PADI specialty courses

Scuba diving is a way to explore the underwater world in new and different ways. PADI Specialty Diver courses teach you new techniques and give you the tools to enhance your exploration.

Have a look below to choose a course that suits your interests. Whatever your choice might be, each course will provide knowledge, skills and techniques which will ultimately make you a more proficient diver. Remember that each course counts towards your PADI Master Scuba Diver rating. This is the highest non professional level a diver can achieve which will declare you as a skillful and accomplished diver. Contact us to discuss your specialty package options to achieve this significant goal.

Sidemount allowed cave divers to further explore dry caves and navigate flooded passages. It made it possible for divers to explore restrictions they otherwise wouldn’t be able to before. And it has now taken on a life of its own turning into one of the most popular courses across training agencies.
Scuba diving with a sidemount configuration simply means that you carry your tanks at your sides instead of on your back. This can reduce drag and is more comfortable for many divers. Sidemount divers often dive with two smaller tanks that are attached in the water. This makes carrying tanks and kitting up easier, especially for those who have difficulty lifting or walking with a backmounted tank. Technical divers typically need to carry extra cylinders, and believe that using a sidemount setup is the best option.

The PADI Sidemount Diver course introduces divers to sidemount techniques for recreational scuba diving.

COURSE INTRO

Section One: Course Standards
Section Two: Knowledge Development
Section Three: Practical Application
Section Four: Training Dives

Course Philosophy and Goals

Sidemount diving is not a new concept, but its application has spread from cave diving to open water recreational and technical diving. Sidemount diving presents divers with a different approach to equipment configuration, and a new set of skills to master. The philosophy of this course is to provide an ntroduction to the use, benefits and proper confi guration of sidemount equipment for recreational diving, with an emphasis on safety. The goal of this course is to provide a systematic, methodical, approach to recreational sidemount diving, showing you how to apply the skills developed using conventional backmounted equipment.

Course goals are:
the benefits of sidemount diving
ability to assemble, configure and wear sidemount diving equipment
skills required to plan and make no stop recreational sidemount dives

Duration: 2 Days
Prerequisites: Open Water Diver (Or equal certification from another Organization.)
Minimum Age: 15 years

All courses and programs include VAT 24%
Course prices include basic equipment.
Course prices do not include Study materials

Boats allow you the opportunity to explore spectacular dive sites far from shore. Learn how to do it safely.

Expand your knowledge by completing the Boat Diving Specialty Course. It will teach you the “in’s and out’s”, tips and tricks, of proper boat diving. You’ll learn techniques that you will apply to all different types of vessels from small inflatable to large liveaboards. We’ll show you how to properly prepare for your boat trips, help you maximize your experience and minimize the stress that can come from not knowing what to expect or what to do when you get there.

The PADI Boat Diver course will expand your knowledge about:

Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of boat diving
Proper boat diving etiquette – storage of personal equipment, personal conduct and considerations for care of the boat.
Basic, common boat terminology.

Duration: 1 day, 2 dives
Prerequisites: Open Water Diver (Or equal certification from another Organization.)
Age:10 yrs+

All courses and programs include VAT 24%
Course prices include basic equipment
Course prices do not include Study materials

Scuba dive with confidence at depths down to 40 meters and discover the beauties that are hidden at the depths of Rethymno. The Deep Diving speciality course will provide you with the knowledge, skills, and experience required to make these types of dives safely and comfortably.

Learn about:

Planning, organizing your Deep Dive
Techniques for diving in the deeper range of 18-40m
Deep scuba diving equipment considerations

Duration: 2 days, 4 dives
Prerequisites: PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or equal certification from another organization.)
Age: 15 yrs+

All courses and programs include VAT 24%
Course prices include basic equipment
Course prices do not include Study materials

This course is designed to be an introduction to basic underwater photography and to help you develop the skills, knowledge and practical techniques necessary to enjoy this interesting and satisfying activity.

Learn everything you need to know to be a successful underwater photographer. The underwater photographer course is the answer to your digital underwater photography questions which means more fun and satisfaction in diving.

Good scuba technique also improves the quality of images, since marine life is less likely to be scared away by a calm diver, and the environment is less likely to be damaged or disturbed.

You will learn:

To choose the right underwater camera system for you.
The PADI SEA (Shoot, Examine, Adjust) method for getting great shots quickly.
Principles for good composition of underwater images.
Practical techniques to take great photos with your digital camera.

Duration:1.5 day, 2 dives
Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (equal certification from another organization or be a snorkeler)
Minimum Age: snorkelers 6yrs+ Scuba divers 10 yrs old+

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Course prices include basic equipment
Course prices do not include Study materials

Navigation under water is a important step on becoming a safe and confident diver. Learn how to navigate with a compass, and how to apply natural navigation skills, estimate distances, navigate different search patterns, find your way to marking points, and be able to get back to the exit point. If you like challenges with big rewards, take this course and have fun finding your way.

