COMPETENCY BASED EDUCATION; EXCELLENCE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE
The safe and effective progression of all divers is extremely important to us. Our philosophy is the proper implementation of competency-based training and skill through that training. Unfortunately, there are instructors that will pass you no matter if you are truly prepared and ready for the kind of dives the certification rates you for. Here we do not focus so much on pass or fail. Our approach is, are you ready to conduct this diving on your own or do you need more refining of your skills? For us, the certification cards are earned because of the demonstrated skills, knowledge, and experience that are tested in the course, and the competency gained. Also, skipping core courses is simply a disservice to you.
Many instructors feel that foundational training, such as Intro to Technical Diving or Foundations, is not necessary. They would rather someone to spend more money and go directly into a Combined Advanced Nitrox and Deco Procedures course in order to obtain higher certification numbers. Why would this be true and how is this the reality? Because at the professional level, Intro to Tech doesn’t grow your professional technical career; only higher levels do.
Our students’ development into competent divers is critical and we demand that in our approach. We focus on competency-based training to ensure the skills you acquire build the proper confidence with respect to all physical and mental aspects of diving. Prior to starting any advanced-level training, we require a skills evaluation to determine your current core competency and experience; collecting cards doesn’t count.
For us, we will not accept a student that does not take the foundational courses of our technical programs. This includes the Intro to Tech or SDI/TDI Foundations PRIOR to taking Advanced Nitrox (130fsw) and Decompression Procedures (150fsw). Students who are crossing over from a DIR agency will be evaluated on a case-by-case situation.
Our schedule fills up quickly, so we require a 50% non-refundable deposit to hold your space for a course. If you need to cancel, we will issue 25% course credit to be used at a later date within 12 months of the scheduled class. For example, If you paid a $500 deposit and then cancelled, you would get a credit of $250 to apply to a class at a later date.
All courses require a COMPLETE MEDICAL form to be filled out PRIOR to the first day of class. We reserve the right to postpone or cancel training if our staff deems there may be a safety risk to you, or us. Please contact us directly to discuss, if necessary. You must complete the Student Learning Agreement and agree to all terms of understanding. We will be happy to go over any questions you have.
RECREATIONAL$300 / PER DAY$350/ PER DAY for Private |
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SIDEMOUNT$350 / PER DAY
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TECHNICAL$350 / DAY$400/ PER DAY for Private |
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Courses: | Recreational | Recreational: | $350 | Courses: | Technical | ||
Required: | Mask, Snorkel, Dive Computer, Fins and Dive Booties. | Required: | A dedicated sidemount system | Required: | Sound Judgement and Buoyancy | ||
Included: | BCD, Regulators, Cylinders | Included: | Sidemount Specific Rig, Cylinders | Included: | We do have Doubles and Sidemount options | ||
SDI/TDI/ERDI E-learning codes and agency registration (C-Card): Student Rate is $100
SDI/TDI/ERDI agency registration with certification card $40
Not Included in Price: Lodging, Personal Items, Boat Fees, Academic Course Materials, Dry Suit Rentals, Nitrox or Special Gas Blends, Mask, Snorkels, Fins, and poor training
Included: Academics, Agency Fees, Breathing Gas, Gear for Class.
Student will still need to own *properly fitting dive quality personal Mask/Snorkel/Dive Boots*
OWSD Tuition: Private (1 student) $1,500, Semi-Private (2-3 students) $1,200
Open Water SCUBA Diver with SDI Computer Nitrox: 5 days
(1 day theory/rigging, 2 days Pool, 2 days open water check out, 4 dives minimum)
15% DISCOUNT WITH PROOF OF MILITARY/VETERAN or PUBLIC SAFETY.
