PADI Scuba Diving Courses

Join a world of discovery, fun and adventure with PADI DSD ...

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater. If you want to find out but aren’t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving will let you try scuba to see if you like it.

Join us in the big 'dive tank' in front of our dive centre or in one of the tidal pools or in winter we use a HEATED POOL.

PADI Junior Open Water Course! You gotta do it!

Get your first PADI scuba certification. If you have always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures or simply see the wondrous world beneath the waves, this is where it starts.

The PADI Junior Open Water Course is a FIVE day, fun filled course and is designed to qualify you to dive to a maximum depth of 12m.

The PADI Open Water Course ... life changing!

Get your PADI scuba certification. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures or simply see the wondrous world beneath the waves, this is where it starts.

The PADI Open Water Course is the world’s most popular scuba course, and has introduced millions of people to the adventurous diving lifestyle.

The PADI Open Water Course is a FOUR day, fun filled course and is designed to qualify you to dive to a maximum depth of 18m.

Exploration, Excitement and Experiences!!!

Yes ... that is what the PADI Advanced Open Water Course is all about. And no, you don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed so you can go straight into it after the PADI Open Water Course.

The PADI Advanced Open Water Course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water. This is a great way to get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn under the supervision of your PADI Instructor. 

The PADI Rescue Diver Course, conducted over FOUR days, offers you the opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience beyond the recreational level, to where you now consider the needs of other divers.

The PADI Rescue Diver Course is a 'hands on' course. Whilst the subject matter is serious the course itself is a lot of fun and very rewarding. Interaction and participation amongst students on this course is encouraged in order to ensure learning. 

PADI Divemasters Wanted! Join the Tribe!

Do you have a deep and abiding passion for diving? If so, you should consider doing what you love for a living: become a PADI Divemaster.

When you Join the Tribe™ by becoming a PADI Divemaster, you align yourself with the largest and most respected dive tribe in the world—that of PADI Professionals. These are PADI Divemasters and Instructors sharing a passion for diving and an active concern for the health of the world’s underwater habitats.

AQUA PLANET offers a wide range of PADI Speciality Courses!

These are the PADI Speciality Courses that we offer.

Discover these wonderful creatures up close and personal!

With both PADI and SHARKLIFE Instructors, AQUA PLANET DIVE CENTRE AND CHARTER can offer you two certifications for each species (PADI and SHARKLIFE).

The PADI Enriched Air Diver course is PADI’s most popular speciality scuba course. Why? Because scuba diving with Enriched Air - Nitrox gives you more no decompression time, especially on repetitive scuba dives.

If staying down longer and getting back in the water sooner sounds appealing, then don’t hesitate to become an enriched air diver.

The Fun Part

The fun part about this course is ... well everything! You get to learn about enriched air and get to do a dive on Protea Banks using enriched air.

What You Learn  

You will learn why diving with air that has higher oxygen