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Snorkeling
Once you purchase your snorkeling equipment, it is important to have the knowledge and skills to truly enjoy the sport of snorkeling. During our snorkeling program you will learn and experience the fun and thrill of snorkeling! In this program, you will learn and practice:

· Proper Equipment Selection
· Airway Control
· Entry/Exit Techniques
· Snorkel Clearing
· Surface Dives
· Kicking Techniques
· Equalizing Techniques

Practice time will be provided to develop the skills covered in this course.

EQUIPMENT: Students must supply their own mask, snorkel, fins, swimsuit, and towel.  If students have not purchased their equipment yet, MASS Diving offers the largest selection of mask, snorkel, and fins in New England.  Stop in so we can educate you and so that we can make sure that you get the proper fitting equipment.

AGE REQUIREMENT: 8 years or older.

TUITION PER PERSON: 1 to 3 Students $75.00, 4 to 6 Students $50.00, 7 to 10 Students $30.00

POOL FEE: Fee is based on sharing the pool during our open water class. A pool fee may apply if booked alone.

Private courses also available.

Scuba Skills Refresher
Certified divers enrolled in this program will have the opportunity to refresh their scuba skills. The academics are reviewed through home study by completing the PADI Scuba Tune-up Book or by students reading their Open Water Manual.  Our Program includes a confined-water skill review. During this session the students will practice all the skills they learned in their open water course:

Ocean dives can be done through our Dive Program.

Prerequisite: Diving certification

Program Materials:  All Scuba equipment for the pool session will be supplied except mask, snorkel, and fins.

Advanced Open Water Diver

In your Open Water course you learned the basic skills to become a scuba diver.  The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Program builds upon the skills you learned in your Open Water Course and allows you to increase your comfort and enjoyment levels under the guidance of a PADI professional.  This course is ideal for the divers who just completed their Open Water Course or the divers who wants to further their scuba education.  This course consists of one classroom session and two days of diving.

The first day consists of three dives - 2 afternoon dives - Peak Performance Buoyancy and Underwater Navigation, and one Night dive. During the Peak Performance Buoyancy dive, students will have the opportunity to achieve their proper weighting, improve their proper buoyancy skills underwater, develop good breathing skills and improve their overall comfort level in the water.  On dive two, students will learn both natural and compass navigation. Dive three will be a night dive from the shore. On day two, dives four and five will be conducted from a boat.  Students will have the opportunity to experience deeper diving between 60 and 80 feet, be introduced to Enriched air (Nitrox), learn how Enriched air (Nitrox) is used in diving and the last dive will be Underwater Naturalist. 

Prerequisites: PADI Open Water certification (or equivalent).  Students between the ages of 12-14 will receive a Jr. Advanced certification.

Home Study Requirements:  Students are required to complete the Scuba Review session in the Adventure Diver manual, read the appropriate chapters and complete the knowledge reviews before the orientation night.  The Peak Performance Buoyancy, Navigation, Boat, Deep, Underwater Naturalist and Night Diver sections must be completed for our Advanced Open Water Diver Program.

Classroom Sessions:  The Scuba Review, Buoyancy, Navigation, Night, Boat, Deep, Nitrox, and Underwater Naturalist and  will be discussed on the first night of class at MASS Diving.  The Deep, Nitrox Dive and Underwater Naturalist orientation will also be conducted before the dives on Sunday.

Equipment Required: Full SCUBA equipment including a regulator with an octopus or redundant air, pressure gauge, depth gauge, timing device, and compass. Advanced Diver Course equipment rental discount is 15% off. Other equipment needed: a dive knife, primary dive light, back up light, tank light, underwater slate, dive tables, and a log book. (PADI encyclopedia is not required, but is highly recommended.)

Tuition Complete Course: $199.00 (Includes instruction and certification card.)

Student Kit: $48.44 (Price includes PADI Adventure manual & slate, folder, and adventure log pages.

