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  Skin Diver Course

Learn to easily go below the surface where you will discover corals, fishes, crustaceans - everything from dolphins to dugongs face-to-face. Your Instructor will coach you through the process of breath-hold diving, and your fun will grow as your skills increase!

OVERVIEW

This is a certification course in snorkeling and breath-hold diving. Upon successful completion of this course, graduates are considered competent to engage in open water breath-hold diving activities without supervision, provided the diving activities and the areas dived approximate those of training. The course is designed to:

Develop skin diving skills for swimmers and scuba divers.
Afford non-scuba divers the opportunity for diving-related training.
Provide preparatory training for scuba diving.

PREREQUISITES FOR ENTERING THE COURSE

Age. Minimum is 12 years for Skin Diver (8 years for Junior Skin Diver.
Note: see conditions of Junior certifications in Policies That Apply To All Courses).
Diver Certification. None required.

OPEN WATER DIVES

Two required.


The above course description is general in term. There will be variations on the course depending on certification agency.

 

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