PADI COURSES AVIALABLE AT DIVERS UNITED's PADI 5 Star Resort -

Local dive sites.

This is the name given to the Reefs along the shore of the main resorts of Sharm El Sheikh. From the Start of the Straights of Tiran to the Old Town Market of Sharm.

Some of these dive sites are suitable for beginner courses and shake down dives, while some are more suited for the more experienced diver such as Ras Um Sid and Ras Nasrani where you can sometimes find yourself in fast currents to drift along with.

PADI Scuba Diver. 2 to 3 days
Ideal for those who want to begin their initial diver training without committing themselves fully to the five day Open Water Course.

The course covers the fundamental elements of diving and basic standard safety rules. After completing the Scuba Diver course you will be able to dive most places in the world to a maximum depth of 12 metres accompanied at all times by a Divemaster or Instructor. The course itself consists of three knowledge development sessions, three confined water or pool training sessions and two open water dives either from a boat or the shore, conducted to a depth of 12 metres.
Following successful completion of this course, students can be certified as PADI Scuba Divers.

Price includes all dive equipment and tuition. PADI log book £14 and PADI Registration certificate £20 are not included and are purchased upon completion of your course.

Upgrade to PADI Open Water Course 2 days
Upon successful completion of the Scuba Diver course it is possible to upgrade to the full PADI Open Water Diver qualification.

You may elect to do this in the resort and it adds a further two days to the duration, with two knowledge development sessions, two pool sessions and another two open water dives to a depth of 18m. After completing the extra sessions you will be qualified for a PADI Open Water Licence. This qualifies you to dive to a maximum depth of 18m accompanied by any other qualified diver.

PADI Open Water Course 4 to 5 day
All aspects of this course are completed at resort.

Your instructors will assume you have no advance knowledge of diving and they will take you through each stage point by point, mixing theory and practice and explaining all the details as you go. It is a complete, carefully structured course designed to teach you to be a safe, competent diver.

The course is divided into three parts: classroom, confined water and four open water scuba dives. During the course you will practise and master the skills that you will need as a diver, with your instructor devoting maximum time to teaching you fun, safe diving. This ensures virtually anyone in good health who is reasonably fit and comfortable in the water can learn to Scuba Dive.
The following sample itinerary shows how the five day dive course fits into a week’s holiday in the Red Sea

Your course starts today with an introductory video and the fitting of your equipment. During your first three days a small part of your time will be spent in the classroom for academic training and your water skills training dives will be in the confined shallows of a local beach or swimming pool.

After two to three days training you will be ready for your first open water dives. Depending on weather conditions, you will usually go by boat to a suitable sheltered dive site where you will complete your course with four open water dives. These may be made from the beach if conditions are not suitable for boat diving. On successful completion of the course you will be qualified for a PADI Open Water Diver Licence.

PADI Express Diver Course. 3 days.

PADI have now developed an on line tutorial for the Open Water Course. You can study and qualify for the theory section on line before coming to resort, reducing the time you’ll need to spend in the classroom when your on holiday. They charge 120$ (approx £70) per person enrolling on this scheme. Alternatively, you can purchase a CD ROM which includes a tutorial, digital manual and the Open Water video clips. As this is your copy to keep. There is a charge of £70 for this CD ROM.

Complete all the classroom work on line with e.Learning or from a CD ROM at home before you set off. The practical water skills part of the course, is completed in the resort and is programmed for just three days. For the most part, diving is a practical skill and nothing can replace practice in the water, but many people value the chance to prepare for the course in advance. The Express Diver programme allows you to work through the theory lessons in the comfort of your own home. Choose between, multimedia CD ROM or e.Learning.
e.Learning with PADI option;

How does it work?
After enrolling on line, PADI's eLearning system presents you with interactive presentations that include videos, audio, graphics and reading. Short quizzes let you gauge your progress, and review and correct anything you might happen to miss. This lets you move through the program efficiently and at your own pace.
You will need to register the name and number of the dive centre that your completing your practical sessions with. Our PADI dive centre is Divers United 35022

What does it cost?
The Theory for PADI Open Water Diver Course online is $120 (US) non-refundable. The fee covers your knowledge development training and gives you unlimited access to an electronic version of the PADI Open Water Diver Manual (course textbook). Your PADI Dive Centre or Resort will charge an additional fee for the in water portion of your certification.
How long do you have to complete the eLearning course?
The e.Learning course will be available for one year from the time of course registration.
At the end of this programme, you can print off a certificate to give to your PADI instructor or dive centre.
One of the benefits of this programme is that you’ll always have access to an updated on line Open Water Manual.