Course options:
- SDI Recreational Foundations: 4 days (1 day theory/rigging/pool, 3 days open water check out, 6 dives)
- SDI Sidemount: 3 days (1 day theory/rigging/pool, 2 days open water check out, 4 dives)
- Sidemount Foundations: 4 days (2 days theory/rigging/pool, 2 days open water check out, 4 dives)
- Rigging Workshop: BPW, back-mount doubles, sidemount, deco-bottles and stages, fees vary
- TDI Nitrox: 1 day (1 day theory)
- Intro to Technical Diving: 3 days (1 day theory/rigging/pool, 2 days open water check out, 4 dives)
- Intro to Technical Diving/TDI Nitrox Combined: 4 days (1 day theory/rigging/, 1 day pool, 2 days open water check out, 4 dives)
- TDI Sidemount: 3 days (1 day theory/rigging/pool, 2 days open water check out, 4 dives)
- Advanced Nitrox: 3 days (1 day theory/rigging/pool, 2 days open water check out, 4 dives)
- Decompression Procedures: 3 days (1 day theory/rigging/pool, 2 days open water check out, 4 dives)
- Advanced Nitrox/Decompression Proc. Combined: 5 days (1 day theory, 1 day pool/rigging, 3 days open water check out, 6 dives)
- SDI/ERDI Full Face Mask: 2 days (1 day class/pool session and 1 day open water check out, 2 dives)
- SDI/ERDI Dry Suit Diver: 2 days (1 day class/pool session and 1 day open water check out, 2 dives)
- VIP/O2 Cylinder Service Technician/ Fill station Operator: 1.5 days (classroom) $475
Agency | Course Name |
ERDI | Auto Sub-Surface Extrication Search and Recovery OPS Diver |
ERDI | ERD 1 Awareness |
ERDI | ERD 1 Diver Technician |
ERDI | ERD 1 Operations |
ERDI | ERD Contaminated Water OPS Awareness |
ERDI | ERD Contaminated Water OPS Operations |
ERDI | ERD Contaminated Water OPS Technician |
ERDI | ERD Dry Suit Diver Technician |
ERDI | ERD Dry Suit Operations Level |
ERDI | ERD Full Face Mask Diver Awareness |
ERDI | ERD Full Face Mask Diver Operation |
ERDI | ERD Full Face Mask Diver Technician |
ERDI | ERD Hull Searching OPS |
ERDI | ERD II Diver Awareness |
ERDI | ERD II Diver Operations |
ERDI | ERD II Diver Technician |
ERDI | ERD Knots and Ropes Ops Awarness Level |
ERDI | ERD Knots and Ropes Ops Operations Level |
ERDI | ERD Knots and Ropes Ops Technician Level |
ERDI | ERD Night Diving Ops |
ERDI | ERD Rescue Swimmer I Awareness |
ERDI | ERD Rescue Swimmer I Operations |
ERDI | ERD Rescue Swimmer I Technician |
ERDI | ERD Rescue Swimmer II |
ERDI | ERD Small Boat Ops |
ERDI | ERD Surface Ice Rescue Awareness |
ERDI | ERD Surface Ice Rescue Operations |
ERDI | ERD Surface Ice Rescue Technician |
ERDI | ERD Surface Supply Awareness |
ERDI | ERD Surface Supply Operations |
ERDI | ERD Surface Supply Technician |
ERDI | ERD Swift Water 1 Awareness |
ERDI | ERD Swift Water 1 Operations |
ERDI | ERD Swift Water 1 Technician |
ERDI | ERD Tender Awareness |
ERDI | ERD Tender Operations |
ERDI | ERD Tender Technician |
ERDI | ERD U/W Communications Technician |
ERDI | ERD U/W Crime Scene Investigator |
ERDI | ERDI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Technician |
ERDI | ERDI HAZWOPER Operations |
ERDI | ERDI HAZWOPER Technician |
ERDI | ERDI HAZWOPER Technician Refresher |
ERDI | ERDI Rapid Diver Entry System Technician |
ERDI | Firefighter Water Survival |
ERDI | Still Water Surface Rescue |
ERDI | Still Water Surface Rescue Awareness |
ERDI | Underwater Rigging & Recovery Ops |
FRTI | Adult and Child Emergency Care |
FRTI | Adult/Child Emergency Care – FIRST AID/CPR/AED (FRTINT-203) |
FRTI | Bloodborne Pathogens |
FRTI | Child Emergency Care |
FRTI | Oxygen Administration |
FRTI | Wilderness First Aid |
FRTI | Workplace CPR/AED |
SDI | Advanced Adventure Diver |
SDI | Advanced Buoyancy Diver |
SDI | Advanced Scuba Diver |
SDI | Air Fill Station Technician |
SDI | Altitude Diver |
SDI | Boat Diver |
SDI | Cold Water Diver |
SDI | Computer Diver |
SDI | Computer Nitrox Diver |
SDI | Deep Diver |
SDI | Diver Propulsion Vehicle Diver |
SDI | Drift Diver |
SDI | Dry Suit Diver |
SDI | Equipment Specialist |
SDI | Future Buddies Program |
SDI | Heritage Awareness Diver |
SDI | Ice Diver |
SDI | Indoor Diver |
SDI | Integrated Full Face Mask Communications Diver |
SDI | Junior Advanced Adventure Diver |
SDI | Junior Advanced Scuba Diver |
SDI | Junior Rescue Diver |
SDI | Junior Scubility DB1 Open Water Diver |
SDI | Junior Scubility DB2 Open Water Diver |
SDI | Junior Scubility DB3 Open Water Diver |
SDI | Kayak Diver |
SDI | Lionfish Awareness |
SDI | Lionfish Eradication Diver |
SDI | Marine EcoSystems Awareness Diver |
SDI | Marine Ecosystems Awareness : Academics Only |
SDI | Marine Ecosystems Awareness Snorkeler |
SDI | Master Scuba Diver |
SDI | Night-Limited Visibility Diver |
SDI | Quarry Diver |
SDI | Refresher Course |
SDI | Rescue Diver |
SDI | Research Diver |
SDI | River Diver Specialist |
SDI | SDI Aeris Service Technician |
SDI | SDI Basic Hogarthian Skills Diver |
SDI | SDI Coral Conservation Diver |
SDI | SDI Full Face Mask Diver |
SDI | SDI Junior Open Water Scuba Diver |
SDI | SDI Oceanic Repair Technician |
SDI | SDI Open Water Scuba Diver |
SDI | SDI Recreational Foundations |
SDI | SDI Scubility Snorkeler |
SDI | SDI Shallow Water Scuba Diver |
SDI | SDI Sidemount Diver |
SDI | SDI Snorkeler |
SDI | SDI Underwater Pumpkin Carving Diver |
SDI | Scientific Research Diver |
SDI | Scuba Discovery |
SDI | Scubility Advanced Diver |
SDI | Scubility DB1 Advanced Adventure Diver |
SDI | Scubility DB1 Indoor Diver |
SDI | Scubility DB1 Open Water Diver |
SDI | Scubility DB2 Advanced Adventure Diver |
SDI | Scubility DB2 Indoor Diver |
SDI | Scubility DB2 Open Water Diver |
SDI | Scubility DB3 Advanced Adventure Diver |
SDI | Scubility DB3 Indoor Diver |
SDI | Scubility DB3 Open Water Diver |
SDI | Scubility Dive Buddy |
SDI | Scubility Scuba Discovery |
SDI | Scubility Surface Buddy |
SDI | Search and Recovery Diver |
SDI | Shore and Beach Diver |
SDI | Side Scan Sonar |
SDI | Solo Diver |
SDI | Supervised Diver |
SDI | U/W Hunter and Collector |
SDI | Underwater Digital Photography |
SDI | Underwater Navigation Diver |
SDI | Underwater Photography Diver |
SDI | Underwater Video Diver |
SDI | VIP Inspector |
SDI | Valve Service Technician |
SDI | Wreck Diver |
SDI | Wreck Limited Penetration Diver |
TDI | Advanced Gas Blender |
TDI | Advanced Nitrox Diver |
TDI | Advanced Wreck Diver |
TDI | Cave Decompression Diver |
TDI | Cavern Discovery |
TDI | Cavern Diver |
TDI | Cylinder O2 Service Technician |
TDI | DPV Cave Diver |
TDI | Decompression Procedures Diver |
TDI | Deep Six Equipment Service Clinic |
TDI | EDGE/HOG Equipment Service Clinic |
TDI | Equipment O2 Service Technician |
TDI | Evolution Air Diluent Decompression Diver |
TDI | Evolution Air Diluent Diver |
TDI | Extended Range Diver |
TDI | Full Cave Diver |
TDI | Inspiration Vision Air Diluent |
TDI | Inspiration Vision Air Diluent Deco Procedures |
TDI | Intro To Tech |
TDI | Intro to Cave Diver |
TDI | Nitrox Diver |
TDI | Nitrox Gas Blender |
TDI | TDI Advanced Sidemount Diver |
TDI | TDI Booster Operator |
TDI | TDI Helitrox Diver |
TDI | TDI Sidemount Diver |
