Snorkeling Diver
The “Snorkeling Diver” is intended for those who are not interested in scuba diving. The main objective for this training is safety and environmental protection when snorkeling.
Voraussetzung:
- Age: From 8 years
- Children and adolescents the written consent of a parent or guardian
- Self-reported health status, “medical history” *
- Good swimming skills
* if in doubt provide a medical certificate!
Practical Skills:
- Water habituation and the practical snorkel diving
- Safety aspects and safety precautions
- Taking the theoretical exam
After completing the theoretical and practical training parts, you will receive your certification as a “Snorkeling Diver” and what comes next?
Then you can already start with the following diving courses:
Now your adventure begins!
Discover Scuba Diving
The introductory scuba diving experience “Discover Scuba Diving” is used to introduce interested individuals to the dive sport in order to facilitate the decision making for a diving course afterwards.
Requirement:
- Age: From 10 years
- Written declaration of consent of a legal guardian
- Explanation of the general state of health *
- Good swimming skills
* in case of concerns an additional medical examination!
Practical Parts & Theory Parts:
- Necessary theoretical and practical knowledge
- water habituation
- introductory dive
Upon completion of the dive, a “Discover Scuba Diving” certification may be issued upon request, to prove that you have been taking part in the course.
Discover Scuba Diving”, and what comes next?
Then you can already start with the following diving courses :
Now your adventure begins!
Junior Diver
The “Junior Diver” was created to allow young people the contact with scuba diving. In this
Course you learn basic knowledge in theory and practice.
Requirement:
- Age: From 12 years
- Written declaration of consent of a legal guardian
- Valid medical fitness certificate *
* at least one medical history with the guardian and if there are any concerns about medical examination!
Practical Parts & Theory Parts:
- Theoretical and practical basic knowledge
- snorkeling
- Scuba diving
After completion of the theoretical and practical training parts you will receive your certification as “Junior Diver”
“Junior Diver”, and what comes next?
Then you can already start with the following diving courses :
Now your adventure begins!
Elementary Diver
Introduction to scuba diving, basic elementary knowledge of diving.
Requirement:
- Age: From 12 years
- Mental and physical fitness
- In the case of minors, written consent of a legal guardian
- Valid medical fitness certificate *
- Good swimming skills
* at least your own medical history and, if you have any concerns, an additional medical examination!
Practical Parts & Theory Parts:
- Theoretical Diving Education
- Snorkel dive training
- Scuba training in open water
Upon completion of the dives, a certification “Elementary Diver” can be issued on request, which certifies you as diver under supervision.
Supervised diver “Elementary Diver”, and what comes next?
Then you can already start with the following diving courses :
Now your adventure begins!
Open Water Diver
The independent diver “Open Water Diver” or “OWD” represents a comprehensive diving education in theory and practice.
Requirement:
- Age: From 14 years
- Mental and physical fitness
- In the case of minors, written consent of a legal guardian
- Valid medical fitness certificate *
- Good swimming skills
* at least your own medical history and, if you have any concerns, an additional medical examination!
Practice parts:
- Snorkel diving
- 6 open water dives
Theory parts:
- diving rules
- Snorkeling equipment (ABC equipment)
- Demonstration of UW signals, equipment knowledge, diving physics, diving medicine and diving practice
- Dive planning and dive calculations
- Specials: Diving from the boat and diving at current
- Handling and care of the equipment
After completion of the theoretical and practical training parts you will receive your certification “OPEN WATER DIVER”
Open Water Diver”, and what comes next?
This is just the beginning of a world full of adventure. After your “Open Water Diver” you can
Now your adventure begins!
Advanced Open Water Diver
The “Advanced Open Water Diver” is an advanced dive training in theory and practice to enhance the diving experience and increase safety.
Requirement:
- Age: From 15 years to max. 20 metres
- Age: From 16 years to max. 30 metres
- Mental and physical fitness
- Valid medical fitness certificate *
- Good swimming skills
- OWD or equivalent
- At least 15 open water dives
* at least your own medical history and, if you have any concerns, an additional medical examination!
Practical Parts & Theory Parts:
- Underwater navigation
- night diving
- elective dives (preferably deep dives)
- extended education building on the content of the Open Water Diver
After completion of the theoretical and practical training parts you will receive your certification as “ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER”
Advanced Open Water Diver”, and then what?
Now your adventure begins!
Rescue Diver
Rescue Diver training is a theory and practice dive training that gives you the opportunity to expand your diving safety skills and learn the principles of accident prevention and accident management. An extended guarantee and thus a guarantee for yourself and your diving partners.
Requirement:
- Age: From 18 years
- Mental and physical fitness
- Valid medical fitness certificate *
- Good swimming skills
- Advanced Open Water Diver or Equivalent
- Additional training for drift diving “Drift Diving”
- At least 40 dives
* at least your own medical history and, if you have any concerns, an additional medical examination!
After completion of the theoretical and practical training parts you will receive your certification “Rescue Diver”
Rescue Diver”, and what comes next?
Now your adventure begins!
Dive Supervisor
Dive Supervisor training allows you to extend your group leadership skills. The course builds the foundation for an optimal preparation for a becoming Instructor.
Requirement:
- Age: From 18 years
- legal guardian
- Valid medical certification
- Good swimming skills
- Rescue Diver or equivalent
- Rescue Diver oder Äquivalent
- 60 dives and of these 40 dives must have been completed after completing level 2 according to ISO 24801-2
- A minimum of 30 open water dives must include the widest possible range of environmental conditions to
ensure that the student has as much experience as possible. Examples of more demanding conditions can
be:limited visibility (horizontal less than 2 meters), currents (more than 0.25 m / s (about 0.5
knots), cold water (below 10 ° C)
If there are no such factors due to the local environmental conditions, the dive experience should be
extended by a higher number of dives and / or by dives at greater depths (e.g., deeper than 30m).
Theoretical knowledge and skills:
- Equipment; Diving physics; Diving medicine; Use of dive tables and dive computers
Diving environment; Diving course and dive management - Communication, both below and at the surface
- Recommended safe diving practices, scuba diving from the boat, night diving, procedures when diving in
restricted visibility - Deep diving method, tides and currents
- Restrictions on diving in waters without direct ascent to the surface
- Navigation; accident management
- Procedure in the event that the contact with the diving partner is lost
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant diving legislation and legal regulations
- Diving skills must be sufficient to cope with challenging conditions as in the following examples
Depths beyond those of Level 2 recreational scuba diver - Supervison in the water; Size and experience of the guided group
After completion of the theoretical and practical training parts you will receive your certification “Dive Supervisor”
Dive group leader “Dive Supervisor”, and what happens then?