PADI courses - Marina Blue Haiti

 

PADI COURSES

 

All our activities are conducted with PADI professionals, with all current safety precautions and international PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) and DAN (Divers Alert Network) regulations. Our staff is friendly and speaks English, French and Spanish. We are proud to offer the best diving equipment with great facilities and the best professional and friendly services along with great diving boats!

PADI Open Water Diver course

Who should take this course? If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure, discover new adventures and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts, with your first scuba certification.   Get your PADI Open Water Diver certification – the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba diving course, with our certified PADI Instructor here at Marina Blue. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course.   To enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course (or Junior Open Water Diver course), you must be 10 years old or older. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required.   What will you learn? The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases: Knowledge Development ( online, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore!   How can you start learning now? Enroll in Open Water Diver Online – PADI’s eLearning option – and you can start learning right away. PADI Open Water Diver Online gives you the background information you need to dive safely and allows you to study at your own pace through an interactive computer-based program. Get started now! Click here to start the eLearning.   *Price in this package ($275 USD) doesn't include the eLearning PADI fee. You can purchase it directly from PADI or as an add-on when you book for the course. We will then assign you a code in the PADI ELearning program.  The fee for the ELearning module is $185 USD.   Every student needs to have a logbook and a dive proof watch with dive planning device (table or eRDMPL). Logbook and eRDMPL are included in eLearning OWD Crew pack we have for sale.   Dive computer is considered as both watch and dive planning device. We have a limited number of them for rent.   *Rental of all needed scuba equipment is included in price of this course *Theory is not included in this course. You must do your theory before the course. You can inquire at info@marinabluehaiti.com for a theory on site or do it online. You can purchase it at padi.com or add it as an add-on when registering into the course. We will then send you the code via e-mail. *The PADI Open water crew pack is not included in the practical part of this course and is necessary to complete this activity. It can be added as add-on when purchasing this course. 

PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Diving Course

Exploration, excitement, experiences. This is what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course offers. You do not need to be "advanced" to take it - it is designed to advance your dive, so you can start right after you get your PADI Open Water Diver certification. The course helps build confidence and expand your diving skills with different adventure dives. You try different specialties while gaining experience under the supervision of your PADI instructor. You record dives and develop abilities as you find new ways to enjoy scuba diving.   Who should take this course? PADI Open Water divers (Junior) aged at least 12 years old are ready to register for an Advanced Open Water Diver course.   What will you learn? You will plan your learning journey with your instructor by choosing from a long list of adventure dives. There are two dives required - Deep and Underwater - and you choose the other three for a total of five dives. During the Deep Adventure Dive, you will learn how to plan dives to deal with the physiological effects and challenges of deeper diving. Scuba diving adventure navigation refines your compass navigation skills and helps you navigate better using kick-cycles, visual cues and time. The other knowledge and skills you get will vary depending on your interest and the adventures you have - photography, buoyancy control, fish identification, wreck exploration and many more. How can you start learning now? Sign up for Advanced Open Water Diver Online - the PADI eLearning option here - to get started right away, or you can buy it as an add-on when you book for the course. We will then assign you a code in the PADI Elearning program. The fee for the eLearning module is 174 USD. The web-based system allows you to learn more about seven of the most popular dives, including deep-sea and underwater dives, as well as scuba diving, boating and boating. You study at your own pace with an easy-to-use interactive program.   * The rental of all necessary diving equipment is included in the price of this course * Theory is not included in this course. You must make your theory before the class. You can inquire at info@marinabluehaiti.com for an on-site theory or do it online. You can buy it on padi.com or add it as an add-on when registering for the course. We will then send you the code by e-mail. * The Advance Open Water Crew Pack is not included in this course and is required to complete this activity. It can be added as an add-on when purchasing this course.

