DIVING COURSES
Blue Abyss Dive Shop offers all PADI courses up to Dive master, as well as specialty courses including Enriched Air Nitrox. All courses are conducted in small groups to ensure full enjoyment. For our open water courses or discover scuba diving program we use a swimming pool to get started in a familiar environment.

 
       
  Open Water Diver    
 

This is the first and most important course you will take. After completion you will earn a full scuba certification, which offers a wide range of future diving possibilities. You will pass five theory sessions followed by five pool-training dives. After this you graduate to four open ocean dives that will be conducted on our house reef and the surrounding dive sites.

       
 

Prerequisite is to be 15 years old and 10 years for Junior Open WaterDiver. This course usually takes four days but can, if necessary be finished in three days.

       
  Advanced Open Water Diver  
 

If you are looking for a course that will allow you to take part in all diving activities, this is the course for you. We will instruct you in deep diving (30m) and underwater navigation. These two dives are followed by three additional dives where the choice is yours. The selection is as follows: Naturalist, Night, and Drift...

Prerequisite is Open Water Diver certification, the course takes two to three days.

   
  Rescue Diver    
 

This course will help you to develop the confidence and ability for all your future diving activities. It also teaches you how to handle problems if they happen to you or your dive buddy. We teach different techniques in self-rescue and problem management. You will also get a closer look into the physiological aspects of diving. A course for everybody with responsibility, not only for himself but also for his buddy.

   
 

Prerequisite for this course is proof of CPR training by any recognized agency like red cross or green cross... ( not older than 2 years) and Advanced Open Water diver. 4 - 5 days course.

       
  Divemaster    
 

After this course you will be competent and confident to lead and organize dive groups. We teach you about physics, physiology, equipment and dive tables. You will learn how to plan and organize diving activities as well as guide divers independently as Dive master. After completion you are a recognized professional member of PADI and able to conduct diving activities independently.

Prerequisite is Rescue diver with proof of CPR training not older than 2 years, course takes four to six weeks.

       
  Enriched Air Nitrox    
 

You wish to stay down forever? Sorry, as long as you don't grow gills it's just not possible! BUT we can extend your bottom time significantly with the right mixture of Nitrox. You will learn how to calculate and plan enriched air dives, so that you have more time in depth to enjoy and observe the beautiful marine life. With Nitrox you will be able to double your bottom time, so that you have much more time to explore the secrets of our exciting dive sites.

       
  Prerequisite is Open Water Diver,2 days course.
       
  Specialty courses    
  Too many diving activities?    
 

These courses only focus on one activity chosen by you. So you really get what you are looking for and you don't have to take additional activities that are not made for you. The course allows you to focus on only one diving subject and therefore gives you enough time to find a new passion. The selection is as follows: Naturalist, Deep diving, Night, Multi-level…

  Prerequisite depends on the chosen course, usually not more than 2 days.
       
  PADI/CMAS corresponding Course Levels:    
 
Padi   CMAS
Open Water Diver corresponds to 1 Star diver, may enroll in a PADI advanced open water diver with 20 logged dives and experience in night, deep and navigation diving
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Does not have a corresponding CMAS level  
Padi Rescue Diver corresponds to CMAS 2 Star, may enroll in a PADI Divemaster course with verification of night and navigation dive
PADI Divemaster corresponds to CMAS 3 Star