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Learn SCUBA with United Divers

At United Divers, our objective is to provide you with the highest quality SCUBA diving lessons, instruction, and training in the  Greater Boston area. With  the knowledge and skills comes the comfort for you to experience the joy, fun, and excitement that is scuba diving. Our  Instructors share a passion for the sport and are trained to teach you to enjoy the underwater world with safety and comfort.   

At United Divers, We ARE Diving. Are you?

Scuba Rangers Course Tuition - See course lessons description - Until recently, only older kids and adults could learn to dive. Not anymore! Now there's Scuba Rangers, a way cool scuba club for kids ages 8 to 12.	Discover Scuba Course  Tuition $62 - Discover Scuba course at United Divers is an orientation to diving that allows non-divers to experience scuba diving instruction in our pool under the direct supervision of a dive leader.	Snorkeling Tuition $62 - The Skin Diving and Snorkeling program is full of training tips and advice to help make snorkeling easier and more fun.  Enjoy snorkeling on your next vacation!
Something different to do this weekend! Check out our activities and partners for fun happenings!	Open Water Diver Course Tuition - See sidebar. This is where the real adventure begins!  Enjoy your lessons  at United Divers and earn your scuba diving certification with quality instruction  from our professional instructors in state-of-the-art facilities.	Scuba Skills Update Tuition $62 - Recapture that feeling of total confidence by updating the diving skills you learned in your Open Water Diver course.  Learn about new developments in scuba diving or just refresh your skills for your next dive trip.

Overview: Discover Scuba is an orientation to diving that allows non-divers to experience diving in a pool or open water, under the direct supervision of a dive leader, with a minimal amount of instruction and classroom time. Tuition includes pool use fees and scuba equipment.

Knowledge: The academic session focuses on the immediate needs of divers such as equipment adjustment, equalizing pressure, breathing, moving through the water and orientation.

Skills: So you can start diving as soon as possible, you'll practice a reduced skill set with United Divers Comfort Through Repetition teaching method in a pool/confined water session.

Equipment: With the goal being to develop a working knowledge of scuba equipment, divers will receive an introduction to basic scuba equipment with an emphasis on equipment handling.

Results: Upon completing the Discover Scuba program, divers can apply their experience and receive credit for their Discover Scuba course when they enroll in the Open Water Diver Course.

It is important to have the knowledge and skills to truly enjoy swimming on the surface with a snorkel (snorkeling) and diving below the surface without scuba - the sport of skin diving. The whole family can get more out of the underwater world once they learn how to properly use a mask, fins, and snorkel. Discussion of techniques to dive below the surface to enjoy to the beauty of the sea in shallow water, to explore marine life, or collect underwater objects.

Knowledge: In the pool session focuses on the immediate needs of skin divers such as equipment adjustment, equalizing pressure, breathing, surface diving, moving through the water and orientation.

Skills: You'll practice in a pool/confined water session. Skills you will learn include:

» Proper Equipment Selection and fitting
» The easiest ways to enter and exit the water
» Getting water out of your mask or mask clearing
» How to clear your Snorkel
» Surface Dive Techniques for skin diving
» Kicking Techniques
» Equalizing Techniques

Equipment: Tuition includes pool use fees and United Divers provides mask, fins, and snorkel for the course. Students may bring their own equipment, and for students who wish to purchase their own own United offers one of the largest selections of masks, snorkels, and fins in the greater Boston area. Stop in so we can educate you and so that we can make sure that you get the proper fitting equipment

Results: Upon completing the Skin Diving Course, divers can apply their experience and receive credit for their Skin Diving course when they enroll in the Open Water Diver Program.

Open Water Certification Course is a two-part process. The first part is Why & How of scuba diving i.e. classroom & pool training. The second part is 4-open water dives for certification which you can do with us locally near Boston or the north or south shore, or on your vacation. 

During the first part, we provide pool and classroom training (and lots of fun!).  The first pool classes are snorkeling lessons, and the balance are scuba diving lessons. Divers must provide their own mask, fins, snorkel and boots - these are personal fit items and will make your scuba experience more enjoyable. You will receive a $50 gift card to use at United Divers to help purchase these items when you register for an open water diver course. The student must also supply a bathing suit and towel.  For the scuba diving lessons we supply all of the necessary scuba equipment including air tanks, state of the art regulators and ultra-modern stabilizing jackets.

There are several options for completeing the classes and pool lessons for the first part. 

Weekend Scuba Classes
The weekend class is the most popular, yet intensive group program offered by United Divers. The weekend class is ideal for busy people who work during the week, or for those who want to be trained before their upcoming vacation. A total of four class sessions and four pool sessions are scheduled over one weekend. All divers must prepare for their classes by reviewing the home study materials ahead of time. This includes reading the entire manual and answering questions from each chapter, as well as watching the required video/dvd that corresponds to the reading.

It’s fun! It’s fast! It’s easy! Sign up for your weekend class now! Why wait?

Weeknight Scuba Classes
The weeknight class is ideal for divers who have the time to spread out the training. This class is slightly different to weekend and private classes, because although you receive your course materials when you register, you are only expected to be prepared for one section of the manual each night, spreading the reading over several classes. Additionally, the video/dvd that corresponds to the reading is not required, though is highly recommended.

Take the class on your way home from work in the evening and before you know it you’re on your way to the ocean!

Private Scuba Classes
There is no better way to learn Scuba Diving than with United Divers' one-on-one instruction. Our private classes are designed specifically to fit your hectic schedule, and with enough notice we can set up a private course for your family. All you need to do is complete the home study program and plan for a minimum of 16 hours of class and pool instruction. You call the shots; we will bring the gear! All divers must prepare for their class by reviewing the home study materials ahead of time, including watching the video/dvd that corresponds to the reading.

Open Water Dives
Upon completion of your pool & classroom training you will have the basic skills, knowledge and habits necessary to enjoy the next training part: Open Water Certification. These can be done locally with United Divers or while you are on vacation. The local certification dives are completed over two full days of scuba diving near Boston or on the north or south shore.

Overview: Recapture that feeling of total confidence by updating the diving skills you learned in your Open Water Diver course. Tuition includes pool use fees and air. Limited availability of  rental gear at discounted rates or nominal handling fee.

Knowledge: Your Scuba Skills Update Dive Leader will review the knowledge you learned in your Open Water Diver class as well as cover any new material. You will review dive planning, dive tables and dive execution.

Skills: In the Scuba Skills Update you will have the opportunity to practice and review the scuba skills you learned in your open water diver class and learn techniques that that may have changed since you took your class. You will have the opportunity to refresh your memory and motor coordination and practice your self-aid skills, all with the guidance of a dive leader.

Equipment: The scuba skills update is a great opportunity to re-learn your current equipment, or the perfect time to learn about and adjust your new equipment with the guidance of a dive leader.