Saturday, February 27, 2010

Diving on Havelock with Andaman Bubbles - Courses


PADI DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING

This course allows you to experience the magic of the underwater world. You will be educated on the basic breathing skills in shallow water and some theory to allow you to experience Scuba Diving. Our experienced PADI Certified Divemasters and Instructors will help you experience breathing underwater and see the beauty that lies beneath the sea, this is your first step to as the name suggests to Discover Scuba Diving. What’s more, you will get a PADI Certificate confirming you have done the DSD course and the skills you learn in this course can be credited towards the Scuba Diver and Open Water certified courses of PADI.

* Minimum Age: 10 years
* Duration: 1 day
* Prerequisites: None
* Swimming Skills: Not required
* Maximum Dive Depth: 12 meters / 40 feet
* For rates please refer to our packages and rates page

For more info: www.andamanbubbles.com

PADI SCUBA DIVER
If you want to be a certified diver but do not have a lot of time, the PADI Scuba Diver Course is the one for you. You will need to have basic swimming skills for this course. The course consists of a mixture of 3 theory sessions, 1 day of water skills and 2 open water dives with a maximum depth of 12 meters / 40 feet. Once you have completed the course you will receive a diving license to dive upto a depth of 12 meters / 40 feet under the supervision of our PADI Certified Divemaster or instructor. This Certificate and licence is valid worldwide. This is a good warm up program for the PADI Open Water Diver course.

* Duration: 3 days
* Prerequisites: None
* Swimming Skills: Required
o You will also need to float and tread water for 10 minutes, using any method that you want
o You will need to be able to swim 200 metres/yards (or 300 metres/yards in mask, fins and snorkel). You can use any swimming stroke you want and there is no time limit to complete this distance
* Minimum Age:
o 10 years - Junior Scuba Diver
o 15 years - Scuba Diver
* Maximum Dive Depth: 12 meters / 40 feet
* For rates please refer to our packages and rates page

For more info: www.andamanbubbles.com


PADI OPEN WATER DIVER

This is the most popular diving course in the world. In order to complete the Open Water Diver course you will need to complete a combination of 5 theory sessions, water skills in confined water; an introduction to diving equipment and 4 open water dives that will include skills exercises, all this under the constant supervision of our experienced and PADI Certified Divemaster or Instructors. This Certificate / Licence is valid worldwide and does not need to be renewed. If you have done the Discover Scuba or Scuba Diver course you can earn credits for the skills learned in those courses.

* Duration: 3-4 days
* Prerequisites: None
* Swimming Skills: Required
o You will also need to float and tread water for 10 minutes, using any method that you want
o You will need to be able to swim 200 metres/yards (or 300 metres/yards in mask, fins and snorkel). You can use any swimming stroke you want and there is no time limit to complete this distance
* Minimum Age:
o 10 years - Junior Open Water Diver
o 15 years - Open Water Diver
* Maximum Dive Depth:
o 12 meters / 40 feet - Junior Open Water Diver
o 18 meters / 60 feet - Open Water Diver
* For rates please refer to our packages and rates page

For more info: www.andamanbubbles.com

PADI ADVENTURE DIVER
Want to build you scuba diving skills and gain experience or do some underwater photography or maybe experience Night Diving or Deep Diving? Why not try the Adventure Diver course. You will need to be a Certified Open Water Diver. What’s more you can choose the type of dive you want from the list below:

* Boat Diver
* Peak Performance Buoyancy
* Underwater Naturalist
* Underwater Navigator
* Underwater Photography
* Deep Diver
* Diver Propulsion Vehicle
* Drift Diver
* Multilevel Diver
* Night Diver
* Search and Recovery Diver
* Wreck Diver

Under the watchful eyes of our PADI Certified Divemaster or Instructor you can choose any 3 of the dives listed above. These dives can be credited towards your Advanced Open Water Diver certificate as well as can be credited towards the PADI Speciality Course which means you can be on your way to becoming a Master Scuba Diver.

* Duration: 1-2 days
* Prerequisites: Open Water Diver certification
* Swimming Skills: Required
o You will also need to float and tread water for 10 minutes, using any method that you want
o You will need to be able to swim 200 metres/yards (or 300 metres/yards in mask, fins and snorkel). You can use any swimming stroke you want and there is no time limit to complete this distance
* Minimum Age:
o 10 years - Junior Adventure Diver
o 15 years - Adventure Diver
* Maximum Dive Depth:
o 18 meters / 60 feet - Junior Adventure Diver
o 40 meters / 130 feet - Adventure Diver
* For rates please refer to our packages and rates page

For more info: www.andamanbubbles.com



PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER

This course is designed for those who are comfortable with diving and want to take the next step in certification. This is a good way to log in more dives and get more comfortable with scuba diving. It also allows you to experience deeper dives which could be anywhere from 18-30 metres/ 60-100 feet. You will learn about underwater navigation and do 3 more Adventure dives of your choice. You can take this course right after you get your Open Water Diver Certification.

