Además, es un paso intermedio para conseguir la certificación inmediatamente superior, PADI Open Water Diver.

El curso de PADI Scuba Diver te habilita para:

• Bucear bajo supervisión directa de un guía o instructor a una profundidad máxima de doce metros
• Cargar botellas, alquilar o comprar equipo de buceo y participar en actividades de buceo supervisadas
• Continuar con el entrenamiento de buceo completando cursos de mayor nivel y especialidades.

El curso de PADI Scuba Diver tiene una duración de dos a tres días y consta de tres módulos principales:

• Módulo académico: en el que se desarrollan los conocimientos necesarios para comprender los principios básicos del buceo con equipo autónomo (que coinciden con los tres primeros temas de los cinco que forman parte del curso inmediatamente superior, Open Water Diver).

Este módulo puede realizarse de manera presencial, adquiriendo los materiales a través de Atlantic Eco Diving; o con la modalidad de aprendizaje online o e-learning en el siguiente enlace: https://apps.padi.com/scuba-diving/elearning/Default.aspx

• Módulo Aguas Confinadas: en el que se aprenden las destrezas básicas del buceo (se corresponden con las tres primeras de las cinco del Open Water Diver)

Módulo Aguas Abiertas: se trata de dos inmersiones en las que se ponen en práctica las destrezas adquiridas en aguas confinadas (se corresponden con dos de las cuatro inmersiones del Open Water Diver.

Requisitos

• Tener DOCE años o más de edad
• Técnicas de natación adecuadas y estar en buen estado físico de salud
• No se requiere experiencia previa en el buceo

In addition, it is an intermediate step to achieve the immediately superior certification, PADI Open Water Diver.

The PADI Scuba Diver course enables you to:

• Diving under the direct supervision of a guide or instructor at a maximum depth of twelve meters
• Carry bottles, rent or buy diving equipment and participate in supervised diving activities
• Continue with the diving training completing higher level courses and specialties.

The PADI Scuba Diver course lasts two to three days and consists of three main modules:

• Academic module: in which the necessary knowledge is developed to understand the basic principles of diving with autonomous equipment (which coincide with the first three subjects of the five that are part of the course immediately above, Open Water Diver).

This module can be done in person, acquiring the materials through Atlantic Eco Diving; or with the e-learning modality in the following link: https://apps.padi.com/scuba-diving/elearning/Default.aspx

• Confined Water Module: in which the basic skills of diving are learned (corresponding to the first three of the five Open Water Diver)
• Open Water Module: these are two dives in which the skills acquired in confined water are put into practice (they correspond to two of the four dives of the Open Water Diver

Requirements

• Be TWELVE years of age or older
• Appropriate swimming techniques and being in good physical condition
• No prior experience in diving is required

In the Advanced Open Water Diver course, confidence is gained and diving skills are enhanced by conducting a series of specialty dives. These specialties will help you gain experience under the direct supervision of a diving instructor.

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course enables you to:

• Dive with a partner (of the same level or higher) and without direct supervision of a professional, within the limits of experience and at a maximum depth of thirty meters.
• Carry bottles, rent or buy diving equipment and participate in supervised diving activities.
• Continue with the diving training completing higher level courses and specialties.

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course lasts three to four days and consists of two main modules:

• Academic module: the knowledge of five Adventure Dives are developed, of which two are obligatory: deep diving and underwater navigation; the other three dives are free to choose from a wide list of possibilities such as photography, buoyancy control, fish identification, wreck exploration and many more.

This module can be done in person, acquiring the materials through Atlantic Eco Diving; or with the e-learning modality in the following link: https://apps.padi.com/scuba-diving/elearning/Default.aspx

•            Practical module: the five dives corresponding to the chosen specialties are carried out, where the necessary skills are acquired for each one and gain general knowledge and experience for the activity.

Requirements

• Be twelve years of age or older
• Appropriate swimming techniques and being in good physical condition
• Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver

In the course, the confidence and willingness of non-professional lifeguards to respond to a medical emergency situation is worked on. The training works the steps to follow for first aid and CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation), essential requirement to access the title of rescue diver.

The EFR course lasts two days and consists of two main modules:

• Primary Care (CPR): works on the techniques and steps to handle emergencies in which life is in danger. You learn to perform CPR and how to continue controlling a patient to provide the best chance of survival while waiting for the arrival of emergency medical services.
• Secondary care (First Aid): works on the techniques and steps to handle emergencies in which life is not in danger. You learn to provide first aid that reduces pain and the risk of major damage.

In this course you will learn what to look for and how to respond during rescue simulations, putting into practice the skills and knowledge acquired.

The PADI Rescue Diver course enables you to:

• React correctly and efficiently in a problematic situation during diving activity.
• Identify and manage stress in oneself and in other divers.
• Essential requirement to continue the training until PADI Divemaster.

The PADI Rescue Diver course lasts five days and consists of two main modules:

• Academic module: consists of five subjects that develop the necessary notions to correctly execute a rescue during an emergency situation under water.

This module can be done in person, acquiring the materials through Atlantic Eco Diving; or with the e-learning modality in the following link: https://apps.padi.com/scuba-diving/elearning/Default.aspx

• Practical module: performed at sea, practicing rescue skills exercises that work on self-rescue skills, recognition and management of anguish in other divers, team and emergency management, rescue of panic divers and rescue of unconscious divers.

Requirements

• Be certified as PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
• Be certified as EFR
• Appropriate swimming techniques and being in good physical condition

The PADI Divemaster course enables you to:

• Work as a dive guide anywhere in the world.
• Assist an instructor during the courses.

The duration of the PADI Divemaster course is variable and depending on the availability of both the student and the diving center. The course consists of 20 points that include theoretical and practical subjects that prepare the student to face all kinds of situations that could arise during a diving session.

The theoretical part can be done in person, acquiring the materials through Atlantic Eco Diving; or with the e-learning modality in the following link: https://apps.padi.com/scuba-diving/elearning/Default.aspx

Requirements

• Be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver.
• Be certified as EFR Primary and Secondary Care in the last 24 months.
• Accredit a minimum of forty dives at the beginning of the course and a minimum of sixty at the end of it.
• Hyperbaric medical certificate with a maximum of twelve months old.
• Be at least eighteen years of age.