Speciality Certifications

See below a list of Basic Speciality Certifications:

What are Speciality Certifications? They are amazing courses you can take to improve your scuba diving skills! We know you will love it.

See below for some examples of some Speciality Certifications.

Fish Identification

“What was that fish?” is a common question heard after a dive. If you want to be the scuba diver with the answers, instead of the one asking the questions, then take the AWARE – Fish Identification Specialty course. Once you learn to recognize what types of fish you see, you’ll find it easier to reference the exact species after a scuba dive. For example, a butterfly fish in the Caribbean has a similar shape to a butterfly fish in Southeast Asia, but colors and markings may be wildly different. If you know what fish family it belongs to, you can more easily look up the local name or at least be able to intelligently ask the local scuba instructor what you saw.

Requirements:
  • At least 10 years old
  • (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher

Digital Underwater Photographer

This is one of the most popular diving specialty courses. During this course you will learn how to choose the right underwater camera system for you. How to get great shots quickly.

Principles for good composition of underwater images and practical techniques to take great photos with your digital camera.

This is a perfect example of one of the many Speciality Certifications that are perfect for Curacao.

Requirements:
  • At least 10 years old
  • (Junior) Open Water Divers or higher

Multilevel Diver

If you’d like to understand more about dive computers and learn how you can use tools like the eRDPMLTM to plan multilevel dives, then the Multilevel Diver Specialty course is for you.

You’ll review decompression theory as it relates to multilevel diving and dive computer models, and plan multilevel dives using the eRDPML.

During the first of your two multilevel dives, you’ll plan and execute a two-level dive, and on the second dive, you’ll complete a three-level scuba dive.

Requirements:
  • At least 12 years old
  • (Junior) Open Water diver 

Underwater Naturalist

The better you understand the aquatic environment, the more you’ll be able to savor the sights you encounter on your dives.

In the course, you’ll learn to identify fish, animals and plants, and then take your knowledge to the next level with comprehension of how their interactions affect each other and the environment.

Requirements:
  • At least 10 years old
  • (Junior) Open Water Diver

Peak Performance Buoyancy

Skilled scuba divers are known to have excellent buoyancy control. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover almost as if by thought.

They more easily observe aquatic life without disturbing their surroundings. If you want to become one of those divers with excellent buoyancy control than you should take this course.

The Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course improves the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevates them to the next level.

Requirements:
  • At least 10 years old
  • (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher

Interested in any of these Speciality Certifications? Book a dive with us , or contact us for more information.

For up to date pricing on our Speciality Certifications see our pricing page.

    

Advanced Speciality Certifications:

Deep Diver

It is extremely exciting to be able to explore deeper dive sites while scuba diving. Sometimes it’s a wreck that attracts you below 18 meters/60 feet, and on wall dives it may be a giant fan or sponge.

Whatever it is, to scuba dive with confidence at depths down to 40 meters/130 feet, you should take this Deep Diver Specialty course.

You will learn how to do deep dive planning, buddy contact procedures and buoyancy control.

You will also learn how to manage your gas supply, dealing with gas narcosis and safety considerations.

Requirements:
  • At least 15 years old
  • If you have entered the Adventure Diver rating or higher

Drift Diver

The Drift Diver Specialty course teaches you how to enjoy going with the flow as you scuba dive down rivers and use ocean currents to glide along.

It feels like flying – except that you’re underwater using scuba equipment. Drift diving can be relaxing and exhilarating at the same time.

Requirements:
  • At least 12 years old
  • (Junior) Open Water Diver

Nitrox/Enriched Air

One of the most popular specialty courses. Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression dive time, which means more time underwater, especially on repetitive dives.

On this Nitrox specialty course you will learn the techniques for getting more dive time by using enriched air nitrox as well as understanding equipment considerations and specific enriched air considerations such as managing oxygen exposure.

You’ll learn how to measure what percentage of enriched air nitrox is in your scuba tank and set your dive computer specifically for this.

Requirements:
  • -At least 12 years old
  • -(Junior) Open Water Diver

Night Diver

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.

The scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge. If you’ve wondered what happens underwater after the sun goes down, then you definitely need to take the Night Diver Specialty course.

Requirements:
  • At least 12 years old
  • (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher

Search and Recovery Diver

People accidentally drop things from docks, off boats or even while scuba diving. If you’ve ever lost something in the water and wanted to go find it, then the Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course is for you.

There are effective ways to search for objects underwater that increase your chances of success.

And there are good and better methods to bring up small, large or just awkward items. Search and recovery can be challenging, but a whole lot of fun.

Requirements:
  • At least 12 years old
  • (Junior) Advanced Open Water Divers

 

Underwater Navigator

You can become the scuba diver that everybody else wants to follow because you know where you are and where you’re going.

The Underwater Navigator is one of those Speciality Certifications courses that improves your observation skills and teaches you to more accurately use your compass underwater.

Requirements:
  • At least 10 years old
  • (Junior) Open Water Diver

 Wreck Diver

Whether purpose-sunk as an artificial reef for scuba divers, or lost as the result of an accident, wrecks are fascinating windows to the past.

Ships, airplanes and even cars are fascinating to explore and are usually surrounded by aquatic life.

If you are interested in the beautiful history that you can find beneath the surface, you should take this course.

Requirements:

  • At least 15 years old
  • Adventure Diver certification or higher

We know you are interested in these Speciality Certifications, book a dive trip with us and you will not be disappointed.