Classes
Diving safe and have fun! It is our priority to make sure all our divers are properly trained, equipped and prepared for what to expect when under the water. Check our variety of classes we offer to get you properly certified and ready for any dive.
Learn to SCUBA DIVE!
It is fun, easy, and exciting!
Learn to SCUBA dive in with us! Our classes are fun & easy. SCUBA classes include 4 open water dives in the beautiful Keys!, SCUBA equipment use throughout the class, course books or e-learning and access to the 13-foot deep pool in Naples.
We use professional diving equipment by
SCUBAPRO and AQUA LUNG in all our classes!
For ages 10* and UP!
*Students under 12 must attend class with a parent or guardian
Group Class Schedule
2023 Group Open Water Class Schedule
January 5th Open! Feb 4-5
January 18th Open! Feb 18-19
February 9th Open! Mar 11-12
February 21st Open! Mar 25-26
March 15th Open! Apr 15-16
March 30th Open! Apr 29-30
April 18th Open! May 20-21
May 3rd Open! June 25-26
May 25th Open! July 16-17
June 14th Open! July 9-10
June 29th Open! July 23-24
July 20th Open! Aug 19-20
August 2nd Open! Sept 2-3
August 24th Open! Sept 23-24
September 5th Open! Oct 7-8
September 20th Open! Oct 21-22
October 5th Open! Nov 4-5
Since 1993, our programs stress safety and being properly equipped.
There are no short cuts to quality instruction and diving equipment systems.
Our goal is quality customer service. We have the most experienced instructors using the best educational materials and diving equipment in our training programs.
Our SCUBA certification agency does two things for your training- they print the books that you use for the training, and they make the plastic cards that we issue. All training is done by our certified SCUBA instructors.
OPEN WATER Beginner Level Class
1. Course Equipment and Counseling
This first step toward entering this new adventure is learning the basic functions of your total diving equipment systems. SCUBAdventures offers the most modern, up to date SCUBA instruction and equipment. Your professional instructor/equipment counselor can help you choose the right equipment. Your instructor will familiarize you with the course structure and requirements, making sure you enjoy all learning phases of become a competent safe scuba diver.
2. HOME or ONLINE Training
Home or online training is required followed by two classroom sessions with your instructor. Classroom training includes review which prepares you for your sub aquatic experience! To dive safely-there is much to learn and time will pass quickly. Soon you will be living the adventure you now only dream about.
3. POOL Training
Your pool training with SCUBA allows you to adapt technically and psychologically to the underwater world. Three pool training sessions at the huge, 13 foot deep pool will get you safely adapted to the equipment and necessary skills to become a safe diver.
4. OPEN WATER TRAINING
All phases of your training, dive planning and preparation will fall into place as you experience your final open water dives in KEY LARGO’S MARINE SANCTUARY! Each boat dive will make you more comfortable with the marine environment and your diving equipment. FOUR OPEN WATER SCUBA DIVES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE YOUR SCUBA CERTIFICATION. Most dives are scheduled over a weekend.
Our Ultimate SCUBA Training Package includes:
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Two Classroom sessions and 3 confined water training sessions, student training kit.
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Use of a Deluxe SCUBAPRO computerized diving system for both pool and open water dives.
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Charter boat fees for the 4 open water training dives in Key Largo
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Upon successful completion you will be awarded the SDI Open Water Dive certification card-one of the most respected certifications in the world!
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Personal snorkeling gear, travel & hotel expenses not included
* Minimum 6 in class group classes
Deposit required for class reservations
Each student is required to have their personal equipment-high quality mask, snorkel, fins with boots and wet suit.
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Become a better, safer diver
and have fun doing it
with our
Advanced Adventure Diver Program!
NITROX-ENRICHED AIR
Enriched Air offers advantages for all divers!
Longer bottom times, shorter surface intervals,
Less post fatigue, more dive time and SAFER DIVES!
Course Content:
Introduction to Nitrox
Nitrox, Your body and the underwater world
Your total diving system and Nitrox
Planning your Nitrox Dives and Nitrox dive computers
Includes training manual for home study and classroom session
Class dates:
November 15, 2021
January 10, 2022
February 21 ,2022
March 14, 2022
Deep Diving
Depth attracts a lot of divers as deep dives provide a certain thrill!
Course content
· Proper equipment for deeper dives
· Planning deep dives
Your deep dive
· Potential hazards
· Repetitive deep dive planning
Diving at night means excitement, adventure, and fascination all at the same time!
Course Content:
• Night vs. Limited visibility diving
• Special Equipment
• Preparing for the dive
· The Dive
Underwater Navigation
Learn how to navigate underwater and find your way back to the boat!
Course content:
· Natural navigation
· Compass navigation
· Combining natural and compass navigation
· Special navigation situations
· The sport of navigation
Course dates for Deep and Navigation class:
January 24
March 7
May 9
Wreck Diving
Diving on wrecks means diving in the past-and it is always related with a certain thrill
Course Content
· Selecting a wreck
· Wreck diving equipment
· Locating a wreck
· Diving the wreck and advance wreck diving
Night and limited visibility
course contents:
night vs limited limited visibility
Specialty equipment
Preparing for the dive
The Dive!
