PADI - The Way the World Learns to Dive in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

The following is a very long list of PADI Speciality Diver Training Courses that Dive@BorneoDream can offer. To help you navigate around this page please use the links below. The Courses and Programs listed below are for both new and experienced divers, there are also Courses and Programs for non-divers:-

AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty

PADI Boat Diver

PADI Deep Diver

PADI Dry Suit Diver

PADI Drift Diver

PADI Enriched Air Diver - Nitrox

PADI Multi Level Diver

PADI Naturalist Diver

PADI Night Diver

PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Diver

PADI Project AWARE

PADI Search & Recovery Diver

PADI Semi Closed Rebreather SCR Diver - Drager Dolphin

PADI Underwater Digital Photographer

PADI Wreck Diver

AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty

The AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Course is being offered by Dive@BorneoDream to inform both divers and non-divers about the plight of the world's coral reefs. The course describes how coral reefs function and why they are so important. It also reviews why many reefs are in serious trouble and what individuals can do to prevent further decline.

Participants begin the course by reading Chapter Four of the AWARE – Our World, Our Water manual (this is only available in English). Then you watch the 'Protect the Living Reef video', which is available in either diver or snorkellers version. This can be done independently or with one of our instructors. Learning continues with an instructor-led knowledge development session guided by colourful, photo-filled lesson guides. Once you have completed and reviewed the program’s Knowledge Review, participants will earn the AWARE – Coral Reef Conservation Specialty certification.

There is no minimum age or experience for this course.

Areas that we will cover are:-

1. An introduction to Project AWARE.
2. The importance of coral reefs to marine ecosystems and coastal areas.
3. Coral reef and reef inhabitant biology, association and competition.
4. The status of the world's coral reefs and detrimental land-based and ocean-based activities that put reefs in peril.
5. Suggestions and information about actions that may help to protect reefs, including responsible diving and snorkeling practices.

This programme nicely links with other PADI programmes and courses such as the Seal Team, Skin Diver, Discover Snorkeling and of course the Project AWARE Speciality Programme. Total course duration is about 0.5 days.

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PADI Boat Diver

This course covers the knowledge and techniques of boat diving. The minimum recommended hours for this course is 12, with time being equally divided between knowledge development and actual water-training sessions. The PADI Boat Diver course will cover the following areas:-

1. The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of boat diving.
2. Proper boat diving etiquette storage of personal equipment, personal conduct and considerations for care of the boat.
3. Basic, common boat terminology.
4. Specific boat diving laws and/or ordinances.
5. Local boat diving laws and/or ordinances.
6. Overview of emergency/safety equipment needed on-board private diving vessels.

The minimum age is 10 years and the participant must hold at least a PADI Open Water Diver certification or similar. Normal course duration is one (1) day and includes two (2) ocean dives.

PADI Deep Diver

The purpose of the PADI Deep Diver specialty course is to familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards and enjoyment of diving between the depths of 18 metres/60 feet to 40 metres/130 feet. The Deep Diver specialty course is intended to serve as a safe, supervised introduction to deeper diving within the limits of recreational scuba diving. Training should emphasize fun and safety. The goals of PADI Deep Diver training are:-

1. To develop the student’s theoretical knowledge of deep diving.
2. To enable the student to plan, organize and make no-decompression dives between the depths of 18 metres/60 feet to 40 metres/130 feet.

This course covers the knowledge, skills and techniques for deeper diving to a maximum of 40m. The PADI Deep Diver course will include and cover the following key areas:-

1. Planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of deep diving
2. Risk factors and decompression-tables review
3. Safety stops and emergency decompression procedures
4. Special equipment, descent lines and buoyancy-control considerations
5. Procedures for flying after diving and high-altitude diving
6. Orientation to recompression chambers

The course will be run over a maximum of 2 days and include four (4) ocean dives. The minimum age for attending the course is 15 years. The participant must already hold a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or similar certification.

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PADI Dry Suit Diver

The purpose of the PADI Dry Suit Diver specialty course is to familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards and enjoyment of diving with a dry suit. The Dry Suit Diver specialty course is intended to serve as a training program that emphasizes adventure and fun while establishing the benefits of dry suit diving and developing the skills required. The goals of PADI Dry Suit training are:-

1. To develop the student’s knowledge of dry suits, when to use dry suits, types of dry suits available, dry suit accessories, their maintenance and how to make minor repairs.
2. To develop the student’s ability to perform the skills needed, or that may be needed, when diving in a dry suit.
3. To enable the student diver to plan, organize and conduct dives using a dry suit.

