If you don't have a diving certificate already, there are many possibilities of taking one when you're visiting us. Our instructors have many years' experience in teaching a wide selection of PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) courses in all Scandinavian languages, as well as English and German.

Let us show you a new and fascinating world below the surface of the sea!

Tune-up course

Lots of people don't get to dive regularly, just when they're on vacation. So, some time can pass and you forget stuff. This tune-up course is for those that haven't been diving for a while and who want to refresh the most important points and practices.

 

 

Duration: 2 hours
Price: 60 US dollars

Discover Scuba Diving

A course that only takes two hours to complete: An introduction to diving, a little theory, and then a dive in the ocean.

After completing the course you get a "vacation certificate" which is valid for 14 days, during which time you can do follow-up dives (which must be accompanied by an instructor and to a maximum depth of 12 meters).

You can also use this course as the first part of an Open Water Diver course (see further down) in case you get a taste for more...

You must be at least 10 years old to take this course.

 

Duration: Normally 2 hours
Price: 60 US dollars

Scuba Diver

Become certified in only two days with a Scuba Diver course: This course includes theory and two ocean dives down to maximum 12 meters, after which you have earned yourself a real certificate.

The age limit is 10 years.
 

 

Duration: Normally 2 days
Price: 240 US dollars

PADI Open Water

This course is the most popular of all diving courses in the world. It is, therefore, also recognized all over the globe.

This is your admission ticket to intense and unforgettable under-water experiences for the rest of your life!

The course concentrates on the fundamental aspects of diving, such as diving equipment and diving technique.

During the course you will dive four times in open water and complete five parts of theoretical instruction. The course lasts from three to five days.

When you have passed the course you are a "Certified Open Water Diver". This allows you to dive together with a friend. He or she must also have passed the course, but you do not need to be accompanied by a professional diver. We do, however, recommend that you have at least 30-50 logged dives under your belt before you consider diving without a certified divemaster. And then only in areas you are intimately familiar with.
 

Almost anyone who is more than 15 years of age, is in good health and physical shape and feel comfortable in the water, can pass the course.

Duration: Normally 3-4 days
Price: 420 US dollars

Adventure Diver

You must have completed the Open Water course before taking this.

This course includes three dives. Two of these - Navigation and Depth - are required. The last dive is your choice between Night, Current, Multi-level, Wreck, and Naturalist (where you learn about corals and fish).

The age requirement for this course is 10 years, and if you are under 15 years the certificate is called Junior Adventure Diver).
 

Duration: 1 day
Price: 240 US dollars

PADI Advanced Open Water

When you've passed the Open Water Course you can go on to the advanced course. This course is focused on five parts. The first two - Depth (down to 30 meters (juniors max 21)) and Navigation - are required. For the remaining three you can choose between the following:
Altitude Diver
Drift Diver
Dry Suit Diver
Multilevel Diver
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Underwater Naturalist
Underwater Photographer
AWARE Fish Identification
Boat Diver
Deep Diver
Dive Propulsion Vehicle
Night Diver
Search and Recovery Diver
Underwater Videographer
Underwater Navigation
Wreck Diver

 

Duration: Normally 2-3 days
Price: 300 US dollars

EFR (Emergency First Response)

Want to be ready in an emergency? Then this program is for you. The Medic First Aid program covers basic training for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency care. In addition, it’s a medically based program covering primary care, secondary care and treatments following national consensus guidelines.

The program is designed for divers and nondivers, and also meets the CPR and first aid prerequisite for earning your PADI Advanced Plus rating and PADI Rescue Diver.

This course is a prerequisite for taking the PADI Rescue Diver (unless you have taken a first-aid course within the last two years).

So if you’re seeking CPR/first aid training to meet a diving program requirement or for personal enhancement, this program is for you.

Price (if part of Rescue course): 85 US dollars
Price (if stand-alone): 145 US dollars

Rescue Diver

How do you take a subject like accident prevention and management and turn it into fun? Call it the PADI Rescue Diver program!

The PADI Rescue Diver program develops your knowledge and skills so you can effectively perform diver assists and rescues, manage diving accident situations and render first aid. The program is an important step in expanding your knowledge and experience as a diver. PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent) certification is also a prerequisite for all PADI leadership programs. 

To get into the PADI Rescue Diver program, you’ll need to be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or Advanced Plus (or equivalent) and must be at least 15 years old. 

You’ll also need to have successfully completed the Medic First Aid course or a sanctioned program in CPR within the past three years. The PADI Rescue Diver program covers: 

  • self-rescue and diver stress
  • diving first aid
  • emergency management and equipment considerations
  • swimming and nonswimming assists
  • panicked diver response
  • underwater problems
  • missing diver procedures
  • surfacing the unconscious diver
  • in-water artificial respiration
  • egress (exits)
  • first aid procedures for pressure related accidents
  • dive accident scenarios. 

 

 

 

Price: 540 US dollars

Discover Nitrox

Short introductory course to diving with Nitrox, an enriched air mixture that (among other things) gives you the ability to dive longer and get into the water again sooner after a dive.
 

 

Duration: 1 day
Price: 70 US dollars

Nitrox specialty

More in-depth Nitrox course. With Nitrox you can save time becuase...
  • You can stay under water longer
  • You can do another dive again quicker
  • You will feel less tired during you diving stay in general

The course only requires that you already have an Open Water certificate, and (and thereby that you also are above 15 years of age).

The course takes approx. 12 course lectures and to dives spread over 1 day.
 

 

Duration: 2 days
Price: 325 US dollars

Specialized courses

The following courses require that you've already passed the Open Water Diver course or higher:

Altitude Diver
AWARE Fish Identification
Boat Diver
Dive Propulsion Vehicle
Drift Diver
Dry Suit Diver
Multilevel Diver
Night Diver
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Search & Recovery
Underwater Naturalist
Underwater Navigator
Underwater Photographer
Underwater Videographer

The following courses require that you've already passed the Advanced Open Water Diver course or higher:

Cavern Diver
Deep Diver
Ice Diver
Wreck Diver

Price: The following courses cost 60 US dollars per dive. For the rest of the courses, please contact us to get a quote.

Course No. of dives
Deep Diver 4
Peak Performance 2
Naturalist 2
Wreck specialty 4
Drift specialty 2
Multilevel 2
Night specialty 3
Search and recover 4
Underwater navigator 3

 

Dive Master

This course qualifies you to be a guide for other divers in the local area and includes 20 dives. The course requires that you have already completed Advanced Open Water, Medic First Aid, and Rescue Divers.

On the Divemaster course you will learn many things that are also useful in daily life, for example in the areas of responsibility, physiology, psychology, management, first aid in- and out of the water, servicing equipment as well as daily planning.

The course also requires that you have your own equipment. If you'd like we can help you to find such at good prices.

Price : 900 US dollars

Master Scuba Diver

 

The highest level within recreational diving is Master Scuba Divers. After this you can go on to the professional courses (which we also offer).

To reach this certification you need to:

  1. Be at least 15 years old

  2. Have an Open Water certificate

  3. Have an Advanced Open Water certificate

  4. Have a Rescue Divers certificate

  5. Have at least five of the specialized courses mentioned higher up on this page.

Price: Please contact us for pricing.

Professional courses

The advanced courses for professional divers

Dive master
Assistant Instructor
Instructor
Specialty Instructor
Medic First Aid Instructor
Specialty Instructor
Master SCUBA diver trainer
IDC Staff Instructor
Medic First Aid Instructor
Master Instructor
Course Director

Price: Please contact us for pricing.

 


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