PADI
Cebu Dive Centre | Panagsama Beach - Moalboal - Cebu - Philippines
PADI Stands for The Professional Association of Diving Instructors. The Association runs a range of courses that are recognised world wide. These range from the basic introduction for beginners (bubble maker) to the most advanced (open water scuba instructor). To find out more click on one of the links below.
Click on the course which interests you for more info:
Course: PADI Bubblemaker
Course Covers: Pool or confined water experience maximum depth 2 meters. Recommended time 60 minutes
- Diving Qualifications Required:
- None
- Other Requirements:
- 8 years minimum age
Course: PADI Discover Scuba
Course Covers: Pool or confined water experience maximum depth 6 metres. Recommended time 60 minutes.
- Diving Qualifications Required:
- None
- Other Requirements:
- 10 years minimum age
Course: PADI Discover Scuba Diving
Course Covers: Pool or confined water experience maximum depth 2 metres. Recommended time 60 minutes.
- Diving Qualifications Required:
- None
- Other Requirements:
- 10 years minimum age
Course: PADI Scuba Diver
Course Covers: To provide divers with the fundamental knowledge of Scuba Diving, diving equipment and the techniques they will need to learn to enable them to experience the underwater environment safely under the guidance of a certified PADI professional to a maximum of 12 metres. Duration 2 - 3 days.
- Diving Qualifications Required:
- None
- Other Requirements:
- 15 years minimum age
Course: PADI Open Water Diver
Course Covers: To provide divers with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to dive with a buddy in similar or better conditions than those that they were trained in, independent of supervision. Duration 4/5 days
- Diving Qualifications Required:
- None
- Other Requirements:
- 15 years minimum age
Course: PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Course Covers: Provides divers with a structured means to explore special diving interests and gain dive experience. Allows customising of training path and learning of underwater skills that broaden diver's awareness of the environment. Duration 2 days.
- Diving Qualifications Required:
- PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent
- Other Requirements:
- 15 years minimum age
Course: PADI EFR - Emergency First Response
Course Covers: Basic training course in emergency care. CPR and important emergency care skills are combined into one 8-hour course which allows the graduate to function with one consistent set of priorities in a medical emergency. Duration 8 hours
- Diving Qualifications Required:
- None
- Other Requirements:
- None
Course: PADI Rescue Diver
Course Covers: Important and crucial step in expanding a diver's knowledge and experience beyond a purely recreational level. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves to consider the safety and well-being of other divers. Duration 2 - 3 days.
- Diving Qualifications Required:
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent
- Other Requirements:
- 15 years minimum age
Course: PADI Adventure Diver
Course Covers: Provides divers with a structured means to explore special diving interests and gain dive experience. Allows customising of training path and learning of underwater skills that broaden diver's awareness of the environment. Duration 2 days.
- Diving Qualifications Required:
- PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent
- Other Requirements:
- 15 years minimum age
Course: PADI Divemaster
Course Covers: Entry to professional levels in diver training. Those who join the PADI Divemaster ranks can assist instructors in the training of divers and supervise those divers or skin divers already certified. Recommended hours 50.
- Diving Qualifications Required:
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent
- PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent
- 20 logged dives
- Other Requirements:
- Current First Aid / CPR within the last 24 months
- 18 years minimum age
- Medical approval to dive from a physician within the last 12 months
