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ADVANCED SCUBA CLASSES |
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Are you ready to expand your skills
and knowledge as a diver? Well then, the Boston Harbor Diving Co.
has some exciting courses for you. Learn some new skills, increase your
diving knowledge, and expand your diving abilities to new levels. To the
right is a list of the advanced diving courses that we offer, or just
scroll down the page.
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Boston SCUBA Classes
Frequently Asked Questions
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Advanced Open Water
Rescue Diver
Divemaster
Lobster Hunter
Enriched Air (nitrox)
Drysuit Diver
Wreck Diver
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Advanced Open Water Course Prerequisite: Open Water
Diver Certification
The AOW course is your next step after
certification as an open water diver. This course consists of 5 short academic sessions
(usually done before each dive) and
6 open water
training dives. Your first dive will be an introduction dive, basically
a "fun" dive to get use to diving with the gear, and the environment. Two core dives are necessary: Deep and Navigation, along
with three elective dives that you can choose from the following list: U/W Photography, Search &
Recovery, Wreck, Multilevel/Computer, Boat, Drift, or U/W Naturalist.
After students sign up for the advanced course, they will be mailed all
the academic materials and videos. Students complete all the reading and
watch all the videos at home on their own pace before diving. Then just
sign up for a SCUBA charter, and your on your way. This means that
students can start the class when they are ready. No waiting for minimum
class sizes. Students will need 3
days of 2 tank diving charters (total of 6 dives) to complete the
advanced open water course. All training dives will take place on our
dive boat- no shore diving!!.
The best part is that your instruction time is free!! You pay only
for the academic materials, the dive boat
charters, any rental gear needed,
and your certification card. Charters will run Friday thru Monday, you pick and choose the different dates you'd
like to dive. Check the dive calendar to see what dives
are coming up. Although there is no minimum dive requirements to enter
the program, you will find the course most beneficial if you have 10 -
12 or more dives completed before the course.
Rates: Academic Materials & DVD = $90.00 / Diving Charters = $80.00
each (3X)/ Certification Card = $20.00 / Plus gear rental if needed. Includes:
All specialty gear for different style dives (lights, computers, slates,
timers, buoys, wreck reels, etc.).
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The Rescue Diver Course Prerequisite:
Advanced Open Water Diver Certification
& CPR and First Aid Certification
Although
SCUBA diving emergencies are relatively rare, are you able to
confidently assist a diver in an emergency? The rescue diver course covers
both academic sessions & open water training to make sure your prepared
to lend a hand when things go wrong.
After students sign up for the rescue diver course, they will be mailed
all the academic materials and videos. Students complete all the reading
and watch all the videos at home on their own pace before diving. This
means that students can start the class when they are ready. No waiting
for minimum class sizes.
One class session is usually done in the evening on the dive boat. Open
water training involves 12 rescue scenarios completed over a 3 day
period. The best part is that your instruction time is free!!
You pay only for the academic materials, the dive
boat charters, any
rental gear needed, and your
certification card. Charters will run Friday thru Monday, you pick and choose the different dates you'd like to
dive. Check the dive calendar to see what dives are coming
up. Rates:
Academic Materials & DVD = $75.00 / Diving Charters = $80.00 each (3X) /
Certification Card = $20.00 / Plus gear rental if needed.
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PADI Divemaster Prerequisites: Advanced Open Water Diver Certification, Rescue Diver Certification, 20 Logged Dives
The Divemaster Course consists of 3 broad areas of learning. First there are the dive theory exams - eight exams that test your knowledge of the following categories: physics, physiology, equipment, skills & environment, decompression theory & the RDP,
Divemaster conducted programs, supervising certified divers, and assisting with student divers in training.
Second is the water skills & stamina module: A 400-yard swim; a 15-minute tread; an 800-yard mask, snorkel, and fins swim; and a 100-yard tired diver tow. SCUBA skills are practiced and then judged. A
divemaster's skills must be demonstration-quality so student divers may learn from watching him/her. The final part of the course is an internship with your instructor. You
will be assisting an instructor with student divers during 5 confined water (pool) sessions, and 5 open water dive sessions. Due to the more time-consuming scheduling of the
Divemaster course, times
and dates are usually worked out on a week-to-week basis. The instructor will assign the
Divemaster candidate various modules for home study. When the student is ready, a meeting time is scheduled to review those modules. The student will also be given notice of confined water (pool) training sessions
well in advance. Rates: $600.00 per person. Please note students must also supply the
Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving & the Diving Knowledge workbook. Other books needed for the course will be loaned to the student. A membership fee must also be paid to PADI (which is not included in the course). |
Diving Specialties
Lobster Hunter Course
Prerequisite: Open Water Diver Certification
So maybe you have heard that divers can take lobsters in
the state of Massachusetts? Now take the next step. This course explains
all that a divers needs to know to be successful hunting lobster
underwater. Course covers legal requirements, techniques, tips, and
strategy for lobster hunting. Both new and experienced lobster hunters
will gain from this course. Learn where to look- but also where not to
look, how to avoid ripping off claws, air consumption tips, and much
more.
After students sign up for the lobster diver course, they will be mailed
all the academic materials and videos. Students complete all the reading
and watch all the videos at home on their own pace before diving.
