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Discover Scuba Programs
Some people still think that it takes a lot of time and training to scuba dive.
Dive Today is a philosophy that addresses this perception by allowing people to begin diving right away.
By allowing people to discover the thrill of breathing underwater for themselves, they overcome obstacles
and get motivated to continue on to certification.
The Bubblemaker program introduces scuba as an activity that allows kids to experience the underwater world.
Under close supervision, participants swim around on scuba in shallow confined water just playing.
Discover Scuba introduces potential divers, 10 years of age and older, to breathing underwater.
With minimal
explanation, new divers begin using scuba equipment and experience a shallow dive, in a pool or pool-like conditions,
under supervision. For some,just trying diving is enough, but for others, Discover Scuba also allows them to complete Confined Water
Dive One (from the Open Water Diver course) as part of the experience. This allows participants to earn credit
toward these courses or toward the Discover Scuba Diving Waterskills Development Session.
To participate in the Bubblemaker or Discover Scuba programs, an individual must:
1. Be 8 to 9 years of age (Bubblemaker).
2. Be 10 years of age or older (Discover Scuba).
3. Participants of all ages must complete and sign the Discover Scuba/Discover Scuba Diving Statement before entering the water.
(Parent or guardian signature required for participants younger than legal age. If the participant checks any condition on the
medical history portion of the form, the participant must receive medical approval prior to any in-water activities.)
Includes all equipment: mask, fins, regulator, Buoyancy Compesator Device (BCD or dive vest) and regulator.
The Discover Scuba Diving experience (Resort course) quickly moves people into the open water environment.
After straight-forward knowledge and skill development sessions, participants dive in small groups at a local dive site.
Discover Scuba Diving also links directly to the Open Water Diver course. Those who have completed the
Discover Scuba Diving experience earn credit toward Confined Water Dive One and Open Water Dive One. This is possible because
Confined Water Dive One is the same as the Discover Scuba Diving Water Skills Introduction and Development Session, and the
Discover Scuba Diving dive now equals Open Water Dive One.
The Discover Scuba Diving experience contains three parts Knowledge Development, Waterskills Development and the Open Water Dive.
During the Knowledge Development session, participants learn basic dive safety information and overview skills they will use during their
open water dive. The Waterskills Development session introduces essential dive skills, such as mask clearing, regulator clearing and alternate
air source use. Participants complete skills and gain confidence in confined water before diving in open water. The Open Water Dive is the
focus of the program. Participants explore a local dive site under the guidance of a PADI Instructor.
To participate in the Discover Scuba Diving experience,an individual must:
1. Be 10 years or older.
2. Participants of all ages complete and sign the Discover Scuba/Discover Scuba Diving Statement before entering the water.
(Parent or guardian signature required for participants younger than legal age. If the participant checks any condition on the medical
history portion of the form, the participant must receive medical approval prior to any in-water activities.)
Includes all equipment: mask, fins, regulator, Buoyancy Compesator Device (BCD or dive vest) and regulator.
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