Wright Diving also offers the full range of PADI Diver, PADI Specialty and PADI Professional Courses up to and including Assistant Instructor.
The world best known course is the PADI Open Water Diver Course. This course consists of some distance learning, quizzes and an exam, one day theory, a day in the pool learning skills and four open water dives putting your skills into practice in an open water environment. On a completion of this course you will be able to dive to a maxium depth of 18m with another Open Water diver.
The Advanced Open Water course may be taken by certified PADI Open Water divers (or individuals with an equivalent qualification). This course is the next step in increasing your knowledge and developing your skills to make your diving even safer and more enjoyable. Following completion of this course you will be able to dive to a maxium depth of 30m with another Advanced Open Water diver.
What does the course involve?
This course is field based so there is minimal theory. The course consists of 5 dives made up of two core (required) dives and three elective (instructor or student choice) dives. The course runs over 2 consecutive days
Maximize your time with the upgraded PADI Enriched Air Diver course. Enriched Air Diver saves you time by allowing you to:
• Stay underwater longer
• Get back into the water sooner
• Get your certification while simultaneously completing dives for other PADI courses
Plus, by diving with Enriched Air you may feel less tired on your trip, with many dive operators now offering free nitrox fills this has become a muct have qualification.
Search and Recovery
Have you ever dropped something in the water? Are you looking for lost treasure? The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course will teach you effective ways to find objects underwater and bring them to the surface.
Recommended Course Hours: 24 hours
Minimum Open Water Training: four dives over two days
During your PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course, you'll not only cover the background knowledge related to dry suit diving, you'll get into confined water to put that theory into practice. Then, once you've mastered confined water, it's time for two open water dives and applying that knowledge, including dive planning, organization, techniques, problems and buoyancy control.
Recommended Course Hours: 24
Minimum Open Water Training: as little as one day
You'll learn deep dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and hazards. You'll also put this knowledge to the test as you go on four open water dives that range from 18 - 40 metres
Recommended Course Hours: 24
Minimum Open Water Training: four dives over two days
Navigation
During your PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course, you'll learn underwater navigation dive procedures, techniques, planning, organization and potential problems. You'll also be introduced to natural navigation, underwater patterns, distance estimation and further your compass navigation skills. You'll put these into practice during your three open water dives.
Recommended Course Hours: 12
Minimum Open Water Training: three dives over one day
Wreck Diver
The lure of exploring sunken vessels, airplanes and automobiles is something most divers can't resist. The PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course introduces you to wreck diving and helps you develop the skills and knowledge necessary for safe and fun wreck diving.
Information contained in your wreck diver program includes:
The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of wreck diving
The preparation and use of lights, air supplies, special equipment, penetration lines and reels
Limited-visibility diving techniques and emergency procedures.
Recommended Course Hours: 24
Minimum Open Water Training: four dives over two days
Drift Diving
Drift Diving is effortless and relaxing because you simply glide with the current and feel the rush of flying underwater. But, with this type of diving come special procedures that you need to know so you can maximize your fun underwater.
During your PADI Drift Diver certification course, you'll learn about drift dive planning, organization, techniques and potential hazards, as well as special equipment and procedures like buoyancy. But it's not all theory because you'll go on two open water dives where you can put your new knowledge into action
Submatix Semi Close Rebreather Diver
Have you ever wanted to go diving, but without most of those bubbles? Here's your chance to try it with the PADI Semiclosed Rebreather Submatix course. This Specialty course introduces you to the Submatix semiclosed rebreathers.
This Specialty course introduces the planning, organization, procedures, potential problems and hazards of semiclosed rebreather diving. It is specific to the features, accessories, maintenance and proper use of the Submatix semiclosed rebreathers.
Recompression Chamber Awareness
The purpose of the Orientation to Recompression Chambers Distinctive Specialty is to provide a safe and well supervised introduction into the work of a hyperbaric facility. It is designed to familiarise divers to the facilities available, the procedures used, problems and hazards associated with a recompression chamber and possible treatments available.
