For years Ponce De Leon searched for the fountain of youth and discovered the Florida Springs. Bubbling up out of the earth is billions of gallons of water that have formed several dive sites. The 72-degree spring water allows divers to dive year round and gives the manatee a beautiful place to live. The Florida Springs offer depths from shallow snorkel locations to 120 ft. recreational scuba diving sites. The visibility at some springs is unmatched with over 200ftof crystal clear water.
American Pro Diving Center offers discount vacation dive and snorkel packages to save you money. The discount price for the tours is without any gear as gear rental is additional. If you have your own gear bring them or we do offer a full rental line. When you rent gear from us the last day is Free in all of the packages . The tours are guided and if you don't see the package you want just call, so we can accommodate your needs.
Americana Dive Package 2 Days
Price: $179.99 (Manatee snorkel plus 3 Dives)
Day 1: First Day- Start with a manatee snorkel in the Crystal River Break for lunch and then drift diving the Rainbow River in the afternoon.
Day 2: Manatee Springs(2 tank).
Pro Dive Package 3 Days
Price: $289.99 (Manatee snorkel plus 6 Dives)
Day 1 - Start with a manatee snorkel in the Crystal River Break for lunch and then drift dive the Rainbow River in the afternoon.
Day 2 - Dive Manatee Springs (2 tank) and a free night dive.
Day 3 - Paradise Springs (2 tank).
Narcosis Dive Package 4 Days
Price: $399.99 (Manatee snorkel plus 8 Dives)
Day 1 - Start with a manatee snorkel in the Crystal River Break for lunch and then drift diving the Rainbow River in the afternoon.
Day 2 - Manatee Springs (2 tank) and a free night dive.
Day 3 - Blue Grotto and Devils Den.
Day 4 - Paradise Springs (2 tank).
Snorkel Delight Snorkel Package 1.5 Day
Price: $159.99 (2 Manatee snorkels plus 1 drift snorkel)
Day 1 - Start the day Snorkeling with the manatee on Crystal River and drift the Rainbow River after lunch.
Day 2 - We saved the best for last! Snorkel the beautiful Blue Waters of Homosassa. Enjoy a peaceful encounter with these gentle giants. During the winter months the Homosassa is offered on the second day and the rest of the year the second day trip would be on the Crystal River. Every manatee trip offers different opportunities to see different things and usually at different locations on the bay.
Note-: Divers in the family who are in the snorkel package can up grade for 20 dollars plus any rental gear to dive on the Rainbow River trip on day one without being separated from your family.
Note-: Divers may trade the second, third or fourth day of afternoon dives in the package for different dive locations of equal cost. An example of a trade would be Manatee Springs for Blue Grotto but keep in mind Manatee Springs offers two dives at that site and Blue Grotto offers one dive. All packages include the entrances fees to the dive sites except Rainbow River which this park requires each person to pay the five dollar entrance fee individually.
If you do not see the package you want call and we may be able to set one up especially for you.
Your safety, comfort, and convenience are our highest priorities on all guided tours. Certified dive masters accompany participants at all times. Covered pontoon boats protect you from the elements, and during cool weather, complimentary hot chocolate is served.
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Learn to Scuba Dive in 2 Days with the PADI Open Water Dive Class in Crystal River Florida
You have always wanted to try Scuba Diving so what are you waiting for?
Learn to Scuba Dive in just 2 Days right here in Crystal River Florida. Now is the time to dive into the PADI Open Water Dive Class, the most popular dive program in the world! This is your ticket to learn to scuba dive and enjoy a lifetime of adventure and fun starting with American Pro Diving Center a Five Star PADI Facility in Crystal River Florida.
Throughout the PADI Open Water Dive Class, learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques of diver comfort and safety while having fun. After completion of our 2 day open water dive class earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification card that is recognized worldwide. You earn this rating by starting with home study education materials, completing knowledge development sessions, five confined water dives in the pool and four open water dives in fresh water springs. The dives start on site, in our indoor pool and then off to our crystal clear springs right here in Crystal River Florida.
Why should you take the PADI Open Water Dive Class?
Open Water Dives Crystal River and Rainbow River Florida As a certified PADI Open Water Diver you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a professional, obtain scuba tank air fills and most importantly gain the knowledge to dive safe. How many vacations have passed where you have been limited to just the pool, not knowing anyone where your staying, or family members don’t always share the same interests? Well memories of vacations to dive to see new sights, maybe a shipwreck and meeting new diver friends, or even family time together are no longer just in your dreams. Try something new by starting with the PADI Open Water Dive Class where the adventure begins.
