Diving for Fun

The underwater world is a magical place where you can experience a wide range of aquatic environments all over the world. The initial course needed to dive is the PADI Open Water Diver course. And, because there is always more to learn, PADI has developed a wide range of continuing education classes to increase your knowledge of the underwater world and how to safely dive in it.

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Open Water Scuba Diver

The PADI Open Water Diver course teaches student divers the foundational knowledge
and skills they need to dive with a buddy, independent of supervision. PADI Open Water Divers are qualified to:

• Dive with a buddy independent of supervision while applying the knowledge and skills they learn in this course, within the limits of their training and experience.
• Obtain air fills, scuba equipment and other services.
• Plan, conduct and log open water no stop (no decompression) dives when properly equipped and when accompanied by a buddy in conditions with which they have training and/or experience.
• Continue their dive training with a specialty dive (Adventure Dive), in the PADI Adventures in Diving program or in PADI Specialty courses

The Open Water Diver course is your first diving certification level. This course is comprised of three separate areas: Knowledge Development, Confined Water Dives, and Open Water Certification Dives.

At SeaSports, we encourage independent study for knowledge development before class begins. You will watch the DVD, read your PADI Open Water Manual, and complete all knowledge reviews in the manual before you get to class. When class meets, we will go over any questions you have and spend the time needed to ensure that all of your questions are answered.

Then, it's off to the pool! After all, no one EVER learns to dive sitting in a classroom. First we will do our 300-yard mask, fin, and snorkel swim and then do a 10-minute float. Next we will start our confined water sessions. When we have completed our 5 sessions you will be able to remove and clear a mask underwater, hover in midwater and feel comfortable with all the other skills you will need on the open water certification dives.

Finally, you're off to open water. This is where you demonstrate to your instructor that you are ready to be a diver. You must complete 4 dives over two days in order to complete your certification. You demonstrate the skills you have learned in confined water during these dives and have a whole lot of fun while you're doing it. The result - a PADI Open Water Diver certification card, recognized worldwide.

The classroom portion is taught at SeaSports and the pool sessions are normally done at the Dynamo Swim Center at the corner of Jones Bridge and Abbots Bridge roads. Group classes are Friday evening from 5:30 - 9:30 and Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm.

Prerequisites

• Minimum Age: 10

Course Cost

• $210 for Group Classes. Private lessons are available upon request.
• $69.95 - Crewpak with student manual, logbook and electronic dive table
• $32.95 - DVD
• Students may share a DVD, but each student must have their own copy of the student manual and a personal logbook.

You Get to Keep

• PADI Open Water Diving Manual & DVD
• PADI Log Book
• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Use of Wetsuit, BCD, Regulator, Gauges, Tanks and Weights during pool sessions
• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom, Pool and Certification Dives

You Provide

• Personal Dive Gear of Mask, SCUBA Fins, Snorkel and Booties

Please Note that the Trip Price and certification costs are not included with this class. You are responsible for making arrangements for certification dives after the class is completed. SeaSports offers several ways to help you with this or we will provide a referral letter for no charge upon request.

Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver

Ready for even more fun and experience? Then the Advanced Certification is waiting for you. These classes focus on improving your dive skills; therefore, most of the time is spent in the water.

Of course, you need to learn a few things ahead of time. You will receive the PADI Adventures in Diving manual. Read the whole thing if you want - or, just the modules for the 5 dives you will be doing. Complete the knowledge reviews and spend one evening with our instructors reviewing information and planning your dives.

Then, it's right off to open water. To be an Advanced Diver, you must complete 5 dives, which include the Deep Dive, the Navigation Dive, and 3 other dives in the course.

Prerequisites

• Minimum Age: 12

Course Cost

• $175 Class
• $39.95 Books
• $9.95 Continuing Education Logbook, if needed

You Get to Keep

• PADI Adventures in Diving Manual
• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Use of PADI DVD's
• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives
• Tanks, weights and air fills

You Provide

• All Dive Gear

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must make arrangements for the dives when you signup for this class.

Rescue Diver

This class is the most serious fun you will ever have! As a PADI Rescue Diver, you'll have the knowledge and skills needed to handle a variety of situations in diving. This class has two components: Knowledge Development and Open Water Skills.