PADI Rescue diver (Practical part)

Scuba divers describe the PADI Rescue Diver course as the most challenging, yet most rewarding course they’ve ever taken. Why? Because you learn to prevent and manage problems in the water, and become more confident in your skills as a diver, knowing that you can help others if needed. During the course, you learn to become a better buddy by practicing problem solving skills until they become second nature. Plus, the course is just fun – it’s serious, but still allows for lots of laughter in between the focused learning. PADI (Junior) Adventure Divers who are at least 12 years old and have completed the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive may enroll in a Rescue Diver course. You also need to have Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months. You can complete this training during the Rescue Diver course.  What will you learn? The PADI Rescue Diver course prepares you to deal with dive emergencies, minor and major, using a variety of techniques. Through knowledge development and rescue exercises, you learn what to look for and how to respond. During rescue scenarios, you put into practice your knowledge and skills. Topics include: Self rescue Recognizing and managing stress in other divers Emergency management and equipment Rescuing panicked divers Rescuing unresponsive divers How can you start learning now? Register for Rescue Diver Online here – PADI’s eLearning option – to start now. You progress through five knowledge development sections using a web-based system that lets you learn at your own pace through an easy-to-use, interactive program. You also have access to an online version of the Rescue Diver Manual for reference during and after the course. If you prefer, you can choose to study with the Rescue Diver Manual and watch the Rescue Diver Video (a book and DVD package). Go to your local PADI Dive Center and Resort to enroll in the course, get your materials and start learning. Your PADI Instructor will meet with you to schedule knowledge review sessions along with your rescue exercises and scenarios. What scuba gear will you use? At this level, we encourage you to use your basic scuba equipment, but if you dont have it, equipment is already included. During exercises, you’ll work with an oxygen unit, floats, marker buoys and perhaps CPR mannequins. Your PADI Instructor will explain the equipment that you need and may suggest additional gear, such as your own first aid kit, which will be useful throughout your diving career. *Theory is not included in this course. You must do your theory before the course. You can inquire at info@marinabluehaiti.com for a theory on site or do it online. You can purchase it at  padi.com or add it as an add-on when registering into the course. We will then send you the code via e-mail. *The PADI Rescue Diver Crew pack is not included in the practical part of this course and is neccessary to complete this activity. It is included in on-site theory class and can be added as addon for those studying theory online.

PADI Divemaster (practical part)

The PADI Divemaster course is the first professional level of the PADI Diversity Training System and allows you to work as a training assistant on PADI courses and programs, supervise certified divers during recreational dives and conduct some PADI diving programs. independently. Becoming a PADI Divemaster includes the following segments: Knowledge Development, Practical Application and the Divemaster Final Exam. The online part of the course, PADI Divemaster Online, covers nine topics that prepare you for the practical sessions needed to complete the Divemaster course. With PADI's eLearning® system and convenient Divemaster course segments, you become well prepared to work as a PADI Divemaster

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Discover Scuba Diving

Have you always wondered what it's like to breathe underwater? If you want to try scuba diving, but are not yet ready to embark on a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is for you. PADI Marina Blue Haiti offers this program in a swimming pool or on a beach. Although not a diving certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world.   To register for a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience, you must be at least 10 years old. No previous experience in scuba diving is necessary, but you must be in good physical health.   What will you learn? You will learn the basic safety instructions and skills needed to dive under the direct supervision of a PADI professional. If you are diving in open water, you will practice some extra skills in shallow water to prepare for your adventure. Prepare to: Review the dive gear you use to dive and how easy it is to travel underwater with your gear. Discover what it's like to breathe underwater. Learn the key skills you will use during each dive. Have fun swimming and exploring. Discover how to become a certified diver with the PADI Open Water Diver course.   How can you start learning now? Contact your local PADI center or dive center to sign up for a Discover Scuba Diving program and get a Discover Scuba Diving Participant Guide. Your participant's guide explains the experience and allows you to study in advance the safety rules and skill techniques that your dive professional will review with you. You will also learn about the possibilities of being part of the diving community after completing your underwater experience.  

