Learn the skills and procedures for diving from hard boats and rigid inflatable boats (RIB's) including all the correct terminology.

During the course, you will learn the various factors to be taken into account whilst boat diving, including dive boat etiquette, so that you know how and where to store dive gear, the roles of the various boat crew and how to safely and competently dive from various different types of boat.

The specific practices for boat diving will be covered as will the use and deployment of delayed surface marker buoys (SMB's) so that your location can be tracked by the boat crew.

This is essential to prevent separation of diver from dive boat.

During the course of two open water dives, you will learn the skills and techniques of diving in currents.

Drift diving can be exhilarating where you are carried along by the movement of water and can range from a gentle drift to a "seat of your pants" ride!

Techniques associated with drift diving from boats including entries and exits and also use of surface marker buoys are covered along with how to deal with water movement and currents underwater.

Some of the world's best dives are drifts and this course gives you the confidence to dive in moving water safely.

Many divers enjoy their dives, but don't know what they are looking at underwater.

With the two dives of this course, you will learn to identify all manner of underwater creatures including fish, crustaceans, molluscs and also consider how marine life interacts.

You will learn which families fish belong to and how fish are related to one another within the aquatic world.

A great course certification to have in your logbook if you travel and dive on holiday.

This course, fully reviewed and approved by PADI, consists of a theory session, one pool dive to gain familiarity with deploying various types of reel and SMB’s and then two open water dives where the skill development is put into practice.

The course costs £99 per person and includes the use of all equipment (the only extra is the entry fee into Horsea).

Upon completion, students will receive a PADI Distinctive Specialty PIC card.

Extend the bottom times of your dives by learning the skills to plan and execute multilevel dives within the limits of the Wheel RDP and dive computers.

You will learn how and why you get to credit the time spent at shallower depths into your dive time so that you get to spend longer looking at the things that interest you.

During the course, you will put into practice multilevel dive skills and plan and calculate the appropriate dive profile.

The Specialty will give you a much greater insight into dive tables and planning and executing multilevel dives so that you can get the most benefit out of your dives.

During the course of two open water dives, you will fine tune your buoyancy skills to make you more relaxed and streamlined in the water, thus using less air.

Proper weighting for different types of exposure suits will be discussed and the chance to experiment with the placement of weights under the guidance on an Instructor will make you a more confident and relaxed diver.

You will find that reducing or redistributing the weight you dive with can reduce stress and physical effort, so that you are more relaxed and use less air.

Buoyancy skills are the most important a diver can practice and this course helps you to master them.

This course will equip you with the skills to be able to locate and recover underwater objects.

Various search patterns and their advantages and uses will be discussed and practised so that you are able to deploy a range of differing techniques to locate sunken objects.

The course also covers the recovery of objects of varying sizes using lift bags and includes practical sessions on the four open water dives to provide practice on rigging and using lift bags and buoys.

This is a one day classroom based course which aims to:-

• develop practical knowledge of the theory, principles
and operation of diving equipment;
• enable students to perform routine, recommended care and maintenance procedures;
• enable the correct storage of equipment;
• provide suggestions for equipment configuration.

The course involves hands-on explanations of dive equipment with various items such as first and second stages disassembled for inspection so that their method of operation can be seen and demonstrated.

You will get a detailed overview of the DAN Oxygen Kit and practice administering oxygen to an injured diver. It will also familiarise you with different oxygen delivery systems and allow you to carry out the 5 minute neurological exam.

If you already have Rescue Diver and EFR qualifications, then this is a must for your skill bank. All other divers should seriously consider this course too.