Phtographer or Digital Photographer
You'll learn the basics of underwater photography such as composition, film type and camera handling, with special emphasis on practical techniques. You'll learn underwater photography dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and potential problems. You'll also learn how to care for and maintain your camera equipment.
You will also learn about basic image editing using popular software packages
You'll learn what multilevel diving is and why you want to plan for multilevel dives. You'll also get to see the various types of multilevel dive calculators (including the Recreational Dive Planner, Wheel version and dive computers), as well as learn about multilevel dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques, and potential problems
During the program, you'll learn the techniques you need to know for safe diver propulsion vehicle operation. This includes:-
Diver propulsion vehicle dive planning organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards
Equipment and procedure considerations
Night Diver
You'll learn night dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and potential problems. You'll also learn how to control your buoyancy, navigate and communicate at night. Since many of the plants and animals you'll see are different, you'll also get an introduction to nocturnal aquatic life
AIM
To teach the administration of oxygen as a means of increasing the effectiveness of First Aid treatment of diving accidents.
It is implicit in this definition that the treatment takes place on the surface, either in a boat or on dry land. There is no question of administering oxygen to a submerged diver.
PADI Master Scuba Diver
What is the PADI Master Scuba Diver Certification?
This certification denotes that you've reached the highest recreational diver level in the PADI System of diver education. PADI Master Scuba Diver indicates you have a significant amount of training and experience in a variety of dive environments.
What do I need to start?
PADI Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
PADI Rescue Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
50 logged dives
Five PADI Specialty course certifications
Minimum age: 15 years old (12 for Junior Master Scuba Diver)
Where can I go from here?
The PADI Master Scuba Diver certification is the highest recreational level in the PADI system of diver education. You can continue on to become a PADI Professional. As a Master Scuba Diver you'll be well qualified to begin your training as a PADI Divemaster.
PADI Divemaster Course - Go Professional
What can PADI Divemasters do?
Work at local dive centers, on live-aboard dive boats, yachts and at exotic resort locations
Assist PADI Instructors with students
Lead PADI Scuba Divers on guided dive tours
Teach and certify PADI Skin Divers
Teach PADI Discover Snorkeling programs
Conduct PADI Scuba Review programs for certified divers
Lead certified divers on Discover Local Diving experiences
Teach Emergency First Response programs after successful completion of an Emergency First Response Instructor course.
What do I need to start?
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or qualifying certification from another training organization
PADI Rescue Diver certification or qualifying certification from another training organization.
Medical clearance signed by a Doctor - HSE Medical
20 logged dives - 60 Dives required for Qualification
18 years old
What will I do?
Learn dive leadership through classroom and independent study sessions
Complete water skills and stamina exercises in confined and open water
Training exercises to test organizational and problem solving abilities
An internship or series of practical training exercises.
With the Internship option you will work alongside Wright Diving Instructors and Current Divemasters. This option is the most preferred option for candidates embarking on a Divemaster Course. You will also underatke 8 exams as part of the course on the following subjects, Dive Physics, Physiology and First Aid, Equipment, Decompression Theory and the RDP, Diving Skills and the Environment, Supervising Activities for Certified Divers, Supervising Student Divers in Training and Divemaster Conducted Programs
How long will it take?
Two weeks - three months - course schedule dependant
What course materials are required?
The following materials are required unless they are unavailable in a language understood by the student diver.
PADI Divemaster Manual - Crew Pack
Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) – all three versions (Table, Wheel and eRDP including associated Instructions for Use booklets)
The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
Diving Knowledge Workbook
Divemaster Slates
Instructor Guides for the programs that may be conducted by PADI Divemasters.
HSE Diving Medical - Contact Danny for HSE Registered Doctors in your area, you cannot legally operate as a Divemaster without a HSE Medical