The course will be run over a maximum of 1 day and include two (2) ocean dives. The minimum age for attending the course is 10 years. The participant must already hold a PADI Open Water Diver or similar certification.

PADI Drift Diver

The purpose of the PADI Drift Diver Specialty course is to familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards, and enjoyment of drift diving. The Drift Diver Specialty course is intended to serve as a safe and supervised introduction to drift diving in the underwater environment. Training should emphasize fun and safety. The goals of PADI Drift Diver training are:-

1. To develop the student’s practical knowledge of drift diving.
2. To enable the students to plan, organize and make dives using safe drift diving techniques.

The course will be run over a maximum of one (1) day and include two (2) ocean dives. The minimum age for attending the course is 10 years. The participant must already hold a PADI Open Water Diver or similar certification. If the person holds a PADI Open Water Diver qualification then the maximum depth during training will be 18m. However if they are PADI Advanced Open Water Diver then this can be increased to 30m

PADI Enriched Air Diver

PADI Discover Enriched Air Nitrox

Now you can see for yourself the advantages of using Nitrox without committing to a full specialty course. This course will introduce you to the basic theory of enriched air dives and the practical considerations of its use.

Divers must be a certified PADI Open Water Diver or have a recognised qualifying certification from another training organization.

The Course includes Knowledge Development of enriched air dive planning, care for equipment, hazard management, use and application of enriched air. Practical Application consists of using an oxygen analyzer to determine oxygen content in an enriched air blend, verification of cylinder content and use of fill log. You will make one (1) dive using 32% Nitrox (80 CuFt/12 Litre cylinder). You will achieve certification with PADI as a Discover Enriched Air Nitrox diver.

This course can be upgraded to the PADI enriched air specialty certification by the completion of a second theory and practical session and the final examination (No second dive is necessary and inclusive of Manual and certification). Maximum course duration is 1 day.

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PADI Advance Open Water Diver Course & Enriched Air

A single enriched air dive is now available as one of the elective dives of the Advanced / Adventures in Diving Course using the same program outlined in the Discover Enriched Air Nitrox above. This can be upgraded to the PADI enriched air specialty certification by the completion of a second theory and practical session and the final examination (No second dive is necessary, inclusive of Manual and certification).

PADI Enriched Air Specialty

This is the full PADI specialty course. This course will introduce you to the basic theory of enriched air dives and the practical considerations of its use, the planning of dives and the use of the Enriched air dive tables and Equivalent Air Depth tables.

Divers must be a certified PADI Open Water Diver or have a recognised qualifying certification from another training organization.

The Course includes: Two Knowledge Development sessions covering enriched air dive planning, care for equipment, hazard management, use and application of enriched air and procedures for obtaining enriched air. Practical Application consists of using an oxygen analyzer to determine oxygen content in an enriched air blend, verification of cylinder content and use of fill log. You will achieve certification with PADI as an Enriched Air specialty diver. Maximum course duration is 1 day.

PADI Multi Level Diver

The purpose of the PADI Multilevel Diver Speciality course is to familiarize divers with the theory, skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, hazards, benefits and enjoyment of multilevel diving with 'The Wheel' and/or with modern dive computers. The goals of the PADI Multilevel Diver course are:-

1. To develop the student’s knowledge of the theories behind dive tables, dive computers and multilevel diving.
2. To enable the student to plan, organize and make safe multilevel no decompression dives with 'The Wheel' and/or modern dive computers.
3. To ensure the student knows the most state of the art recommendations for flying after diving, omitted decompression and the S.A.F.E. Diver program.

Some course requirements - you must be a certified PADI Open Water Diver or have a recognised qualifying certification from another training organization. The instructor will ensure that the individual can perform the skills required of a PADI Open Water Diver. If any training will be conducted deeper than 18 metres/60 feet, the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or a qualifying certification from another training organization is recommended, with the Deep Diver rating highly recommended for any training deeper than 30 metres/100 feet.

The minimum age is 12 years and the course will include two (2) ocean dives. The duration of the course will be 1 day.

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PADI Naturalist Diver

Purpose — The PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course has three main purposes:-

1. Create an awareness. The submarine world is different from the terrestrial world. Those who venture underwater are in a unique position to observe and interact with organisms entirely different than those on land. In a sense, those who enter the underwater world are a privileged group, they have first-hand personal experiences with aquatic life.
2. Evoke a sense of responsibility. With any privilege comes responsibility. It is the responsibility of recreational divers to accept and foster a sense of respect for aquatic organisms.
3. Expand the public’s knowledge of the aquatic environment. As the saying goes, knowledge is the key to understanding. This course provides participants with basic introductory information about aquatic organisms. The course is designed to present such information in an entertaining and engaging way. It is not an academic treatment of aquatic biology. Rather, it is intended to encourage the participant to find out more about the aquatic realm either independently or through other educational programs. Particular attention is given to dispelling myths about potentially dangerous aquatic life by providing accurate, factual information about animals such as sharks, eels, jellyfish and others.

