PADI Courses:
Discover Scuba Diving
* 10 yrs+
Register with Central Pennsylvania SCUBA for a Discover Diving experience!
Have you ever wondered what it is like to breathe underwater, or what the other 80% of the world might look like?
Have you thought you might be interested in SCUBA diving, but never had a chance to try it out?
Central Pennsylvania SCUBA offers Discover Scuba Diving, where you will learn the basics, get fitted with gear, and try out the sport!
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Emergency First Response
* 1 day
Coming Soon!
Open Water Diver Course
Who should take this course?
If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Get your scuba diving certification with the PADI Open Water Diver course – the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba course.
Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course.
What will you learn?
The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:
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Knowledge Development (online, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving
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Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills
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Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore!
You may be able to get college credit for the Open Water Diver course.
Rescue Diver Course
* 3-4 days
Coming Soon!
Enhanced Open Water Diver Course
PADI ENHANCED Open Water Diver!
Central Pennsylvania SCUBA offers a PADI Open Water Diver Certification which combines the Open Water Diver Certification with one of PADI's specialty diver courses into the curriculum. First, you'll complete the PADI Open Water Diver Course, and then we add the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty. Not only will you be certified as an Open Water Diver through this course, but you'll also be well on your way to Master Scuba Diver with some of your continuing education already completed!
Buoyancy is one of the most important skills a new diver must master - the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty helps divers understand and practice buoyancy skills in order to become better divers!
Adventure Diver
The Adventure Diver course is a subset of the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course. Have you always wanted to try digital underwater photography, fish identification or dry suit diving? There’s a long list of scuba adventures you can take part in during this program. Complete three Adventure Dives and you earn the Adventure Diver certification. It’s a great opportunity to work with your instructor to build your scuba skills and gain more confidence. Get a taste of what you like and enjoy scuba diving more than ever.
Get credit! Each Adventure Dive may credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver Course. If you’ve already taken a specialty diver course, ask your instructor if you’ve earned credit for an Adventure Dive.
Divemaster Course
* at least 3 weeks
Coming Soon!
Specialty
Courses
PADI Specialty Courses Include:
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Altitude Diver
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AWARE - Fish ID
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AWARE - Coral Reef
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Boat Diver
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Cavern Diver
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Deep Diver
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Digital Underwater Photographer
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Diver Propulsion Vehicle Diver
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Drift Diver
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Dry Suit Diver
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Enriched Air Diver
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Emergency Oxygen Provider
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Equipment Specialist
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Ice Diver
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Multilevel Diver
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Night Diver
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Peak Performance Buoyancy
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Project AWARE Specialist
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Public Safety Diver
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Search and Recovery Diver
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Sidemount Diver
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Underwater Naturalist
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Underwater Navigator
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Underwater Videographer
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Wreck Diver
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Distinctive Specialties
Advanced Open Water Diver
Exploration, Excitement, Experiences
That’s what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. You don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed to advance your diving, so you can start right after earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification. The course helps build confidence and expand your scuba skills through different Adventure Dives. You try out different specialties while gaining experience under the supervision of your PADI Instructor. You log dives and develop capabilities as you find new ways to have fun scuba diving.
Get credit! Each Adventure Dive may credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver Course. If you’ve already taken a specialty diver course, ask your instructor if you’ve earned credit for an Adventure Dive.