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With a range of SCUBA certification courses in Fort Lauderdale, we aim to meet your needs. Take a look at our course offerings and let us know what certifications you'd like to sign up for.
Open Water Diver Plus Course
Advanced Adventurer Course
Stress and Rescue Course
Scuba Refresher Course
and more!
In addition to Open Water and Advanced Diver courses, other specialty courses are available upon request. These include: Rescue, Dive Master, Nitrox, Photographer, Night, and many others.
Please contact the Fort Lauderdale store for details
Course Includes digital course material, rental scuba gear**, C-card, pool sessions and spring trip(s).
**Students are responsible for their own Dive Mask, Snorkel, Dive Boots, Dive Fins, Wetsuit, Mask Scrub, Mask Defog, Signal Tube, and a Mesh Bag to Carry all belongings in.
Becoming an Open Water Diver is the entry-level certification to scuba diving. THIS is your ticket to a lifetime of underwater adventures.
With safety as the focus, the time is taken to properly teach students the necessary skills to enjoy the ocean -- Material is never rushed!
At Divers Direct in Fort Lauderdale, you will learn the following skills in the Open Water Diver Course:
After demonstrating your newly learned skills in the Open Water Diver Course and passing the exam, you will earn your Open Water certification that allows you to dive to 60ft/18m. Congratulations, you just earned your passport to dive recreationally throughout the world.
Nitrox is a breathing gas mix that has more than 21% oxygen. Also known as voodoo gas, this mix allows trained divers to dive for longer periods of time.
Please contact the Fort Lauderdale store for details
Course Includes digital course material, rental scuba gear**, C-card, pool sessions and boat trip(s).
**Students are responsible for their own mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit, SMB, and Reel. Two dive lights and a tank marker are required if doing a night dive.
Wanna advance your dive skills and experience but you're unsure what your next step should be? The Advanced Adventurer is the program to help you identify which Specialty programs interest you while still advancing your skills.
This program allows you to experience five different open water dives from Specialty programs without requiring you to complete the entire Specialty. If you later choose to complete one or more Specialty programs, each of the Adventure dives you completed counts as the first dive toward your Specialty program, and you only need to complete the academic requirements and any remaining dives.
Choose five programs from the list below and find out what is your next step:
The instructor will teach you the following skills in the Advanced Adventurer Course:
After this course, you will have a clear understanding of what should be your next step moving forward.
Please contact the Fort Lauderdale store for details
Course Includes digital course material, rental scuba gear**, C-card, pool sessions, and boat trip(s).
**Students are responsible for their own mask, snorkel, fins, and wetsuit (optional).
Stress is a natural response to fear, threats, and anxiety, which are major factors in diving accidents. Recognizing the signs of stress is important to prevent potential incidents, and handle accidents that may they arise. In this course, you learn how to recognize the signs of stress, how to prevent potentially dangerous situations, and how to properly deal with emergency situations encountered by divers. In this course, you will learn the knowledge and skills necessary to help and assist those in need.
The instructor will teach you the following skills in the Stress and Rescue Course:
After demonstrating your newly learned skills in the Stress and Rescue Course and passing the exam, you will earn your Stress and Rescue certification that allows you to deal with accidents in and out of the water, and help divers, may any incident arise. Congratulations, you just earned your credentials to help divers in need throughout the world.
Please contact the Fort Lauderdale store for details
*Course Includes: All course material, rental scuba gear**, C-card, pool sessions, and boat trip(s).
**Students are responsible for their own mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit (optional), and surface marker buoy. Once you sign up for a class you’ll receive 10% off any gear*** you buy during your class.
***Some exclusions apply.
If any of the below statements represent you, it's strongly recommended you take the Divers Direct Scuba Refresher Course:
The Scuba Refresher Course is the perfect way to bring your scuba skills to the forefront of your mind. The course will cover Open Water topics that will rebuild the confidence you need to jump back in and breathe underwater again.
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Q: How old do my children have to be to get certified? Am I too old?
A: The certifying agencies require students be at least 10 years old to obtain OW certification. There is no maximum age on certifications but you must be physically fit and healthy enough to dive with a medical questionnaire completed by a doctor.
Q: How deep can I go with an OW certification?
A: 60ft 18m with OW and 100ft 30m with advanced OW.
Q: Do I need to renew my certification periodically?
A: Your certification never expires but it is highly suggested a refresher course is taken if it has been longer than 6 months since your last dive.
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