The PADI Adventures in Diving program expands on your knowledge and skills as a diver by introducing you to specialty areas. This program provides divers with a structured means to explore special diving interests and gain dive experience.  If you complete 3 Adventure Dives you can become an Adventure Diver and with 5 you may earn your Advanced Open Water Certification.

No matter what your interest, you progress at your pace - you may make an Adventure Dive here and there as your interests dictate. The following are Adventure Dives we offer at Lake Pleasant:

1. *Altitude Dive
   

2. *Deep Dive
   

3. *Digital Underwater Photography Dive (if you have your own camera)
   

4. *Diver Propulsion Vehicle Dive (if you have your own DPV)
   

5. *Dry Suit Dive (if you have a dry suit or rent one)
   

6. *Multilevel and Computer Dive
   

7. *Night Dive
   

8. *Peak Performance Buoyancy Dive
   

9. *Search & Recovery Dive
   

10. *Underwater Naturalist Dive
    

11. *Underwater Navigation Dive
    

12. *Underwater Photography Dive (if you have your own camera)
    

13. *Underwater Videography Dive (if you have your own camera)
    

The following Adventure Dives can be added to trips if the right conditions are present:

1. *Boat Dive
   

2. *Drift Dive
   

3. *Wreck Dive
   

4. *AWARE - Fish Identification Dive
   

Course Prerequisites

1. *Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver (or Junior Diver) or have a qualifying certification from another training organization
   

2. *Be at least 10 (Junior Divers cannot participate in the Enriched Air Adventure Dive)
   

3. *Complete the required paperwork
   

Required Equipment

Each student must have their own:

1. *Mask
   

2. *Snorkel
   

3. *Fins
   

4. *Boots (if appropriate for fins)
   

5. *Appropriate exposure suit
   

6. *Dive knife/tool
   

7. *For the Night Dive - Underwater Light & Whistle
   

1. *We also recommend that by this point you also have your own BCD & Regulator Set
   

Required Materials

Each student diver must have a personal set of these materials for study and use during the course and for reference afterward:

1. *PADI Adventures in Diving Manual or Multimedia
   

2. *Deluxe Data Carrier
   

3. *RDP - wheel, table or eRDP version including the corresponding instructions
   

4. *Log Book
   

Course Overview

This course is divided into 2 modules:

Knowledge Development – establishes the foundation of scuba principles through self-directed learning. Students will be required to complete the corresponding knowledge reviews prior to the start of class. We will review the knowledge reviews and expand on the information learned during our knowledge development sessions.

Open Water Dives – this is a chance to use and practice the skills from the knowledge development in real life conditions.

Course Tuition

$35 - Includes Rental Gear (BCD, Regulator Set, Tanks, Weights), Training Sessions and Dives in Lake Pleasant. You will need to purchase your materials separately. You may also choose to do your dives in a different location for an added fee.

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