How soon can I start the PADI Open Water Dive Class?
Your underwater adventure can start as soon as today with the new PADI interactive CD-ROM or Books and DVD and now on line eLearning. Study and view these materials at home, and at your own pace, then come to American Pro Diving Center for your scheduled dive class. Our PADI Open Water Dive Class only takes 2 days after the home study. Scuba Classes include 2 or more persons and we have class year round. Offering a more personal service most classes usually have 2 to 6 students and if we do not have a class scheduled for the dates you require then we offer private classes too.
How much is the PADI Open Water Dive Class?
The cost of the PADI Open Water Dive Class is $358.00 plus s/h and includes the education materials either CD or Book and DVD, all the rental dive gear, the boats to take you to the different dive sites, the PADI certification card upon completion, the Scuba Instructor, and most importantly all the fun in just 2 Days. This price requires two or more students scheduled in the class dates you choose and if you wish to take a private class the rate is $588.00.
To get started with the home study a $170 deposit plus s/h (which the $170 is credited toward the total class price of class) for the PADI Education materials is all you pay up front. After completing class receive a temporary PADI certification card from our Scuba Instructor. A permanent certification card with your picture and new diver number arrives at your mailing address from PADI in 4 to 6 weeks.
Requirements for the PADI Open Water Diver Class
Minimum age to take PADI Open Water Diver Class is 10 and older. Ages 10 and 11 year olds must have a parent or legal guardian in class and diving with youth. At the start of class both watch the Youth Diving Responsibility and Risks video and read and sign Youth Diving Responsibility and Risks form (see the forms link below and call us with any and all questions). Required time for class is 2 full days with the home study materials completed. Class time is 8:00am to 5:00 pm depending on how students are doing.
Upon Successful completion of this class you earn a PADI international Open Water Diver certification that never expires:
Age 10 and 11 year olds receives a PADI Junior Open Water Diver card which is labeled qualified to dive with parent or legal guardian or PADI Professional and must not exceed 40 feet in depth.
Age 12 to 14 year olds receives a PADI Junior Open Water Diver card which is labeled qualified to dive when accompanied by another certified diver who is of legal age or a PADI Pro.
Age 15 and older receives a PADI Open Water Diver card. Note- You can upgrade your Junior Open Water Diver certification card at age 15 or older so you no longer have age-related restrictions while scuba diving.
Don’t stop Diving after your Open Water Dive Class. dive gear cartoon The way to become a good diver is to continue to dive. Feeling more comfortable, and strengthening your underwater skills leads to the enjoyment of diving more than ever. American Pro Diving Center offers more for your vacation than just the steps of diving class. Continue to have fun after class diving with your Instructor the next day with a PADI Specialty Class like Peak Performance Buoyancy or the PADI Advanced Open Water Class or even take a Guided Dive. With so much to see right here in Crystal River Florida we can save you money while diving with our discount packages. As an added money saver we also offer our students the rental dive gear you used in Class for Free Rental while you stay and Dive with us. Call or email with any other questions and don’t forget to reserve your seats for class or even a manatee snorkel tour and well see you soon.
I only have 1 day for class so what can I do? Become a PADI Scuba Diver.
Thinking of getting certified for an upcoming vacation, but don’t have the time to put into a regular course? Now here is a quick and easy subprogram of the Open Water Dive Class designed especially for you! This one day program allows you to continue to dive after this one day Scuba Diver Class up to 40 feet deep under the supervision of a PADI professional. When you find the time to finish the second day of the PADI Open Water Dive Class your certification is upgraded to a PADI Open Water Diver and you no longer have the Scuba Diver constraints. Certification as a Scuba Diver requires successful completion of Knowledge Development and Quizzes of the first 3 chapters in the PADI Go Dive Manual. Successfully complete the first 3 Confined Water Dives and Open Water Dives 1 and 2. Also successfully complete Dive Flexible Skills. I only have a half a day what can I do and I am not sure if Scuba Diving is for me.
