Dive Classes
Currently
our classes are run on Saturday and Sunday once
a month. We have found that most people work all
day and the last thing they want to do is come
in and sit in a classroom for 3 hours. This
makes learning to dive more convenient and only
takes three weekends to complete. If none of
these regularly scheduled courses fit your busy
lifestyle please ask our staff about private
lessons. All of our classes offer the same
complete level of training, at
Channel Islands
Scuba; we teach in small groups
and have terrific response to our programs. A
deposit or full payment will guarantee your
place in the class.
Scuba classes are available for students as
young as ten, with snorkeling programs for
children as young as five. Classes are limited
to six students per instructor, guaranteeing
individual and personal attention so that you
gain the most knowledge and confidence while
having the best experience possible. However,
space is limited so sign up early.
Scuba classes are available
for students as young as ten, with snorkeling
programs for children as young as five. Classes
are limited to six students per instructor,
guaranteeing individual and personal attention
so that you gain the most knowledge and
confidence while having the best experience
possible. However, space is limited so sign up
early.
Types of classes:
Open Water Diver
Course Details
If you’ve always wondered what lies beneath the
surface, now’s the time to find out. Start the
journey of a lifetime with the PADI Open Water
Diver course. It will change you forever.
In the PADI Open Water Diver course, your PADI
Instructor takes you through the basics of
learning how to scuba dive. You start in a pool
or pool-like conditions and progress to the open
water (ocean, lake, quarry, etc.) getting the
background knowledge along the way.
Earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification
is just the beginning. As a certified diver,
fabulous dive destinations, exciting people,
unparalleled adventure and uncommon tranquility
await you. And, as you continue your adventure
and gain experience through higher training
levels, your opportunities expand.
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Number of Dives: Five Confined Water Dives
and Four Open Water Dives
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Knowledge Development: Five sessions
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Prerequisites: 10 for Junior Open Water
Diver and 15 for Open Water Diver. Good
health, reasonable fitness and comfort in
the water.
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Materials You’ll Need: PADI Open Water
Crew-Pak, PADI Open Water Video or DVD, Log
Book.
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Equipment you’ll use during the course
includes: mask, fins, snorkel, tank,
regulator, buoyancy compensator, submersible
pressure gauge and exposure protection as
required by the local environment.
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Becoming a diver opens a door to a whole new
world. Open yours and step through.
Advanced Open Water
Diver Course Details
Move up and experience real adventure with the
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course. As you
step beyond the PADI Open Water Diver level, you
make five dives and have the opportunity to try
some of diving’s most rewarding and useful
specialty activities, such as deep diving,
digital underwater photography, wreck diving and
much more. These skills make diving much more
than underwater sightseeing. Plus, the Advanced
Open Water Diver course takes you one step
closer to Master Scuba Diver – the ultimate non
professional certification in recreational
diving.
With your PADI Instructor you complete the deep
and underwater navigation Adventure Dives. These
dives boost your confidence as you build these
foundational skills. Then, you choose three
additional dives from more than 15 Adventure
Dives to complete your course. You can go diving
at night, check out the local wrecks in the area
or even fly through the ocean on a diver
propulsion vehicle – all during your PADI
Advanced Open Water Diver course.
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Must be a PADI Open Water Diver (or
qualifying certification from another
training organization) and 15 years old (12
for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)
Number of dives: Five dives
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Adventure Dive options include altitude
diving, AWARE-fish identification, boat
diving, deep diving, diver propulsion
vehicle use, drift diving, dry suit diving,
multilevel and computer diving, night
diving, peak performance buoyancy, search
and recovery, underwater nature study,
underwater navigation, underwater
photography, underwater videography and
wreck diving
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Each Adventure Dive in the PADI Advanced
Open Water Diver course may credit toward
the first dive of the corresponding PADI
Specialty Diver course
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Materials: Adventures in Diving Crew-Pak,
Adventures in Diving manual and video and
logbook
Rescue Diver Course
Details
Challenging and rewarding best describes the
PADI Rescue Diver course. This course will
expand your knowledge and experience level.
Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves
and consider the safety and well being of other
divers. Although this course is challenging, it
is a rewarding way to build your confidence.
Rescue Diver training will prepare you to
prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive
emergencies. Many divers say this is the best
course they’ve ever taken. You'll cover:
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Self-rescue and diver stress
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Emergency management and equipment
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Panicked diver response
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In-water rescue breathing protocols
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Egress (exits)
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Dive accident scenarios
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Emergency First Response
Take a step toward emergency preparedness and
meet PADI Rescue Diver prerequisites with
Emergency First Response. As one of the foremost
international CPR and first aid training
companies, Emergency First Response gives you
the confidence to respond to medical emergencies
-- not just in the diving world, but in your
every day world with your family, friends,
neighbors and coworkers too.
Emergency First Response courses encompass:
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CPR for adults, children and infants
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First aid for adults, children and infants
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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
training
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The Emergency First Response Instructor and
Instructor Trainer courses
Master Scuba Diver
Course Details
Join the best of the best in recreational scuba
diving. Live the dive lifestyle and explore the
underwater world like never before. Do it by
becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver – a rating
that puts you in a class of distinction. You
earn it by diving it, writing your ticket to
endless adventure through the experience and
training that set you apart as a PADI Master
Scuba Diver.
With the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating, you've
reached the highest non professional level in
the PADI System of diver education. It means
that you’ve acquired significant training and
experience in a variety of dive environments.
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Minimum Number of Logged Dives: 50
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Minimum qualifications: PADI Rescue Diver or
Junior Rescue Diver (or qualifying
certification from another training
organization), 12 years old, five PADI
Specialty Diver certifications.
Want it. Live it. Dive it. Master Scuba Diver.
Divemaster
Course Details
Your adventure into the professional levels of
recreational diving begins with the PADI
Divemaster program. Working closely with a PADI
Instructor, in this program you expand your dive
knowledge and hone your skills to the
professional level. PADI Divemaster training
develops your leadership abilities, qualifying
you to supervise dive activities and assist
instructors with student divers.
During the PADI Divemaster program, you learn
dive leadership skills through both classroom
and independent study. You complete water skills
and stamina exercises, as well as training
exercises that stretch your ability to organize
and solve problems. You put this knowledge into
action through an internship or series of
practical training exercises.
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Knowledge Development: 12 topics ranging
from dive theory to assisting student divers
in training
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Prerequisites: PADI Advanced Open Water
Diver (or qualifying certification from
another training organization), PADI Rescue
Diver (or qualifying certification from
another training organization), 20 logged
dives, 18 years old.
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Minimum Number of Logged Dives: 60 for
certification as PADI Divemaster
Materials You’ll Need:
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PADI Divemaster Manual
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Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) – all three
versions (Table, Wheel and eRDP including
associated Instructions for Use booklets)
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The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
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Diving Knowledge Workbook
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Divemaster Slates
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PADI Divemaster Video
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Instructor Guides for the programs that may
be conducted by PADI Divemasters. You may
purchase these guides from Channel Islands
Scuba.
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Discover Scuba Diving
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Discover Snorkeling/Skin Diver Course
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Scuba Review/Discover Local Diving
Private Lessons
Travel plans? Busy schedule? Need to
get certified quickly on your own time? if you
are unable to attend one of our regularly
scheduled classes due to work, travel, etc.,
then try our Private Class! It offers
flexibility with in-home study and private
academic and pool training. Your open water
diving can be done locally or even on your
vacation - the choice is yours. All on your
schedule! We also offer Privates Classes for
small groups.
Vacation Classes
Many of our clients would like to
experience scuba diving on an upcoming vacation,
but don't feel they have the time to commit to a
full scuba class before they go. No problem.
Channel islands Scuba can help you complete your
class and pool sessions prior to your vacation
and then connect you with a trusted. PADI
instructor to complete your ocean dives while
away in paradise. You can earn your scuba
certification in 80 degree, crystal-clear water.
