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Specialty SCUBA Divers |
General requirements for our Specialty dives:
- Open Water SCUBA Diver certification
- Course Cost: varies (see each course for details)
- Minimum age: varies (see each course for details)
Wreck Specialty
Information contained in your wreck diver program includes the planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of wreck diving. You will also learn the preparation and use of lights, air supplies, special equipment, penetration lines and reels. To do this, we will lead you on four actual wreck dives sites.
Note, however, that wreck penetration-training dives are limited to within 130 feet from the surface. This is a great opportunity to pick up the Nitrox Specialty at the same time.
This course requires a minimum age of 15 and will cover 4 SCUBA dives to wrecks over a 4 day period in the open waters of Hawaii.
Web special - $395! (regularly priced $495 USD)
Deep Specialty
In this course you will learn deep dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and hazards. You will also put this knowledge in practice as you go on four open water dives that range from 60 - 130 feet. Experiencing the underwater world at deeper levels can be quite amazing how different the world is the deeper you go.
This course requires a minimum age of 15 and will cover 4 SCUBA dives to the "deeps" over a period of 4 days in the open waters of Hawaii.
Web special - $395! (regularly priced $495 USD)
Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty
You will learn preparation and diving procedures involved with enriched air diving and make two open water dives. We'll also show you how to use your air dive tables to make nitrox dives and you'll get to use a nitrox enabled dive computer.
Enriched air diving will allow you to dive on increased oxygen air ratios. As oxygen is added, nitrogen is decreased and the result is Nitrox. What does this do for you? Since there is less nitrogen in the air you are breathing and a key factor for no-decompression diving, your body will absorb less nitrogen and therefore your maximum dive time increases.
As an example, if you dive to 50 feet on air, your no decompression limit is 80 minutes, assuming no residual nitrogen from a previous dive. Yet when diving on EANx36 (36% oxygen) under the same conditions you would have 220 minutes of no decompression time - an increase of 140 minutes! It's perfect for underwater photographers, wreck divers and anyone who wants to stay down longer and dive safer.
This course requires a minimum age of 15 and will cover 1 day with 2 SCUBA dives in the open waters of Hawaii.
Web special - $175! (regularly priced $250 USD)
Night Diver Specialty
You'll learn night dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and potential problems. You'll also learn how to control your buoyancy, navigate and communicate at night. Since many of the plants and animals you'll see are different, you'll also get an introduction to nocturnal aquatic life. Since many underwater life feeds at night you can see many scenes you would never be witness to during the day, such as parrot fish in their sleeping sack and eels hunting and catching fish.
This course requires a minimum age of 12 and will cover 3 SCUBA dives in the open waters of Hawaii.
Contact us for course cost details.
Underwater Photography Specialty
Finally ready to take the steps to be capable of SHOWING others what you see on your great dive adventures instead of just telling them? This course incldues the information and techniques you need to bring your dives to a photographic state. You will learn tools and tips for the right conditions, tools to use to deal with visibility, lighting, models, macro shots. Get ready for looking at diving in a from a totally different view. Literally.
This course requires a minimum age of 10 and will cover 1 day with 2 SCUBA dives in the open waters of Hawaii.
Web special - $175! (regularly priced $250 USD)
Underwater Videography Specialty
This course will include topics such as the selection, maintenance, care and handling of underwater video equipment, including the pros and cons of different models. Safe diving practices with video equipment will be discussed. And of course, the much anticipated, techniques for shot types, com positioning and sequencing for high quality results. You will produce an underwater moving, which includes developing a story line, directing models and editing, both in camera and post-production.
This course requires a minimum age of 10 and will cover 3 SCUBA dives in the open waters of Hawaii.
Contact us for course cost details.
AWARE Fish Identification Specialty
During your AWARE - Fish Identification Diver Specialty course, you will learn techniques for identifing fish in Hawaii. This course will help you to identify different fish species and recognize their characteristics. Additionally, you will learn techniques to collect fish identification data for research purposes.
This course requires a minimum age of 10 and will cover 1 day with 2 SCUBA dives in the open waters of Hawaii.
Web special - $175! (regularly priced $250 USD)