Try Discover Scuba or Discover Scuba Diving! This adventure is your chance to slide on some fins, strap on a tank and SCUBA Dive a one tank experience in the pool up to 20 ft. or the open water up to 40 ft. in one afternoon. Ages 10 and older can breathe underwater in just one afternoon with the direct supervision of your PADI Scuba Instructor. (see the forms link below and call us with any and all questions)
After completing the five confined pool dives from your local dive shop your off to Florida for vacation. Come to Crystal River Florida and finish the four open water referral dives and dive Kingspring and Rainbow River. To finish the referral open water dives all you need is two afternoons to complete. After completing the open water dive skills receive a high five from the Instructor and a temporary certification card or c-card is given at the dive center and the permanent c-card from PADI is mailed to your home address in just a few weeks. While you are here in Crystal River Florida come snorkel with the manatee.
Open Water Referral Dive Class in Crystal River Florida
The Open Water Referral Dive class is for anyone who started with their local dive shop but did not have enough time before vacation to finish the open water dives. Come to American Pro Diving Center in Crystal River Florida to complete the four open water dives over two afternoons and while you are here snorkel with the manatee. Because our fresh water springs stay a consistent 72 degree temperature diving here and snorkeling with the manatee is enjoyed all year.
Now that you have completed the academics and confined water pool portion of the open water class then you are ready to take the newly learned skills to the open water. Just two afternoons are needed to complete your open water certification. Start with introductions, reviewing your referral forms from your original Scuba Instructor and covering the afternoon dive briefing. Then gear up with the scuba dive gear and we are off to dive Crystal River the first afternoon and Rainbow River on the second. Our spring dive sites offer clear fresh water with many things to see like different types of fish, turtles and check out fossils coming out of the springs. No worries of getting sea sick and we never get blown out by rough seas or bad weather (knock on wood). The Open Water Referral Dive classes are offered in the afternoon so the mornings are free to snorkel with the manatee. Because you have rented the gear for the Referral Class the Crystal River Manatee Tour is only $29.50 and this experience is a must see while you are here in Crystal River Florida.
After completing the Open Water Referral Dive class receive a temporary PADI certification card from our Scuba Instructor. A permanent certification card with your picture and new diver number arrives at your mailing address from PADI in 4 to 6 weeks.
Requirements for the Open Water Referral Dive Class: Minimum age to take PADI Open Water Scuba Class is 10 and older. Ages 10 and 11 year olds must have a parent or legal guardian in class and diving with youth. At the start of class both watch the Youth Diving Responsibility and Risks video and read and sign Youth Diving Responsibility and Risks form (see the forms link below and call us with any and all questions). The Four Open Water Referral Dives must be completed with in one year from the start of your open water training. Required time for the Four Referral Dives is 2 afternoons and class time is 12:30 to 5.
Age 10 and 11 year olds receives a PADI Junior Open Water Diver card which is labeled qualified to dive with parent or legal guardian or PADI Professional and must not exceed 40 feet in depth.
Age 12 to 14 year olds receives a PADI Junior Open Water Diver card which is labeled qualified to dive when accompanied by another certified diver who is of legal age or a PADI Pro.
Age 15 and older receives a PADI Open Water Diver card. Note- You can upgrade your Junior Open Water Diver certification card at age 15 or older so you no longer have age-related restrictions while scuba diving. Don’t stop Diving after your Open Water Referral Dive Class.
The way to become a good diver is to continue to dive. Feeling more comfortable, and strengthening your underwater skills leads to the enjoyment of diving more than ever. American Pro Diving Center offers more for your vacation than just the steps of diving class. Continue to have fun after class diving with your Instructor the next day with a PADI Specialty Class like Peak Performance Buoyancy or the PADI Advanced Open Water Class or even take a Guided Dive. With so much to see right here in Crystal River Florida we can save you money while diving with our discount packages. As an added money saver we also offer our students the rental dive gear you used in class, Free Rental while you stay and Dive with us. Call or email with any other questions and don’t forget to reserve your seats for class or even a manatee snorkel tour and well see you soon.
Padi Advanced Open Water the next step to enjoying diving by increasing skills of the Diver. The class consists of 5 adventure dives from Padi Adventure in Diving with Deep Diver and Underwater Navigation required. We highly recommend Peak Performance Buoyancy and Night Diver leaving the last Adventure choice to the students. min. age 12 for aow.
