Discover The World Below
Learn To Scuba Dive
Be dazzled with underwater amazement.
Experience the freedom of exploring what’s under the water
Professional Association of Diving Instructors Courses
Bubblemaker: £44 (special offers sometimes available – check for details)
Experience scuba diving under the direct supervision of a PADI Pro. Take your first breaths underwater in water shallower than 2 metres/6 ft. For children who are at least 8 years old.
Seal Team: 5 sessions at £35 per session, plus crewpack £49 (payable in instalments)
The PADI Seal Team is for young scuba divers who are looking for action-packed fun in a pool by completing exciting AquaMissions. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to dive with flashlights, take digital pictures underwater or float effortlessly like an astronaut? Beyond learning basic scuba skills, there are specialty AquaMissions, such as wreck diving, navigation, buoyancy, environmental awareness and more. PADI Seal Team includes doing some cool stuff in the pool, meeting friends and sharing in the adventure of the underwater world. To join the PADI Seal Team, a child must be 8 years of age or older. No prior experience with scuba diving is necessary, but kids should be comfortable in the water. Parental approval is required.
Master Seal Team: 10 sessions at £25 per session (payable in installments)
Discover Scuba: £50 (special offers sometimes applicable – check for details)
Have you always wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? If you want to try scuba diving, but aren’t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is for you. PADI dive shops offer this program either in a pool, off a beach or from a dive boat. You can try scuba close to home or while you’re on vacation at a dive destination. While not a scuba certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world. To sign up for a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience, you must be at least 10 years old. No prior experience with scuba diving is necessary, but you need to be in reasonable physical health. Are you ready to try it out? Use the event locator to find and schedule a Discover Scuba Diving experience near you.
Reactivate (Scuba Review): from £50, depending on what is required.
Haven’t been diving lately and want a quick scuba refresher? PADI ReActivate is the perfect way to update your dive skills and knowledge from the PADI Open Water Diver course before jumping back into the water.
Whether you want a few reminders or need to go over the basics, ReActivate ensures you’re prepared for your next PADI course or diving holiday. Brush up on scuba fundamentals using the interactive online program, then meet up with a PADI Professional to review your in-water skills.
Skin Diver: £50
Skin diving is snorkeling while making breath-hold dives to observe aquatic life, up close and personal. It’s a great way to explore the underwater world when you’re not able to scuba dive or if scuba diving just isn’t your thing. The PADI Skin Diver course teaches you how to enjoy watching life below the surface and comfortably venture underwater for short visits, whether you dive in a local freshwater lake or the big blue ocean, at home or on holiday at a dive destination.
To enroll in a PADI Skin Diver course, you must be at least 8 years old. You need adequate swimming skills and comfort in the water. No prior experience is required.
Scuba Diver: £299 (with £30 reduction for the 2nd and subsequent person booking)
Open Water Referral : £299 (with £30 reduction for the 2nd and subsequent person booking)
Open Water Diver : £399 + £50 Materials pack = £449 (with £30 reduction for the 2nd and subsequent person booking)
PADI® Open Water Diver is the first scuba certification level. A highly-trained PADI Instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a relaxed, supportive learning environment.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to dive at home or abroad and be an ambassador for the underwater world.
PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Learn about scuba diving principles and terminology whenever, wherever it’s convenient for you.
It’s your course on your time. Study offline, or online using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor whenever you have a question.
- eLearning time commitment: 5-10 hours
With Your Instructor
Practice using scuba gear in a pool (or pool-like environment) until you’re comfortable. PADI training includes practice “mini dives” to help you build confidence in your new abilities before making four dives in open water.
- Prerequisites: Able to swim; medically fit for diving
- Total time commitment: 4-7 days
- Minimum age: 10 years or older
- Depth: expect shallow dives (12m/40ft), the maximum allowed depth is 18m/60ft
Advanced Open Water Diver: £350 comprising £50 per dive X 5 dives + £60 certification plus manual.
The Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about advancing your skills. You’ll practice navigation and buoyancy, try deep diving and make three specialty dives of your choosing (it’s like a specialty sampler platter). For every specialty dive you complete, you can earn credit toward PADI® specialty certifications.
Here are a few of the many options: Enriched Air Nitrox, Deep, Fish Identification, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Digital Underwater Imaging, Search & Recovery, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Navigation, Dive Against Debris, Dry Suit, and Wreck Diver.
Check out the Frequently Asked Questions section for a complete list of specialty dive options.
