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Tropical Certification Program
Start at home: Finish anywhere in the world!
Dreaming of a Tropical Vacation?
Through our Tropical Resort Certification Program you don't have to spend your valuable vacation time sitting in a classroom. Begin your dive training with our Home Study program, in your free time, in your own home. You will then be ready to complete the water training with one of our affiliates in Hawaii, or you can go to any PADI Resort in the world to finish the program. With thousands of PADI Resorts to choose from worldwide, you can pick the destination of your dreams at which to go diving. Getting started in diving has never been this easy, and now with our giant selection of resort facilities at which you can complete the diving, it has never been this fun.
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 or three days of water training. This will vary dependant upon the facility at which you choose to complete your training.
You will begin with practice in a swimming pool or at a calm, confined water site. You will then progress to 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, San Francisco Bay area, Maui and Key Largo, Florida, or with one of our affiliated training centers in Oahu or Kona. 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. You can then finish the open water training and gain certification at any of thousands of PADI training facilities worldwide. Fees for the open water training will vary and will be levied by the resort at which you choose to complete the training.
Tuition: Seattle/Tacoma & San Francisco Bay Area: $195
If you would like to finish your water training at one of our affiliated training centers in Key Largo, Florida, Oahu, Maui 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. At our facilities in Seattle / Tacoma, San Francisco Bay Area, Maui and Key Largo, Florida, you can complete all pool and ocean training. If completing the ocean training at one of our Hawaii associates on Kauai, Oahu or Kona, 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: $295
For a limited time Seattle/Tacoma Beginner Open Water Diver Course tuition only
$255
The Seattle / Tacoma area program will consist of one evening of pool training followed by two days of open water diving at the most popular dive sites in Puget Sound. Divers come from as far away as Idaho and Oregon to dive these sites.
San Francisco Bay Area (Monterey): $295
For a limited time San Francisco Bay Area Beginner Open Water Diver Course tuition only
$255
The San Francisco Bay Area program will consist of one or two evenings of pool training (depending upon which pool sessions you choose) followed by two days of open water diving in the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary. You will get the opportunity to dive the Monterey kelp forests. Sea Otters, Seals and Sea Lions are not uncommom at these dive sites. This is California diving at its best.
Maui: $375
For a limited time Maui Beginner Open Water Diver Course tuition only
$295
If you have completed all pool training prior to your arrival on Maui, training will require two, half days, of training. If completing the preliminary pool training on Maui, the program will require three days. When completing the dives on Maui we will arrange the training to fit your vacation schedule. All dives are done at popular dive sites generally used for recreational diving activities. You will see some of the best diving in Hawaii.
Key Largo, Florida: $475
For a limited time Key Largo Beginner Open Water Diver Course tuition only
$400
In Key Largo the program will require two days. If doing all pool and ocean training in Key Largo, both days will consist of pool training in the morning, then a boat diving excursion in the afternoon. If you have already completed the pool training prior to your arrival in the Keys you will participate in the afternoon boat dives. Our Florida program is a very exclusive program with a 4 diver maximum in any training group. Training will be arranged to fit your vacation schedule. All training dives are done from the dive boat at some of the best dive sites in Florida. This is an unbeatable adventure.
Oahu, Kona: $400
If doing all pool and ocean training in Oahu and Kona you will participate in three days of diving activities. Part of each day will be spent diving in confined,swimming pool like lagoons, and the ocean training dives will be aboard the dive boat. If you complete the pool training prior to your vacation, you will participate in two days of boat diving excursions to beautiful Hawaiian coral reefs. Dive groups are kept small and training can be arranged to fit your vacation schedule. This will be an adventure to remember for a lifetime.
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.
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Seattle: 206-374-2937
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San Francisco: 415-449-3412
San Jose: 408-351-4442
Maui: 808-442-0769