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Overview of Recreational & Speciality Courses
Discover Scuba Diving is a half day introduction to Scuba Diving. You do not need any previous experience whatsoever. It is not a certification but a fun way to try out diving. You receive a brief overview of the theory of diving, a few exercises in shallow water, followed by a wonderful dive on a reef.
The PADI Open Water certification ( 4 days) is a full diving certification, valid for life and recognized world wide. The course includes a review of diving theory, confined open water dives and four open water dives. The theory teaches you the important information to enable you to dive safely and enjoyably, the Confined Water Dives teaches you the necessary skills, in shallow water, so you will feel safe and confident, and the Open Water dives allows you to put everything into practice, and practice the skills you learnt in confined water and enjoy tours of the pristine reef here in Dominica. Prefer not to spend time in the class room when on vacation, then consider signing up for the PADI elearning program and complete the knowledge development portions of the PADI Open Water Diver Course online. Once you have completed the course, print off your eLearning record and we can begin with the confined and open water portion of your certification. Cabrits Dive Centre is also happy to take Open Water Referrals from local dive centres. Once you have completed the theory and your confined dives, contact Cabrits Dive Centre for the open water portion of your certification. Just remember to bring your signed referral form from your current dive operation.
A scuba tune up if your dive skills feel a little rusty. We will review your open water skills in confined water and then take you out on a dive. We recommend this for anyone who has spent more than a year without diving.
The Advanced Open Water course comprises of five dives and is designed to build on the experience of the Open Water Course. There are two core dives and three electives. The core dives are: Deep Dive and Compass Navigation. For the three electives you can choose from Night Dive, Multilevel Dive, Underwater Naturalist, Boat Dive, Drift Dive, Photography, or many others. The Advanced course allows you to dive to 100ft/30m, enjoy night dives and a host of other activities, safely and with the appropriate knowledge.
The EFR course teaches the basics of first aid and CPR. It is non-diving related. The EFR course is designed to make you an Emergency First Responder, and is a qualification recognized worldwide, It is a pre-requisite to the PADI Rescue Diver Course.
The PADI Rescue Diver program teaches you how to prevent, and if necessary, manage dive emergencies, minor and major. The subject is serious, but the training is hard but fun. Not only will you learn to help others, but you will also learn to help yourself.
Become a PADI Professional, and take the Divemaster course. Upon completion, a dive master can assist PADI Instructors with students, Lead Scuba Divers on guided dive tours, teach and certify PADI Skin Divers, teach PADI Discover Snorkeling programs and conduct PADI Scuba Review programs for certified divers. During your Divemaster course you will cover, in depth, dive theory, dive physics, dive planning, equipment theory and much more. You will help out in the dive shop, learning from the dive instructors and management, how to run a dive shop. You will help with classes, carry out rescue exercises, help lead dives, complete swim tests, map reefs and much more. By the end of the course you will become a PADI Dive Professional.
The AWARE - Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course teaches divers, snorkelers and nondivers about the vital role coral reefs play in the marine environment and how these ecosystems are currently threatened. The course familiarizes participants with the current state of the world's coral reefs and explains how individuals can help protect the living reef from further decline. The program is a nondiving course that only contains classroom presentations.
This course is designed to introduce divers to the most common families and species of fish found in temperate and tropical waters. Divers learn basic fish identification and scientific surveying techniques. Through an overview of Project AWARE and other preservation and research efforts, such as the REEF Fish Survey Project, divers also learn the importance of personal involvement in aquatic environment conservation.
This course is designed to be an introduction to boat diving and to help the student diver develop the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary for boat diving.
This course is designed to be an introduction to deep diving and to help the student diver develop the necessary skills, knowledge and techniques to safely participate in deep diving activities. The Deep Diver course is to include four open water training dives.
This course is designed to be an introduction to drift diving and to help the student diver develop the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary for drift diving. The Drift Diver course is to include two open water training dives.
This course is designed to qualify recreational divers to use enriched air (“nitrox”) or no stop recreational diving. The program addresses the use of enriched air with 22 percent to 40 percent oxygen, with emphasis on enriched air with 32 and 36 percent oxygen. The PADI Enriched Air Diver course emphasizes the theoretical and operational considerations involved with enriched air diving. Mastery of the learning objectives is demonstrated during knowledge development assessment, practical application sessions and open water dives.
This course is designed to be an introduction to new types of equipment and to familiarize divers with the operation and maintenance of equipment. The Equipment Specialist course does not require any open water training dives
This course is designed to be an introduction to multilevel diving and to help develop the necessary skills, knowledge and techniques. The Multilevel Diver course is to include two open water training dives.
This course is designed to be an introduction to night diving and to help the student diver develop the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary to safely participate in night-diving activities. The Night Diver course includes three open water training dives.
The purpose of the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course is to polish a diver’s buoyancy control beyond the Open Water Diver level. The goal of PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy training is to enhance the diver’s buoyancy control abilities through knowledge development and practical skills practice. The Peak Performance Buoyancy Course includes two open water training dives.
This course is designed to be an introduction to search and recovery diving and to help the student diver develop the necessary skills and knowledge for safe search and recovery diving. The Search and Recovery Diver course includes four open water training dives.
This course is designed to be an introduction to the underwater aquatic environment and to help the student diver develop safe and responsible interaction with aquatic life. The Underwater Naturalist course includes two open water training dives.
This course is designed to be an introduction to underwater navigation and to help the student diver develop the skills and knowledge necessary for use in underwater navigation. The Underwater Navigator course includes three open water training dives.
Courses available may vary from time to time. Please contact Cabrits Dive Centre to confirm current listing
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