Continuing your diving education with a Padi Advanced Open Water class AOW is a great way to enjoy your future diving experiences. With a Padi Instructor educating while having fun increases you knowledge and enjoyment of your dive. The AOW Class gives an opportunity to try a portion of five dive specialties. Dont forget to add a Nitrox specialty class and dive nitrox on your Advanced Open Water class.
Offering a multitude of diving specialties American Pro Diving Center a five star Padi facility can accommodate a single diver or bring a friend diver. All the specialty dives are very knowledgeable, fun, and a great diving experience with hands on training that only a five star padi facility offers.
Deep Diver min. age 15 prerequisite A.O.W. 4 Dives
Yes, the ocean is vast and there is plenty to see above sixty ft, but for those wanting to experience what lies even deeper, a new world of dive sites becomes accessible to the Padi Deep Diver. Wrecks, walls, and specific ecosystems sometimes require a deeper dive of up to 130'. The Padi recreational limit and training depth for Deep Diver.
U.W Navigation min. age 10 prerequisite Jr. O.W. 3 Dives
For divers, using a compass is a skill that requires practice both on land and underwater. With a Padi Scuba Instructors direction, navigation can be a much easier concept. Always know where to go with American Pro Diving Centers Padi Underwater Navigation Course. The Padi Advanced Open Water class offers a try of this specialty.
Peak Performance Buoyancy min. age 10 prerequisite Jr. O.W. 2 Dives
The Weightlessness of scuba diving is often referred to as inner space: because neutral buoyancy creates the closest feeling of being in outer space a non-astronaut can achieve. Swimming through hoola-hoops, mastering hovering, and recovering items upside-down are just a few of the fun skills that Padi Peak Performance Buoyancy has to offer.
Search & Recovery min. age 12 prerequisite Jr. A.O.W. 4 Dives
Not only is Search and Recovery fun, it might also be profitable. Locating lost valuables underwater and bringing them to the surface may be very difficult, but the techniques mastered in American Pro Diving Centers S & R class are taught by scuba instructors that have real in-field experience. Learn the trade and your education can be greatly valued by divers and non-divers alike.
U.W.Digital Photography or Video Dig. Photo-snorkel or diver 2 trips Video min. age to prerequisite Jr.O.W .3 Dives
In this day and age digital cameras are everywhere and taking pictures or video is easier than ever. Maintaining underwater housing, setting optimum resolution, and correcting exposure for contrast are just a few of the topics covered in PADI Underwater Digital Photography course and Videography course.
Nitrox min.age 12 prerequisite A.O.W. 0 Dives
Looking to extend your bottom time? Then check out PADI's Enriched Air Nitrox Diver class. The student must be 15 years or older and PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent).
Cavern min.age 18 prerequisite A.O.W. 4 Dives
As light is always visible in this type of overhead environment, Cavern diving is a safe and affordable way to enjoy cave-like conditions, without the need for buying expensive gear. Learn how to run reels, frog kick and other cave diving techniques without ever leaving the comfort zone of natural light.
U.W. Naturalist or Fish ID. min. age 10 prerequisite Jr.O.W. 2 Dives
For divers who are Discovery Channel nuts or National Geographic fanatics, PADI Underwater Naturalist and Fish Identification is a great way to increase a knowledge base for underwater ecosystems. More specifically, divers are introduced to the wildlife of Florida freshwater springs habitats, which are extremely unique.
Night Diver min.age 12 prerequisite Jr.O.W. 3 Dives
Experiencing only what your light sheds its glow upon, Night Diving gives a diver a new perspective on the sport. Night divers mesmerize fish and other wildlife with artificial light, allowing encounters to become much closer than they are in the daytime.
Manatee Specialty For the Snorkeler & Diver
This specialty is truly unique to the area. Because of the large influx of West Indian Manatees to Crystal River and Homosassa River every year, American Pro Diving Center took initiative and created the first Manatee Awareness Specialty, where customers learn the biological and geographical facts about this amazing creature.
Multi-Level Diver Specialty min. age 12 prerequisite Jr.O.W. 2 Dives
The Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) is very limiting, conservative, a diver descending down to 100 feet must come up after 20 minutes. While divers with dive computers spend more time at different depths on the way back up, so can multi-level divers due to the calculated adjustments of nitrogen levels that the wheel allows, so learn how.
Equipment Specialist min. age 10 prerequisite Jr.O.W.
