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Water Training Schedule

Following is a listing of dates and locations for the various water training sessions available to you through Scuba Schools. If you don't see anything that works for you please contact us. Through our Private Diver Program, other dates and sessions can be scheduled dependant upon instructor availability.

Through our Tropical Certification Program you also have the option of completing your course at any of thousands of PADI Diving Resorts around the world.


Seattle Area Beginner Level Training Schedule
San Francisco Bay Area Beginner Level Training Schedule
Florida, Hawaii and PADI Resorts Worldwide
Advanced Open Water Training
Rescue DiverDivemaster Training

Florida & Hawaii


Training sessions are offered on a daily basis at our associated training facilities in Key Largo, Florida & Hawaii. We will make arrangements for your training to fit your vacation schedule. Please notify us of the dates you will be available for training as soon as possible. We will make arrangements for you to complete your training soon after you arrive, so you will have more time to enjoy the beautiful diving the Florida & Hawaii have to offer.

PADI Resorts Worldwide
Water Training Fee is variable.
Water training sessions are available for your convenience at thousands of PADI Dive Centers and Resorts worldwide. Each facility establishes their own schedule and pricing structure. Let us know where you would like to complete your dives and we will assist you in making arrangements to complete your training. If possible, training dates should be finalized no later than 21 days prior to the dates desired. Closer than that and your desired dates may not be available. Many of the more popular resorts may need more advanced notice than 21 days so make your plans early and let us know.
Advanced Open Water Dive Training
The Advanced Class requires no pool training and two days of in water training. A total of five dives, over a minimum of two days, are required for Advanced Certification. Following are the dates and locations of available Advanced Training programs.

Seattle, WA : Advanced Open Water Training Sessions

Advanced Training Fee is the Tuition fee of $125 plus the dive fee of $25 per dive that you complete with us. Five dives are required for certification. If you have documentation of already completed Advanced Level dives, we will recognize them and you may not need to complete all five dives with us in order to gain the Advanced rating. If you complete all knowledge development and all five dives with us in the Seattle area the total cost would be $250 plus the cost of the Adventures in Diving Manual ($33).

The Advanced training dives will be offered on the following schedule. Pick the 5 dives you would like to do and contact us. For Advanced Certification you must complete one (1) Navigation Dive, one (1) Deep Dive & any three other dives. All dives apply to the Advanced Open Water Diver Certification as well as to the respective Specialty Certification and ultimately, the Master Scuba Diver rating.

Contact us to check for the next available training dates.


Monterey, CA : Advanced Open Water Training Sessions

Advanced Training Fee is the Tuition fee of $125 plus the dive fee of $25 per dive that you complete with us. Five dives are required for certification. If you have documentation of already completed Advanced Level dives, we will recognize them and you may not need to complete all five dives with us in order to gain the Advanced rating. The deep water training on the final day of the Advanced Training in Monterey will be conducted from our diving inflatable or done aboard one of the Monterey boat diving charters. If diving from our inflatable there will be no additional charge. If joining one of our regularly scheduled Monterey Charters, the charter fee ($85) will be over and above the course fees. If you complete all knowledge development and all five dives with us in Monterey, CA the total cost would be $250 plus the cost of the Adventures in Diving Manual ($33) and the Monterey boat charter fee ($85), if applicable.

Contact us to check for the next available training dates.

On many other weekends (and some weekdays) we can schedule Advanced Class dives though not the full, 5 dive program. If you are coming down to Monterey, and would like to get a dive or two in toward the Advanced Class, give us a call. If we have instructors available the day you are coming down, we would be happy to schedule some dives for you.


Maui, Hawaii
Advanced Training Sessions are offered regularly at our training facility in Maui, Hawaii. If you are planning to go to Maui to complete your training, please contact us with the dates you will be on the island. We will make arrangements for you to complete your training while enjoying the beautiful diving Maui has to offer.
Specialty Diver Dive Training

Please contact us for Specialty Diver Training Schedule


Rescue Diver Dive Training

Contact us to check for the next available training dates.


Divemaster Training

The Divemaster Course can be started at any time. Contact us.

To enroll in a diver training program, or for more information on any of our programs, email us at:
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