Boat Fee:  $75.00 

Registration: Students can register at MASS Diving, Inc. Pre-registration required.

Class Size: Limited to 8 Students

Rescue
The PADI Rescue Diver Course is a crucial step in the development of a diver whose desire is to expand his or her knowledge and experience beyond a purely recreational level. The rating is also a prerequisite for all PADI leadership training: Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, and Open Water Instructor.

This course is designed to develop the necessary knowledge and skills for individuals to effectively perform diver rescues and assists, manage diving accident situations, render proper first aid and qualify for PADI Divemaster training.

Five Chapters including the following topics: *
    Psychology of Rescue
    Being Prepared for a Diver Emergency
    Accident Management
    Responding to Diver Emergencies
    Review & Written Exam

*Note:  Students must watch the PADI Rescue DVD, read the entire PADI Rescue Manual and complete the questions at the end of each chapter before the first class.  Please give yourself enough time to complete the work.

Pool Skills (3 Sessions)
Chapter 1: Self Rescue Review, Tired Diver, Panicked Diver, & Scenario Practice.
Chapter 2: Response from Shore, Boat, or Dock (Responsive Diver) & Scenario Practice.
Chapter 3: Distressed Diver Underwater, Missing Diver, & Scenario Practice.
Chapter 4: Surfacing the Unresponsive Diver, Unresponsive Diver at the Surface, & Scenario Practice.
Chapter 5: Exiting the Unresponsive Diver, First Aid for Pressure Related Injuries, O2 Administration, Response from Shore, Boat, or Dock (Unresponsive Diver) & Scenario Practice.

Open Water Dive Skills (1 Day)
Four Scenarios and an Emergency Assistance Plan

Equipment: Each student must provide his or her own complete set of equipment including an alternate air source. Equipment can be rented at a discount of 15% Off.

Text: PADI Rescue Diver Manual and DVD

Instruction: $250.00 (includes certification card processing)

Rescue Manual: $36.99

Rescue Diver DVD: $29.99

Class Size: Limited to 8 students

Prerequisites: Advanced Open Water, Minimum age 15, First Aid & CPR certified before course begins, and in good cardiovascular health.
Note:  Our Medic First Aid Course meets the prerequisite requirement for the PADI Rescue course.  Click here for more information on our Medic First Aid course.

Master Scuba Diver

This certification denotes that you've reached the highest recreational diver level in the PADI System of diver education. PADI Master Scuba Diver indicates you have a significant amount of training and experience in a variety of dive environments.

What do I need to start?

• PADI Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• PADI Rescue Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• 50 logged dives
• Five PADI Specialty course certifications
• Minimum age: 15 years old (12 for Junior Master Scuba Diver)

 Click here for our specialty courses.

PADI 2007 Application Fee:  $41.00
 

Divemaster
A Divemaster is the first leadership level in the PADI progression.
This rating denotes an individual who:

1. Has a high level of personal diving skill.
2. Possesses instructor level knowledge of diving theory.
3. Has had significant training in how to assist an instructor during training activities.
4. Is able to assume a role of responsibility for the welfare of other divers in his/her charge.

Duties of a PADI Divemaster:

1. Assist a Teaching status PADI Instructor in confined water and open water training of divers.
2. Independently guide Open Water Diver Course students on the tour portion of training dives 2 through 5 at a ratio of 2 students per certified Divemaster.
3. Conduct the PADI Environmental Orientation Dives so long as the Divemaster is insured.
4. Generally supervise both training and non-training related activities by planning, organizing, and directing dives.
5. Independently teach the PADI Snorkeling Course.

To qualify for PADI training, you must:

1. Be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent rating.
2. Be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent rating.
3. Be 18 years of age or older.
4. Submit an approved medical exam form for a medical examination conducted within the past year. The form is to be signed by a licensed physician and is to state that the candidate is fit for diving.
5. CPR certified (within 24 months).
6. 20 Logged dives by the start of the course.
7. 60 Logged dives by the end of the course.