You will learn to:

Develop your practical knowledge of underwater navigation.
Increase your diving skills.
plan, organize, and make navigation dives.

Duration: 2 days, 3 dives
Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (Or equal certification from another Organization.)
Age: 10 yrs+

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Course prices include basic equipment.
Course prices do not include Study materials

While diving at night you can discover a different side of our undewater world. Experience a different underwater environment at night, as many marine animals are nocturnal.

You will learn:

Light handling and communication techniques.
Entering, exiting and navigating in the dark.
Night dive planning, organization, and potential problems
How to control your buoyancy at night

Duration: 2 nights, 3 dives
Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or equal certification from another organization.)
Age: 12 yrs+

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Course prices include basic equipment.
Course prices do not include Study materials

Learn to perform different search patterns with the help of ropes and compasses, and to plan search and recovery operations in a team.

You will also learn the correct handling of one or more lifting bags in order to bring heavy objects securely to the surface.

Search and recovery dive planning, organization and procedures
How to locate large and small objects using search patterns
How to use a lift bag and other recovery methods
Limited visibility search techniques
Knot tying underwater

Duration: 2 days, 4 dives
Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Advanced Open Water Diver (or equal certification from another Organization.)
Age: 12 yrs+

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Course prices include basic equipment.
Course prices do not include Study materials

Perfect buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. Use less air and ascend, descend or hover almost as if moving underwater is in your nature. Improving your buoyancy control skills is highly recommended to protect the reefs and scuba dive with confidence.

Duration: 1 day, 2 dives
Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or equal certification from another organization.)
Minimum age: 10 yrs+

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Course prices include basic equipment.
Course prices do not include Study materials

In your ENRICHED AIR NITROX COURSE you will learn all the necessary rules for planning dives with Nitrox and using Nitrox in a safe way. Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression dive time. This means more time underwater, especially on repetitive scuba dives. You can typically stay down longer and get back in the water sooner. That’s why many divers choose this as their very first specialty.

You will learn:

Nitrox, your body and the underwater world
Your total diving system and Nitrox
Planning your Nitrox dives

Duration: 1 day, non dives
Prerequisites: PADI Open Water Diver (or equal certification from another Organization.)
Minimum Age: 15 yrs+

All courses and programs include VAT 24%
Course prices include basic equipment.
Course prices do not include Study materials

The purpose of the Multilevel diving course is gaining more no decompression time by ascending to shallower depths.

Focus on extending your time underwater by knowing accepted multilevel techniques and procedures. The goal of this course is to serve as an introduction to multilevel diving and help the diver develop the necessary multilevel skills, knowledge and techniques. Understand more about dive computers and learn how you can use tools like the eRDPML (Electronic Recreational Dive Planner for Multilevel Dive Planning )

Duration: 2 days, 2 dives
Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or equal certification from another Organization.)
Minimum Age: 12 yrs+

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Course prices include basic equipment
Course prices do not include Study materials

The AWARE – Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course teaches you about the vital role of coral reefs in the marine environment. The course also familiarizes you with the current state of the world’s coral reefs and how you can help.
You will learn about:

Project AWARE foundation
Importance/Understanding of Coral Reefs
Complex Nature of Life on the Coral Reef
Protect the Living Reef

Duration: 1 day, 2 dives
Prerequisites: Interest in the aquatic world
Minimum Age: 6 yrs+

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Course prices include basic equipment.
Course prices do not include Study materials

Learn about the common fish families and species found in the local waters. “What was that fish?” is a common question heard after a dive. If you want to be the diver with the answers, then take the AWARE – Fish Identification Specialty course. You will learn, how important personal involvement is in aquatic conservation, as well as:

Basic fish identification of local fish families and species.
Fish survey techniques and strategies.
The Project AWARE philosophy about protecting worldwide aquatic ecosystems.

Duration: 1 day, 2 dives
Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or equal certification from another organization.)
Age: 10 yrs+

All courses and programs include VAT 24%
Course prices include basic equipment.
Course prices do not include Study materials

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Reactivate your knowledge

REACTIVATE SCUBA REFRESHER PROGRAM

Not dived for a while and want a quick scuba refresher?

The PADI ReActivate programme is the perfect way to update your dive skills and knowledge from the PADI Open Water Diver course before jumping back in the water.Whether you want a few reminders or need to go over the basics, ReActivate is personalized for you: It’s quick and easy, and a good way to prepare for your next PADI course.

Complete both the knowledge and in-water skills refresher, in just 1 day.

Prerequisites:

PADI (junior) Scuba Diver or equivalent

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Open water diver

Learn to scuba dive and start your new underwater adventure.

Our Open Water Diver Course is the perfect way to open up a whole new world and gain the PADI Open Water Diver certification, recognized worldwide and allowing you to dive to a maximum recommended depth of 18 metres.

Under the supervision of a experienced PADI instructor, you will undertake two days of knowledge development and confined water dives, followed by two days of open water diving at some of Crete’s most beautiful dive sites.
The 3-4 days are flexible however and can be split up to suit your schedule.

