Open Water Diver (OW)
This is the introductory course and, upon completion, will allow you to dive at any location in the world.

What about depth?
Common sense dictates that you dive within your comfort zone, and only to the depth you have been to in your training.

For example: No deeper than 60 feet until you have completed an advanced course or its equivalent.

Advanced Open Water Diver (AOW):
This course provides five supervised dives: A deep dive, a navigation dive, a night dive and two elective dives (e.g. wreck and underwater photography). Each dive can increase your comfort level and decrease your breathing rate, resulting in a more relaxing and enjoyable dive. The AOW Course also serves to introduce you to 5 different specialties, any or all of which you may choose to pursue with a specialty course. If you do, the AOW dive will count as one of the required dives for that specialty.

Rescue Diver (R):
Rescue Diver will teach you how to be the perfect buddy. Beginning with self-rescue, the course progresses through 12 scenarios that range from the simple tired diver to the uber-complex location and surfacing of a missing diver, transport, in-water rescue breathing and ultimately egress from the water to dry land. CPR/First Responder is required to be current for this course. Awareness and problem recognition/prevention are stressed throughout the course.

Divemaster (DM):
The Divemaster course creates the perfect instructional assistant. Diving skills are honed to a fine edge, as are rescue skills and Instructional support. DM's are trained to be masters of logistics and prove invaluable to dive operations and independent instructions alike. The diving skills in DM are identical to those of the instructor course, so it is traditional to acknowledge a divemaster as having received his "Black Belt in Diving".

Underwater Photographer
This course will teach you how to obtain beautiful images of the underwater world and save them digitally. Waterproof cameras and housings are available today that can do much more than their counterpart of the past, but as photographers we must use composition and various tricks of the trade to achieve a truly beautiful shot. Buy a camera, rent one or get housing and start developing your own personal underwater gallery.

Scuba Diver:
If you don't have enough time for the standard open water course, consider the basic "Scuba Diver" certificate, which takes only 3 days of pool and classroom training and 1 day of open water. There is, however, a limitation in that you will only be allowed to dive when accompanied by a PADI professional-level diver to a maximum of 40 feet. It's easy to upgrade to Open Water Diver by completing the remaining 2 classroom/pool sessions and one open water day (2 dives).

CPR/Emergency First Responder: This is an all day course in:
1- Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
2- Automatic External Defibrillation
3- Emergency First Aid

The course includes skills that will help a victim of heart attack, choking ,cardiac arrhythmia or other life threatening emergencies. It is required for Rescue Diver and Divemaser, as well as non-diver uses such as USCG Captain's license, for which the course has been approved.

Underwater Navigator
Learn how to travel from point A to point B underwater with confidence. Learn both Compass and Natural Navigation and enjoy your dive without fear of getting lost.

Wreck Diver
Get more out of your wreck exploration by using a few time tested technologies. 4 dives that explain how to successfully dive a shipwreck and get back intact and happy.

Northeast Wreck Diver
A more intensive course, including penetration and more extreme exposures, dealing with low visibility, currents, cold and dark situations we experience frequently in the Northeast.

Search & Recovery Diver
There are several patterns of a search, each is suitied to a particular challenge. Once you find what you are looking for, learn how to safely recover it, whether it is brass, wood or gold!

Dive Propulsion Vehicle Diver
A DPV can get you there faster with less exertion and decreased air consumption, but there are dangers and inherent risks associated with Dive Propulsion Vehicle. Learn the tips that will make you a safe DPV diver.

Underwater Hunter
It's always nice to bring home dinner from a dive, especially when it's fresh seafood. Learn how to recover and clean mussels, clams, scallops, lobsters, fluke, black fish and striped bass. We will catch what is available and cook it too!

Deep Diver
Recreational Divers can go to 130 feet, but must get special training to do so. Learn the do's and don'ts, decompression for emergency situations, and review bends signs and symptoms as well as field treatment while help is on the way.

Night Diver
Strange and beautiful creatures come out at night, both in NYC and underwater. Learn how to asfely enjoy underwater (for the NYC part above ground, you're on your own). Learn emergency procedures and prevention of problems, and how to solve problems that arise. Confidently diving at night represents a milestone in the diver's career.

Cavern Diver
Learn how to safely dive in caves that are within the light zone. This is not a cave diving course, which is not offered by PADI.

Drift Diver
Current can be either a blessing or a curse. Learn how to use it to your advantage, with real drift dives scheduled from Beach 8th St. Rockaway to Atlantic Beach Bridge, Nassau County NY. Can be done in conjunction with the Underwater Hunter course.