Note: A CPR course will be made available at an additional cost.

Course Structure: To fulfill these training objectives, the PADI Divemaster course consists of three phases or modules that include:

1. Knowledge Development
2. Watermanship and pool skills
3. Practical Application/Internship

Divemaster Performance Requirements
1. Pass each of the eight sections of the final exam.
2. Complete and turn in all knowledge reviews.
3. Complete and turn in an Emergency Assistance Plan.
4. Complete and turn in an Underwater Map.
5. Complete the skills and stamina module with a minimum of 12 points.
(400-yard swim (8 laps), 15 minutes tread water (last 2 minutes hands out of water), 800-yard snorkel swim (16 laps), 100 yard inert diver tow in full scuba gear.
6. Complete a rescue assessment.
7. Complete a water skills assessment.
8. Complete a skills circuit to demonstration quality.
9. Complete an exchanged equipment drill.
10. Conduct a simulated or actual Divemaster conducted program (lead dive).
11. Intern one complete open water scuba class - classroom, pool, and four ocean dives.
12. Intern one dive in a continuing education program.

Student Must Provide:
PADI Open Water Manual with recreational dive planner and the Wheel, PADI Advanced Manual, PADI Rescue Manual with accident management work slate,  PADI Divemaster Manual, Divemaster DVD, Instructor Manual, Instructor Slates, PADI Encyclopedia, Diving Knowledge Workbook, Log Book, and the PADI Divemaster processing fee.

Tuition: $400.00
Attendance is mandatory for every class.  Make-up classes are $100.00 per session. 

Assistant Instructor Development Course
The PADI Assistant Instructor program provides PADI Divemasters, and those certified to leadership levels with other diver training organizations, with additional training as instructional assistants and dive educators. If you meet the above criteria then this program will builds upon your abilities to organize and supervise dive activities, while concentrating on developing teaching skills. Through independent study, classroom sessions and practical application, candidates learn to construct effective teaching presentations and conduct PADI programs. To help you through the program, PADI has developed an array of learning tools such as the PADI Assistant Instructor Workbook. The PADI Assistant Instructor Course is also the first half of the Instructor Development Course.

To qualify for PADI Assistant Instructor training, you'll need to:
1. Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or leadership level with another recreational diver training organization.
2. Be at least 18 years old.
3. Be in good physical condition for diving and submit a medical exam form signed by a physician.
4. Have completed and logged at least 60 open water dives with experience in night, deep and navigation.

The PADI Assistant Instructor program consists of:
1. Formal training in conducting PADI programs and experience programs.
2. Independent study assignments. 
3.  Practical application sessions.
4.  Written examination.

As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you'll be able to:
1.  Act as an instructional assistant.
2.  Assume limited teaching responsibilities.

Upon successfully completing the PADI Assistant Instructor program, you receive a certification card and wall certificate denoting this rating. You’ll also become a member of PADI and receive benefits, including the ability to purchase professional liability insurance (which may be required to conduct some activities).

Materials:  Same as instructor course below.

Cost: $650.00

Instructor Development Course

PADI, the world's largest diver training organization with over 50,000 active members, offers the finest instructor training programs available anywhere. Our PADI IDC program provides a professional learning experience in which you will learn how to teach diving utilizing the most successful program in existence: the PADI system of diver education. Not only will you learn how to teach in the classroom, pool, and open water environments; you will also learn how to effectively use PADI's teaching aids and instructional support materials. When you complete our PADI IDC, you will have been trained and prepared to attend a PADI Instructor Examination (IE), the final step toward your PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Certification. Additionally, our course is conducted in a positive, low stress environment, and our staff is among the best trained in the industry to assure the best learning experience for you.

