Learn to Scuba Dive in Miami
Miami offers amazing locations for all sorts of water-related activities. One of the most popular in the South Florida area is Scuba Diving. This memorable experience that the whole group can take part in is the best way to explore the new and undiscovered world of Marine life. When getting started, make sure you are learning from the best for safety, comfort, and success in this thrilling activity. Whether you are stopping by for the day, or you have years of diving under your belt, our courses offer a deep dive into whatever skills you need to acquire and the level of certification you are aiming for.
Discover Scuba Diving
Course Description:
If you are unsure about whether or not you want to obtain your Open Water Diver Scuba Certification, try Discover Scuba diving first. This course allows you to try diving for the first time in a controlled environment like a pool or calmer water. A professional will work with you and provide supervision so you will feel comfortable the whole time.
Requirements:
- Must be 10 years old or older
Course Duration:
- 2-3 hours total time commitment
ReActivate Scuba Refresher Program
Course Description:
Renew and refresh your knowledge and scuba skills with this engaging revitalization of topics, as well as a deeper look into topics that may be especially rusty. This course will help maximize safety and enjoyment during dives by making sure you are overprepared for your dives.
Requirements:
- (Junior) Scuba Diver Certification or proof of entry-level certification from another training organization with four open-water dives
- Must be 10 years old or older
Youth Bubble Maker
Course Description:
Bubblemaker provides young enthusiasts the opportunity to get in the water and grow their passion with the perfect beginner experience. Children 8 years or older get a chance to try scuba gear to breathe underwater and explore shallow waters. Perfect for a memorable family and friends-oriented celebration, Bubblemakers events are an amazing aquatic activity everyone can enjoy. The only requirement for this course is coming prepared for some fun.
Requirements:
- Must be 8 years old or older
Open Water Diver
Course Description:
A highly-trained instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a relaxed and supportive learning environment for the first scuba certification level.
Requirements:
- Able to swim
- Medically fit for diving
- 10 years old or older
Course Duration:
- 4-7 days
Advanced Open Water Diver
Course Description:
This course is focused on advancing your skills as a diver while working on navigation and buoyancy allowing you to make three specialty dives of your choosing.
Requirements:
- Open Water Diver/Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
- 12 years old or older
Course Duration:
- 2-3 days
Rescue Diver
Course Description:
This course will completely reinvent the way you dive as you learn to identify and resolve minor issues anticipating more serious problems. You will gain confidence in yourself as a diver and provide a level of security for those around you.
Requirements:
- Adventure Diver/Junior Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification) with completed Underwater Navigation Dive; EFR Primary and Secondary Care Training (or qualifying) within 24 months
- 12 years old or older
Course Duration:
- 4-7 days
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver
Course Description:
Enriched air, or nitrox, allows you to enjoy longer dives and shorter surface intervals. This course is perfect for those who want to stay underwater at depth longer and spend less time on the surface.
Requirements:
- Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
- 12 years old or older
Course Duration:
- 1-2 days
Dry Suit Diver
Course Description:
Drysuits allow you to dive in colder temperatures and stay warmer in colder waters. This course will help you regulate the air within your drysuit and control levels of buoyancy.
Requirements:
- (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
- 10 years old or older
Course Duration:
- 2-3 days
Deep Diver
Course Description:
This course will teach you the essentials for a successful deep dive, including how to plan properly, manage your gas supply, and handle narcosis.
Requirements:
- Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification)
- 15 years old or older
Course Duration:
- 2-3 days
Wreck Diver
Course Description:
Diving wreck sites can be some of the most memorable experiences in one’s life. While providing a fascinating window into history, wrecks of airplanes, ships, and even cars are an unforgettable way to explore unique habitats of underwater species. This course is perfect for avid adventurers and historical enthusiasts.
Requirements:
- Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification)
- 15 years old or older
Course Duration:
- 2-3 days
Night Diver
Course Description:
Even sites that you have visited numerous times during the day can offer a unique experience under the veil of mysterious nighttime allure. You will examine new perspectives of the site that are hidden during the day, including the nocturnal creatures that come out to play.
