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PADI Discover Scuba Diving (DSD)

Introductory Experience

A quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world. Although this is not a scuba certification course, you'll learn all the steps it takes to be a certified diver.

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. 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.

What to expect:

You learn the basic safety guidelines and skills needed to dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional. If you make an open water dive, you’ll practice a few more skills in shallow water to prepare for your adventure. Get ready to:

Learn about your scuba equipment and how to move around underwater with your gear.
Find out what it’s like to breathe underwater.
Learn the key skills that you’ll use during every scuba dive.
Have fun swimming around and exploring.
Learn the basic safety guidelines needed.
Hear about becoming a certified diver through the PADI Open Water Diver course.

Includes:

Discover Scuba Diving booklet
All required equipment for the duration of the course
Cylinder rental
DAN insurance for the duration of the course
1x Theory session
1x Pool Dive
PADI registration
Light lunch (With sea dives only)

Prerequisites:

Minimum 12 years of age.
Parents are to complete and sign the medical statement and liability waiver & release.
Full payment is required before the commencement of the course.

Aim of the Experience:

Our Discover Scuba Diving is aimed at non-divers who wish to discover the wonders of breathing underwater before committing to the full certification course. This is also a fun activity to do with family and friends.

We focus on personalized attention.

Two options are available:

Discover Scuba Experience	Discover Scuba Experience with One Sea Dive
Theory session Practical skills underwater in the pool Debrief	Theory session Practical skills underwater in the pool Lunch Sea dive from shore Debrief

*PLEASE NOTE - No boat dives on Discover Scuba Experiences.

Dive Training with a Difference

Why choose Just Africa Scuba?

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.

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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.

Step 02

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.

Step 03

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

Scuba

Kids

Introductory Scuba Experience for Kids 8-10 years old.

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.

Scuba

Disco
ver

A quick and easy introduction into what it takes to explore the underwater world for children and adults, from 10 years old and up.

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.

Diver

Open
Water

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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