PADI Scuba Diver

You can earn your basic PADI Scuba Diver certification in only two days. This is an ideal course if you want to learn to dive on holiday, but have other activities planned as well. During the course you will complete three confined water (pool) dives, knowledge development sessions, and two open water dives in the Red Sea with your instructor. You will learn all the basics of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques.

What you learn: All the basics of scuba diving through knowledge development, a set of scuba skills in the pool that you’ll use again during open water dives, and an appreciation for the underwater world that will keep you coming back for more bottom time every chance you get!

During the course you’ll cover material and practice skills related to topics such as:

• Buoyancy skills including comfortable ascents and descents, and breathing underwater.
• Staying warm underwater, streamlining your swimming skills and buddy diving techniques.
• Diving environments and aquatic life you’re likely to encounter.
• Preventing common problems underwater.
• An introduction to boat diving. 

What's involved? As a PADI Scuba Diver, you may dive to 12m maximum depth, under the direct supervision of a PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, Instructor or higher professional. Children aged 10-14 years can earn the PADI Junior Scuba Diver certification. Please note that, as your depth is limited to 12m, if you plan to make guided dives after finishing your course we require you to have a private dive guide.

Duration: 2-3 days

Min Age: 10+

Prerequisites: Reasonable health and fitness, ability to swim and feel relaxed in the water, minimum age: 10 years.

What equipment will I use? You’ll use all the basic scuba gear and some of it may be included with your course. You may want to invest in your own mask, snorkel and fins since these personal items are a lot more fun to use when they fit properly. A buoyancy compensating jacket that holds your scuba tank, a scuba regulator that delivers air, a weight system and instrumentation to monitor depth and air supply will also be used. Depending on the scuba diving environment, you might also wear a scuba wetsuit .

Ask the dive shop where you plan to take your Scuba Diver course about the scuba equipment you’ll use.

Price: Download prices (.pdf)

Certificate: 35 euro

Extra: The course includes equipment rental. Educational materials (may be purchased from Tribe Shop at Camel Hotel, approx. €45.00). Lunch on boat trips (55.00 EGP incl. unlimited soft drinks, payable on the boat).

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