If you wish to engage in recreational scuba diving activities beyond that of your training and experience then our PADI specialty programmes will give you a safe, enjoyable and supervised gateway to those new exciting activities.
Due to the nature of where some of the courses taught they may seem expensive. This is often due to restrictions on tides and weather conditions, etc whilst at sea but it does create the opportunity to participate in other dives to gain experience within the UK and it is possible to combine several courses (such as Boat, Deep, Drift or Wreck) and gain significant discounts. Please call for further details or to speak to one of our knowledgable staff to see what Scuba Training can individually arrange for your requirements.
Below are just some of the specialty courses we offer. If you can't see what you are after give us a call.
Boat Diver
Whether you’ve never made a boat dive or you’ve logged dozens, the PADI Boat Diver Specialty course can benefit almost every diver because different boats in different parts of the world do things differently. The PADI Boat Diver Specialty course familiarizes you with the various ways you stow gear, enter and exit the water, use surface lines and more, depending upon the type boat and the location. Two dives will be made from our custom dive boat and a theory session will be conducted by one of our PADI instructors.
- Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
- Covers techniques for diving from boats ranging from small inflatables to giant live-aboards
- Discusses how dive boats differ from place to place
- Gives you focused experience and training for diving from boats in your local area
- Covers basic boat safety equipment and use
- Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
| Prerequisite: | PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent |
| Content | 2 Dives |
| Cost: | £ 100 plus site/boat fees |
Dry Suit Diver
Wanna stay warm and toasty on a dive? Then stay out of the water. What? Stay out of the water? Yes! Unlike a wetsuit, a dry suit seals you off from the outside water. In the PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course, you’ll learn how to use a dry suit. And that keeps you warm! Even in very cold water.
The dry suit diver will keep you warm especially from the wind but diving techniques are very different from those used with wet suits. The dry suit diver specialty is strongly recommended for those divers contemplating purchasing a dry suit. The course will cover the theory of dry suit diving, and two open water dives.
- Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another training organization) and at least 10 years old
- Don and doff techniques specific to your dry suit
- Dry suit buoyancy control skills
- Dry suit maintenance and storage
- Undergarment (fleece or overall-type garments worn under the dry suit) options
- The PADI Dry Suit Diver certification credits toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating
| Prerequisite: | PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent |
| Content | 2 open water dives and pool sessiom |
| Cost: | £90 plus suit hire (£20) and site fees |
Deep Diver
The Deep Diver Specialty course offers you the opportunity of a lifetime - going deep to see things others can only dream about.
This course covers the knowledge, skills and techniques for deeper diving to a maximum depth of 40 metres. The course will include planning, organisation, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of deep diving. A video and theory session will also include the risk factors, decompression tables review, safety stops, emergency decompression procedures, special equipment, flying after diving and an orientation to recompression chambers.
Four open water dives will be made. In this course you will experience what it’s like to dive beyond 60 feet. Down there, it’s different. It takes additional training. Here’s where you get it:
- Must be a PADI Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization) and 15 years old
- Experience diving beyond 18 metres/60 feet
- Learn deep dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and hazards
- Four open water dives that range from 18 - 40 metres / 60 - 130 feet.
- Gain experience with diving deep under the direct, professional supervision of a PADI Instructor
- Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
| Prerequisite: | PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent |
| Content: | 4 Open Water Dives and Theory Session |
| Cost: | from £100 plus site/boat fees |
Drift Diver
The PADI Drift Diver Specialty Course introduces you to the coolest magic carpet ride you’ll ever experience. This course shows you how to enjoy rivers and ocean currents by “going with the flow,” staying with your dive partner, communicating with the dive boat and knowing where you are the whole time.
The PADI drift diver speciality will cover the knowledge and techniques of drift diving. Two dives will be made from our custom dive boat and a theory session will be conducted by one of our PADI instructors.
- Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another training organization) and be at least 12 years old
- Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of drift diving
- An introduction to drift diving equipment -- floats, lines, reels
- Buoyancy-control, navigation and communication for drift diving
- Site selection and overview of aquatic currents – causes and effects
- Techniques for staying close to a buddy or together as a group
- Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
| Prerequisite: | PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent |
| Content: | 2 Dives over 2 days (with 2 bonus dives) |
| Cost: | £90 plus site/boat fees |
Diver Propulsion Vehicle
DPV’s offer a thrilling way to see a lot of underwater territory in a brief amount of time. They scoot you through the water without kicking. Want to visit that offshore reef from the beach? A DPV may be the way to go
The PADI Underwater Propulsion diver speciality will cover the knowledge and techniques of safely diving with sea scooters. Two dives will be made and a theory session will be conducted by one of our PADI instructors.
- Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization) and 12 years old
- Diver propulsion vehicle dive planning organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards
- Equipment considerations
- Diver etiquette and how to avoid harming fragile aquatic life
- The PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Diver certification counts toward your Master Scuba Diver rating.
| Prerequisite: | PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent |
| Content: | Theory Sesion & 2 Open Water Dives |
| Cost: | from £90 plus site/boat fees |
Enriched Air Diver
Welcome to one of PADI’s most popular specialties – the PADI Enriched Air Diver course. Diving with enriched air nitrox lets you safely extend your no stop time beyond the no decompression limits for air. Diving with enriched air means more time underwater – but you need to be certified as an Enriched Air Diver to get enriched air fills.
Whether you’re into underwater photography or wreck diving, on vacation in some tropical paradise or just out for a leisurely day of diving at your local dive site, the PADI Enriched Air Diver course helps you get more out of diving by giving you more time underwater.
The primary purpose of enriched air diving is to extend no decompression limits, particularly between depths of 15 - 30 metres where time is short if using compressed air ! Becoming a PADI certified enriched air diver will allow you to obtain enriched air to 40% and safely spend more time at your favourite dive sites !! This course will teach you the theory of oxygen enriched air, guide you through how to plan and execute safe "Nitrox" dives and includes two open water dives with our Instructors.
- Must be a PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization).
- Learn to analyze cylinder contents.
- Plan enriched air dives using tables and dive computers.
- Safely increase your no stop time.
- Certification counts toward the Master Scuba Diver rating
| Prerequisite: | PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent |
| Content: | Half Day Theory Session (and optional open water dives) |
| Cost: | £95 to £130 plus site/boat fees |
Equipment Specialist
Want to know about how your dive gear works? Then the PADI Equipment Specialist course is for you. This course familiarizes you with the operation and maintenance of your dive equipment. The more you know about how your gear works, the more comfortable you are with it, the more performance you get from it and the better you can care for it.
This course is intended to familiarise divers with the operation and maintenance of equipment. The course will cover the theory, principles and operation of diving equipment, routine maintenance, equipment storage, common problems and an introduction to new equipment.
It is recommended that Divemaster candidates enroll on this programme.
- Must be a PADI Scuba Diver or Junior Scuba Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
- Reviews the theory, principles and operation of dive equipment
- Routine, recommended care and maintenance procedures, and equipment storage
- Common problems with equipment and recommended professional maintenance procedures (may include a demonstration of repair procedures)
- Simple suggestions for comfortable equipment configurations and an introduction to new gear (may include optional confined water dive to try new or unfamiliar equipment)
- No dives are required, so you can take the Equipment Specialist course any time of the year
- The PADI Equipment Specialist Course is not an equipment repair course, but it provides the foundation you’ll want if you’re interested in learning equipment repair
- Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
| Prerequisite: | PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent |
| Content: | 2 evenings or a day 's theory |
| Cost: | £90 plus site/boat fees |
Search & Recovery Diver
Spend time around water (as a diver, how can you avoid it?) and sooner or later, you come across someone who lost something underwater. If you’re looking for the challenge and excitement – along with doing your good deed for the day – the PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course is for you. It gives you the skills you need to find what’s been lost, and how to get it to the surface.