No more calling the first stage a Do-Hickey or the second stage a Breathy-Thingy, because Equipment Specialist informs divers about dive equipment, inside and out. Learn how and why divers can do what they do to SCUBA.
Dry Suit Diver min. age 10 prerequisite Jr.O.W. 2 Dives
Be just like James Bond and where a tuxedo underwater, or more practical a warm and comfortable sweat suit. The point is divers stay dry and warm with a dry suit, allowing longer dives, and shorter surface intervals that are usually affected by temp
Boat Diver min. age 10 prerequisite Jr.O.W. 2 Dives
Diving requires planning, preparation, organization, and multiple tactics for entering and exiting the water. The Instructors at American Pro Diving Center can sharpen boat diving to avoid potential problems or even accidents that might occur on a dive vessel.
Drift Diver min. age 10 prerequisite Jr.O.W. 2 Dives
Ohhhhh the joys of going with the flow! Drift Diving allows divers to do just that, drift. However, coordination is needed, techniques for signaling the boat Captain and safety stop procedures are all aspects of Drift Diving.
D.P.V (U.W.Scooter) min. age 12 prerequisite Jr.O.W. 2 Dives
Become a one man (or woman) submarine with a DPV, also called the Diver Propulsion Vehicle. With American Pros SEA DOO DPVs divers control depth, direction and speed, with much more agility than fins offer.
Class
Dives
Price for One Student
Bring a friend
Saving Each
Deep Diver
4
$299.99
$249.99
$50.00
Underwater Navigation
3
$249.99
$199.99
$50.00
Peak Performance
2
$149.99
$129.99
$20.00
Search and Recovery
4
$299.99
$249.99
$50.00
Digital Photography
2
$175.99
$149.99
$26.00
UW Video
3
$249.99
$199.99
$50.00
Nitrox
0
$199.99
$149.99
$50.00
Cavern
4
$299.99
$249.99
$50.00
UW Naturalist
2
$175.99
$149.99
$26.00
Fish ID
2
$175.99
$149.99
$26.00
Night Diver
3
$249.99
$199.99
$50.00
Manatee Specialty
1
$35.00
$35.00
Special
Muti-Level Diver
2
$149.99
$129.99
$20.00
Equipment Specialist
0
$125.99
$99.99
$26.00
Dry Suit Diver
2
$175.99
$149.99
$26.00
Boat Diver
2
$175.99
$149.99
$26.00
Drift Diver
2
$175.99
$149.99
$26.00
D.P.V Underwater Scooter
2
$199.99
$169.99
$30.00
Some Specialty Courses require the purchase of additional Education Materials. Call for details.
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Want to be ready in an emergency? Then this program is for you! The PADI Emergency 1st Response 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.
The program is designed for divers and non divers, and also meets the CPR and first aid prerequisite for earning your PADI Rescue Diver rating.
So if you're seeking CPR/first aid training to meet a diving program requirement or for personal enhancement, then just give American Pro Diving Center one day and we'll do the rest.
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.
To get into this program, you will need to be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent) and must be at least 12 years old.
You will also need to have successfully completed the Emergency 1st Response program or a sanctioned program in CPR within the past 24 months.
PADI Tec Rec course provides the Deep Dive Training necessary for diving beyond recreational dive limits. Learn how to use new gear, gas mixes and even the use of double tanks for longer bottom time. This could be the most exhilarating and educational training experience. Just think of the Diving adventures on a Deep Wreck below 130 feet.
The new PADI Tec Diver course is an integrated sequence of three sub courses Tec 40, Tec 45 and Tec 50. Complete these courses continuously, or you can complete each level separately with a time span between them. This gives you learning efficiency and schedule flexibility. Check out our Tec Diver class today.
Discover Tec
Want to know what it’s like to dive with double tanks? The Discover Tec program offers the opportunity to see how a double cylinder tec rig is assembled and this equipment is used during a dive in the pool. Trying new skills like lift bag use, safety drills, and valve shut down drills are just some skills learned in Training Dive One of the Tec Deep Diver Course. This is a very exciting class with new experiences and helps decide if tec diving is for you.
Prerequisites:Certified as a PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent, minimum age of 18 years old, and a minimum of 10 logged dives. Course Duration: 1 Afternoon, 1 Pool Dive Course Cost: $139.00 (Includes Use of Equipment)
DO YOU WANT TO EXPLORE DEEPER?