PADI Bubblemaker for kids

Bubblemaker is as fun as it sounds - a chance for kids to bubble up on scuba diving. Children who are at least 8 years old can use diving equipment to breathe underwater and swim in shallow water. Organize a party or celebrate a birthday by hosting an unforgettable and exciting Bubblemaker event with your friends and family at your local PADI dive center or resort. A child must be 8 years old or older. Children must be comfortable in the water, but no prior experience is necessary. Parental approval is required.

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PADI Deep Diver Specialty

The attraction of depth. There is something exciting and mysterious about exploring deeper dive sites during scuba diving. Sometimes it's a wreck that catches you below 18 meters / 60 feet, and on wall dives, it can be a giant fan or sponge. Anyway, to dive with confidence at depths up to 40 meters / 130 feet, you should take the PADI Deep Diver Specialty course.

PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver (Practical part)

The PADI Enriched Air Diver course is PADI’s most popular specialty scuba course. Why? Because scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression time, especially on repetitive scuba dives. If staying down longer and getting back in the water sooner sounds appealing, then don’t hesitate to become an enriched air diver.

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PADI Night Diver

The thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring. Although you’ve been scuba diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light. The scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge. If you’ve wondered what happens underwater after the sun goes down, sign up for the PADI Night Diver Specialty course.  

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PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy

Excellent buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. You’ve seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover almost as if by thought. They more easily observe aquatic life without disturbing their surroundings. You can achieve this, too. The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course improves the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevates them to the next level.

PADI Sidemount Diver

Having scuba tanks on your back isn’t a requirement for exploring the underwater world. Many scuba divers have discovered the joy of mounting cylinders on their sides. Sidemount diving gives you flexibility and streamlining options. Plus, you don’t have to walk with heavy cylinders on your back – just enter the water, clip them on and go. Sound interesting? Sign up for the PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty course.

PADI Wreck Diver Speciality

Whether purpose-sunk as an artificial reef for scuba divers, or lost as the result of an accident, wrecks are fascinating windows to the past. Ships, airplanes and even cars are fascinating to explore and usually teem with aquatic life. Each wreck dive offers a chance for discovery, potentially unlocking a mystery or spying something others have missed. The PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course is popular because it offers rewarding adventures while observing responsible wreck diving practices.  

 

PADI Specialties

PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver (Practical part)

The PADI Enriched Air Diver course is PADI’s most popular specialty scuba course. Why? Because scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression time, especially on repetitive scuba dives. If staying down longer and getting back in the water sooner sounds appealing, then don’t hesitate to become an enriched air diver.

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PADI Deep Diver Specialty

The attraction of depth. There is something exciting and mysterious about exploring deeper dive sites during scuba diving. Sometimes it's a wreck that catches you below 18 meters / 60 feet, and on wall dives, it can be a giant fan or sponge. Anyway, to dive with confidence at depths up to 40 meters / 130 feet, you should take the PADI Deep Diver Specialty course.

PADI Wreck Diver Speciality

Whether purpose-sunk as an artificial reef for scuba divers, or lost as the result of an accident, wrecks are fascinating windows to the past. Ships, airplanes and even cars are fascinating to explore and usually teem with aquatic life. Each wreck dive offers a chance for discovery, potentially unlocking a mystery or spying something others have missed. The PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course is popular because it offers rewarding adventures while observing responsible wreck diving practices.  

PADI Night Diver

The thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring. Although you’ve been scuba diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light. The scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge. If you’ve wondered what happens underwater after the sun goes down, sign up for the PADI Night Diver Specialty course.  

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PADI Sidemount Diver

Having scuba tanks on your back isn’t a requirement for exploring the underwater world. Many scuba divers have discovered the joy of mounting cylinders on their sides. Sidemount diving gives you flexibility and streamlining options. Plus, you don’t have to walk with heavy cylinders on your back – just enter the water, clip them on and go. Sound interesting? Sign up for the PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty course.

PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy

Excellent buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. You’ve seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover almost as if by thought. They more easily observe aquatic life without disturbing their surroundings. You can achieve this, too. The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course improves the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevates them to the next level.

 

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