Rescue Diver: £350 (with £15 reduction for the 2ndand subsequent person booking)
Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor for in-water training, or whenever you have a question.
- Learning time commitment: 8-12 hours
With Your Instructor
The water training sessions are serious fun. You’ll practice handling scenarios such as a leg cramp and assisting a tired diver by role-playing with other students and your instructor.
- Prerequisites: Adventure Diver/Junior Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification) with completed Underwater Navigation Dive; EFR Primary and Secondary Care training (or qualifying training) within 24 months
- Total time commitment: 4-7 days
- Minimum age: 12 years or older
- Depth: 0
Divemaster: £695
Share your passion for scuba diving by becoming a PADI Divemaster. As a divemaster you’ll supervise scuba diving activities and assist with scuba classes. PADI Divemaster is the first step in your diving career.
The PADI Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader and take charge of dive activities. Through knowledge development sessions, waterskills exercises and workshops, and hands-on practical assessment, you develop the skills to organize and direct a variety of scuba diving activities. Topics and practical workshops include:
- The role and characteristics of the PADI Divemaster
- Supervising dive activities and assisting with student divers
- Diver safety and risk management
- Divemaster conducted programs and specialized skills
- Business of diving and your career
- Awareness of the dive environment
- Dive setup and management
- Mapping an open water site
- Conducting dive briefings
- Organizing a search and recovery project and a deep dive
- Conducting a scuba review and skin diver course
- Assisting with Discover Scuba Diving and leading Discover Local Diving programs
Assistant Instructor: £900
Open Water Instructor: £1850.00
9-day IDC (AI & OWSI combined): £695
Specialities: £50 per dive, and £60 certification + manual or less is manual is not available (refer to speciality pages for information of total dives per speciality)
Enriched Air: £129 (includes materials)
AWARE Coral Reef: £55
Change your life. Become a PADI Instructor!
If you like people, have a passion for scuba diving, and want an extraordinary life, then become a PADI Instructor.
Teaching scuba diving allows you to share your love of the aquatic world with others while doing what you enjoy – being in, around and underwater
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors and Assistant Instructors are the most sought-after dive professionals around the world because they’ve completed the program that sets the standard for training dive professionals. You earn a PADI Instructor rating through hard work and commitment, but you’re rewarded with a job that lets you share incredible underwater adventures with others – transforming their lives for the better and enriching yours.
The Instructor Development Course (IDC)
The IDC comprises the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. Most candidates choose to do the entire IDC followed by the IE (Instructor Examination). However, after completing the AI course you can take a break to gain more experience, and when you are ready to progress then attend the OWSI program.
Other Instructors are welcome
A PADI Divemaster who has been a certified diver for six months may enroll in the IDC.
Dive professionals who hold an instructor rating with another diver training organization may be eligible to enroll directly in the OWSI program without doing the AI course.
This recognizes prior instructor training and provides a path to become a PADI Instructor.
IDC & IE Pre-requisites
- At least 60 logged dives PLUS a medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months to attend the IDC/IE.
- 100 dives to certify as a PADI Instructor PLUS Emergency First Response Instructor (EFRI) certification within the past 24 months. The EFRI course is programmed after the Divemaster course or during the IDC.
Our IDC prices below (you will need IDC Crewpak for all of these – Contact us for price)
Assistant Instructor: £900
OWSI: £1850.00
Full IDC + Crewpak: £1075
PADI Course Prices
- TRY DIVE (Discover Scuba) Days 0.5 £50
- SCUBA DIVER 3Days £300
- SCUBA DIVER TO OPEN WATER 2 Day £250
- OPEN WATER 3 Days £495
- ADVANCE OPEN WATER 2 Days £350
- RESCUE DIVER 2Days £350
- DIVEMASTER 10 Days £695
- ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR 4 Days £900
- Instructor Development Course (IDC) 8 Days £1850
- OXYGEN PROVIDER 1 Day £110
- BOAT DIVER 1 Day £125
- UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY 1.5 Days £175
- UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHER 2 Days £225
- DRIFT 1 Day £125
- DRYSUIT 1.5 Days £225
- ENRICHED AIR 1 Day £125
- NIGHT DIVER 1.5 Days £175
- PEAK PERFORMANCE 1 Day £125
- SIDE MOUNT 2 Days £225
- DEEP 2 Days £225
- NAVIGATION 1.5 Days £125
- SEARCH AND RECOVERY 2 Days £225
- WRECK 2 Days £225
