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Scuba Diving Courses

Even if you've never strapped on a scuba tank, you can still discover whole new worlds under the sea. Beaches one-day resort certification course will have you diving in no time. If you're looking for something more advanced, PADI® courses are taught by some of the most accomplished instructors in the Caribbean. No matter what you choose, you'll be on your way to exploring an underwater universe in no time!
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Experience Scuba Diving

If you've always wanted to experience Scuba but never had the time it takes to get certified, Beaches can qualify you to dive at the resort in just a few hours. With our exclusive PADI® Discover Scuba Diver programme (only $120 USD) you will be able to dive, in most cases, the same day as your programme, and be able to dive throughout your stay at our Beaches Resort.
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Why Take A Resort Course?

  • No prior certification or dive experience necessary
  • 3-hour course can be completed in a day
  • In most cases, you can dive the same day as the programme
  • Course taught by PADI certified professionals
  • Nominal fee (only $120 USD)
  • After the resort programme, one open water dive (up to 40ft!) is included during your stay
  • All top-of-the-line equipment, dive boats & certified dive staff included
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Online Certification

After enrolling, PADI's eLearning system presents you with interactive presentations that include videos, audio, graphics and reading. Short quizzes let you gauge your progress, and review and correct anything you might happen to miss. This lets you move through the programme efficiently and at your own pace.
*In-water portion is an additional cost to the online course fee and is sold seperately at the Beaches Resorts' dive shop.
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Open Water Diver Course

The PADI Open Water Diver course is the most popular scuba certification course. Learning to scuba dive requires both knowledge development and motor procedures. The online course provides the knowledge development portion. You develop the remaining skills by diving with a PADI Instructor at the Beaches Resort of of your choice.
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Why Get Certified With PADI?

  • Save holiday time by completing classroom portion online
  • Complete the 8-hour classroom course at your own pace
  • Take the practical exam on resort with our PADI certified professionals
  • Certification lets you dive anywhere in the world
  • Enjoy deeper dives (up to 60 feet!)
  • After certification, up to two dives a day is included
  • All top-of-the-line equipment, dive boats & certified dive staff included

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PADI®, or the Professional Association of Diving Instructors, has been teaching people to dive for over 40 years. With 135,000 Professionals throughout the world, PADI® training offers simply the best way to master the art of scuba diving. So, take advantage of all the PADI® courses offered at Beaches and you'll soon be exploring the wonders of the Caribbean underwater universe.
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Get PADI® Certified Online

Purchase a PADI® eLearning course for open water and advanced scuba diving and complete the classroom portion at your own pace - anytime, anywhere. Then come down to Beaches to complete the in-water portion of your certification*!
*In-water portion is an additional cost to the online course fee and is sold seperately at the Beaches Resorts' dive shop.
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Scuba Diving Courses

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Speciality Courses

For three decades the DIVERS ALERT NETWORK, or DAN, has been promoting safe diving practices by providing medical support, advice and educational programmes. Take one of these courses and join the over 260,000 divers worldwide who trust DAN to help keep them safe underwater.
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Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries

The DAN Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries course is designed to train and educate interested individuals in the techniques of administering emergency oxygen for a suspected diving injury. This course introduces participants to the fundamentals of dive-injury recognition and proper first-responder care with a variety of oxygen delivery systems.
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First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries

Serious hazardous marine life injuries are rare, but most divers experience minor discomfort from unintentional encounters with fire coral, jellyfish and other marine creatures. This course teaches divers to minimise these injuries and reduce diver discomfort and pain.
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Basic Life Support and First Aid

Basic Life Support, or BLS, includes airway management skills such as the log roll and recovery position, one rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation and additional skills like caring for a choking patient, controlling bleeding and caring for a patient in shock. The first aid portion of this programme includes key skills such as illness and injury assessments, bandaging and splinting skills and emergency moves.
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On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers

Learn how to conduct a neurological assessment on a potentially injured diver in this course. The information gained in this assessment can help convince a diver of the need for oxygen first aid, and help a dive physician determine the proper treatment.
As Little as $98PP Reserves your room

Qualifying bookings will have the option to "hold the room" for only $98pp. If you select the "hold" option, the credit card used for the deposit will automatically be charged an additional $302 in 21 days. The total remaining balance of your holiday will automatically be charged 45 days prior to check-in date.