As always, you'll start with independent study and the PADI Rescue Diver manual. Read the book, complete your knowledge reviews and watch the PADI Rescue DVD. Class time will be spent ensuring master of book concepts and discussing how to handle different scenarios. Class is one evening prior to the open water dives

The most fun - and most exhausting - part of the class: your open water dives. Twelve scenarios over two days are used to teach you to handle everything from a tired diver to searching for an unconscious diver who needs emergency first aid. You'll practice each skill until you have the comfort and knowledge on how to handle the problems you'll encounter.

Prerequisites

• Advanced Open Water Diver, Current CPR & First Aid Certification (EFR is accepted)
• Minimum Age: 12

Course Cost

• $225 Class
• $69.95 Rescue Crewpak, including book and pocket mask
• $29.95 DVD

You Get to Keep

• PADI Rescue Diver Manual & DVD & Pocket Mask
• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives
• Tanks. weights and air fills

You Provide

• All Dive Gear

Please Note No trip is required when the certification dives are done at Lake Lanier. A trip may be necessary for classes during the winter months. Call for more details.

Nitrox Diver

This class teaches you how to extend your bottom time by using a mixture of air enriched with oxygen. You'll learn dive planning and how to safely use Nitrox (also known as Enriched Air) to plan dives to a maximum of 130 feet.

Like most other classes, you start with independent study. You'll read your PADI Enriched Air manual, complete the Knowledge Review, and watch a DVD. This class is more classroom intensive than most specialties due to the amount of academics needed to dive safely using Nitrox.

You can start this class prior to your Open Water Certification Dives, but the card cannot be issued to you until you show proof of open water scuba certification.

Prerequisites

• Open Water Certification or higher prior to card being issued
• Minimum Age 15

Course Cost

• $110 Class
• $79.95 Crew Pak with book, DVD, and Nitrox Dive Tables

You Get to Keep

• PADI Enriched Air Diver Manual
• PADI Enriched Air DVD
• PADI Enriched Air Tables
• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session

You Provide

• Lots of enthusiasm

Please Note that no dives are required with this class.

Deep Diver

This class teaches you how to dive safely to a depth of 130 feet. Like all our other classes, you start learning independently with the Deep Diver manual and DVD. You meet with your instructor to plan your dives and review the material, then it's time to go dive. To complete this certification, you will make 4 dives to a maximum of 130 feet. The Deep Dive from the PADI Advanced rating may be used as one of these dives if you have proper documentation.

Prerequisites

• Adventure Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 15

Course Cost

• $150 - Class
• $25.95 - PADI Deep Diver Manual

You Get to Keep

• PADI Deep Diver Manual
• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Use of the PADI Deep Diver DVD during class
• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives
• Tanks, weights and air fills for the dives

You Provide

• All Dive Gear

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must make arrangements for the dives at the time you sign up for this class.

Wreck Diver

This class teaches you how to dive safely in and around wrecks. It shows you how to protect yourself AND help preserve the wreck. There is a PADI Wreck manual and DVD you will study independently before class starts. You then meet with your instructor to plan your dives. To complete this certification, you will make 4 dives.

Prerequisites

• Adventure Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 15

Course Cost

• $150 - Class
• $25.95 - PADI Wreck Diver Manual

You Get to Keep

• PADI Wreck Diver Manual
• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Use of the Wreck Diver DVD during class
• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives
• Tanks, weights and air fills for the dives

You Provide

• All Dive Gear

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must arrange for dives at the time you sign up for this class.

Search & Recovery Diver

Ever drop your glasses over the side of the boat? In the middle of a muddy lake? The PADI Search and Recovery Diver rating teaches you to find and recover objects in low visibility conditions using a variety of search patterns. There is a PADI Search and Recovery manual and DVD that you study independently before class starts. You then meet with your instructor to plan the 4 dives you need for this certification. The Search & Recovery Dive from the PADI Advanced rating may be used as one of these dives with proper documentation.

Prerequisites

• Adventure Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 12

Course Cost

• $150
• $25.95 PADI Search & Recovery Manual

You Get to Keep

• PADI Search & Recovery Manual
• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Use of the PADI Search & Recovery DVD during class
• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives
• Tanks, weights, and air fills for the dives

You Provide

• All Dive Gear

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must book at trip at the time you sign up for this class.