In the PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course, you learn search and recovery dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and how to deal with potential problems. You learn how to locate large and small objects using search patterns, and various ways for lifting them to the surface. Not only do these skills make you more capable and confident in the water, but most Search and Recovery Divers eventually end up searching for and recovering something they lost themselves.
The PADI Search & Recovery diver speciality will cover the knowledge and techniques of underwater searches, use of ropes and the safe use of lift bags. This course consists of 4 dives and a theory session will be conducted by one of our PADI instructors.
- Must be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or a PADI Open Water Diver with the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty (or equivalent certification from another organization)
- Must be at least 12 years old
- Number of Dives: Four
- Search patterns, lift bag use and recovery methods
- Limited visibility techniques and navigation for search and recovery
- Materials: You’ll Need Search and Recovery-Pak, which includes the PADI Search and Recovery Diver Manual.
- Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
| Prerequisite: | PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent |
| Content: | 4 Dives and Theory Session |
| Cost: | £130 plus site/boat fees |
Underwater Photographer
Freeze time with an underwater camera and you tell a story that even nondivers can understand. Not only that, but you have a record and log of your adventures – more than the memories. Reliving a dive is as simple as looking at a photograph.
Whether you’re a casual holiday snapper or a consummate photo pro, the PADI Underwater Photographer course teaches you the basics as they apply to taking photos underwater, with a special emphasis on practical techniques. Two open water dives allow you to practice techniques and apply your knowledge.
- Number of Dives: Two
- Prerequisites: PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) and be 10 years old.
- Materials: You’ll Need Photo-Pak, which includes the PADI Underwater Photographer Manual
- Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
| Prerequisite: | PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent |
| Content: | Theory, Pool and/or 2 Open Water dives |
| Cost: | from £75 plus site fees |
Underwater Navigator
Where am I? Where is the boat?
Be the diver everyone wants to follow and make your sense of direction legendary with the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course. When everyone’s buzzing about a reef or checking out a wreck, they’re having a great time – until it’s time to go. Then they turn to you, because as a PADI Underwater Navigator, you know the way back to the boat.
Underwater navigation can be challenging, but in the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course, you master the challenge.You learn the tools of the trade, including navigation via natural clues and by compass. You learn to estimate distance underwater, follow navigation patterns and know where you are while following an arbitrary, irregular course using the Nav-Finder.
This course will introduce you to successful underwater navigation techniques including planning, organisation, techniques, problems, hazards, estimating distance, natural navigation, underwater patterns, dive site relocation and compass navigation techniques. Three dives will make putting theory into practice.
- Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
- Number of Dives: Three
- Navigation patterns, natural and compass navigation
- Following irregular courses with the Nav-Finder
- Dive site relocation
- Materials: You’ll Need Nav-Pak, which includes the PADI Underwater Navigator Manual and the Nav-Finder
- Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
| Prerequisite: | PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent |
| Content: | 3 dives and theory session |
| Cost: | £90 plus site fees |
Wreck Diver
You drift down and pass through a window into the past. As you near the bottom, a recognizable shape begins to form. First, you see a straight line, then a round window. Next, a ship materializes in front of you. As you look at the wreck, past and the present meet.
Whether sunk intentionally or tragically, whether a sunken ship, a plane or an automobile, the call of wrecks is nearly irresistible to divers. Through the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course, you get the skills, knowledge and procedures you need to answer the call of wreck diving.
This course is designed to be an introduction to wreck diving and to help you develop the skills necessary for safe wreck diving. Four dives will be made on local wrecks offering a variety of history, features and marine life.
- Must be a PADI Adventure Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) and be at least 15 years old.
- Number of Dives: Four dives over two days
- Materials You’ll Need: Wreck-Pak, which includes the PADI Wreck Diver Manual.
- Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating. The underwater world needs heroes. Be one. Learn how to conserve the aquatic environmen
| Prerequisite: | PADI Adventure Open Water Diver or equivalent & 15+ years old |
| Content: | 4 Dives (usually over 4 days including 4 bonus dives; can be used for additional specialities) |
| Cost: | from £100 plus site/boat fees |