TDI | TDI Stage Cave Diver |
TDI | Technical DPV Diver |
TDI | Trimix Diver |
Professional Level Courses Available Deep Adventures (#1004646) |
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Agency | Course Name |
ERDI | Auto Sub-Surface Extrication Search and Recovery Instructor |
ERDI | ERD Cold Water Diving OPS Instructor |
ERDI | ERD Confined Space Ops Instructor |
ERDI | ERD Drysuit Ops Instructor |
ERDI | ERD Full Face Mask Instructor |
ERDI | ERD Hull Searching OPS Instructor |
ERDI | ERD Instructor |
ERDI | ERD Non-Diving Specialty Instructor |
ERDI | ERD Supervisor |
ERDI | ERD Surface Ice Rescue Ops Instructor |
ERDI | ERD Surface Supplied Diving OPS Level I Instructor |
ERDI | ERD Surface Supplied Diving OPS Level II Inst. |
ERDI | ERD Surface Supply Ops Instructor |
ERDI | ERD Swift Water 1 Instructor |
ERDI | ERD Swift Water 2 Instructor |
ERDI | ERD Tender Instructor |
ERDI | ERD U/W CSI Instructor |
ERDI | Still Water Surface Rescue Instructor |
FRTI | Adult and Child Emergency Care Instructor |
FRTI | Bloodborne Pathogens Instructor |
FRTI | Chapman Elementary First Aid Instructor |
FRTI | Oxygen Administration Instructor |
SDI | Advanced Buoyancy Instructor |
SDI | Air Fill Station Technician Instructor |
SDI | Altitude Diver Instructor |
SDI | Assistant Instructor |
SDI | Boat Diving Instructor |
SDI | Computer Diver Instructor |
SDI | Computer Nitrox Instructor |
SDI | Deep Diving Instructor |
SDI | Dive Experience Leader |
SDI | Divemaster SDI |
SDI | Diver Propulsion Vehicle Instructor |
SDI | Drift Diving Instructor |
SDI | Dry Suit Diving Instructor |
SDI | Equipment Specialist Instructor |
SDI | Ice Diving Instructor |
SDI | Marine EcoSystems Awareness Instructor |
SDI | Night-Limited Visibility Diving Instructor |
SDI | Non-Diving Specialty Instructor |
SDI | Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor |
SDI | Research Diving Instructor |
SDI | SDI Full Face Mask Instructor |
SDI | SDI RescuEAN Pod Instructor |
SDI | SDI Shallow Water SCUBA Experience Instructor |
SDI | SDI Sidemount Instructor |
SDI | Scientific Research Diver Instructor |
SDI | Scubility Instructor |
SDI | Search and Recovery Diving Instructor |
SDI | Shore and Beach Diving Instructor |
SDI | Snorkeling Instructor |
SDI | Snorkeling Supervisor |
SDI | Solo Diving Instructor |
SDI | U/W Hunter and Collecting Instructor |
SDI | Underwater Digital Photography Instructor |
SDI | Underwater Navigation Diving Instructor |
SDI | Underwater Photography Instructor |
SDI | Underwater Video Instructor |
SDI | VIP Instructor |
SDI | Wreck Instructor |
TDI | Advanced Gas Blending Instructor |
TDI | Advanced Nitrox Instructor |
TDI | Advanced Wreck Instructor |
TDI | Cavern Instructor |
TDI | Decompression Procedures Instructor |
TDI | Deep Six Equipment Service Clinic Instructor |
TDI | Discover Cave Instructor |
TDI | EDGE/HOG Equipment Service Clinic Instructor |
TDI | Entry Level Trimix Divemaster |
TDI | Equipment O2 Service Tech Instructor |
TDI | Extended Range Instructor |
TDI | Full Cave Instructor |
TDI | Intro To Tech Instructor |
TDI | Intro to Cave Instructor |
TDI | Nitrox Gas Blending Instructor |
TDI | Nitrox Instructor |
TDI | TDI Advanced Nitrox Divemaster |
TDI | TDI Decompression Procedures Divemaster |
TDI | TDI Extended Range Divemaster |
TDI | TDI Helitrox Instructor |
TDI | TDI Sidemount Instructor |
TDI | TDI Stage Cave Instructor |
TDI | TDI Technical Divemaster |
TDI | TDI Trimix Divemaster |
TDI | TDI Underwater Cave Surveying Instructor |