This course allows divers to learn about specialties and diving activities of particular interest. Your confidence and skill as a diver will increase while you experience the excitement of learning more about the underwater world.
 
During training, students complete a minimum of six open-water dives, including three separate dives for navigation, night or low visibility diving, and deep diving (130 feet of maximum depth), plus three additional dives based on your individual preferences and available options.

Possible activities include:
Search and recovery
Boat diving
Light salvage
Hunting and collecting
Exploration and underwater mapping
Wreck diving (non-penetration)
Observation and data collecting
Diving in surf or currents
Altitude diving
Salt Water diving (in areas where most diving is in fresh water)
Fresh water diving (in areas where most diving is in salt water)
Shore diving
Diving for photos and videos
Using dive computers
 
This certification involves the completion of e-learning and a pool session. Check-out dives are not included in the course fee.
 
Next pool date: July 13, 2025 at UNO Aquatic Center