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United Divers is one of the few dive centers in the nation that can provide the training needed to archive an Advanced Open Water Diver rating. This Advanced Diver rating stands alone in the industry with the highest combination of diving knowledge and experience. No other dive training center's advanced diver level compares.

United Divers also provides a Continuing Education System that is designed to let you personalize your education to become the type of diver you want to be. This system can earn you a Continuing Education Rating such as Advanced Open Water Diver and Master Diver. The Continuing Education Rating are the only ratings in the industry that combine training and experience requirements, proving that ratings provided by United Divers are truly earned -- our reputations depends on it!

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Advanced Open Water Diver Course (ADV301)

Prerequisites: Open Water Diver Course or equivalent.

Knowledge: The intent of this training is to help you to become an Advanced Diver. The material covered in this course is intended to help you gain more dive experience with the benefit of being supervised by a certified SCUBA Training Professional. It includes a self-study guide and some home study to be completed and reviewed before your open water dives. This course builds on the material you were presented with in your open water certification course.

Skills: The Advanced Open Water Diver training dives will introduce you to a variety of popular specialty diving areas, including dive experiences in deep diving, night diving and underwater navigation, Wreck diving, and Underwater Naturalist diving as well as, a more buoyancy control practice at deeper dive levels. You will see critters and conditions in your Advanced Open Water course that you did not see in your Open Water course. This course thoroughly covers the area of compass usage underwater to enable you to know where you are at any give point in the dive. However, the emphasis of this level of instruction is to provide you with a wide range of dive experience which will enable you to gain a level of independence that will insure that you achieve a safer more pleasurable level of diver competence.

Dive Control Specialist Course (ADV302)

Overview: Dive Control Specialist (DIVECON) is United Divers' initial dive leadership level and is considered by many as the "fun" leadership rating. That's because you can do more than any other entry-level dive leader. You can do more because you receive both dive master and assistant instructor training in the Dive Control Specialist course. With other agencies, these courses are separate. United Divers is currently looking for DiveCons or divers looking to become DiveCons to join our instruction staff.

Knowledge: As a Dive Control Specialist you can:

Work on dive boats, at resorts and retail stores, and take people diving

Lead dive trips and tours

Assist Dive Instructors in the pool and open water

Teach skills in the pool under the direct supervision of an Dive Instructor

Teach the Scuba Skills Update program

Teach the Snorkeling program

Teach selected Specialty courses

Teach selected First Aid and CPR programs

Skills: You will study advanced physics, physiology and decompression theory. You'll practice advanced rescue techniques, fine-tune your diving skills and learn the basics of teaching. Plus, there's a high demand for Dive Control Specialists at retail shops and exotic resorts.

Open Water Instructor Course (ADV303)

Prerequisites: Enrollment is limited to six individuals. Please call ahead for additional information and requirements.

Overview: This highly specialized program will help you develop into a qualified Dive-Cons and Scuba Instructor. Unlike some other Instructor Training course that are "week long crash courses", our intensive program evolves over a 13-week period.

Learn to be a Scuba Instructor the "United Divers Way." Most instructor programs focus only on teaching diving. However, most dive businesses require much more of instructors than merely teaching. The Instructor Training Course (ITC) prepares you to become an active member of the scuba industry, a successful educator, and a valuable dive business employee.

Knowledge: The program includes all aspects of instruction to include:

Techniques for recruiting, teaching and evaluating students

The United Divers' provided Education System and Education Philosophy

How dive industry stakeholders interact (manufacturers, media, agencies, retail and travel)

How successful dive retailers and resorts operate

Effective techniques for teaching in the pool and open water

Legal aspects of teaching

The basics of educational sales using Customer Loyalty Cycle

Skills: United Divers' Instructors possess business knowledge that instructors from other agencies don't. The expanded course content of the ITC gives you an edge over "teaching only" programs and makes you a much more valuable, well-rounded employee. Additionally, once qualified you will be able to teach:

Try Scuba Course

Passport Diver Course

Open Water Diver Course

Scuba Skills Update Course

Specialty Instructor Course (ADV304)

Overview: Teaching specialty courses is a perfect way to continue growing as an Dive Instructor. Specialty courses offer variety and are convenient and easy to learn. Also, you get to teach the activities you love most!

Instructors may qualify to teach specialty courses by attending one of United Divers' seminars, co-teaching with an Advanced Open Water Instructor or by documenting significant experience. Instructors must also purchase the course teaching materials for the particular specialty they wish to teach. And when an Instructor is qualified to teach four or more specialties, they earn the Advanced Open Water Instructor rating.

Advanced Open Water Instructor Course (ADV305)

Prerequisites: Before applying, candidates must have an active Open Water Instructor rating or equivalent.

Requirements: To receive their Advanced Open Water Instructor (AOWI) rating, candidates must have experience or training in at least four Specialty courses. Upon Graduation, AOWI's must also be affiliated with a dealer and have current insurance.

Knowledge: The program consists of three options for instructor training:

Co-teaching: Instructors may co-teach with an already-qualified, active AOWI to learn to teach specialties.

Seminar: Instructors may attend a seminar conducted by an active Instructor Trainer, Evaluator or Certifier.

Application: Instructors who can document extensive experience in four specialty areas may apply to become an AOWI.

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