Computer CD-ROM option:
This system is an excellent application of “Interactive Multimedia Learning” technique. A mix of instruction and video clips, with options such as a “virtual pool” to sample. This system is both entertaining and instructive. It allows you to learn at your own pace, with questionnaires to ensure you have understood each part before moving on to the next. A PC/Mac with CD-ROM drive, soundcard and speakers is required.
The benefit of this system is you don’t need to have Internet access and you can share the CD ROM between several students in your household.
The Express Diver Course: When you arrive at your resort, your instructors will first test your understanding of the theory section, then move on to the practical skills. When the practical sessions and dives are completed, you will then become a qualified Open Water diver in just three days.

PADI Open Water Referral. 2 Days
This course is for students that do not want to spend their holiday in a class room but still wants the instruction from a qualified instructor to lead them through the initial learning process.

A referral course is when a student would have completed their confined water and theory training with another instructor. Then that instructor can refer the student on to another instructor to complete the four open water dives portion of the course.

Receiving instructors can pick up the course at any stage as long as the student has the documentation from the referring instructor.

PADI Advanced Open Water. 2 days
This course is designed for divers who have completed the Open Water course or any other entry-level dive course.
The course focuses on expanding your diving experience and building on your knowledge from the open water course.
The course consists of 5 elective dives over two days (two core and three electives) and will introduce you to diving using navigation techniques or in a current and how to plan dives when you want to venture a bit deeper.

Elective Dives

Peak Performance Buoyancy
Underwater Naturalist
Aware Fish identification
Search and Recovery
Drift - Multilevel
Boat - Night
Deep - Navigation

EFR. Emergency First Response First Aid Course.1 Day
This course replaces the PADI Medic First Aid Course
In addition to existing first aid training, this course also includes an introduction to Automated External Defibrillation.

PADI Rescue Diver. 3 days
The PADI Rescue Diver course develops your knowledge and skills so you can effectively perform diver assists and rescues, manage diving accident situations and render first aid.

The programme is an important step in expanding your knowledge and experience as a diver. The course takes place over 3 days. Days 1 and 2 are spent covering 5 academic topics together with 10 confirmed water exercises. The final day is conducted in a real world environment from one of the dive boats, where you combine all the skills and knowledge gained into two simulated dive accident scenarios.

PADI Divemaster min 2 weeks but 4 week recommended to begin to gain true experience.
As the first level of professional qualification, the Divemaster course will qualify you to organise and conduct diving activities.

You will develop your water skills and academic knowledge including dive planning, control and supervising of students and dive management. You will be required to complete many exercises including 15 minute treat water, diver rescue assessment and underwater mapmaking. This qualification is normally required to work as a Dive Guide.

Boat Diver 2 dives
Just one giant step off the back and you’re in the water!
The course includes two open water dives and is designed to help you learn the techniques and procedures for entering and exiting varying different types of boats.

Search & Recover Diver. 4 dives
Accidentally drop something in the water? Looking for lost treasure? Learn effective ways to locate objects underwater with the Search & Recovery Diver programme.

For this course you will need to be at least PADI Open Water with the dive credential of PADI Underwater Navigator or PADI Advanced.
During your programme you will go on four open water dives, over at least a two day period, with time being equally divided between academic and actual water-training sessions. A variety of search and recovery methods will be covered including the planning, organisation, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of search and recovery diving, limited visibility diving and underwater navigation techniques, techniques and considerations for object location and recover using various lifting devices.

AWARE Fish Identification. 2 dives
This programme covers the basic knowledge and techniques involved in identifying fish species and the data collected is submitted to the REEF Fish Survey Project.

Peak Performance Buoyancy Diver. 2 dives
The fundamentals of this course include buoyancy check, fine tuning buoyancy underwater, weight, position and distribution, streamlining and visualisation. Also covered is the use of PADI’s Basic Weighting Guidelines.

Drift Diver. 2 dives
Hold onto your masks! Buoyancy control, navigation and communication whilst on a drift dive are addressed on this course.
Also included are the planning, organisation, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of drift diving. The course requires two open water dives which can be completed in one day.

Underwater Naturalist. 2 dives
Interested in Sea Life?

The PADI Underwater Naturalist course will introduce you to different aquatic life and include an overview of responsible human interactions with aquatic life. Topics include a basic overview of major aquatic life and groupings, basic aquatic interactions and associations, factual information that dispels myths of potentially dangerous aquatic life and diving techniques used to help preserve bottom dwelling aquatic life and minimise aquatic life disturbance.

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