Revised in 2001, the PADI IDC offers many advantages to the professional seeking to attain their Assistant Instructor or Instructor ratings. The new scheduling criteria will allow you to complete the PADI Assistant Instructor course during the first three days of the IDC. Or you may continue and complete the entire IDC and qualify for the IE.

There are several advantages to the new format; 1) its easier to complete the AI course, 2) you get a feel for the IDC format and curriculum, 3) the AI portion counts toward the IDC so you don't have to go through it twice, 4) if you complete the AI portion, the IDC portion is only four more days, 5) you have plenty of opportunity to teach the academics, pool and open water sessions prior to an IE. Materials required for the AI course are the same materials required for the IDC (you don't have to purchase more books).

During the IDC you will complete the 800 yard mask, fins, snorkel swim (not part of the IE anymore), you will satisfactorily complete written exams prior to the IE and you will be taught how to conduct prescriptive teaching sessions.

The IE has changed slightly. There are five skills to demo in the pool and you must have a minimum score of 17 on the skills. You have one pool skill to teach, one academic, and two open water skills. The rescue evaluation is conducted during the open water session. The exciting news is that if you are unsuccessful in no more than two of the categories of evaluation, you may attend a second IE and retest in only those areas.

This course will be offered in a weekend format with weeknights available for additional training if necessary. The ocean dives will be conducted over a one-weekend period.

The following list of material are REQUIRED for the IDC:
PADI Instructor Manual
Instructor Candidate Workbook
The Law and the Diving Professional
The Best of the Undersea Journal
The Business of Diving
Peak Performance Buoyancy Instructor Outline
Project AWARE Specialty Instructor Outline
PADI Open Water Diver Manual
RDP- Wheel & Table
Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam Booklet
Adventures in Diving Manual
PADI Rescue Diver Manual
Rescue Diver Final Exams Booklet
PADI Divemaster Manual
Divemaster Final Exams booklet
Children & Scuba Diving: A Resource Guide for Instructors and Parents
Project Aware-Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Outline
Aquatic Cue cars- confined and open water
Confined Water Preparation Slate
Open Water Preparation Slate
Log Book

The remaining list is suggested material but not required:
All PADI Professional videos
All PADI Diver Videos
Adventures in Diving Instructor Cue cards
PADI Specialty Manuals
Diving Knowledge Workbook
Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
Nav-finder
Rescue Diver Course Lesson Guides
Rescue course Instructor cue cards
Divemaster Slates
Divemaster Course Lesson Guides
Discover Scuba Flip Chart
Discover Scuba Diving Instructor Slate
Scuba Tune-up Multimedia or guidebook
Skill Evaluation Slate
Open Water Diver Course Lesson Guides
PADI Career Advancement Series materials

Note: The required materials list will allow you to read and complete all home study sections in the IDC Candidate Workbook. These sections/knowledge Reviews are to be completed prior to attending the IDC.

 Prerequisites: PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, or current instructor with another training organization, must be at least 18 years old, medical exam within 12 months, 60 logged dives for IDC, 100 logged dives for IE, CPR training within 24 months, and proof of all certifications from open water to Divemaster.

Registration: Students should register early to allow themselves to prepare for both the academic and pool training. Pre-registration required at MASS Diving.

IDC Tuition: $1295.00
The tuition fee includes all instruction for the IDC and pool use. Students are required to supply their own equipment for pool sessions.  The PADI IE fees are not included in the price.   

PADI IDC Staff Instructor Course

Course Goals - The PADI IDC Staff Instructor course goals are:
1. Familiarize the IDC Staff Instructor candidate with PADI Instructor Development standards, curriculum, and procedures.
2. Familiarize the IDC Staff Instructor candidate with PADI Assistant Instructor course standards, curriculum and certification procedures.
3. Develop the IDC Staff Instructor candidate's evaluation skills to an effective and consistent level.
4. Develop the IDC Staff Instructor candidate's counseling and critique skills to an effective level.
5. Further develop the IDC Staff Instructor candidate's presentation skills to a role-model level.
6. Prepare the IDC Staff Instructor candidate for staffing PADI Instructor Development programs.

