EBO Diving Training Programmes

EBO have a wealth of experience delivering diving training programmes

With no previous experience it is possible to reach Divemaster status within 4-5 weeks. The Divemaster qualification enables you to gain paid employment by leading fun dives and assisting instructors. Alternatively, you could continue your training to become a PADI Instructor or gain some more specialist qualifications in areas such as underwater photography, videography, search & recovery, wreck diving, research and commercial diving.

PADI Discover Scuba

Make your first underwater experience an enjoyable one, on one of our Discover Scuba programmes. In a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, one of our instructors will go through the basic steps and then let you discover the novelty of breathing under water in the confines of our heated indoor pool. It is also a chance to meet some of the staff who will answer all your questions and provide general information on scuba diving.

Take the first step in your dive career and become a PADI Divemaster. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, you'll expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills as you become a dive professional. PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities by training you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers.

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 physician
• 20 logged dives
• 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

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
• Two weeks - three months

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*
• 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: You may purchase these guides from your PADI Dive Center/Resort.

The PADI Rescue Diver course is both challenging and rewarding, the course will help you to expand your diving knowledge and increase your experience. Rescue Diver helps you to look beyond yourself and to consider the safety of your fellow divers.

Why Rescue Diver?
This course is a great way of building your confidence, the course will train you to avoid problems and, if the situation arises, manage diving emergencies.

What do I need to start?

PADI Open Water Diver certification

PADI Open Water Advanced certification

What will I do?

Self-rescue and diver stress

Emergency Management and equipment

Panicked Diver Response

In-Water rescue breathing protocols

Egress (exits)

Dive accident scenarios

The Adventures in Diving program offers both the Adventure Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver certifications. If you complete any three adventure dives, you can earn your PADI Adventure Diver certification. If you complete your Deep Adventure Dive, Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive and three Adventure Dives for a total of five, you can earn your Advanced Open Water Diver certification.

WHY ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER?
After your five dives, you'll be more experienced, feel more comfortable in the water and simply enjoy diving more because you better understand the underwater environment.

WHAT DO I NEED TO START?
• PADI Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• Minimum age: 15 (12 for PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)

WHAT WILL I DO?
This certification includes five Adventure Dives, including the Deep Adventure Dive, the Underwater Navigator Adventure Dive and three of the following:

• Altitude Diver
• Boat Diver
• Drift Diver
• Deep Diver
• Dry Suit Diver
• Diver Propulsion Vehicle
• Multilevel Diver
• Night Diver
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Search and Recovery Diver
• Underwater Naturalist
• Underwater Videographer
• Underwater Photographer
• Underwater Navigator
• AWARE Fish Identification
• Wreck Diver

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
• Recommended Course Hours: 15
• Minimum Open Water Training: five dives over two days

WHERE CAN I GO FROM HERE?
PADI Advanced Open Water Divers at least 15 years of age can enroll in PADI Wreck or Deep Diver Specialty courses and continue on to the PADI Rescue Diver or Junior Rescue Diver course.

From Discover Scuba you can progress straight to the Open Water course.

Now is the time to dive into the PADI Open Water Diver course, the most popular dive program in the world!

PADI Open water Training

WHY PADI OPEN WATER?

As a certified PADI Open Water Diver, the most widely recognized and respected rating in the world, you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a professional. If you already tried a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience or are PADI Scuba Diver certified, check with your instructor to see how credit from these courses may apply to the open water program.

WHAT DO I NEED TO START?
Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification. You must be older than the age of 14 to begin the PADI Open Water Diver program.

WHAT WILL I DO?
Throughout the course, you’ll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
PADI programs are performance based. You proceed as you demonstrate mastery of the course skills. This allows you to work at a pace that is comfortable for you. Open Water Courses Normally take 2-3 days.

CONTINUING THE ADVENTURE
Continuing the adventure is one of the best moves you can make. The PADI Adventures in Diving, PADI Specialty Diver and PADI Rescue Diver programs have some great benefits.

By going beyond Open Water Diver, you can:

• Learn additional skills specific to your interests
• Be more confident in and around the water
• Continue to develop your dive skills
• Better understand the aquatic world
• Dive where only divers with advanced training can

WHY EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE?
Emergency First Response (EFR) is the fastest-growing international CPR, Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) and First Aid training organization. Dedicated to training the lay rescuer, EFR courses encompasses adult, child and infant CPR skills, provides AED and First Aid training, and features an outstanding First Aid at Work component. The company’s award-winning programs and state-of-the-art training materials make it a favorite among divers around the world.

Many divers take the Emergency First Response courses to meet program prerequisites, such as PADI Rescue Diver, or as preparation for becoming a PADI Divemaster. However, most have also found the EFR program to be important in every day life. They have taken a significant step in emergency preparedness, and feel confident that they can provide care should an emergency situation arise.

