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The Discover Snorkeling experience introduces the general public to the underwater world. Since most people can learn to snorkel safely on their own, Discover Snorkeling focuses on providing guidance and assistance while they explore. Discover Snorkeling activities are promoted as trips, tours and experiences, rather than training. This guide provides tips and suggestions for organizing snorkeling adventures and leading tours for both snorkelers and supplied air snorkelers. You ll also find information about how to attract and cater to snorkelers...

PADI Skin Diver course is a simple training program for those interested in exploring the underwater world using skin diving equipment. The course is intended to be taught to the general public to create interest in the underwater environment, provide a physical conditioning program, serve as a pretraining program for children whose age or level of competency is insufficient to complete the requirements for scuba diving, and serve as a phase of advanced aquatics...

PADI Seal Team program is an exciting underwater activity - filled introduction to the world of diving. The PADI Seal Team program gives children a chance to swim around underwater and experience adventure, discovery and thrills. It also provides parents or guardians with a structured program that lets their children develop skills, learn about the aquatic realm and have a lot of good, clean fun.
Getting Kids on the
Team "Seal Team" To become official members of the PADI Seal Team, kids must complete the first five of 15 AquaMissions. These activities develop fundamental scuba skills and knowledge while preparing kids for further adventure. Children learn about diving by watching the PADI Seal Team video, through the PADI Seal Team AquaMission Activity Book and during predive briefings with their PADI Instructor. Each AquaMission consists of a briefing, a skill session and a game or activity. Completing the pool dive and answering allenge questions in their PADI Seal Team AquaMission Logbooks earns young divers an AquaMission decal. Finishing AquaMissions 1-5, which is equivalent to completing the skills in Confined Water Dive One from the Open Water Diver Course, means youngsters are PADI Seal Team members. Receiving a PADI Seal Team member card and wall certificate recognizes their accomplishments and allows them to work toward PADI Master Seal Team recognition.
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As part of their PADI Seal Team membership, PADI Seals have access to a special website designed for young divers. There, young divers can learn more about the PADI Seal Team through character bios and they can read about the PADI Seal Team and Specialty AquaMissions. Kids can check out links to PADI.com and projectaware.org...

Bubblemaker program introduces scuba as an activity that allows children to experience the underwater world. Under close supervision, participants swim around on scuba in shallow confined water - just playing. Colorful Bubblemaker emblems, decals, towels and toys along with a distinctive recognition certificate and card make the experience one to remember...

PADIs Discover Scuba Diving program introduces people to scuba diving in a highly supervised and relaxed manner. It dispels common misconceptions about scuba by letting individuals try it for themselves. Under the guidance of a PADI professional, new divers learn basic safety concepts, put on equipment and swim around underwater in a closely supervised environment. The PADI Discover Scuba Diving program can take place in a swimming pool, protected confined open water area and at an open water dive site, anywhere an appropriate, positive introduction to scuba diving is possible. After trying scuba, many new divers may decide to repeat the experience. If not immediately, then on other occasions or in different areas. Others will choose to pursue certification by enrolling in a PADI Scuba Diver or Open Water Diver course. The desired result is to excite people about scuba diving and encourage additional participation. When certain requirements are met, new divers may earn credit toward PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver certification...

PADI Open Water Diver course teaches student divers the foundational knowledge and skills they need to dive with a buddy, independent of supervision. The Scuba Diver course is a subcourse within the Open Water Diver course that teaches student divers the foundational knowledge and skills they need to dive under the supervision of a certified divemaster, assistant instructor or instructor. Discussions regarding the standards, philosophy and structure of the Open Water Diver course apply equally to the Scuba Diver course, unless otherwise noted...

PADI Adventures in Diving program provides divers with a structured means to explore special diving interests and gain dive experience. Participating in an Adventure Dive is often the first step novice divers take after their initial certification. However, all divers benefit from the programs flexibility and the opportunity it provides for discovery and exploration. The program allows student divers to customize their training path and learn various underwater tasks that broaden their awareness of the environment and their capabilities as divers...

The purpose of the PADI Specialty Diver courses is to familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards for various special-interest areas in diving. Each Adventure Dive from the PADI Adventures in Diving program serves as an introduction to a specialty-diving topic. During the two courses, student divers have the opportunity to try various diving activities, and decide which specialty they are interested in pursuing further. Each dive from the PADI Adventures in Diving program may be counted as the first dive of the related specialty.

Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid) follow emergency considerations and protocols from the consensus view of the Basic Life Support (BLS) Working Group of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR). ILCOR is an international group representing many of the worlds major resuscitation organizations. A source authority for the development of content material in the Emergency First Response program is Guidelines 2000 for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, International Consensus of Science, Circulation, 2000...

This course, Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries, represents entry-level training designed to educate the general diving (and qualified non-diving) public to better recognise possible dive-related injuries and to provide emergency oxygen first aid while activating the local emergency medical services (EMS) and / or arranging for evacuation to the nearest available medical facility. The course is designed to train and educate the general diving public in the techniques of using oxygen as first aid for suspected dive injury. In addition, this course will introduce novice divers to fundamentals of recognising diving injury signs and symptoms, response and management. This program also provides an excellent opportunity for experienced divers and instructors to continue their education. The PADI / DAN Oxygen Provider course is not designed to train lay persons to provide oxygen to the general public. While the medical standards and equipment are the same regarding the emergency use of oxygen for both divers and non-divers, the PADI / DAN Oxygen Provider course does not prepare individuals to respond to the ill or injured member of the public by using emergency oxygen...

PADI Rescue Diver course is a pivotal step in expanding a divers knowledge and experience. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves to consider the safety and well-being of other divers. This is why the PADI Rescue Diver certification is a prerequisite for all PADI leadership - level training ( PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, and Open Water Scuba Instructor ). Rescue Diver training expands the basic problem prevention and accident management skills student divers learn beginning with the PADI Open Water Diver course. At the Rescue Diver level, students are ready to learn to manage more complex dive emergencies and to apply direct intervention techniques to assist others in an emergency. By its nature, the course is demanding, though realistic in its conduct, content and approach. Although the nature and context in which rescue training may be used is serious, the course should be an enjoyable challenge that builds diver confidence...

Master Scuba Diver rating is the highest recreational diver rating in the PADI program, and denotes superior achievement and proficiency. Submit an application for the rating, in addition to evidence of completion of all required certifications, and a photo to the appropriate PADI Office for review and approval. The application may be submitted by any Teaching status PADI Instructor...