Scuba Diving Education Accelerating experience through education. Here's a list and description of the Scuba programs we offer. We hope you'll find something to enrich your life here. We've got everything from easy pool "try scuba" experiences, through a comprehensive list of intermediate and advanced programming, all the way to leadership programs. |
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Folks are always welcome to attend one of our "Try Scuba" events, whether or not they are actually interested in learning SCUBA. These enjoyable pool experiences are always fun. |
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Where the fun and adventure start. This beginning SCUBA program involves about 32 hours of instruction completed in home study assignments, 6 pool sessions, and 2 days of diving in the real world. Classes start monthly and private lessons are readily available. |
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Where the fun and adventure truly accelerate. The advanced Open Water card is earned by taking specialty training (4 specialty courses) and just going diving (a minimum of 24 logged dives are required). |
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Where you're the master of your own fun and adventure!
A Master Diver card is earned by completing 4 specialties, our Stress/Rescue
program, and having a mimumum of 50 logged dives. |
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This is our scuba refresher program designed to help divers who haven't been wet for a while painlessly remove the rust. It's all done in the warm clean convenience of our own on-site pool. |
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Dive Leadership Programs at Gypsy Divers |
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We offer a full menu of specialty courses for those divers interested in increasing their knowledge and experience. These programs are offered locally on a regular schedule during the summer and on most of our escorted dive tours, depending on the destination. Each specialty course typically involves a text, a bit of homework, a touch of lecture, and a minimum of two dives. Further, we offer a Stress/Rescue course for divers at any level of experience who want to become better buddies and better trained at preventing problems and responding appropriately in the event of a diving emergency. We consider this course to be essential training for anyone who wants to consider themselves an advanced diver. The program involves a text, homework, two sessions in classroom and pool, and two days of open water training. Under the SSI Total Dive Log system, any diver who has completed a minimum of four specialties and who has logged a minimum of 24 dives qualifies for an SSI Advanced Open Water rating. The rating is earned by logging your dives and logging your training. The diver can request an Advanced Open Water card from us simply by showing his or her logbook for verification. Medical Waiver: If it's been more than a year since you were in the water, and/or it's your first time taking a course from Gypsy Divers, a Medical History Form is required. If you have any "Yes" answers, it may be necessary for you to get a Physicians Approval before signing up.. Here's the link to the Medical history form and physician's guidelines. Please call us if you have any questions. |
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Interested
in a "Try Before You Buy" Scenario?: 
Everyone
begins their dive career by taking the initial beginner course,
which is called Open Water scuba training. After your entry level
diver program, further training is an option, not a requirement,
but additional training in specialty areas of diving is a fun and
powerful way to quickly accelerate diving proficiency.