You can’t wait to get started? Start Your PADI Scuba Education Online, NOW!

If you are looking for a flexible way to fit a dive course into your holiday whilst in Crete, be smart and save some time, PADI’s online scuba programs are the way to go. You can get started immediately with the knowledge development portion of the course and work at your own pace using the PADI eLearning system. This convenient, interactive study option allows you to learn anytime and anywhere you have an internet connection.
By completing knowledge development online, you’re ready to meet with your instructor and start having fun in the water.
PADI eLearning lets you:

Learn by watching, listening, reading and interacting with a dynamic instructional program.
Access the material for one year, plus gain unlimited access to an online version of the course manual.
Contact us anytime you have a question about what you’re learning.
Get in the water quickly – applying what you’ve learned – when you meet with your PADI Instructor.

Ready to start your scuba diving lessons?

Register for your Open Water Diver today.

Once you arrive here in Crete you will learn:

the basic knowledge and skills necessary to dive safely.
Use of your scuba equipment
confined water & Open water Dives – review your skills in the sea and explore

Prerequisites: basic swimming skills,
Age: 10 + yrs (children 10-14 yrs old get the PADI Junior Open Water certification)
Duration: 3-4 days
Study materials required

This certificate allows children of 10 and 11 years old to dive with a certified parent, guardian or a PADI professional to a maximum depth of 12 metres. This is also their maximum depth during the course.

Children aged 12 to 14 years old are allowed to dive with a certified adult or PADI professional to a maximum depth of 18 metres.

The PADI Junior Open Water diver certificate changes automatically to a PADI Open Water Diver certificate when the child becomes 15 years old.

The fun doesn’t need to stop here! With a little more training, you can go even further. Imagine diving in caves, at night, or becoming an underwater photographer! Check out all of the exciting Specialty Programs and grab your chance to move to the next level in your diving adventures.

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Emergency First Response course

Do you want to be able to do all you can, should an emergency happen?

EFR Primary and Secondary Care Course’s primary focus is on recognizing and attending to most life-threatening problems and is designed for both divers and non-divers. You will learn first aid skills that prepare you to render emergency care for common problems that are not immediately life threatening. Learn how to deal with less serious illnesses and injuries and what to do if the emergency medical services are delayed.

The Emergency First Response courses build lay rescuer confidence to provide care when faced with a medical emergency. Participants learn and practice the same patient care techniques and principles used by medical professionals, but at a lay person level.

The PADI Emergency First Response course is normally conducted in 1 day at our dive base.

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Referral diver

PADI referral diver course

Complete your theory before your holiday and bring your referral forms, signed by your instructor and we will complete your course and certification with you.

Referral is the process of providing training documentation to another PADI Instructor when a student diver is part-way through a course and wants to finish the course at another location. Referrals expire 12 months from the date of the last training segment.

This is an ideal opportunity to combine your class training at home, whilst doing your open water dives during your vacation.

Exception: Advanced Open Water Diver course and Specialty Diver

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Advanced open water course

This course can be taken after completing the PADI Open Water Diver certification. It’s titled PADI Advanced Open Water Diver because it advances your diving knowledge & skills.

New experiences and exploration are what this diving course is all about, it expands your diving skills and knowledge to a worldwide respected level increasing your confidence levels so you become more comfortable underwater.

The course requires 5 adventure dives which must include:

2 Required dives

  • Deep Dive –  18 to 30 metres
  • Underwater Navigation Dive

and 3 Elective dives (check our PADI specialties and choose the ones that suits you.)

We would be happy to assist you in matching the dives to your requirements.


Prerequisites: Open Water Diver
Age: 12yrs+ (Children aged 12-14 yrs old get the Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification)
Duration: 2-3 days
Study materials required

Children aged between 12-15 years old will get a Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certificate.  This certificate allows them, with a certified diver, to reach the maximum depth of 21 metres. Which is also their maximum depth during the course.

The PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certificate changes automatically, to a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, when the child becomes 15 years old.

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Scuba Diver course

Become a certified diver in only 2 days!

The PADI Scuba Diver course is the first step on the training ladder. This two day course is perfect for those thinking of becoming certified divers but are short on time. It is regarded as a pre-entry level certification and focuses on the preliminaries of scuba diving.

After completing the course you can join professionally guided fun dives to a maximum depth of 12 metres.

You will learn:

  • basic dive theory
  • the required dive skills
  • Equipment Preparation and Care

Duration: 2 days
Prerequisites: basic swimming skills,
Age: 10+  yrs (10-14 yrs old get the PADI Junior Scuba Diver certification).
Study materials required

You got hooked?
Upgrade to PADI OPEN WATER DIVER and join fun dives to a maximum depth of 18 metres.

The PADI Junior Scuba Diver certificate changes automatically to a PADI Scuba Diver certificate when the child becomes 15 years old. 

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