Overview of academic topics:-

1. Introduction to the aquatic realm. Introduces participants to the aquatic realm. A comparison of the land and aquatic environments acts as a vehicle for illustrating how different the two environments are.
2. Aquatic life mythology and human perceptions of aquatic life. This module addresses potentially dangerous aquatic life by dispelling myths through accurate, factual information about animals such as sharks, barracuda, sting rays and others. The module also addresses the way we perceive aquatic life in general, particularly those regarded as harmful to people.
3. Survey of aquatic life and relationships between aquatic animals. A brief but comprehensive overview of all the major types of organisms which live in aquatic environments. Included in this topic is a brief overview of predator/prey and symbiotic relationships between aquatic animals.
4. Responsible human interactions with aquatic life. An overview of the numerous ways divers can interact with aquatic life. This module interprets the pros and cons of each interactive activity and can act as a springboard for launching non-divers into an entry-level certification program. Additionally, it acts as the cognitive bridge for the open-water portion of the course on the Specialty Diver path.

Overview of open-water dives

1. Open-water Dive One–Dive goals:
   1. Preservation of the aquatic environment by avoiding potentially destructive contact with aquatic organisms and the bottom.
   2. Field identification of local, common aquatic organisms.

    

2. Open-water Dive Two–Dive goals:
   1. Preservation of the aquatic environment by avoiding potentially destructive contact with aquatic organisms and the bottom.
   2. Field observation of symbiotic and predator/prey interactions between aquatic organisms.
   3. Locate indications of impact by man on the local dive site and suggest possible causes.

The minimum age is 10 years and they must certified at least PADI Open Water Diver or similar. Duration of course will be 1 day.

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PADI Night Diver

The purpose of the PADI Night Diver specialty course is to familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards and enjoyment of diving at night (For the purpose of training, night is considered any time between sunset and sunrise). The Night Diver specialty course is intended to serve as a safe and supervised introduction to night diving. Training should emphasize fun and safety. The goals of PADI Night Diver training are:-

1. To develop the student’s practical knowledge of night diving.
2. To enable the student to organize and safely conduct night dives.

The course consists of three (3) ocean night dives. As these dives need to conducted after sunset, otherwise they would be called day dives. The maximum you could achieve in one evening would be two (2) dives, therefore the minimum duration of the course is two evenings. Minimum age is 12 years with a minimum certification level of PADI Open Water Diver or similar.

PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Diver

We believe this is the most important course any new, old or experienced diver can take part in. We do not know of anybody who has completed this course with ourselves or any other Instructors or Divemasters we are aware of, who did not say ‘My diving has improved’.

In fact, the most common thing we see with divers is that they are generally over weighted, this can be due to many reasons. From 'I never lost those extra kilos from training'  to 'I like being heavy, heavy is safe' . . . etc etc.

So, start today and be a better diver, gracefully gliding through the underwater world.

The purpose of the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course is to assist all divers in polishing their buoyancy control beyond the Open Water Diver level. The goal of PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy training is to enhance the student’s buoyancy control abilities through knowledge development and skills practice.

Minimum age is 10 years with a certification of at least PADI Open Water Diver or similar. The course has two (2) ocean dives and is usually completed in 1 day.

PADI Project AWARE

The Project AWARE Specialty is designed to familiarize divers and non-divers with the plight of worldwide aquatic ecosystems and to describe what individuals can do to help protect them. You are encouraged to elaborate beyond the detail in this outline to accommodate the needs and interests of your students.

This program is designed for classroom presentation only, no dives are required. This program could be conducted in conjunction with other specialties such as Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Naturalist, AWARE Fish Identification and other programs such as Discover Snorkeling, Skin Diver course, etc.

Course duration is 0.5 days, there is no age limit and it is open to both divers and non-divers alike.

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PADI Search and Recovery Diver

Have you ever lost anything or you have been asked to look for something, well this is the course to show you how. . . .

The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course is designed to familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards and fun of search and recovery diving. The Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course is intended to serve as a safe and supervised introduction to search and recovery diving. Training should emphasize fun and safety. The goals of PADI Search and Recovery Diver training are:-

1. To develop the student’s practical knowledge of search and recovery diving.
2. To enable the student to plan, organize, and make search and recovery dives.

