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Courses  
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Learn to Scuba Dive:  A Course for beginning divers.  Includes Open Water Dive Manual, IDEA or Recreational Dive Tables, Diver's Log, use of Pool Gear (tank, weight belt, BC, regulator W/ octopus and gauges.
$ 99.00 per person -PADI or IDEA. Books $55.00

Private Lessons:  They are available to fit your schedule.   Classroom on premises.  Included is Open Water Diver's Manual, PADI OR IDEA or Recreational Dive Tables, Diver's Log, free rental of Open Water Video, Student Record File and 2 photos.
$ 200.00 per person

Private Scuba Review:  Private review includes: Scuba tune-up manual, 1 hour classroom, 2 hours pool, Review sticker for C-card.  *Free scuba review for any Tucson Scuba Center certified diver.
$ 90.00

Pool Refresher Course:  With instructor or dive master.  Scuba Gear included.  Bring your own mask, snorkel, fins and boots.
$ 75.00 per hour   *Free pool refresher for any Tucson Scuba Center Certified Diver.

Peak Performance Buoyancy  Workshop
Peak Performance Buoyancy Workshop:  Classroom clinic, pool session, scuba tune-up book, "Peak Performance Buoyancy" video (yours to keep).
$ 175.00 package

Advanced Open Water:  The purpose of the course is to increase knowledge, skills and experience of a diver.  You will learn techniques for diving at night, in limited visibility and in deeper waters.  You will be introduced to special interest areas in diving such as underwater search and recovery.   Available on any of our regularly scheduled trips to Mexico and by special arrangement to dive destinations worldwide.  Sign up one week prior to trip so you may attend one night class and pool review w/ instructor.  Includes textbook and C-card.
$ 159.00+ Books per person Does not include trip or cost of Night dive.

ANDI NITROX Diver Certification: This workshop prepares the Advanced diver for safer diving with longer bottom times.  Not for deep diving as commonly misunderstood.  NITROX is a safer form of mixed gas diving that reduces the possibility of decompression sickness significantly.  Many divers report they feel refreshed and rejuvenated after NITROX diving.  Includes textbook and certification.
$ 159.00+ Book per person

Rescue:  Rescue diver training expands your knowledge of diving, increases your level of diving skills and makes you more aware of what is happening in the diving environment around you.  As a rescue diver, you are trained to respond properly to diving emergencies.  Certification as a rescue diver is also a prerequisite for the dive master rating, and the distinguished master scuba diver certification.  Includes textbook and C-card.
$ 279.00 + Book per person

Oxygen Provider:  Our DAN (Diver's Alert Network) Oxygen Provider Course is a 4 hour course incorporating a review of the causes, symptoms and treatment of a number of diving accidents along with the appropriate methods of oxygen administration.  This course is primarily a hands-on experience with the different types of oxygen mask options to fit various scenarios.  By the end of the course you will be able to recognize a dive accident and administer oxygen appropriately. (Certification Specialty available for an additional $ 20.00).  Includes textbook, non-breather mask and DAN C-card.
$ 119.00 per person

Emergency Response Diver:  This workshop addresses the background and recognition of marine life injuries and diving accidents w/ emphasis that includes care from initial  contact through definitive medical care.  Three major areas are covered.  1.) Treatment of injuries that result from contact with marine life from diagnosis to treatment.  2.) Investigates diving related injuries and illness.  3.) How to evaluate a patient and his/her condition as well as how to treat the majority of conditions.  This course is the most credible source of training in the industry today.  Includes textbook and C-card. (Prerequisite is Advanced, Rescue, Oxygen Provider DAN Training and Red Cross First Aid)
$ 305.00 per person

Emergency First Responder:  The Medic First Aid course can show you how to save someone's life with basic first aid and CPR.  It is a medically based assistance course designed to teach you the same emergency techniques used by doctors and paramedics, but at a layman's level.  In addition to CPR, you learn how to administer first aid properly and effectively using the most up-to-date methods.  Medic First Aid meets the Rescue Diver requirement for CPR.  Includes a Medical Emergency Manual and C-card.
$ 99.00+ Book  per person

Dive Master:
4 class sessions, 2 pool sessions and two weekend trips. trips are $300 for hotel and diving. This course is an ojt situation that teaches you complete dive operations from compressor operation to supervising students to boating operations.
$ 495.00 per person

Assistant Instructor: The Assistant Instructor program allows the aspiring Instructor candidate the opportunity to teach the various classroom sections - pool skills & open water checkouts - under the direct supervision & guidance of an instructor.  This opportunity prepares the student to move up to Instructor with an easier transition than jumping from Dive master to Instructor.
$ 300.00

Instructor:  Dave Davanzati is our Regional Course Director.  The Sea of Cortez Center has reached the level of IDEA PRO 100 Instructor Training College.  If you have wondered if you could enjoy your sport of diving and make money at the same time then you want to talk with Dave.  Call or e-mail and he will help  you see if a professional career or avocation is for you.   Placement assistance is available.
$ 1500.00 per person

Instructor Trainer:  This workshop is for the instructor who has reached the level where he is ready to open his own shop or wants to create a staff under him.  The Sea of Cortez  Center can certify you to certify IDEA Instructors.  This course is
$ 4,000.00 OR  bring four instructor students and complete the course during their training.  Your cost is the only $ 400.00 for the teaching materials and certification.


Specialty Courses

 

Deep Diving
$ 275.00

Night Diving
$ 99.00

Altitude Diving
$ 99.00

Boat Diving
$ 49.00

Current (Swift/Drift) Diving
$ 149.00

Divers Safety Assistant
$ 99.00

Underwater Naturalist
$ 149.00

Wreck Diving
$ 275.00

Underwater Navigation
$ 99.00

Equipment Repair Specialist
$ 249.00

Underwater Photography
$ 265.00

Underwater Videography
$ 325.00

Underwater Modeling
$ 249.00

Underwater Hunting & Collecting
$ 269.00

Search and Recovery
$ 149.00

Advanced Search & Recovery
$ 249.00

Multilevel Diving
$185.00 includes PADI wheel

Research Diver
$ 199.00

Red Cross First Aid
$ 99.00

American Heart CPR
$ 99.00

Underwater Archeology
$ 225.00

 

 

Dry suit Diving
$ 199.00
 & Suit rental Peak Performance Buoyancy Workshop:  Classroom clinic, pool session, scuba tune-up book, "Peak Performance Buoyancy" video (yours to keep).
$ 75.00 package

 



 


 

 

 

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