PADI Tec 40 and go deep 130 feet
This course, Tec 40 is the first subdivision of the full PADI Tec Deep Diver course and consists of two full days of training with one pool dive and 3 open water dives.
What can I learn?
Tec 40 teaches with the use of decompression software and dive computers to plan and make decompression dives with no more than 10 minutes of total decompression and not deeper than 130 feet. Use a single cylinder of decompression gas with up to 50 percent oxygen (EANx50) to the required decompression. Use your personal recreational scuba equipment, and be cost effective, with some minor additions to enhance your ability to deal with tec diving conditions.
Prerequisites: PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, PADI Enriched Air Diver, PADI Deep Diver or equivalent, a minimum age of 18 years old, a physicians approval, and a minimum of 50 logged dives (of which at least 10 dives made with enriched air nitrox, 12 dives deeper than 60 feet, and 6 dives deeper than 100 feet).
Course Duration: 2 Days, 1 Pool Dives and 3 Open Water Dives (Maximum Depth of 130 feet). Course Cost: $435. Tec Deep Student Crew-Pak, which includes student manual, planning slate and checklist slate (Includes all Air/Nitrox Fills, Dive Site Entry Fees, and Certification)
GO BEYOND RECREATIONAL DIVING!
PADI Tec 45
The Tec 45 course picks up where Tec 40 leaves off and takes your training as a tec diver further and deeper. It is the second sub course in the full PADI Tec Diver course. In the Tec 45 Course you’ll learn about the skills, equipment and planning needed for diving to a maximum of 145 feet.
What can I learn?
This second phase of training covers single and repetitive dives to a maximum depth of 145 feet with no time limit to the amount of decompression required on a dive. You’ll also learn to prepare for and respond to foreseeable technical diving emergencies. The best part of this phase of training are mastering the basic skills and procedures you’ll need as you move into deeper technical diving. These dives help fine tune your underwater skills.
Prerequisites: PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, PADI Rescue Diver, PADI Enriched Air Diver, PADI Deep Diver, successful completion of PADI Tec 40 Diver or equivalent, a minimum age of 18 years old, a physicians approval, a minimum of 50 logged dives (of which 12 dives made with enriched air nitrox deeper then 60', 6 dives must be deeper than 100 feet). Course Duration: 2½ Days, 4 Open Water Accelerated Decompression Dives (Maximum Depth of 145 feet). Course Cost: $435. after successful completion of Tec40 course. (Includes all Air/Nitrox/Oxygen Fills, Dive Site Entry Fees, and Certification)
The Grand Finally, 165'!
PADI Tec 50
In the Tec 50 course, you’ll learn how to make actual decompression dives to a depth of 165 feet using enriched air nitrox and/or oxygen for decompression. You will also use desk top decompression software to create custom dive tables for planning technical decompression dives that you can execute independently after you training.
The Tec 50 course completes your training as a tec diver expanding on what you have already learned, taking you past the limits of recreational diving and enabling to dive to a depth of 165 feet. Beyond 165 feet, you will need to learn about the benefits of using helium as a breathing gas to explore deep by enrolling in a PADI Tec Trimix Course.
Prerequisites: Minimum age of 18 years old, certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent, certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent, certified as a PADI Enriched Air Diver or equivalent, certified PADI Deep Diver or equivalent, certified as a PADI Tec 45 Diver or equivalent, have a medical form signed by your physician and have a minimum of 100 logged dives, of which at least:
20 dives made using enriched air nitrox
25 dives must be deeper than 60 feet
20 divers must be deeper than 100 feet
Course Duration: 2 full days and 1 half days which includes 4 open water training dives.
Course Cost: $450. after successful completion of Tec45 course. (Includes all Air/Nitrox/Oxygen Fills, Dive Site Entry Fees, and Certification)
PADI TEC TRIMIX 65
The PADI Tec Trimix 65 course is intended to extend the depth range of technical divers already certified as a PADI Tec 50 diver or equivalent so they can plan and execute decompression dives beyond 165 feet. The course extends your depth range capabilities by training you to use trimix (a blend of helium, oxygen and nitrogen).
During the course you learn to:
Plan and execute at least five trimix decompression dives using various trimix blends.
Use decompression software to create custom dive tables and dive plans.
Make training dives as deep as 210 feet.