Underwater Digital Photography

Tired of out of focus fish? Take the PADI Underwater Digital Photography class and learn to create stunning underwater shots with your digital camera. Yes - there's a manual to study before class. Then, we spend two dives working on polishing your photography skills. You can bring your own digital camera - film or digital - or rent our Sea&Sea 750G for the dives.

Prerequisites

• Open Water Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 10

Course Cost

• $150 - Class
• $39.95 Crewpak with Manual, White Balance Slate & Picture Frame

You Get to Keep

• PADI Underwater Photographer Crewpak
• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives

You Provide

• All Dive Gear, including camera

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must arrange the dives at the time you sign up for this class.

Peak Performance Buoyancy

Have you ever dived with someone who floated effortlessly throughout his or her dives while you were constantly struggling to maintain your depth? Take our Peak Performance Buoyancy class and learn how to spend your dives looking at the dive site, not your inflator hose. There is a DVD and then two dives to spend fine-tuning your weight system and sharpening your buoyancy skills. The Peak Performance Buoyancy Dive from the PADI Advanced rating may be used as one of these dives with proper documentation.

Prerequisites

• Open Water Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 10

Course Cost

• $100

You Get to Keep

• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Use of PADI DVD during class
• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives

You Provide

• All Dive Gear

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must arrange for dives at the time you sign up for this class.

Night Diver

See what comes out at night with the PADI Night Diver specialty course. You'll learn techniques for becoming totally comfortable in the water when it's dark all around. The skills you learn here will also carry over to any limited visibility dives you might have. Read your manual and watch the Night Diver DVD prior to meeting with your instructor. Then, head off to open water for 3 night dives. The Night Dive from the PADI Advanced rating may be used as one of these dives with proper documentation.

Prerequisites

• Open Water Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 12

Course Cost

• $150 - Class
• $25.95 PADI Night Diver Manual

You Get to Keep

• PADI Night Diver Manual
• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Use of the PADI Night Diver DVD during the class
• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives
• Tanks, weights and air fills for the dives

You Provide

• All Dive Gear

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must arrange the dives at the time you sign up for this class.

Underwater Navigator

Make sure you know how to get where you're going and how to get back by taking the Underwater Navigator course. You will learn different ways to measure distance and practice a variety of pattern shapes so that you always get back to where you started. Prior to meeting with your instructor, you will read your PADI Underwater Navigator manual and watch the DVD. Then, you will spend 3 dives working on your navigation techniques. The Navigation Dive from the PADI Advanced rating may be used as one of these dives with proper documentation.

Prerequisites

• Open Water Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 10

Course Cost

• $125 - Class
• $25.95 - PADI Underwater Navigator Manual

You Get to Keep

• PADI Underwater Navigator Manual
• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements
• Tanks, weights and air fills for the dives

We Provide During Class

• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives

You Provide

• All Dive Gear

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must arrange for dives at the time you sign up for this class.

Multilevel Computer Diving

Learn to use the Wheel and a dive computer to safely extend your no decompression time limits. The Wheel is the only dive table that can be used to plan multi-level dives and can be used to back up a computer. A dive computer measures your exact depth and time throughout the dive and writes a custom dive profile for you for that dive. Learn to use both the Wheel and a computer safely in this class. You will watch the Using the Wheel DVD and study the Wheel book before meeting with your instructor. After a classroom session, you will do two dives that you have planned and compare your profiles using the Wheel and your computer.

Prerequisites

• Open Water Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 12

Course Cost

• $150 - Class
• $49.95 - PADI Wheel RDP

You Get to Keep

• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Use of the PADI Wheel DVD
• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives

You Provide

• All Dive Gear

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must book at trip at the time you sign up for this class.

Dry Suit Diver

If you're a cold-hearted snake or just spend a lot of time in cold water, a dry suit will keep you toasty and dry. Learn the special techniques needed to dive in these exposure suits. You have a manual to read and a DVD to watch. Then, you'll spend time with your instructor in a confined water session to learn how to manage your buoyancy. Then, off to 2 open water dives to practice what you learned in the pool. Dry suits are available for rent at some trip locations. Please check with our instructors if you do not have your own drysuit. The Drysuit Dive from the PADI Advanced rating may be used as one of these dives with proper documentation.