Requirements:
- (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
- 12 years old or older
Course Duration:
- 2-3 days
Search and Recovery Diver
Course Description:
Become the hero who helps others recover their prized possessions that have been stolen by the ocean. This course will teach you the techniques to locate lost underwater objects through the optimization of underwater search patterns and lift bag skills during mock search operations.
Requirements:
- 12 years old or older
- (Junior) Open Water Certification
Course Duration:
- 2-3 days
Drift Diver
Course Description:
Experienced instructors will teach you how to manage underwater currents and practice buoyancy control, navigation, use of surface signaling equipment, and buddy communication.
Requirements:
- (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
- 12 years old or older
Course Duration:
- 1-3 days
Diver Propulsion Vehicle
Course Description:
Similar to exploring your favorite park or scenic stroll on an electric scooter, a Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV) offers the same ease and enjoyment as getting you from point A to B faster and with greater air conservation. Thanks to these “underwater scooters” you can take in more of your favorite dive sites faster than ever before.
Requirements:
- (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
- 12 years old or older
Course Duration:
- 1-2 days
Boat Diver
Course Description:
This course will introduce nautical terminology, boat diving etiquette, and deploying surface marker buoys for those who want to enjoy all the benefits boats can offer to the diving experience.
Requirements:
- (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
- 10 years or older
Course Duration:
- 1-2 days
Full Face Mask Diver
Course Description:
Full Face masks offer an array of benefits for working divers, such as public safety divers, in the protection of their eyes and nose from contaminants in dirty water. It can provide a greater level of comfort in colder water and allow for the addition of communication devices. For those looking to increase their adventure capabilities in colder waters or get a job in the public safety diving sector and scientific diving community, learning to dive in a full face mask is a crucial part of your diving journey.
Requirements:
- Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
Course Duration:
- 12 years old or older
Emergency Oxygen Provider
Course Description:
This course will help you identify scuba diving injuries and illnesses that require emergency oxygen and recognize how and when to help. This course provides life-saving information valuable to scuba divers, boat crew, lifeguards, freedivers, or anyone who spends time around water.
Requirements:
- Interest in helping others and the ability to handle course content
Course Duration:
- 1 day
Sidemount Rec Diver
Course Description:
Considering side mount tanks offer a greater level of comfort and are easier to put on in the water, it has gained popularity amongst the diving community. Improved balance and prolonged dives are some of the many incentives to take this course.
Requirements:
- Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
- 15 years old or older
Course Duration:
- 2-3 days
Master Scuba Diver
Course Description:
With the completion of this course, you will join the ranks of the highest level of recreational divers in the world. By joining this elite group of Master Scuba Divers you have proven your level of significant training and scuba experience. Gain a unique level of respect from yourself and others around you with your Master Scuba Diver Card.
Requirements:
- The path starts with earning the Open Water Diver certification, followed by Advanced Open Water Diver and Rescue Diver (or qualifying certifications). You also need to earn five Specialty Diver certifications and have logged a minimum of 50 dives.
- 12 years old or older
Assistant Instructor
Course Description:
If you are passionate about diving and helping others, this course is the gateway to an extraordinary life. Open Water Scuba Instructors and Assistant Instructors are some of the most sought-after professionals in the world because they can train dive professionals.
Requirements:
- At least 60 logged dives and 100 dives to attend an IE.
- Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months
- A medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
Course Duration:
- 5-7 days
Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Course Description:
With the status of Master Scuba Diver Trainer, you have demonstrated your commitment to continuing education and sharing your knowledge and skills with others through a variety of courses. This level of scuba certification signifies that you have the experience and certifications to offer all the training a diver needs to become a Master Scuba Diver.
Requirements:
- Have certified at least 25 Divers and have earned at least five Specialty Instructor certifications
Master Instructor
Course Description:
Become a dive industry leader as you demonstrate your years of experience, dedication, and hard work in the field of scuba diving. This rating is earned by exemplifying what it means to be a scuba diving professional carrying themselves at the highest level of teaching efforts and professionalism.
