PADI Courses in the Red Sea...

ABOUT THE PADI COURSES

PADI Scuba Diver. 2 to 3 days
Ideal for those who want to begin their initial diver training without committing themselves fully to the five day Open Water Course.

The course covers the fundamental elements of diving and basic standard safety rules. After completing the Scuba Diver course you will be able to dive most places in the world to a maximum depth of 12 metres accompanied at all times by a Divemaster or Instructor. The course itself consists of three knowledge development sessions, three confined water or pool training sessions and two open water dives either from a boat or the shore, conducted to a depth of 12 metres.
Following successful completion of this course, students can be certified as PADI Scuba Divers.

Price includes all dive equipment and tuition. PADI log book £14 and PADI Registration certificate £20 are not included and are purchased upon completion of your course.

Upgrade to PADI Open Water Course 2 days
Upon successful completion of the Scuba Diver course it is possible to upgrade to the full PADI Open Water Diver qualification.

You may elect to do this in the resort and it adds a further two days to the duration, with two knowledge development sessions, two pool sessions and another two open water dives to a depth of 18m. After completing the extra sessions you will be qualified for a PADI Open Water Licence. This qualifies you to dive to a maximum depth of 18m accompanied by any other qualified diver.

PADI Open Water Course 4 to 5 day
All aspects of this course are completed at resort.

Your instructors will assume you have no advance knowledge of diving and they will take you through each stage point by point, mixing theory and practice and explaining all the details as you go. It is a complete, carefully structured course designed to teach you to be a safe, competent diver.

The course is divided into three parts: classroom, confined water and four open water scuba dives. During the course you will practise and master the skills that you will need as a diver, with your instructor devoting maximum time to teaching you fun, safe diving. This ensures virtually anyone in good health who is reasonably fit and comfortable in the water can learn to Scuba Dive.

The following sample itinerary shows how the five day dive course fits into a week’s holiday in the Red Sea

Your course starts today with an introductory video and the fitting of your equipment. During your first three days a small part of your time will be spent in the classroom for academic training and your water skills training dives will be in the confined shallows of a local beach or swimming pool.

After two to three days training you will be ready for your first open water dives. Depending on weather conditions, you will usually go by boat to a suitable sheltered dive site where you will complete your course with four open water dives. These may be made from the beach if conditions are not suitable for boat diving. On successful completion of the course you will be qualified for a PADI Open Water Diver Licence.

PADI Express Diver Course. 3 days. Includes, Video, CD ROM or DVD with Open Water and recreational dive planner manuals.
This is the quickest way to Gain Open Water certification.

Complete all the classroom work on video, CD ROM or DVD at home before you set off. The practical water skills part of the course is completed in the resort in just three days. For the most part, diving is a practical skill and nothing can replace practice in the water, but many people value the chance to prepare for the course in advance. Our Express Diver programme allows you to work through the theory lessons in the comfort of your own home. Choose between the video and book package, multimedia CD ROM or DVD.

Video/DVD and Book: the book guides you through each aspect of the course and is supported by video/DVD demonstrations. Colourful, entertaining and instructive, the programme gives you all the information you need allowing you to start the practical skills as soon as you reach your destination.

Computer CD-ROM: this new system is an excellent application of the latest “Interactive Multimedia Learning” technique. A mix of instruction and video clips, with options such as a “virtual pool” to sample. This system is both entertaining and instructive. It allows you to learn at your own pace, with questionnaires to ensure you have understood each part before moving on to the next. A PC/Mac with CD-ROM drive, soundcard and speakers is required.

The Express Diver Course: when you arrive at your resort, your instructors will first test your understanding of the theory section, then move on to the practical skills. You will then become a qualified Open Water diver in just three days. This special package also includes an additional two days day-boat diving when you will be able to practice your new skills and enjoy diving the wonderful reefs of the red sea

PADI Open Water Referral. 2 Days
This course is for students that do not want to spend their holiday in a class room but still want the instruction from a qualified instructor to lead them through the initial learning process.

A referral course is when a student would have completed their confined water and theory training with another instructor. Then that instructor can refer the student on to another instructor to complete the four open water dives portion of the course.

Receiving instructors can pickup the course at any stage as long as the student has the documentation from the referring instructor.

PADI Advanced Open Water. 2 days
This course is designed for divers who have completed the Open Water course or any other entry-level dive course.

The course focuses on expanding your diving experience and building on your knowledge from the open water course.

The course consists of 5 elective dives over two days (two core and three electives) and will introduce you to diving using navigation techniques or in a current and how to plan dives when you want to venture a bit deeper.

Elective Dives

• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Underwater Naturalist
• Aware Fish identification
• Search and Recovery
• Drift
• Multilevel
• Boat
• Night
• Deep
• Navigation

EFR. Emergency First Response First Aid Course.1 Day
This course replaces the PADI Medic First Aid Course
In addition to existing first aid training, this course also includes an introduction to Automated External Defibrillation.

PADI Rescue Diver. 3 days
The PADI Rescue Diver course develops your knowledge and skills so that you can effectively perform diver assists and rescues, manage diving accident situations and render first aid. The programme is an important step in expanding your knowledge and experience as a diver. The course takes place over 3 days. Days 1 and 2 are spent covering 5 academic topics together with 10 confirmed water exercises. The final day is conducted in a real world environment from one of the dive boats, where you combine all the skills and knowledge gained into two simulated dive accident scenarios.

PADI Divemaster min 2 weeks recommended but 4 week preferred to begin to gain true experience. As the first level of professional qualification the Divemaster course will qualify you to organise and conduct diving activities.

You will develop your water skills and academic knowledge including dive planning, control and supervising of students and dive management. You will be required to complete many exercises including 15 minute tread water, diver rescue assessment and underwater mapmaking. This qualification is normally required to work as a Dive Guide.