* Duration: 1-2 days
* Prerequisites: Open Water Diver certification
* Swimming Skills: Required
o You will also need to float and tread water for 10 minutes, using any method that you want
o You will need to be able to swim 200 metres/yards (or 300 metres/yards in mask, fins and snorkel). You can use any swimming stroke you want and there is no time limit to complete this distance
* Minimum Age:
o 12 years - Junior Advanced Open Water Diver
o 15 years - Advanced Open Water Diver
* Maximum Dive Depth:
o 21 meters / 70 feet - Junior Advanced Open Water Diver
o 30 meters / 100 feet - Advanced Open Water Diver
* For rates please refer to our packages and rates page

For more info: www.andamanbubbles.com


PADI ENRICHED AIR/NITROX COURSE

This course is becoming the most popular specialty scuba diving course and the reason is simple: diving with enriched air also known as Nitrox reduces your decompression time. This basically translates to more time underwater even when you do repetitive dives. Therefore you can ideally stay down longer as well as get back to the water sooner. This is why many divers choose this as their very first specialty. You will learn the techniques for getting more dive time by using enriched air Nitrox and also enriched air scuba diving equipment considerations which includes including managing oxygen exposure, which is how to tell what’s in your tank and how to set your dive computer. You can do the course along with your Open Water or Advanced Open Water Course.

* Duration: 2 days
* Prerequisites: OWD or AOWD certifications
* Swimming Skills: Required
o You will also need to float and tread water for 10 minutes, using any method that you want
o You will need to be able to swim 200 metres/yards (or 300 metres/yards in mask, fins and snorkel). You can use any swimming stroke you want and there is no time limit to complete this distance
* Minimum Age:
o 15 years or older
* Maximum Dive Depth:
o 21 meters / 70 feet - Junior Nitrox Diver
o 30 meters / 100 feet - Nitrox Diver
* For rates please refer to our packages and rates page

For more info: www.andamanbubbles.com



PADI EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDER

First Aid is a tool that is useful for any one. This course is specifically designed to teach essential life saving skills, thereby boosting your confidence if faced with an emergency both in and outside the water. You will learn about CPR, spinal injury management, basic first aid and also care and prevention for shock. This course is a pre requisite to the Rescue Diver course. You can do this course in combination with any of the courses.

* Duration: 1-2 days
* Prerequisites: None
* Swimming Skills: None
* Minimum Age: None
* For rates please refer to our packages and rates page

For more info: www.andamanbubbles.com


PADI RESCUE DIVER

This course is aimed typically at taking your diving skills to the next level by incorporating skills to prevent problems and manage them in case they do occur. This course has been described as a very challenging and yet rewarding experience. Here you will learn self rescue as well as rescuing other panicked or divers in problems and learn to recognize and manage stress in other divers. You will also learn to manage equipment in case of an emergency.

* Duration: 3-4 days
* Prerequisites: OWD + EFR Certifications
* Swimming Skills: Required
o You will also need to float and tread water for 10 minutes, using any method that you want
o You will need to be able to swim 200 metres/yards (or 300 metres/yards in mask, fins and snorkel). You can use any swimming stroke you want and there is no time limit to complete this distance
* Minimum Age:
o 12 years - Junior Rescue Diver
o 15 years - Rescue Diver
* For rates please refer to our packages and rates page

For more info: www.andamanbubbles.com

PADI MASTER SCUBA DIVER
This is the highest level in non-professional Scuba diving. If you have the eagerness to live the dive lifestyle and continue to discover the ever-changing underwater world in various places around the world, then this is the course for you. You need to contact us for to plan your schedule for this course.

* Duration: 15 days
* Prerequisites: (Junior) AOWD, (Junior) RD
* Swimming Skills: Required
o You will also need to float and tread water for 10 minutes, using any method that you want
o You will need to be able to swim 200 metres/yards (or 300 metres/yards in mask, fins and snorkel). You can use any swimming stroke you want and there is no time limit to complete this distance
* Minimum Age:
o 12 years - Junior Master Scuba Diver
o 15 years - Master Scuba Diver
* For rates please refer to our packages and rates page

For more info: www.andamanbubbles.com


PADI DIVEMASTER

This is the first step into the professional world of Scuba diving. This course will transform your passion for the underwater world from merely a recreational sport into a career. In this course you will learn about motivational skills and also how to manage dive activities and assist other instructors with the students. You will also learn to manage a dive centre. You will complete all your water skills and leadership skills through a well-structured internship. Once you have completed this course you can assist with and instruct on any diving course, assist in planning, organising and directing dives; and independently guide Open Water Diver students. This course is the prerequisite for the Assistant Instructor and Open Water Scuba Instructor.

* Duration: 25-30 days
* Prerequisites: Rescue Diver Certification + 20 Logged Dives and Current EFR. You will also need to do a Dive Medical
* Swimming Skills: Required
o You will also need to float and tread water for 10 minutes, using any method that you want
o You will need to be able to swim 200 metres/yards (or 300 metres/yards in mask, fins and snorkel). You can use any swimming stroke you want and there is no time limit to complete this distance
* Minimum Age: 18 years
* For rates please refer to our packages and rates page

***Please note: before participating in a scuba diving course you will need to answer a medical statement. If you have any pre-diagnosed medical problem, it’s advised to visit your doctor prior to arrival, as this service is not available on Havelock. For those planning to do the divemaster course, a dive medical is compulsory before arrival.
Download Medical Statement on www.andamanbubbles.com

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