Prerequisites

• Open Water Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 12

Course Cost

• $150 - Class
• $25.95 - PADI Dry Suit Diver Manual

You Get to Keep

• PADI Drysuit Diver Manual
• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Use of the PADI Dry Suit Diver DVD during class
• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives
• Pool fees for the confined water session
• Tanks, weights and air fills for the dives

You Provide

• All Dive Gear, including Drysuit

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must arrange the dives at the time you sign up for this class.

Project AWARE Fish ID

Not sure what kind of fish it was that you saw on that last dive? Take the PADI Fish ID course and learn how to classify the different species of fish. This is an all diving course - no independent study required. Two dives will have you well on your way to being a Fish ID expert! The Fish ID Dive from the PADI Advanced rating may be used as one of these dives with proper documentation.

Prerequisites

• Open Water Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 10

Course Cost

• $100

You Get to Keep

• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives

You Provide

• All Dive Gear

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must arrange the dives at the time you sign up for this class.

Underwater Naturalist

Learn to identify all forms of life in the ocean - fish, coral and plants. Or, learn about the ecology of a fresh water environment such as a lake or spring. Either way, you'll learn to appreciate the underwater life that you see on your dives. No classroom work is required - this is a 2-dive course where you learn by seeing. The Underwater Naturalist Dive from the PADI Advanced rating may be used as one of these dives with proper documentation.

Prerequisites

• Open Water Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 10

Course Cost

• $100

You Get to Keep

• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives

You Provide

• All Dive Gear

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must arrange the dives at the time you sign up for this class.

Equipment Specialist

You've spent a lot of money on your dive equipment, so wouldn't you like to know how to keep it in top shape? Sign up for our Equipment Specialist course and spend an evening with us learning about your equipment and how to maintain it.

Prerequisites

• Open Water Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 10

Course Cost

• $100 - Class
• $39.95 - PADI Encyclopdia of Recreational Diving

You Get to Keep

• PADI Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session

Boat Diver

Gain experience diving off boats in the Boat Diver specialty course. No independent study is required - you spend 2 dives going from a boat to the water and back to the boat. The Boat Dive from the PADI Advanced rating may be used as one of these dives with proper documentation.

Prerequisites

• Open Water Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 10

Course Cost

• $100

You Get to Keep

• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives

You Provide

• All Dive Gear

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must book at trip at the time you sign up for this class.

Drift Diver

Gain experience drift diving with the Drift Diver specialty class. Drift diving is called "The Lazy Man's Way to Dive". Imagine floating along with the current and having the boat follow you so that it can pick you up at the end of the dive. Learn techniques to make this the easiest way to dive! No independent study is needed - spend 2 dives flying over the reefs or down a river. The Drift Dive from the PADI Advanced rating may be used as one of these dives with proper documentation.

Prerequisites

• Open Water Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 10

Course Cost

• $100

You Get to Keep

• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

We Provide During Class

• Experienced PADI Instructor for the Classroom Session and Certification Dives

You Provide

• All Dive Gear

Please Note that the Trip Price is not included with this class. You must book at trip at the time you sign up for this class.

Altitude Diver

If you ever plan to dive in mountain lakes, this is the class for you. You will learn to plan dives at altitudes more than 1000 feet above sea level through the use of special tables and procedures. You will have a brief class session, then perform 2 dives at a site above 1000 feet sea level.

Prerequisites

• Open Water Diver or higher
• Minimum Age: 12

Course Cost

• $100

You Get to Keep

• PADI Certification Card at completion of all course requirements

Master Scuba Diver

Want it - Live it - Dive it.

Join the ranks of the Best of the Best and become a PADI Master Scuba Diver - the highest non-professional rating available in the PADI system. You earn this rating by living the dive lifestyle and gaining experience in a variety of dive environments. In order to reach this rating, you will need to meet the following qualifications:

Prerequisites

• Minimum age is 12
• Show proof of 50 logged dives
• Be both an Advanced and Rescue diver
• Hold 5 PADI Specialty ratings.

Please Note At SeaSports, we can help you reach this pinnacle with instruction in more than 18 different specialty courses.