Duties of the PADI IDC Staff Instructor
A renewed IDC Staff Instructor is authorized to:
1. Independently teach and certify PADI Assistant Instructors.
2. Conduct IDC training segments under the direct supervision of a PADI Course Director
3. Evaluate and Critique instructor candidate knowledge development, confined water and open water teaching presentations.
4. Provide counseling and remedial training for instructor candidates and IDC Staff Instructor candidates.
5. Assist with training during the instructor-level continuing education programs, such as PADI Specialty Instructor Training courses.
6. Observe the orientation and closing sessions of PADI Instructor Examinations.

Course Prerequisites
To enroll in the PADI IDC Staff Instructor course, an individual must:
1. Be renewed and in Teaching status as a PADI Instructor for the current year.
2. Hold a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating.
3. Agree to conduct all levels of diver training consistent with the standards and philosophy outlined in the PADI Instructor Manual.
4. agree to use the PADI System and components entirely.

Performance Requirements
To be certified as a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, an individual must meet the following performance requirements:

1. Demonstrate acceptable performance on the Instructor Dive Theory Exam by scoring 100 percent initially or scoring 80 percent or higher on each section and having each missed item reviewed until mastery is achieved. If the IDC Staff Instructor candidate scores less that 80 percent on a section, administer a retest after reviewing the exam.

2. Demonstrate acceptable performance on the Assistant Instructor Standards Exam by scoring 100 percent initially or scoring 80 percent or higher and having each missed item reviewed until mastery is achieved.  If the IDC Staff Instructor candidate scores less than 80 percent, administer a retest after reviewing the exam.

3. Score 80 points or higher (average 4.0 per skill) by demonstrating the 20 skills listed on the PADI Skill Evaluation with no skill demonstration scoring less than 3.0.

4. Score a 4.0 or higher on a knowledge development teaching presentation.

5. Score a 4.0 or higher on a confined water teaching presentation.

6. Attend the four Step Two - Knowledge Review Development sessions.

7. Demonstrate consistency in teaching presentation evaluation scoring by meeting the following parameters:

    A. Match the control score on at least four out of the six knowledge development evaluation criteria sections for two of three teaching presentations.
    B. Match the control score on at least three out of five confined water evaluation criteria sections for two out for three teaching presentations.
    C. Match the control score on at least three out of the five open water evaluation criteria sections for two out of three teaching presentations.

8.Audit a complete IDC by observing all 20 required IDC curriculum presentation sections or complete Practical Application - Option B.

Training Materials Requirements
PADI Course Director Manual
PADI Instructor Manual
Instructor Candidate Workbook
Knowledge Development Presentation Evaluation Form
Confined Water Presentation Evaluation Slate
Open Water Presentation Evaluation Slate
The Best of The Undersea Journal
The Law and The Diving Professional
Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Outline
Project Aware Specialty Instructor Outline
Aware - Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Outline
Aquatic Cue Cards - Confined and Open Water
Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning Slate
Log Book (Adventure Log - Pro Modules Recommended)

Recommended Materials Include:
This is PADI Video
PADI Open Water Diver Manual
PADI Open Water Diver DVD
PADI Open Water Diver Course: Effective Marketing and Conduct Video
Recreational Dive Planner, The Wheel, Table Version and eRDP
Diving Knowledge Workbook
The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
Discover the Underwater World Video
Discover the Underwater World, The Snorkeler's Field Guide
Discover Scuba Diving Skills Presentation Video
Discover Scuba Diving Cue Cards
Scuba Tune-up Guide Book
Skill Evaluation Slate
Peak Performance Buoyancy DVD
Aware - Coral Reef Conservation Instructor Materials Disc
A.W.A.R.E.- Our World, Our Water Manual

Course Cost: $550.00

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