PADI Discover Scuba Diving
$200
No experience needed. Pool training plus a shallow dive with an instructor by your side.
PADI 5-star Center - Courses
Courses and training.
The full PADI programme on the Caspian - from your first underwater breath to Tec Trimix. Pick a level below, scroll through the path, or jump straight to what you need.
Book a dive 55 courses
Start here - Beginner
Try diving for the first time.
Programmes for divers with no certification yet. Pool or shallow open-water session, full gear, an instructor by your side the whole time.
Local Orientation Diving
from $100
For certified divers new to the Caspian. A guided check-out dive on local sites with full briefing.
Advanced Snorkeler (Skin Diver)
$150
For experienced snorkelers who want to extend their range and breath-hold safely.
Ages 6 to 11 - Kids
Kids underwater.
PADI youth programmes - short pool sessions, certified kids instructors, no pressure. The fastest way to find out if your child likes diving.
PADI Bubblemaker
$150
First underwater experience for kids. Pool only, max 2 m, supervised every minute.
PADI Seal Team
$250
Five aquamissions in the pool. Builds basic skills while it stays a game.
PADI Master Seal Team
$350
The full ten-aquamission programme. The natural step before Junior Open Water.
Recreational - Certifications
Get certified for life.
Internationally recognised PADI cards. Open Water lets you dive anywhere in the world to 18 m, Advanced to 30 m, Master Scuba Diver is the recreational pinnacle.
PADI Junior Open Water Diver
$550
Same Open Water certification, adapted for ages 10 to 14. Depth limits apply by age.
PADI Open Water Diver (18 m)
$650
Get your PADI Open Water Diver card. Theory, pool, 5 open-water dives and all gear included.
PADI Junior Advanced Open Water
$650
Five adventure dives, including deep and navigation, adapted for younger divers.
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (30 m)
$750
Five adventure dives, including deep and navigation. Required to dive below 18 m.
PADI Master Scuba Diver
$150
PADI top recreational rating. Stacks on top of Rescue plus five specialties.
Parallel track - Freediving
One breath, no bubbles.
Apnea programmes for divers who want to leave the tank behind. Static, dynamic and depth disciplines - same instructors, separate certification.
Freediver
$350
Apnea fundamentals. Static, dynamic and constant-weight depth dives in safe coaching conditions.
Master Freediver
$550
Performance-level apnea. Variable-weight discipline and dive-planning theory.
Pre-professional - Advanced recreational
Become the diver everyone trusts.
Rescue Diver is where good divers become safe divers. Combined with EFR, it is the bridge between recreational and professional levels.
PADI Rescue Diver
$950
The course that makes you a complete diver. Stress management, accident response, in-water rescue.
Emergency First Response
$250
Adult and child CPR, AED, first aid. Non-diving emergency response.
Emergency First Response in Diving
$350
EFR adapted for the dive environment. Required for Rescue Diver and PADI Pro track.
Professional - PADI Pro
Turn diving into your job.
PADI Pro track - guide dives, assist on courses, eventually run your own. Annual PADI membership fees apply on top of the course price.
PADI Dive Master
$1,300 + annual PADI fee
Your first PADI professional rating. Lead dives, assist on courses, the entry to the dive industry.
PADI Assistant Instructor
$1,500 + annual PADI fee
Co-teach courses with an instructor. Step toward full Open Water Scuba Instructor.
Instructor EFR
$1,000
EFR Instructor rating. Train and certify other divers in emergency response.
Specialty courses
Sharpen one skill at a time.
Specialty programmes plug into Open Water and Advanced certifications. Pick the ones that fit your local sites and the diving you actually do.
Photo and video
Underwater Photographer
$500
Composition, exposure and buoyancy for shooting underwater. Camera-agnostic.
Digital Underwater Photographer
$550
Digital workflow - settings, post-processing, building a portfolio.
Underwater Videographer
$550
Camera handling, lighting, edit basics for underwater video.
Skills and safety
Peak Performance Buoyancy
$350
Hover motionless, glide silently, breathe less air. The most useful course after Open Water.
Emergency Oxygen Provider
$400
Recognise dive emergencies and deliver emergency oxygen safely.
Equipment Specialist
$300
Field-fix your gear and understand the maintenance behind it.
Underwater Navigator
$400
Compass and natural navigation. Find your boat without surfacing.
Search and Recovery
$350
Lift bags, search patterns, lost-item recovery technique.
Multilevel Diver
$350
Plan dives that change depth - stay underwater longer and stay within no-deco limits.
Adaptive Diving
$500
Adapt techniques to dive alongside divers with mobility or sensory limits.
Self Reliant Diver (Solo)
$700
Self-sufficient diving - redundant gas, planning discipline, no buddy.
Tech-leaning specialties
Altitude Diver
$450
Diving above 300 m. Adjusted no-deco limits and surface intervals.
Night Diver
$350
Lights, line discipline, awareness - the same site changes completely after sunset.
Enriched Air Diver
$450
Enriched-air diving with up to 40 percent oxygen. Longer no-deco bottom times.
Deep Diver
$500
Dive between 18 m and 40 m. Gas management, narcosis awareness, ascent control.
Drift Diver
$350
Use current as transport. Signalling, group control and surface support.
Boat Diver
$550
Boat-diving protocols - entries, exits, manners on a busy deck.
Diver Propulsion Vehicle
$450
Underwater scooter handling. Range planning and gas reserves.
Sidemount Diver
$500
Mount your tanks at your sides. Lower profile, redundant gas, easier on the back.
Dry Suit Diver
$400
Stay dry and warm in cold water. Buoyancy practice and undergarments.
Ice Diver
$500
Diving under an ice ceiling with a tether and surface team. Cold-water management.
Ecological
AWARE Coral Reef Conservation
$350
Reef ecology and the diver role in protecting it.
Dive Against Debris
$250
Recognise marine debris and run a proper underwater clean-up.
AWARE Shark Conservation
$350
Shark behaviour, conservation status, what divers actually see.
AWARE Fish Identification
$250
Learn to identify common reef and Caspian fish species.
Underwater Naturalist
$350
Read the underwater environment - relationships, habitats, what to look for.
Technical diving - Deep
Beyond recreational limits.
Decompression, mixed-gas and trimix programmes. Long classroom hours, strict standards, the diving most people never see.
Discovery Tec Diving
$500
Try-out for tec diving. Sample the gear and the planning workload before you commit.
Tec 40
$800
Entry to decompression diving. Up to 40 m with limited deco using one deco gas.
Tec Trimix Diver
$3,000
Full Tec Trimix Diver. Beyond 65 m with full helium-based gas planning.
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