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Tropical Certification Diver Course
Enrollment Information
Academic Requirements:
The Tropical Certification, Open Water Diver Course begins with an interesting, interactive CD ROM based, home study program. By completing the course work in the comfort of your own home, on your own time schedule, there is no need to spend hours of your valuable time in a classroom. During your home studies you will have unlimited email access to our instructors.
Once you have completed the academic preperations, you will be supplied with the PADI Certificate of Referral Training that is recognized worldwide. You can take that Certificate to any PADI Resort or Training Facility in the world to complete your course. Prices for the water training will vary from resort to resort around the world.
Our instructional staff are all professionally trained and certified diving instructors. Every one of our instructors has been through weeks of intensive instructor training. Along with being some of the best divers in the world, our staff have also had extensive training in educational theory and philosophy, curriculum development and learning theories, water safety, diving safety and environmental education. In an effort to be prepared for any eventuality, all of our instructors have been trained in water rescues, CPR and First Aid. The majority of them in fact, have completed training and hold certifications as CPR/First Aid instructors.
Dedicated to making diving safe and fun, our staff works hard to make our programs memorable experiences. Their professionalism, level of knowledge, experience and caring attitude will give you an experience you will remember throughout your life. The knowledge and experiences gained will give you the ability to safely enjoy the aquatic environment anywhere in the world.
Dive Requirements:
The Tropical Certification, Open Water Diver Course consists of two and a half or three days of water training. This may vary dependant upon the facility at which you choose to complete your training.
The first half day you will practice in a swimming pool or at a calm, confined water site. The remaining two days will be at an actual dive site used for recreational diving.
You can complete your water training at any of thousands of PADI resorts worldwide. You will also be eligible to complete your training through any of our Scuba Schools training programs in Seattle and the San Francisco Bay area, or with one of our affiliated training centers in Maui, Oahu, Kauai or Cozumel. Please see the Training Schedule for dates of the variety of Scuba Schools training sessions open to you.
To begin choose the Study Kit you would like. If two or more divers are joining the program together, each subsequent diver need not purchase the full Study Kit. Diver number two, and beyond can save money by purchasing the companion pak, rather than the full Study Kit.
Open Water Diver Course Student Kit: $70.00
(Available in 2 versions. The CD ROM Study Guide or the Text/Video Study Guide)
CD ROM Study Kit
Contains
CD ROM Study Guide
Recreational Dive Planner
Log Book
The CD Study Pak is a multi-user program. If more than one person will be studying together, each additional diver will need only the CD Companion Pak at $31.00, consisting of the Recreational Dive Planner and Log Book.
OR
Text / Video Study Kit:
Contains
Open Water Diver Course Diver Manual
Video Study Guide
Recreational Dive Planner
Log Book
The Video can be shared by multiple divers. If more than one person will be studying together, each additional diver will need only the Text Companion Pak at $52.00, consisting of the Open Water Diver Manual, Recreational Dive Planner and Log Book.
Tropical Referral Certification Course
Complete all Knowledge Development and pool training sections of the program prior to your vacation. You can begin the Knowledge Development studies at home, and participate in the pool training portion of the course at our diver training facilities in Seattle/Tacoma or San Francisco Bay Area.
Tuition: Seattle/Tacoma & San Francisco Bay Area: $175
If you would like to finish your water training at one of our affiliated training centers in Oahu, Maui or Kauai or Kona Hawaii, we will make all arrangements for your training and the tuition fees listed in the Full Certification Course section below will apply.
Complete all training and gain the PADI Openwater Diver Certification at our facilities. You can begin the Knowledge Development studies at home, and complete the pool and ocean training portions of the program at any of our facilities. If completing the ocean training at one of our Hawaii associates, you will need to complete the Knowledge Development and pool portions of the program at one of our Seattle/Tacoma or San Francisco Bay Area facilities prior to your trip to Hawaii. You will receive the PADI Open Water Diver Certification.
These training fees are based on where you complete your ocean training dives.
Tuition:
Seattle/Tacoma: $275
For a limited time Seattle/Tacoma Beginner Open Water Diver Course tuition only
$245
San Francisco Bay Area (Monterey): $295
For a limited time San Francisco Bay Area Beginner Open Water Diver Course tuition only
$265
Maui: $375
For a limited time Maui Beginner Open Water Diver Course tuition only
$325
Oahu, Kona, Kauai: $375
You also have the opportunity of completing the Knowledge Development portion of the program through our Home Study program. You can then go to many PADI Facilities around the world to complete the pool and ocean training. Not all PADI Resort Facilities in the world can handle the pool portion of the course. If planning to complete the pool portion of the course while on vacation, please check with your destination facility to be sure they can help you with the pool training. We will also be happy to assist you in locating a facility that can handle your training. We would encourage you to complete the pool training with us prior to your vacation, if possible. Water training fees will vary dependent upon the facility at which you choose to complete the dives.
Tuition: $95
use of all diving gear, including mask, snorkel and fins, is included in the cost of the program.
You will not be required to purchase equipment. You will not be required to rent any additional gear and there are no additional rental charges for the use of the equipment. All PADI registration fees are included in the cost of our programs.
There are no hidden charges.
Scuba Schools
Call or Fax:
Seattle: 206-374-2937
Tacoma: 253-229-3389
San Francisco: 415-449-3412
San Jose: 408-351-4442
Maui: 808-442-0769
