PADI Naturalist Diver
The PADI Underwater Naturalist Speciality course with Borneo Dream in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia has the following three purposes:-
- 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.
- 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.
- Expand the public’s knowledge of the aquatic environment. As the saying goes, knowledge is the key to understanding.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Speciality Diver path.
- Open-water Dive One–Dive goals:
- Preservation of the aquatic environment by avoiding potentially destructive contact with aquatic organisms and the bottom.
- Field identification of local, common aquatic organisms.
- Open-water Dive Two–Dive goals:
- Preservation of the aquatic environment by avoiding potentially destructive contact with aquatic organisms and the bottom.
- Locate indications of impact by man on the local dive site and suggest possible causes.
The minimum age for the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course is 10 years and you be must certified at least PADI Open Water Diver or similar. The duration of the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course is 1 day.
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If you'd like to book your PADI Multilevel Diver Speciality course with Borneo Dream in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia then please contact the Borneo Dream team.