Dive training at Seaview Dive Centre is subject to the guidelines of PADI
(Professional Association of Diving Instructors).
At Seaview Diver Centre you can complete all training levels from beginner to professional.
PADI has become the largest dive organisation in the world.
Today, more diving certificates are issued by PADI than by any other diving association.
This has the advantage of International recognition and allows divers to continue their diving education worldwide.
The PADI Discover programme is divided into three possible courses:
Discover Scuba
Discover Scuba Diver
PADI Scuba Diver
These are introductory courses to give you a taste for Scuba Diving,
taking your first breaths under water during short introduction in the shallow waters of our pool.
Discover Scuba Diving
This full day introductory programme includes an in-depth introduction to the theory and equipment of diving.
After a brief presentation on the use of your equipment ,
you will experience the fascination world of coral reefs and their inhabitants diving in shallow water.
This introduction contributes to the first step to qualify in PADI Open Water Diving .
At Seaview Diver Centre you can complete all training levels from beginner to professional.
PADI has become the largest dive organisation in the world.
Today, more diving certificates are issued by PADI than by any other diving association.
This has the advantage of International recognition and allows divers to continue their diving education worldwide.
The PADI Discover programme is divided into three possible courses:
Discover Scuba
Discover Scuba Diver
PADI Scuba Diver
These are introductory courses to give you a taste for Scuba Diving,
taking your first breaths under water during short introduction in the shallow waters of our pool.
Discover Scuba Diving
This full day introductory programme includes an in-depth introduction to the theory and equipment of diving.
After a brief presentation on the use of your equipment ,
you will experience the fascination world of coral reefs and their inhabitants diving in shallow water.
This introduction contributes to the first step to qualify in PADI Open Water Diving .
PADI Scuba Diver
This programme is the first module of the Open Water Diver course.
You will gain all the necessary practical skills and knowledge to dive under the supervision of a PADI Instructor.
Bubblemaker
This programme is especially designed for children aged 8-11 years, who want to learn to dive.
It's the ideal entry point for the Junior Open Water Diver.
Under the guidance of one of our qualified Instructors,
you will experience your first breath under water in a safe and relaxed atmosphere.
Open Water Diver (OWD)
The PADI Open Water Course will take four days to gain the OWD Diving Certification.
The certification is recognised worldwide .
The course consists of five modules, the theory and fundamentals of diving.
The theory is accompanied by five shallow dives in a confined protected area,
followed by four open water dives in and around Dahab.
Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD)
The AOWD course is the follow up for all Open Water Divers.
In this course you will learn additional important diving skills in speciality areas,
such as, night diving, navigation and deep diving.
The two day course can be taken directly on completion of the Open Water Course.
Five completed dives are required to commence this course.
The AOWD course requires that two compulsory dives are undertaken ie.
Deep Dive and Navigation Dive plus 3 dives of your choice, dependant on your interests.
You can choose from a wide range of PADI Speciality programmes e.g.
Drift Dive, Underwater Naturalist, Search and Recovery,
Multi-level diving, boat diving or peak performance buoyancy.
This programme is the first module of the Open Water Diver course.
You will gain all the necessary practical skills and knowledge to dive under the supervision of a PADI Instructor.
Bubblemaker
This programme is especially designed for children aged 8-11 years, who want to learn to dive.
It's the ideal entry point for the Junior Open Water Diver.
Under the guidance of one of our qualified Instructors,
you will experience your first breath under water in a safe and relaxed atmosphere.
Open Water Diver (OWD)
The PADI Open Water Course will take four days to gain the OWD Diving Certification.
The certification is recognised worldwide .
The course consists of five modules, the theory and fundamentals of diving.
The theory is accompanied by five shallow dives in a confined protected area,
followed by four open water dives in and around Dahab.
Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD)
The AOWD course is the follow up for all Open Water Divers.
In this course you will learn additional important diving skills in speciality areas,
such as, night diving, navigation and deep diving.
The two day course can be taken directly on completion of the Open Water Course.
Five completed dives are required to commence this course.
The AOWD course requires that two compulsory dives are undertaken ie.
Deep Dive and Navigation Dive plus 3 dives of your choice, dependant on your interests.
You can choose from a wide range of PADI Speciality programmes e.g.
Drift Dive, Underwater Naturalist, Search and Recovery,
Multi-level diving, boat diving or peak performance buoyancy.
Rescue Diver
The Rescue Diver course will show you the basic rescue skills in the field of recreational diving.
In addition to this you will learn about accident prevention and emergency management in more detail.
Rescue Diver is mandatory in order to obtain the Diver Master qualification.
Learning about yourself and the environment are the main aims of this course.
Numerous skills in water rescue and land rescue will be obtained on this course.
Dive Master
The PADI Dive Master is the first and most important step in the PADI system of training for professionals.
A well trained Dive Master as an assistant to the Instructor are a pre-requisite for any successful PADI course.
The Dive Master course is the basis for future successful Instructor Training.
At Seaview we offer a variety of courses to ensure that you successfully obtain the Diver Master qualification.
Please ask at Dive In for details.
Technical Diver
Technical Diving summarises all the techniques in which the gas mixtures
of normal air composition (20% 02, 80% N) differ.
By increasing the oxygen and reduce the nitrogen content to increase the safety when diving,
as less nitrogen is absorbed in the blood.
You will experience longer bottom times and feel less tired using this method of diving.
Rebreather diving can also be enjoyed as a special experience without air bubbles.
You can book all Technical courses through Seaview Divers including :
Basic Nitrox
Advanced Nitrox
Decompression Procedures
Extended Range i.e. Trimix and Rebreather
Speciality Course at Seaview Divers
As an Advanced Open Water Diver you will have already experienced some speciality dives.
At Seaview we offer a wide range of speciality dive courses in recreational diving.
Current speciality dive programmes are listed below :
Deep Diving
Underwater Navigation
Night Diving
Search and Recover
Boat Diving
Drift Diving
Underwater Photography
Underwater Nature List (Biology)
Nitrox (EAN) Diving
Equipment Specialist
Dry (Dry Suit)
Multi-level Diver
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Wreck Diving
Check our Speciality Course Prices