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PADI dive courses
PADI are the worlds largest and most popular diver training agency - Manta Diving are proud to offer all levels of PADI recreational diver training
PADI Scuba Diver - 2 days
This is a PADI Certification course and on completion you will be issued with a Certification Card which allows you to dive to a maximum of 12 mtrs.
It involves a small amount of theory work, reading some of the manual, watching a couple of videos and taking multiple choice question tests and knowledge reviews at the end of each section. In between the academic sessions, you are taken in the water with one of our PADI Instructors where you are taught and then get to practice Scuba Diving skills.
These are demonstrated to you initially, then at the end of the course, you demonstrate those skills back to the Instructor.
Whilst this is a certification in its own right, it is based on part of the Open Water Course, and you have the opportunity, at any time in the future, of up-grading to an Open Water Diver.
PADI Open Water Diver - 3 days
This is the most popular course taken by new divers.
The course is split into sections, both academic and in-water.
Again it involves reading the manual, watching videos, completing knowledge reviews and multiple choice questionnaires. It is interspersed with water time, where you are with an Instructor, learning and developing your in-water skills under their guidance and supervision.
The first four sections are tuition, and the final session is when you demonstrate the skills you have learned back to the Instructor. On completion of this course, you are qualified and receive Certification as an Open Water Diver which allows you to dive to a maximum depth of 18mtrs.
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PADI Advanced Open Water - 2 days
This course is the next step for those who already hold the Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent from another diver training organisation)
It comprises of 5 diving disciplines, two of which are compulsory core dives: Deep Dive and Underwater Navigation.
You then have three others to do, which you can choose from a list provided. We can offer advice if you are unsure which ones to do, as some are not suitable for the local environment we have here.
There is some reading and knowledge reviews to do on this course, but only for the 5 elements that you are undertaking
On completion of this course, you will have a certification which allows you to dive to a depth of 30 mtrs.
There is also an opportunity for you to increase your diving depth limit, this is done as a separate Deep Dive Speciality, qualifying you to dive to a depth of 40mtrs - the depth limit of recreational diving.
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Emergency First Response Course - 1 day
Not a diving course - but very useful, and an essential step towards rescue diver. The EFR course consists of 2 parts, Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid). Your instructor will show you, with a mannequin, how it is possible for ordinary people to become lifesavers. From simple cuts and abrasions to life threatening situations, the EFR course teaches you how to react in an emergency situation. Specific to divers, the use of Oxygen is also included in the course topics. This is a non-diving course, and as such is open to anyone who may have an interest in first aid.
Rescue Diver - 3 days
The PADI Rescue Diver program develops your diving 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. First aid training is required for this course, and the Emergency First Response course meets these requirements. PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent) certification is also a prerequisite for all PADI professional programs.
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PADI Specialty Diver courses
These courses are for certified divers who want to increase their diving skills and knowledge in different areas.
The following Specialties are available - click any you are interested in for more details;
- Deep Diver
- Wreck Diver
- Peak Performance Buoyancy (PPB)
- Dry Suit Diver
- Underwater Navigator
- Night Diver
- Nitrox
- Search and Recovery
- Underwater Naturalist
- Digital Underwater Photographer
PADI Divemaster - Go Pro - 12 days
This could be your first step towards diving as a career, and is the first rung on the professional ladder.
Working alongside the instructors at Manta Diving, you will be involved in every aspect of working at a busy dive centre, from filling tanks, to assisting on courses.
When you sucessfully complete the course, not only will you be a PADI Divemaster, able to work in the dive industry, but will have the same skills and knowledge expected of an instructor. You will be able to supervise and lead diving activities, and assist PADI instructors with courses.
During the PADI Divemaster course, you will learn the skills of dive leadership through classroom based and independent study, as well as skills assessments and watermanship/stamina tests.
This is a very involved course as it is designed to create dive professionals, if you are interested then contact us for a full list of the requirements and materials.
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The time quoted for the courses is the normal time taken providing that any candidate does not experience out of the ordinary difficulties with the elements involved.
The time is quoted in days, and this usually indicates a day from 9.00am to 5.00pm approx.
The days can be split, within reason, to suit you and to accommodate your other holiday commitments.
The Certification fee is included with all courses except Divemaster
Full equipment hire is included with all courses except Divemaster
Due to recent changes in PADI certification requirements, all students are now required to have their own personal copy of the course manual. This is included with all diver level courses except the specialities.
We can supply specialty manuals at discounted rates, however if you already have a copy then that is perfectly acceptable.
Only one manual is required per family group, and as such we still have our well stocked library of manuals available
Please contact us for the course material requirements for Divemaster