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ü      Select a PADI or TDI Specialty from the list below, and pick up your Specialty Crew Pak or TDI Materials at Elite Divers.

ü      We will put you in contact with one of our staff Instructors for that Specialty Diver certification.

ü      Begin your course with the manual and video in the Crew Pak or TDI Book, to complete your independent study. (Like other PADI training manuals, you must complete and submit the Knowledge Review)

ü      Next meet with the Instructor, for a brief orientation and review session at Elite Divers.

ü      Then join the Instructor at Dutch Springs, to complete your Specialty Diver training dives.

 

Flexible Scheduling

Courses can be arranged for small groups, and on an individual basis.  Most often the training dives will be scheduled for days that the Instructor will already be at Dutch Springs for another program (we have Instructors there almost every weekend during the season), and the dives typically will be scheduled after the other program is completed that day.   This arrangement assures personal attention while you further your diving education.

 

Available Specialties

We offer the following Specialty Diver courses, each providing in-depth training at or above the advanced-level:

Dry Suit Diver – Stay warm in all conditions, and extend your dive season.  A personal dry suit, or dry suit rental, is required.  Course includes 1 confined water session in our pool, plus 2 training dives.   Prerequisite certification is Open Water Diver, and minimum age is 12.  Course fee is $185, which includes the Crew Pak.  Dry suit rental is an additional $75.

Night Diver – Dark is different.  Learn about underwater lights, special techniques, and the things that go ‘bump’ in the night.  Course includes 3 training dives.   Both an underwater light, and a tank marker light (or chemical light stick), are required.  Prerequisite certification is Open Water Diver, and minimum age is 12.  Course fee is $210, which includes the Crew Pak. 

Underwater Navigator – Never be lost again.  Learn how to find your boat or the exit point, and how to relocate a dive site.  Course includes 3 training dives.   Prerequisite certification is Open Water Diver, and minimum age is 12.  Course fee is $210, which includes the Crew Pak.

Search & Recovery Diver – Find it, and bring it home, even in poor visibility.  Learn how to execute various search patterns, and how to properly employ a lift bag.  Course includes 4 training dives.   Prerequisite certification is Advanced Open Water Diver (or Open Water Diver with Underwater Navigator Specialty), and minimum age is 12.  Course fee is $235, which includes the Crew Pak.

Deep Diver – Develop the necessary skills, knowledge and techniques to safely participate in deep diving activities, to 130 ft depth limit.  Course includes 4 training dives.   Prerequisite certification is Advanced Open Water Diver, and minimum age is 15.  Course fee is $235, which includes the Crew Pak.

Solo Diver – Develop a higher level of underwater self sufficiency.  Topics include Pros and Cons of buddy and solo diving, execution, navigation and management of solo diving emergencies.  Prerequisite Certification is Advanced Open Water (Or Equivalent), Age 21, And a minimum of 100 Logged Dives.   You will need a redundant air source for this course (no octopus regulators).  Course fee is $185.00, which includes the manual.

 

Credit for Advanced Open Water Diver

If you completed your Advanced Open Water Diver certification with Elite Divers, certain dives from that course may apply towards your specialty Deep, Night and Navigation certifications, allowing you to complete  these certifications with one fewer required dive each, and at a $25 discount from the above-listed course fee.

 

Master Scuba Diver Certification

This is the highest rating in recreational diving.  To qualify, earn any five PADI Specialty Diver certifications, plus Advanced Open Water and Rescue Diver certifications, and have at least 50 logged dives.