Course dates for Wreck and limited visibility
February 15
March 7
May 9
Advance dive schedule:
February 19 March 19 April 16 May 21 June 18
After completing the Advanced Adventure training program and having logged 12 dives (including the specialty dives) you will be awarded the SDI Advanced Adventure Diver card ( level 1) which will allow you to safely join the many exciting , fun and challenging dives available either locally or around the world!
Upon competing 24 total dives you are qualified to apply for the Advanced Diver Level 2 certification card.
Rescue Diver Course
This class teaches skills such as how to perform self rescues, buddy rescues, recognize and calm potential panic divers, administer proper first aid to divers that have experienced dive related injuries, conduct effective search patterns and manage accident scenes. These rescue skills are essential for avid divers, because someday, maybe sooner than you think, you will need them.
Includes training kit, classroom sessions,
Pool sessions and Certification card
Nitrox Offers:
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Extended Bottom Times
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Shorter surface intervals
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Less after dive fatigue
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Less nitrogen loading
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Reduces chance of decompression sickness
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More dives per day
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Safer dives
One 3 hour classroom session
SDI Nitrox training manual
SDI Nitrox certification card
Class schedule: Mondays 6 PM until PM
November 15, 2021
January 10, 2022
February 21 ,2022
March 14, 2022
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Private classes available
First Aid, CPR, and AED Certification Course
Our hands-on CPR and First Aid training courses are designed to help prepare first responders in the proper administration of first aid until more advanced help can be obtained. Students will apply their knowledge and skills in first aid response by observing and reacting to simulated real-life emergencies. This course meets all healthcare industry requirements
Adult CPR , AED & First Aid Certification: The hands-on training incorporates lifesaving techniques such as adult CPR skills, assisting choking victims, rescue breathing techniques, and in the use of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs).
Includes training in administering first aid to bleeding wounds and bone injuries, correctly handling various chemical burns, splinting, assessing and responding to shock, treating poisoning, heat-related emergencies and many other common incidents. This training could mean the difference between life and death, rapid versus prolonged recovery and temporary versus permanent disability.
This course is excellent for divers and non-divers and can be used for the CPR certification requirement for the Rescue course and Divemaster classes.
*Including training manual and certification card (Group Rate)
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Stress & Rescue Certification Class
Do you know what to do in an emergency?
Would you be able to rescue your buddy?
Could you diagnose a diving related injury?
The Stress and Rescue Course is best described as challenging and rewarding. In this course you will learn invaluable skills and techniques that will help you prevent diving problems and if necessary, manage dive emergencies. The Stress & Rescue course is one which builds on your diving confidence, training you in self-rescue as well as assisting others in need. You will gain a massive increase and a heightened awareness of spotting potential problems and dealing with them before they become a problem. Most divers find this course both demanding and rewarding, adn at the end, say it’s the best course they’ve ever taken.
Stress is a major contributor to rescue situations and diving accidents.
Through this course you will learn accident prevention, as well as how to handle problem situations if they occur.
The program is about avoiding, recognizing and solving problems in the surface and underwater.
Course Content:
- What is stress?
- Stress in Diving: Causes and Prevention
- Detecting and Dealing with Stress
- Self Rescue
- Accident Management
- Skills Needed To Deal with Panic and Rescues
- Conditions that Complicate Rescues
- Learn the same search and recovery techniques that are taught to first responders (Fire-Police) using reels and lift bags. This class includes pool sessions where unconscious diver and panicked diver control techniques both underwater and on the surface are taught. Additionally out of air drills, air sharing drills, entanglement drills, equipment malfunction drills and search techniques in blacked out masks are conducted. There is also a practical scenario exercise off the beach in Naples.
*Course is three sessions in which you will participate in academic and in-water sessions in the pool and in the open water.
Prerequisites for this diving course:
Open Water diver
Minimum age is 15
Valid CPR and First Aid Certification
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Includes:
A SDI Stress & Rescue pack with your manual slates and a DVD
Classroom, pool and Open Water Training
An Internationally recognized Stress & Rescue Certification from SSI
Oxygen Provider Certification Course
Administering Oxygen is one of the most important aspects of first aid for decompression sickness, lung overexpansion injuries, and also for many non diving issues such as strokes. However, statistics say that less than 50% of Injured divers actually are administered Oxygen, and those that do get Oxygen don’t get near 100% concentrations due to improper administration. This class teaches you how to correctly and safely administer 100% Oxygen to an injured diver.
Course Content:
- Assembly, safe use, and care of Oxygen systems.
- How to administer Oxygen using demand valve and mask, constant-flow/non-rebreather masks, and pocket mask with an Oxygen inlet
- Review the signs and symptoms of dive injuries, as well as basic emergency management.
- A great class to take heading into your Rescue class, or in conjunction with your First Aid/CPR AED class.
- Home study plus a classroom session with skills practice.
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