Recreational Diving & Speciality Courses

Open Water Diver & Junior Open Water Diver (4 days)
Open Water Diver Referral (2 mornings)
Advanced Open Water Diver & Junior Advanced Open Water Diver (2 days)
Rescue Diver & Junior Rescue Diver (3 days)
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Speciality (½ day)
Project AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Speciality (½ day)
Deep Diver Speciality (2 days)
Multi Level Diver Speciality (1 day)
Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality (1 day)
Underwater Naturalist Speciality (1 days)
Underwater Navigator Speciality (1 day)

Open Water Diver & Junior Open Water Diver (4 days)

The Open Water Diver course is the most widely recognised and respected rating in the world. It provides you with an understanding of the fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and underwater techniques. You complete five confined water dives, five knowledge development modules, a water skills test and four open water dives. Certification allows you to dive anywhere in the world with a buddy independent of a professional. The program is performance based and usually takes between 3½ to 4 days, including independent study.

Course tuition and certification fee $300
Open Water Crew Pack $50
Full equipment rental $100

 

Tuition, 1 Nitrox dive and cert fee (combo rate) $140
Nitrox manual and tables $50

You must be 15 years of age or older to take the Nitrox course.

Open Water Diver Referral (2 mornings)

Why not start your Open Water Diver course at home and complete it with us here in Dominica? Open Water dives 1 through 4 can be completed from one of our dive boats over two mornings.

Course tuition and certification fee $250


Why not combine your Open Water Referral with an Enriched Air (Nitrox) speciality course? You can make Open Water Dive 4 an enriched air dive and complete the theory, practical applications and short quiz in an afternoon. Add this on to your Open Water Referral and receive a 20% discount on standard Nitrox tuition.

Tuition, 1 Nitrox dive and cert fee (combo rate) $140
Nitrox manual and tables $50

You must be 15 years of age or older to take the Nitrox course.

Advanced Open Water Diver & Junior Advanced Open Water Diver (2 days)

The Adventures in Diving program offers both the Adventure Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver certifications. If you complete any three adventure dives, you can earn your Adventure Diver certification. If you complete your Deep Adventure Dive, Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive and three Adventure Dives for a total of five, you can earn your Advanced Open Water Diver certification.

Course tuition and certification fee $300
Adventures In Diving manual $50

Rescue Diver & Junior Rescue Diver (3 days)

This rewarding 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 the content of the course is serious, it is an enjoyable way to build your confidence.

To participate in the rescue training sessions in open water, and to participate in the open water rescue scenarios, you must be certified as a Advanced Open Water Diver. The minimum age is 15 years old (12 for Junior Rescue Diver) and you must have successfully completed a sanctioned CPR program within the past 24 months. The Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid) courses meet these requirements.

This courses requires a minimum of two participants.

Course tuition and certification fee $250
Rescue Diver manual $50

Enriched Air (Nitrox) Speciality (½ day)

Enriched Air diving allows you to stay underwater longer and get back into the water sooner. It is also said that Nitrox may make you feel a little less tired after diving because of the higher oxygen content. To take this short course all you need is your open water diver certification.

The course price also includes two Nitrox dives.

Tuition, 2 Nitrox dives and certification fee $185
Nitrox manual and tables $50

You must be 15 years of age or older to take the Nitrox course.

Project AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Speciality (½ day)

This course teaches divers and non divers about the vital role coral reefs play in the marine environment. This is a non diving course containing classroom presentations.

Tuition and certification fee $100

Deep Diver Speciality (2 days)

This course is designed to help to develop the necessary skills, knowledge and techniques to safely participate in deep diving activities.

Tuition, 4 boat dives and certification fee $200
Deep Diver manual $25

Multi Level Diver Speciality (1 day)

This course is designed to help to develop the necessary skills, knowledge and techniques for multi level diving.

Tuition, 2 boat dives and certification fee $175

Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality (1 day)

The purpose of this course is to polish buoyancy control beyond the Open Water Diver level. The goal of the course is to enhance buoyancy control abilities through knowledge development and practical skills practice.

Tuition, 2 boat dives and certification fee $175


Underwater Naturalist Speciality (1 days)

This course is designed to introduce the underwater environment and to help develop safe and responsible interaction with aquatic life.

Tuition, 2 boat dives and certification fee $175


Underwater Navigator Speciality (1 day)

This course is designed to help to develop skills and knowledge necessary for underwater navigation.

Tuition, 3 dives (2 boat, 1 shore) and certification fee $175
Underwater Navigator manual $25

 

Dive prices are quoted in US $ and exclude local VAT tax (10%).
Dive prices exclude Soufriere Scotts Head Marine Reserve fees of $2 per person per tank.
Dive prices are per person and may be subject to change.