A Tec Trimix 65 diver is qualified to: Use Trimix with and oxygen content of 18% or more, air, EANx and oxygen for multiple stop accelerated decompression dives to a maximum depth of 210 feet
Prerequisites: Minimum age of 18 years old, certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent, have proof of CPR and first aid training within the previous two years, certified as a PADI Tec 50 Diver or equivalent, have a medical form signed by your physician and have a minimum of 100 logged dives.
Course Duration: 2 full days and 3 half days which includes 5 open water training dives.
Course Cost: See Quinn (Includes Dive Site Entry Fees, Air/Nitrox/Oxygen/Helium Fills, and Certification)
PADI TEC TRIMIX DIVER
Diving with trimix is the outer edge of tec diving – the maximum depth for using this technology has yet to be defined. For the extreme diver ready to further explore the world of technical deep diving, the gas of choice is trimix. The PADI Tec Trimix Diver course takes you to the outer edges of technical deep diving, opening the door to pristine dive sites few divers – if any – ever see.
Expanding on Tec 50 and Tec Trimix 65 Courses you will:
Plan and execute 3 trimix decompression dives using various trimix blends.
Use decompression software to create custom dive tables and dive plans.
Make training dives as deep as 245 feet.
A Tec Trimix Diver is qualified to:
Use Trimix with any hypoxic or normoxic oxygen content (, air, EANx and oxygen for multiple stop accelerated decompression dives. Your immediate limit for open water trimix diving after completing this course is 245 feet or the maximum depth you reached in training in conditions comparable to those in which you trained.
Your limits will expand over time if that’s your interest. Extend your limits gradually by making dives progressively deeper or in more challenging conditions in small steps.
Prerequisites:Minimum age of 18 years old, certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent, have proof of CPR and first aid training within the previous two years, certified as a PADI Tec 50 Diver, Tec Trimix 65 Diver or equivalent, have a medical form signed by your physician and have a minimum of 150 logged dives.
Course Duration: 1 full day and 2 half days which includes 3 open water training dives. Course Cost: See Quinn (Includes Dive Site Entry Fees, Air/Nitrox/Oxygen/Helium Fills, and Certification)
Why American Pro Diving Center?
PADI National Geographic 5 Star IDC Dive Center
Course Director on staff
5,000 Square Foot Facility
Three State of the Art Classrooms
12 Foot Deep Indoor Training Pool
Several Open Water Training Sites Less Than a Hour Away
Take the first step in your dive career and become a PADI Divemaster. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, you'll expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills as you become a dive professional. PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities by training you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers.
What can PADI Divemasters do?
Lead Scuba Divers on guided dive tours
Assist PADI Instructors with students
Work at local dive centers, on live-aboard dive boats, yachts and at exotic resort locations
Teach and certify PADI Skin Divers
Teach PADI Discover Snorkeling programs
Conduct PADI Scuba Review programs for certified divers
Lead certified divers on Discover Local Diving experiences
Teach Emergency First Response programs after successful completion of an Emergency First Response Instructor course.
What do I need to start?
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or qualifying certification from another training organization
PADI Rescue Diver certification or qualifying certification from another training organization.
Medical clearance signed by a physician
20 logged dives
18 years old
What will I do?
Learn dive leadership through classroom and independent study sessions
Complete water skills and stamina exercises in confined and open water
Training exercises to test organizational and problem solving abilities
An internship or series of practical training exercises
Assistant Instructor The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). You'll not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional but you'll also start learning the PADI System of diver education.
What can PADI Assistant Instructors do?
Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
Teach the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course
Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
Conduct PADI Discover Scuba experiences
Teach Emergency First Response after successful completion of an Emergency First Response Instructor course
Teach EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE"! after completion of the EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE"! course
What will I need to start?
PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification from another certification organization
At least 18 years old
Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives
What will I do?
Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations
Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations
Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations
For 15 years American Pro Diving Center has been a leader in diver education. We now invite you to join us for your scuba career training and learn the skills to become a scuba instructor. Our friendly knowledgeable staff is dedicated to not only preparing you to complete the instructor development course (idc) but also for the PADI Instructor Exam (ie). More importantly, ra career full of success and growth. Professionalism and leadership are just some of the qualities that are developed while you sharpen your dive theory and dive skills. Here at American Pro Diving Center our instructor development course (idc) classes are kept small for hands on individualized service to guarantee your success. If you are serious about your scuba career and education then we want to hear from you.