PADI SPECIALTY courses
Enrich your SCUBA experience & advance your dive proficiency by becoming a PADI Specialty Diver!
Prerequisites*
- Requirements may vary depending upon specific specialty
- Be certified as an Open Water Diver/Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
- Total time commitment: 2-3 days, dependent upon chosen specialty course
- Minimum age: 10 years or older (age dependent upon specialty course)
- Depth: The maximum depth depends on student age and specialty course.
Take PADI Specialties If You Want to
- Learn more about SCUBA topics that excite you
- Focus on your passions in SCUBA diving
- Become an excellent diver in your favorite topic areas
- Dive deeper to the maximum recreational depth safely (40m/130ft)
Learn How to
- Achieve your goals in areas of SCUBA that bring you the greatest rewards
- Be a role model to other SCUBA divers who will notice your skills and confidence
- Work towards the Master SCUBA Diver rating (Rescue Diver, plus 5 completed specialty courses and a minimum of 50 logged dives).
Make the Course Work for Your Schedule
PADI courses consist of 3 components
We recommend breaking the course up to make it work for your busy lifestyle (see option 2 under Cost below).
Theory: Students complete PADI e-learning knowledge development within a few days of scheduled course dives.
Open Water Dives: Students complete requirements for distinctive specialties at our house site in Old San Juan or at our favorite deep dive sites near Crashboat, Puerto Rico. (Students should be prepared to provide personal transportation or to share in the costs for transportation to and from dive sites.)
PADI SPECIALTY COURSE FEES
Course Cost VARIES
Includes
- E-LEARNING THEORY ONLINE
- OPEN WATER DIVE(s) with ADVENTURE MERMAID
(Rates are per person. 50% due on booking with final payment due 1 week prior to course start. Group discounts available to early birds, at least one month prior to the course start date.)
All SCUBA equipment is included in prices. Deduct 10% with personal gear.
- (Note: Students should confirm the cost of the distinctive specialty course(s) when inquiring.)
Additional gear-related costs:
Most dive shops require students to provide their own mask, fins and snorkel when diving. We include new, well-maintained scuba gear, including a regulator, buoyancy control device (BCD), dive computer and cylinders (tanks).
We encourage students to purchase personal mask, snorkel, and fins to use on courses; but if without, we include mask, fins, & snorkel for no extra fee.
A wetsuit is not required for this course in tropical water, but one can be rented for a modest fee locally. Light wetsuits 1-3 mm or "shorties" are appropriate for tropical water, if desired.
Students should be prepared to provide personal transportation or to share in the costs for transportation to and from dive sites.