PADI Recreational Courses
There are many different types of courses that PADI offer from beginner courses to Padi Professional courses, the courses we run are done at an individuals pace, if you do not get a skill in the water do not worry, we will take our time until you get the skill and then move on or come back to that skill later on in the course. We at Marlin Scuba do not hurry people through courses but instead try to inspire people to be a better diver.
PADI Beginner Courses and non Professional Courses
Below are brief outlines to each course, if you want a more in depth explanation please click on the links.
- PADI Open Water Course - You need to be at least 10 years old, in good health, reasonably fit, and capable of swimming 200 meters. This course will make you familiar with the equipment you need and provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary for safe and enjoyable diving.
- Adventure Course - This course offers you two certification options, if you complete any three adventure dives, you gain your PADI Adventure Diver Certification. If you complete the Deep Dive, Underwater Navigation Dive plus three additional adventure dives from the list on the right you can earn the Advanced Open Water Diver Certification. To start this course you need to have completed the PADI Open Water course and be at least 15 years old or 10 years old for Junior Adventure Diver.
- Advanced Open Water Course - This course will enable you to fine tune your skills, gain further knowledge and experience under the supervision of a PADI Instructor. You will do five dives and classed based theory lessons, and that you should be a minimum age of 15 years old (12 years as a PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver).
- Rescue Course - Is a way to develop and hone skills already learnt during previous courses, by the end of this course you will be more prepared to help prevent and respond to potential problems that may occur during your diving life and will make you a more safety conscious diver. The course consists of three segments, knowledge development, rescue training sessions and open water scenarios. The open water part of the course can be undertaken abroad on one of our holidays or at a UK inland dive site. The prerequisities for this course are as follows need to be at least 12 years old and old a PADI Advanced Open Water certification, also you will need to have successfully completed a Sanctioned CPR program in the last 24 months, if not do not worry as all our instructors and Divemasters are all HSE First Aid Trainers.
- Master Scuba Diver - This is the highest non professional level in the PADI system, it means you have acquired significant training and experience in a variety of dive environments. To qualify for this rating is simple all you have to be is PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or PADI Rescue Diver, be at least 12 years old and have at least five PADI Specialality Diver Courses and logged 50 dives or more.
If you need any help or advice please do not hesitate and contact us or just pop in for a chat at our PADI Dive Center