Boat Diver | Drift Diver | Enriched Air (Nitrox) | Equipment Specialist | Peak Performance Buoyancy | Underwater Navigator

Many of the best dives are done from a boat. Wherever you travel, you'll find that the type of boat used for diving, and the procedures aboard, will vary. The PADI Boat Diver course will ensure that you are familiar with the different vessels you might encounter, as well as the terms you should be familiar with. Boating etiquette will ensure that you, your fellow divers and the crew will all have an enjoyable time on the water.

The Boat Diver course is $99.00 and includes:

Some of the world's most famous dive destinations like Cozumel, the Galapagos, the Bahamas and here in the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara River, are known for their strong currents and exciting diving.

Drift Diving can be very safe, easy, and enjoyable or it can be a fight the whole dive leaving you stressed and tired. The Drift Diver course will teach you:

Enriched Air (Nitrox) diving is a great way to extend your bottom time. At some depths and mixes it can almost double your allowable bottom time. More bottom time gives you more time to play with fish or take photos on reefs or wrecks. In some situations, like liveaboard dive vacations, Enriched Air has a big advantage of air, sometimes it's even required.

The Enriched Air Diver course teaches you how to analyse the mix that is in your tank, how to plan your dive and set your computer based on that mix, and how to manage your oxygen exposure.

The Enriched Air Diver course is $189.00 and includes:

Have you ever wondered just how your regulator works? Have you had a dive ruined because of a blown o-ring or hose? This is one of the most useful specialty courses for all divers, let's face it Scuba diving is all about the equipment.

Learn the basics of how your equipment works, how to select gear, make minor adjustments and repairs, and most importantly, the care and maintenance tips you'll need to keep it in shape for the next dive.

We encourage you to bring your equipment with you so you can learn on your own gear. After the completion of the course participants will be able to try new equipment at a local pool as part of the course.

The Equipment Specialist course is $99.00 and includes:

Neutral buoyancy is one of the hardest skills to master in scuba diving. While diving, we want to neither sink nor float but to be able to move effortlessly and gracefully through the water like you were meant to be there. During this course you will learn:

When you're diving on a reef or shipwreck, you're having a great time - until it's time to go and you can't find your way back to the boat! Navigation can be challenging, but during the Underwater Navigator course you master the challenge with techniques like: