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Scuba Courses
Dive courses with a difference!

Where to start with Diving

Are you new to diving or do you want to further your dive education?

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1. INTRODUCTORY EXPERIENCES

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2. BEGINNER CERTIFICATION COURSES

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3. CONTINUING EDUCATION

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4. DIVE PROFESSIONAL

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INTRODUCTORY EXPERIENCES

You can START HERE or,
skip the introductions and jump right into a Beginner Certification Course

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skin diving snorkeling experience 1a

Introductory Experience

Skin Diver (Snorkeling)

Learn snorkeling and skin diving techniques including checking buoyancy, surface swimming, clearing water from your snorkel, and performing effortless surface dives.

 

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discover scuba diving

Introductory Experience

Discover Scuba Diving (DSD)

This fun and exciting introductory experience gives you the opportunity to feel what Scuba Diving will be like without having to commit to a complete certification course. Although this is not a scuba certification course, you'll learn all the steps it takes to be a certified diver.

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basic freediver

 Certification Course

Basic Freediver

Learn basic freediving principles and focus on practising breath-hold techniques in a pool or confined water site.

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BEGINNER CERTIFICATION COURSES

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Open water scuba course

 
Certification Course

Open Water Diver

Diver certification begins here. During the PADI Open Water Diver course, you’ll learn what you need to know to explore the underwater world using scuba. Most people find it a rewarding challenge.

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freediver

 
Certification Course

Freediver

Your first step toward discovering why freediving is becoming a popular way to explore beneath the waves. No previous freediving course is required.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

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advanced open water diver

 
Certification Course

Advanced Open Water Diver

This course can be taken after completing the Open Water Diver certification. You try out different specialties while gaining experience under the supervision of your PADI Instructor.

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advanced freediver course

Certification Course

Advanced Freediver

Designed to refine and improve your freediving skills, allowing you to progress slowly while learning how your body performs during apnea (suspension of breathing).

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rescue diver certification course

Certification Course

Rescue Diver

Learn to prevent and manage problems in the water, and become more confident in your skills as a diver. During the course, you learn to become a better buddy by practising problem-solving skills until they become second nature.

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wreck diving speciality course

Specialty Course

Wreck Diver

Ships, airplanes, and even cars are fascinating to explore and usually teem with aquatic life. Each wreck dive offers a chance for a new discovery.

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night diving speciality course

 
Specialty Course

Night & Limited Visibility

The thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring. Although you’ve been scuba diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light.

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navigation speciality course

 
Specialty Course

Navigation

Be the scuba diver everyone wants to follow because you know where you are and where you’re going. The Underwater Navigator course fine-tunes your observation skills and teaches you to more accurately use your compass underwater.

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deep dive speciality course

 
Specialty Course

Deep Diver

Explore deeper dive sites with confidence at depths down to 40 meters. Learn to manage your gas supply, go over buddy contact procedures, and buoyancy control.

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enriched air nitrox speciality course

 
Specialty Course

Enriched Air Nitrox

Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression time, especially on repetitive scuba dives. If staying down longer and getting back in the water sooner sounds appealing, then don’t hesitate to become an enriched air diver.

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buoyancy specialty course

 
Specialty Course

Peak Performance Buoyancy

Excellent buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course improves the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevates them to the next level.

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padi digital underwater photographer course

Specialty Course

Digital Underwater Photographer

During the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course, you’ll learn how to take underwater photos you’ll be proud to share with others. 

Avoid beginner mistakes and shorten the learning curve with tips from the pros. Learn how to use underwater photography lights (strobes), avoid backscatter and enhance colour.

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master scuba diver course

 
Certification Course

Master Diver

The PADI Master Scuba Diver certification is the highest rating achieved by recreational divers who have put the time and effort into improving themselves and their abilities in the water.

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master freediver course

 
Certification Course

Master Freediver

For advanced freedivers who want to approach elite freediving levels. You will learn to bring your static apnea, dynamic apnea, free immersion, and constant weight skills to the next level.

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PROFESSIONAL

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Dive Master certification course

 
Certification Course

Divemaster (DM)

Love Scuba Diving? Want to share it with others on a whole new level? Take the PADI Divemaster course and do what you love to do as a career. The PADI Divemaster course is your first level of professional training.

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Just Africa Scuba Career Development Programs

INSTRUCTOR
Career Development Programs

Develop your Scuba Diving career with hands-on experience in retail, diver training, charters, servicing, travel & managing a dive resort. Become a well-rounded PADI instructor by expanding your skill set and competencies. You can join at any time of the year. We offer a Full-time Program, an Accelerated Program, and Part-time Program.

