PADI Dive Centre - PADI Continuing Education Courses, Emergency First Response, Speciality Courses.
If you enjoy scuba diving in the uk or are a complete novice, H2O Sport & Marine have the diving courses available to suit you. We are a 5 star PADI dive centre and dive shop, visit our online shopping department.
We are the North West's leading Diving and Water sports Centre. If your sport is on or under the water then look no further than H2O. We sell clothing and equipment designed for water sports and diving, and we run PADI scuba diving courses to get you under the water. We hope you enjoy your visit to our site.
PADI Continuing Education Courses
Emergency First Responce (EFR)
Emergency First Response is a new, exciting program and has replaced
and updated Medic First Aid as a general First Aid qualification,
open to divers or non-divers. A good basic knowledge of First
Aid is a great skill for everyone, and can make all the difference
in a real life emergency.
EFR is a one-day course, utilising a home-study video and manual,
and then hands on practise with an instructor. It has two elements,
a CPR module and then a First Aid module. These are available
either in combination or separately to suit your requirements.
Excellent new materials, and an innovative "coaching"
approach to skill development support this new approach.
The qualification is valid for 2 years. We find that the course
is amazing in the way that the key points of emergency first aid
are retained and remembered, particularly in crisis situations.
As mentioned above, First Aid training is a pre-requisite for
Rescue Diver, and a current EFR qualification is also required
at Divemaster and above.
EFR Course £100.00 Includes First Aid, C.P.R. and A.E.D.
Speciality courses
PADI speciality courses will give you access to skills and techniques
that are not covered anywhere else within the PADI system. Whether
you are a beginner or a seasoned veteran, there will be areas
within these courses where you will learn new things. Many people
seem to feel that once Rescue diver is completed, they should
carry on to Divemaster, when in truth, as recreational (i.e. non-professional)
divers, they would be better served by looking at specialities.
All specialities include manuals (except Peak Performance Buoyancy);
Where specialised equipment is required, it will be provided,
and all gear hire is also included in the price.
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Most newly qualified divers find buoyancy control the most difficult
skill to master.
The course requires two dives. £75
Search and Recovery
Sunken treasure your thing? Learn the techniques used to locate
and lift objects of all sizes in the water. Four dives, over 2
days.£100
Underwater Navigator
3 dives over 2 days to learn the intricate art of navigation!
£100
Drysuit Diver
Ideal for learning how to use a drysuit, essential in our waters.
If you have trained abroad, and find that the water temperature
in the UK is putting you off continuing to dive, then this is
the course for you. £75
Night Diver
See things in a different (no) light!! Learn how to safely make
enjoyable dives during the dark hours. See how fish behave at
night and how bright all the colours are in your torch beam. £75
Multilevel Diver
Learn how to extend your bottom time by planning your dives as
multilevel ones. Learn how to get the best safely from you dive
computer. Includes some theory on decompression science and two
dives. £75
Underwater Photographer
Learn how to use an underwater camera. Photographs are a great
reminder of good dives - this course contains all the theory you
need to get you started. Two dives in which you will take pictures!
£75
All the above have PADI Open Water or equivalent as a minimum
qualification. The prices all include such texts as provided by
PADI, and videos as are available to purchase for each course.
All the diving based courses can be used to count towards the
Advanced qualification, and the dives made on the Advanced course
can count towards the speciality if applicable. If so, price adjustments
can be made, please contact us for further details.
The following courses have Advanced Open Water as a minimum
qualification.
Deep Diver
A great course involving four dives over two days giving insight
and experience of deeper diving. Will always involve diving at
another site, due to the limited depth at the local dive site
at Capernwray. £75
Wreck Diver
Again 4 dives dealing with diving on wrecks. Includes the use
of reels and limited 'light zone' wreck penetration. £100
These two courses are only conducted in conjunction with one of
our regular trips away. Please ask for details of the next one!
Master Scuba Diver
A prestigious qualification, underlining your commitment to diving
excellence.
Once completed, you will have Rescue, EFR and 5 specialities,
or Divemaster and 5 specialities. If you have no aim to be involved
in the diving industry, this is the qualification to aim for.
As a Master Scuba Diver, you will be acknowledged as having very
high skill levels and being committed to diving as a recreation.
As with all our courses, we aim for you to have as broad and deep
a range of experience before issuing a certification.
Whilst some in the industry will award Master Scuba Diver certification
to people with limited experience, we most certainly will not.
Master Scuba Diver awarded by H20 will require levels of dedication
similar to that of those people who choose the 'professional'
route and undergo Divemaster training.
Please ring for flexible packages that can lead to Master Scuba
Diver qualification.
