PADI Boat Diver

WHAT YOU LEARN

Dive from boats ranging from small inflatables to giant live-aboards:

• how they differ from place to place
• gain experience and training from diving on boats in your local area

Safely enter and exit the water:

• sometimes it’s better to hand your gear up to the crew and then climb in the boat
• sometimes you just take off your fins and weights and walk up the ladder

Stow your gear in the most appropriate area

Use surface lines to initiate or conclude your dives

Locate basic boat safety equipment

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PADI Multilevel Diver

WHAT YOU LEARN

The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of multilevel diving

Definition and advantages of multilevel diving

Methods of calculating multilevel dives (‘The Wheel’ recreational dive planner and/or dive computers)

Review of decompression sickness theory and emergency decompression procedures

Review of PADI’s S.A.F.E. diver campaign

Procedures for flying after diving

Care and maintenance of dive computers

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PADI Night Diver

WHAT YOU LEARN

Night dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and potential problems

How to control your buoyancy at night

Entries, exits and underwater navigation at night

Nocturnal aquatic life, since many of the plants and animals you’ll see are different

Use of dive lights and buddy-system techniques

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Project AWARE Dive Against Debris

WHAT YOU LEARN

Not only will you learn valuable information and gain great experience as a diver, you’ll also become part of the bigger movement to protect the oceans and keep them clean for sea life and divers alike.

Educating you about the marine debris issue. You will learn what damage has already been done, where ocean trash comes from and how you can be an active part of the solution.

Equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to conduct a Dive Against Debris survey. You will learn how to create a survey dive profile, understand the best use of photography and make effective decisions on what to remove and what to leave behind.

Highlighting the five steps needed to record and report findings from a Dive Against Debris dive: weigh, sort, record, dispose and report.

Explaining how to join the global Project AWARE movement of scuba divers protecting our ocean planet

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Project AWARE Fish Identification

WHAT YOU LEARN

The Project AWARE philosophy about protecting worldwide aquatic ecosystems

Fish family groupings and common characteristics of fish species found in the local scuba Philippines region

Fish surveying techniques and strategies for collecting valid data.

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PADI Deep Diver

WHAT YOU LEARN

Planning, organization, procedures, problems and hazards of deep diving;

Risk factors and decompression-tables review;

Safety stops and emergency decompression procedures;

Special equipment, descent lines and buoyancy-control considerations;

Procedures for flying after diving and high-altitude diving;

Orientation to recompression chambers.

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PADI Underwater Naturalist

WHAT YOU LEARN

The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of diving in different aquatic environments

Factual information that dispels myths of potentially dangerous aquatic life

An overview of basic aquatic life interactions and associations

Diving technique used to help preserve bottom dwelling aquatic life and minimize aquatic life disturbance.

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PADI Enriched Air Diver

WHAT YOU LEARN

Techniques for getting more dive time by using enriched air nitrox

Enriched air scuba diving equipment considerations

Enriched air considerations, including managing oxygen exposure, how to tell what’s in your scuba tank and how to set your dive computer

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Project AWARE Shark Conservation

WHAT YOU LEARN

Greater appreciation for one of the planet`s oldest creatures.

An understanding of what actions you can personally take to protect sharks.

The knowledge to become an ambassador for sharks, able to influence those around you.

New insight into shark behavior.

Introduce sharks including their conservation status and why they are vulnerable to impacts.

Introduce the major threats that are greatly reducing shark populations.

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PADI Wreck Diver

WHAT YOU LEARN

• Safety considerations for navigating and exploring wrecks.
• Surveying and mapping a wreck.
• Using penetration lines and reels to guide exploration.
• Techniques to avoid kicking up silt or disturbing the wreck and its inhabitants.

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PADI Drift Diver

WHAT YOU LEARN

• Receive an introduction to drift diving equipment – floats, lines and reels.
• Get an overview of aquatic currents – causes and effects.
• Practice with buoyancy control, navigation and communication during two drift dives.
• Learn techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group as you float with the current.

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PADI Digital Underwater Photographer

WHAT YOU LEARN

How to choose the right underwater camera system for you

The PADI SEA method for getting great shots quickly

The three primary principles for good underwater photos

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PADI Underwater Navigator

WHAT YOU LEARN

Navigation patterns

Natural navigation (without a compass)

Compass navigation

How to “mark” or relocate a submerged object or position from the surface

Underwater map making

How to follow irregular courses with the Nav-Finder

Dive site relocation

How to estimate distance underwater

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PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy

WHAT YOU LEARN

How to trim your scuba gear so you’re perfectly balanced in the water

Nuances in determining weight so you’re not too light nor too heavy by even a slight degree

How to streamline to save air and move smoothly through the water

How to hover effortlessly in both a vertical position and a horizontal position

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PADI Project AWARE Coral Reef

WHAT YOU LEARN

How coral reefs function

Why they are so important

Why many reefs are in serious trouble

What you can do to prevent further decline

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PADI Sidemount Diver

WHAT YOU LEARN

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PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider

WHAT YOU LEARN

• Assembling and disassembling emergency oxygen equipment.
• Deploying a non-rebreather mask and a demand inhalator valve on a breathing diver.
• Using a pocket mask on a nonbreathing diver.

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