Becoming FULLY CERTIFIED is easy when you stay in our apartment. The class sessions take place right in your apartment and the pool session in the pool to the rear of the apartment. For a complete and safe course the normal time is 4 days. Usually your class and pool sessions are completed in the first 2 days and the check out dives on the last 2 days. The clarity, calmness of the water and the privacy of our pool creates an atmosphere that is beneficial to learning new skills. The schedule is flexible according to weather.

This pool is made for diving. 40 feet long, and 10 feet deep at the deep end gives lots of room and depth for training. There is no confined water area in San Pedro that matches what we have here in terms of size, depth, and most important, privacy. Most dive shops do their training in the ocean, but surge and silt can make it difficult.

PADI Referral Program

Another way to become certified is to use the PADI REFERRAL PROGRAM offered by PADI. This means that you take your classroom and pool sessions at a PADI dive shop near your home. Your PADI instructor will give you a Referral form when you complete that part of the course. You bring the form to us. From there we take over and continue your training by taking you out on your 4 check-out dives. Many students come to us this way. Only 2 half days are required for the dives and the open water check out dives are conducted at the same locations that the certified divers go to.

PADI now also offers a SCUBA DIVER certification.

This is a 2 1/2 day course that involves 1 pool session and the first half of the academic part of the course. There is no exam, but this limits you to diving to not more than 40 feet. This is great if you do not have the time for the complete course. This certification also allows you to complete the rest of the full certification course at a later date.

Where will your Open Water Dives Take Place