PADI
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors is the world's largest diver training organisation. Formed in 1967, PADI have developed an extensive programme of continuing education and today train 70% of all new divers worldwide.

Discover Scuba back to top
If you've always wanted to try Scuba diving, then "Discover Scuba" lets you experience the excitement of being underwater in the safe confines of a pool. Simply watch a short video and then enter the water with an instructor to begin your adventure. It couldn't be easier! Minimum Age 10 next available course dates


Open Water Course back to top
The foundation for all levels of diver training, the Open Water Course is the first step to exploring the underwater world. Consisting of five inter-related home study academic, pool and open water modules the course will guide you in a fun and relaxed manner through the required skills necessary for safe diving. Upon completion you will receive a personal photo ID card - your licence to dive to 18mts worldwide! Minimum Age 10 next available course dates

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Advanced Open Water Course back to top
This adventurous course offers diving experiences and important practical skills in five distinct areas. To broaden your horizons these must include Deep and Navigation and any others that interest you (maybe Night, Wreck, Boat, Dry Suit or others). Once you complete your five Adventure Dives you will receive your personal photo ID card permitting you to dive to 30mts worldwide. Minimum Age 12 next available course dates

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PADI Speciality Programmes back to top
Speciality Programmes take you in depth into areas of specific interest. Those currently offered to Open Water Divers include Boat Diver, Drift Diver, Dry Suit Diver, Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox), Multilevel Diver, Equipment Specialist, Aware- Fish Identification, Night Diver, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Photography, and Underwater Navigator.

Speciality courses available for both divers and non-divers are; Project Aware and Aware - Coral Reef Conservation.

Programmes offered to Advanced Divers and above include all of the above, Deep Diver, Search & Recovery Diver and Wreck Diver. next available course dates

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Dry courses
These speciality courses can be completed without open water dives - Enriched Air Diver, Equipment Specialist and Project AWARE.

The Enriched Air Diver course can now be achieved without doing the course dives. This change has been made as the dives did not include any skills, with contents analysis and dive planning being discussed on shore, prior to the dive. Obviously these skills can be taught just as effectively in the classroom.

During the course you will learn about the physiological effect of oxygen, during your dive, and about the special considerations that you must account for during your dive planning. You will also learn how to analyse the contents of gas mixes.

Your certification will enable you to obtain enriched air fills and to dive safely on Enriched Air.  Deep Blue Scuba can provide Enriched Air on many of our dive trips and on shore dives.

Many of you own some or all of your dive equipment and the Equipment Specialist course will teach you how many of these items work and how to care for your kit. If you have ever wondered what the inside of your 1st stage looks like or how your cylinder is tested then this is the course for you.

We will split the course time between a theory session and a hands on session, at Edinburgh Dive Centre. During the hands on session you will learn more about cylinder hydrostatic testing as well as being able to check out the working parts of regulators and other items of equipment.

Deep Blue Scuba is a Project AWARE patron and we all feel strongly about the protection of the marine environment. As the old cliché goes ‘information is power’ and for this reason we will be completing the Project AWARE speciality course.
This course will teach you about the plight of the marine environment and what you can do to help protect it. Just think, if each of you make small changes to your attitude.

Emergency First Response back to top
Offered to both divers and non-divers, this invaluable course gives instruction in general first aid and shows how to confidently put into practice important life saving skills such as CPR. The course is an important prerequisite to the Rescue and Divemaster courses. next available course dates

Rescue Diver Course back to top
Focusing primarily on accident prevention and management, during this course you will develop the knowledge and skills to perform in-water assists and rescues, diving accident scenario management and first aid administration. The Rescue Diver Course is an important prerequisite for all PADI leadership courses. Minimum Age 12 next available course dates

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Master Scuba Diver back to top
The Master Scuba Diver certification is the highest non-professional rating awarded by PADI.  To become a Master Scuba Diver you must be a rescue diver and hold 5 speciality certifications.  In addition to this you must have completed 50 dives. Minimum Age 12 next available course dates

If you are looking for the following PADI professional level diving courses please refer to the professional courses page of this web site pro courses

Divemaster Course pro courses

Assistant Instructor pro courses

Open Water Scuba Instructor pro courses

Speciality Instructor pro courses

Master Scuba Diver Trainer prep pro courses

EFR and CFC Instructor pro courses

IDC Staff Instructor pro courses

Master Instructor pro courses

Course Director pro courses