers.

During your PADI Wreck Diver program you'll go on four open water dives, which may be conducted over at least two days. This is where you'll put in to practice the information you gained from listening to your instructor and from the PADI’s Wreck Diver manual and video. Information contained in your program includes:

• The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of wreck diving.
• The preparation and use of lights, air supplies, special equipment, penetration lines and reels.
• Limited-visibility diving techniques and emergency procedures.

*Wreck penetration-training dives are limited to within the light zone and within 40 metres/130 feet from the surface, vertical and horizontal distance included. If the wreck used for training is located in deep water (over 18 metres/60 feet), the Deep Diver rating is recommended as a prerequisite for the Wreck Diver program.