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Dive Training with a Difference

We offer an experience, learning life skills, and self-discovery. We pay attention to the individual, providing added extras and ensuring confident, well-trained divers.

Where to start with Diving

Are you new to diving or do you want to further your dive education?

Open Water Diver Certification Course

Your first steps to becoming a certified diver.

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Step 01

Knowledge Development

The knowledge development portion of the course is designed so you can learn at your own pace and when it's convenient for you. Complete your eLearning online.
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Confined Water Dives

Develop and practice your scuba skills in a pool or water with pool-like conditions under direct instructor supervision. As you learn new skills, you’ll build the abilities and confidence needed for diving in open water, such as in a lake or the ocean.
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Open Water Dives

Transfer your new scuba skills to open water and start diving. As soon as your open water training dives are approved by your instructor you will be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, enabling you to embark on unforgettable adventures.

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PADI Introductory Courses/ Experiences

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Scuba

Kids

Introductory Scuba Experience for Kids 8-10 years old.
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PADI Kids

Seal
Team

The PADI Seal Team is for young scuba divers who are looking for action-packed fun in a pool by completing exciting AquaMissions.
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A quick and easy introduction into what it takes to explore the underwater world for children and adults, from 10 years old and up.
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Refresher Course

ReAct
ivate

Update your dive skills and knowledge with a quick scuba refresher from the PADI Open Water Diver Course before jumping back into the water.
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PADI Certification Courses

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If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. To enrol in a PADI Open Water Diver course, you must be 10 years old or older.
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Open Water

Adva
nced

This course can be taken after completing the Open Water Diver certification. You try out different specialities while gaining experience under the supervision of your PADI Instructor.
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Diver

Res
cue

Learn to prevent and manage problems in the water, and become more confident in your skills as a diver. During the course, you learn to become a better buddy by practising problem-solving skills until they become second nature.
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Diver

Mas
ter

The PADI Master Scuba Diver certification the highest rating achieved by recreational divers who have put the time and effort into improving themselves and their abilities in the water.
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PADI Specialty Diver

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Diver

Wreck

Ships, aeroplanes and even cars are fascinating to explore and usually teem with aquatic life. Each wreck dive offers a chance for a new discovery.
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Diver

Night

The thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring. Although you’ve been scuba diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light.
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Underwater

Navi
gator

Be the scuba diver everyone wants to follow because you know where you are and where you’re going. The Underwater Navigator course fine-tunes your observation skills and teaches you to more accurately use your compass underwater.
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Diver

Deep

Explore deeper dive sites with confidence at depths down to 40 meters. Learn to manage your gas supply, go over buddy contact procedures, and buoyancy control.
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Enriched Air

Nit
rox

Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression time, especially on repetitive scuba dives. If staying down longer and getting back in the water sooner sounds appealing, then don’t hesitate to become an enriched air diver.
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Peak Performance

Buoy
ancy

Excellent buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course improves the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevates them to the next level.
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PADI Professional Courses

Become a Dive Professional

Become a Dive Professional

In addition to comprehensive dive training, we offer Work Skills and Emotional Life Skills courses to enhance your personal and professional growth. Coupled with hands-on experience in the dive industry, these opportunities will give you a significant advantage, launching your career as a well-rounded Divemaster or Dive Instructor.

WORK EXPERIENCE

LEARN LIFE SKILLS

BUILD YOUR CAREER

MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS

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PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center

Our PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center is located in Gordon's Bay, a lovely coastal town 40km from Cape Town CBD, we mainly explore the beautiful marine life of False Bay.

Make Scuba Diving Your Career

We focus on training confident and conservation-conscious divers and dive instructors. This is achieved through personal attention, incorporating life skills in our courses, and our persuasive love and respect for the ocean.

PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center

We have an on-site swimming pool and luxurious 4-star hotel accommodation at the Krystal Beach Hotel. Enjoy drinks & meals at the restaurant with beautiful views of the marina, ocean and mountains in Gordon's Bay.

Krystal Beach Hotel

Dive Shop

Visit our Dive Shop for all your Scuba Dive soft gear and hard gear needs as well as great dive accessories and beachwear. We stock Scubapro, Fourth Element, Cressi, Bright Weights, Reef, Saekodive, Ikelite, 3Square, Breazies, Ocean Tide, Salteez, and more.

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