This means that students can start the class when they are ready. No
waiting for minimum class sizes.
This course entails one
class session usually done in the evening on the dive boat. Then 2 open
water training dives.
The best part is that your instruction time is free!!
You pay only for the dive
boat charters, any
rental gear needed, and your
certification card. Charters will run Friday thru Monday, you pick and choose the different dates you'd like to
dive. Check the dive calendar to see what dives are coming
up.
Students will earn the PADI Lobster Hunter Diver specialty upon completion of the course.
Rates: Diving Charters = $80.00 each (1X) /
Certification Card = $20.00 / Plus gear rental if needed. A lobster permit is recommend but not needed
for the course. Please note
although no PADI materials exist for this dive specialty, there is one
book students are required to purchase for this course. "The Secret Life
of Lobsters" by Trevor Corson
Enriched Air (Nitrox)
Course Prerequisite: Open Water Diver Certification
Enriched air or nitrox as it is often called in the industry is a
breathing mixture a little different than the air SCUBA divers normally
breathe. From your open water class, you learned that nitrogen is the
problem gas when diving- it can cause decompression sickness if divers
are not careful. Enriched air carries a higher amount of oxygen and a
lower amount of nitrogen than air does. Because this mixture has less
nitrogen, we are allow to safely extend bottom time at depth. Of course
in life.... we don't get something for nothing, now we have to keep
track of elevated oxygen levels in the mixture we are breathing. This
course will show divers how to use nitrox safely, extend bottom time,
safe handling procedures, and more.
After students sign up for the enriched air diver course, they will be mailed
all the academic materials and videos. Students complete all the reading
and watch all the videos at home on their own pace before diving.
This means that students can start the class when they are ready. No
waiting for minimum class sizes. This course entails one
class session usually done in the evening on the dive boat. Then 2 open
water training dives.
The best part is that your instruction time is free!!
You pay only for the academic materials, the dive
boat charters, any
rental gear needed, and your
certification card. Charters will run Friday thru Monday, you pick and choose the different dates you'd like to
dive. Check the dive calendar to see what dives are coming
up. Students will earn the PADI Enriched Air Diver specialty upon completion of the course.
Rates:
Academic Materials = $80.00 / Diving Charters = $80.00 each (1X) /
Certification Card = $20.00 / Plus gear rental if needed.
Please note all dive gear needed
for the class can be rented with us except for enriched air tanks.
Enriched air tank rentals are available
at some local dive shops.
Drysuit Diver
Course Prerequisite: Open Water Diver Certification
Tired of being cold and wet? Then it's time to learn how to use a
drysuit. Drysuit diving is truly the best way to SCUBA dive in New
England. No more will you have the rush of cold water into the suit, no
pulling and tugging to get the suit on or off, and no wet skin exposed
to cooling breezes. A drysuit will allow you to enjoy SCUBA diving a lot
longer than the best wet suits, either on a single dive, or during an
extended dive season. If you are a serious New England diver . . . . It
will only be a matter of time.
After students sign up for the drysuit diver course, they will be mailed
all the academic materials and videos. Students complete all the reading
and watch all the videos at home on their own pace before diving.
This means that students can start the class when they are ready. No
waiting for minimum class sizes. This course entails one
class session usually done in the evening on the dive boat. One confined
water session, usually a very sheltered & shallow dive site. Then 2 open
water training dives.
The best part is that your instruction time is free!!
You pay only for the academic materials, the dive
boat charters, any
rental gear needed, and your
certification card. Charters will run Friday thru Monday, you pick and choose the different dates you'd like to
dive. Check the dive calendar to see what dives are coming
up. Students will earn the PADI Drysuit Diver specialty upon completion of the course.
Rates:
Academic Materials = $50.00 / Diving Charters = $80.00 each (1X) /
Certification Card = $20.00 / Plus gear rental if needed.
Please note all dive gear needed
for the class can be rented with us except for drysuits. Drysuit rental is available
at some local dive shops.
Wreck Diver
Prerequisites: Advanced Open Water Diver Certification
This course
is for those divers that have a fair amount of diving experience, and
are looking for some new challenges in their diving. Learn how to
safely navigate around the remains of sunken shipwrecks,
learn to watch for hazards particular to diving shipwrecks, wreck diving
tips & techniques, and much more.
After students sign up for the wreck diver course, they will be mailed
all the academic materials and videos. Students complete all the reading
and watch all the videos at home on their own pace before diving.
This means that students can start the class when they are ready. No
waiting for minimum class sizes. This course entails one
class session usually done in the evening on the dive boat. Then 4
open water training dives completed over a 2 day period.
The best part is that your instruction time is free!!
You pay only for the academic materials, the dive
boat charters, any
rental gear needed, and your
certification card. Charters will run Friday thru Monday, you pick and choose the different dates you'd like to
dive. Check the dive calendar to see what dives are coming
up. Students will earn the PADI Wreck Diver specialty upon completion of the course.
Rates:
Academic Materials = $45.00 / Diving Charters = $80.00 each (2X) /
Certification Card = $20.00 / Plus gear rental if needed.
If you do not see a specialty you'd like to take, send
over an email- and we may be able to put a class together for you.
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