Requirements:
- Instructor status for at least two years is on the way to earning the Master Instructor rating
- Issued 150 certifications at various levels
- Issued 10 Emergency First Response course completion cards
- Used the complete System of diver education, including all appropriate training materials, when conducting programs
- Demonstrated support of the organization and have no verified Quality Management violations within the past six months
Specialty Instructor
Course Description:
The Speciality Instructor course provides you with teaching tips and hands-on experience that you can implement right away to enhance your teaching material.
Requirements:
- Assistant Instructors, instructor candidates in training, and Divemasters are eligible to enroll in certain specialty instructor courses
- All Instructors will benefit from taking specialty instructor training courses, especially those who are ready to step up to the Master Scuba Diver™ Trainer (MSDT) rating, which requires at least five PADI Specialty Instructor certifications.
Divemaster
Course Description:
After completing this course you will be able to lead underwater tours and assist with scuba classes all while inspiring others to care for the ocean. Divemasters benefit from an abundance of career opportunities and get paid to scuba dive.
Requirements:
- Rescue Diver certification (or qualifying certification); completion of Emergency First Response® Primary and Secondary Care training (or qualifying training) within 24 months; minimum 40 logged dives; medically evaluated and cleared for diving by a physician within 12 months.
- 18 years old or older (15 for Junior Divemaster)
Course Duration:
- Varies depending on the dive shop, contact us for more information
Open Water Scuba Instructor
Course Description:
If you are passionate about diving and helping others, this course is the gateway to an extraordinary life. Open Water Scuba Instructors and Assistant Instructors are some of the most sought-after professionals in the world because they can train dive professionals.
Requirements:
- Standards and Procedures for courses you can teach in water workshops
- Learning, Instruction, and the System
- Risk Management and Diver Safety
- The Business of Diving and your role as an instructor
- Marketing Diving and Sales Counseling
Course Duration:
- 5-7 days
Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care
Course Description:
This course provides you with the knowledge on what to do in the critical moments between when a life-threatening medical emergency occurs and when emergency medical services arrive. You will leave the course with the necessary skills to successfully provide those in danger with CPR, first aid that eases pain, assess a variety of injuries and illnesses, and hone in your skills of bandaging and splinting.
Requirements:
- Desire to help others
Course Duration:
- 4-8 hours
Emergency First Response® – Care for Children
Course Description:
By taking this course you will be able to confidently identify and respond to the most common injuries and illnesses that children face. You will lean how to provide immediate care with the capacity to reduce risk and further harm while gaining valuable insights into the emotional aspects of caring for children. Finally, you will leave with an understanding of the special procedures for providing first aid and CPR to infants and children.
Requirements:
- Desire to help others
Course Duration:
- 8-12 hours
Emergency First Response Instructor
Course Description:
CPR and first aid fundamentals are transferable skills to all areas of life. As an Emergency First Response instructor, you will be able to teach skills based on internationally recognized emergency care guidelines. Thanks to this training, you will have the capacity to offer courses to anyone while making learning easy and comfortable. You and the students that you pass your skills to will have the confidence and qualities to help someone in need.
Requirements:
- 18 years old or older
- Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months.
Course Duration:
- 8-12 hours
Emergency First Response Instructor
Course Description:
CPR and first aid fundamentals are transferable skills to all areas of life. As an Emergency First Response instructor, you will be able to teach skills based on internationally recognized emergency care guidelines. Thanks to this training, you will have the capacity to offer courses to anyone while making learning easy and comfortable. You and the students that you pass your skills to will have the confidence and qualities to help someone in need.
Requirements:
- 18 years old or older
- Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months.
Emergency First Response® – CPR & AED
Course Description:
By taking this course you will gain the skills and knowledge to save a life. You’ll be fully equipped to administer aid to someone experiencing cardiac arrest with an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator), or by providing traditional CPR.
Requirements:
- Desire to help others
Course Duration:
- 4-6 hours