Course duration is 2 days, minimum age is 12 years and at least qualified to PADI Open Water Diver or similar. The course has four (4) ocean dives.

PADI Semi Closed Rebreather SCR Diver, Drager Dolphin

Introduction

Utilising the Drager Dolphin semi-closed rebreather, our experienced PADI and TDI trained staff can introduce you to the world of extended diving freedom. The Drager Dolphin uses a 5 Litre steel cylinder, after training and necessary experience it is capable of allowing you up to 150 minutes diving on a single fill.

Try dive

Now you can try a Dolphin semi-closed rebreather without committing to a full specialty course. This experience will introduce you to the basic theory of semi-closed rebreather diving and the practical considerations of its use.

Divers must be:-

1. 15 years or older
2. PADI Open Water Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent.
3. PADI Enriched Air Diver or equivalent

The experience includes:-

One theory tutorial on rebreather theory and preparation, one pool training dive and one SCR open water dive. This is not an certification course but can be upgraded to the PADI Drager Dolphin Semi Closed Rebreather (SCR) Specialty Course by the completion of a second tutorial, two further SCR dives and you have yourself a PADI Semi Closed SCR Diver Speciality qualification.

The Course:-

The course duration is 2.5 days minimum. This specialty allows you to move into the realm of technical diving without the costly investment in the equipment as the rental of the Dolphin re-breather is included in the course. This unit uses a constant mass flow mix of pre-mixed Nitrox (EAN) 32 to 60 and is rated to a depth of 40m.

Divers must be:-

1. 15 years or older
2. PADI Open Water Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent.
3. PADI Enriched Air Diver or equivalent

The Course includes:-

1. Half a day of theory and kit preparation
2. Half a day of pool/confined water skills
3. 1.5 days of diving – 3 open water dives

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PADI Underwater Digital Photographer

This course is great for anybody thinking about starting out in the world of underwater digital photography or for those wanting to obtain better results from their time spent below the surface. The course is open to divers as well as snorkellers.

The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course is a two-part (Level One and Level Two) introduction to digital underwater photography centred around today’s point-and-shoot digital cameras. The course helps student divers develop the knowledge, skills and practical techniques necessary to obtain excellent photographs with a digital camera, even on their first photo dive. It is a materials-driven course intended for a broad audience – snorkellers, Discover Scuba Diving participants, Open Water Diver students and certified divers.

The course is primarily for those interested in learning the basics of digital underwater photography. Level One of the course guides students in achieving good results easily, even if they’ve never used a digital camera before. It is designed as an introduction to course skills and knowledge.

In Level One, students learn about equipment they need to take great underwater photographs, how to prepare their underwater photo system, and basic underwater photo techniques while diving in an environmentally friendly manner. Level One training is open to snorkellers, Open Water Diver students* and certified divers. Students who successfully complete Level One may receive a PADI certification card. You may conduct Level One skill development in a pool/confined water or in open water. After students successfully complete Level One, they may move on to Level Two to learn how to make their photographs even better.

Level Two expands what they need to know about file formats, resolution settings, making their images lighter or darker, getting good colour, composing their photo, downloading photographs into their computer and adjusting them to look their best. Level Two training is open to snorkelers and certified divers. You conduct Level Two skill development in open water. Participants who successfully complete Level Two skill development qualify for the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty certification.

The course has two (2) ocean dives or snorkel sessions. If you are snorkeling you can be any age, but if you are diving then you have at least a PADI Open Water Diver qualification.

PADI Wreck Diver

The purpose of the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course is to familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards and excitement of diving on wrecks. The Wreck Diver Specialty course is intended as a safe, supervised introduction to wreck diving, with emphasis on fun and safety. The goals of PADI Wreck Diver training are:-

1. Upon completing this program, the student should be able to demonstrate practical wreck diving knowledge, including recognizing and avoiding potential hazards, and planning procedures that make wreck diving fun.
2. Upon completing this program, the student should be able to explain the historical value of wrecks, social and legal issues surrounding that value, and describe some of wreck diving’s implications, including the pros and cons of removing artifacts from wrecks.
3. Upon completing this program, the student should be able to plan and organize dives to safely explore wrecks found within depths and conditions as good as or better than those he has been trained in.
4. Upon completing this program, the student should be able to identify the hazards of wreck penetration diving and demonstrate the techniques and procedures required to minimize those hazards.

This is a super course to both teach and take part in, the chance to safely explore our underwater history. The course has four (4) ocean wreck dives over 2 days. The minimum age is 15 years and you must have at least a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or similar qualification.

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