The Emergency First Response program meets requirements for CPR and First Aid in the workplace (OSHA Guideline 29 CFR 1910.151), and incorporates the latest procedures for emergency patient care. Other organizations that recognize EFR as meeting their requirements are United States Coast Guard, The Boy Scouts of America, and the American Council on Exercise (ACE), to name a few.

WHAT DO I NEED TO START?
• No dive certification required
• No minimum age limit

WHAT WILL I DO?
The course incorporates independent study to prepare you for a classroom and hands-on skill development session with your instructor. You will learn the same patient care techniques used by medical professionals, but at a lay person level.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
Depending on the amount of independent study and the class size, the Primary Care and Secondary Care courses may be completed in as little as four hours to six hours.

The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). You'll not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional but you'll also start learning the PADI System of diver education.

WHAT CAN PADI ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS DO?
• Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
• Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor
• Teach the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course
• Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses
• Conduct PADI Discover Scuba experiences
• Teach Emergency First Response after successful completion of an Emergency First Response Instructor course

WHAT WILL I NEED TO START?
• PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification from another certification organization
• At least 18 years old
• Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives
• Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months

WHAT WILL I DO?
• Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations
• Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations
• Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
• The course can vary from as little as three days to more than two weeks.

The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor program is your final step in the quest to become a PADI Instructor. During the IDC, you'll learn to use and adapt the PADI System of diver education to individual student needs. Comprehensive training, supported by a wide variety of PADI educational materials, earns PADI Instructors respect from both students and peers. PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors may conduct a broad range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba to Divemaster.

The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor rating sets you apart from the crowd. PADI Instructors may conduct the entire range of PADI programs - from Discover Scuba through Divemaster.

PADI Instructors do things others can only daydream about.

If you want to live an extraordinary life, you're in the right place.

WHAT DO I NEED TO START?
• PADI Assistant Instructor certification or be an instructor in good standing with another training organization for at least six months ( check with a PADI Course Director or PADI Office for qualifying credentials.)
• Hold a dive certification for at least six months
• Have 60 logged dives that include night, deep and navigation dives
• Proof of CPR training within the last 24 months
• Medical clearance signed by a physician

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
• Times can vary from four days to three weeks or more.

If you want to train your dive students to the highest purely recreational dive level in the PADI System of diver education, you'll want to be a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer. By attaining this level, your dive students will know where to come when they want to learn from an expert.

WHAT CAN PADI MASTER SCUBA DIVER TRAINERS DO?
• Teach PADI Master Scuba Divers

WHAT DO I NEED TO START?
• Hold five PADI Specialty Instructor certifications
• Have at least 25 certifications

IDC STAFF INSTRUCTORS

PADI IDC Staff Instructors are PADI Instructors moving towards instructor-level training or teaching the Instructor Development Course (IDC). IDC Staff Instructors can independently train and certify PADI Assistant Instructors as well as help train PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors.

WHAT CAN I DO AS A PADI IDC STAFF INSTRUCTOR?
• Teach PADI Assistant Instructor courses
• Help PADI Course Directors conduct the PADI Instructor Development Course
• Help PADI Course Directors conduct instructor -level continuing education

WHAT DO I NEED TO START?
• PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer certification
• 18 years old

WHAT WILL I DO?
• Master of instructor-level dive theory, knowledge development teaching presentations and confined water teaching presentations
• Audit a complete IDC

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
• Two course days plus a complete IDC audit

MASTER INSTRUCTORS

WHAT CAN PADI MASTER INSTRUCTORS DO?
• Teach PADI Assistant Instructor courses
• Help PADI Course Directors conduct the PADI Instructor Development Course
• Help PADI Course Directors conduct instructor-level continuing education

WHAT DO I NEED TO START?
• PADI IDC Staff Instructor certification
• Be a PADI Instructor for at least two years
• EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE™ Instructor certification
• Have certified at least 150 students as PADI Divers

The Course Director level is the pinnacle of the PADI System of diver education, representing less than one percent of all PADI Members. Course Director hopefuls submit an application for acceptance into one of two annual Course Director Training Courses. From almost 200 applications submitted each year only about 70 participants are selected to attend the two week long Course Director Training Course (CDTC).

The Course Director rating is the equivalent of having a postgraduate degree in scuba diving instruction, there is not a more prestigious level of certification within the dive industry. Course Directors are the only people who may conduct the Instructor Development Course needed to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

WHAT DO I NEED TO START?
• Hold the PADI Master Instructor certification for at least six months
• 250 logged dives
• Renewed EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE™ Instructor

WHAT WILL I DO?
• You will need to successfully complete the PADI Course Director Training Course

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
• The Course Director Training Course lasts two weeks