National Geographic Diver Program

As a National Geographic Diver, you will broaden the dive skills you learned during your intro experience by enhancing your buoyancy control, navigation, observation, and exploration abilities while increasing your knowledge of underwater conservation.

The National Geographic Diver certification begins with the PADI Open Water Diver program, enhanced with adventures unique to the National Geographic Diver program. You’ll learn advanced exploration techniques, be able to identify important underwater features and navigate with confidence. You will have the diving knowledge and practice to maneuver with poise along the reef’s ecosystems.

DAY 1 – Self Pace learning using your PADI Open Water book and video you will learn all about the undersea world and how to deal with it. This normally takes about 6-7 hours. Once you completed the home study you will schedule a 2 hours classroom for review and academic testing.

DAY 2 - 8 am - 5 PM is divided into two sections: pool session and two boat dives. We will meet at Scuba School and Dive Center. After we assembly our gear and fill out some paperwork, we will depart to the pool located near the dive center. Once the pool training is completed, you will be given a lunch break and then we meet again at the dive center and leave for the boat for two dives.

DAY 3 - 7 am - 1 pm or 11:30 am - 5 pm (depending on boat schedules). We will meet at the Scuba School and Dive Center to complete our certification dives where you will dive two of our beautiful reefs off of a boat.

DAY 4 - 8 am – 5PM is divided into three sections. One, we will begin with a classroom review and testing of the National Geographic Diver Almanac materials for 1 hour. Two is a 2 hour pool session covering the additional skills required for the NG Diver. Three after lunch we will board a boat for two additional dives. The day will conclude back at the dive center and fill out your certification card. You are then eligible to fill your tanks and explore the underwater world anywhere in the world!

The cost of the class is only$960 for Private or $670 for a group of two or more. This price includes your National Geographic Deluxe Zipper Binder, Almanac and DVD, PADI Open Water Manual, Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) and instruction book, training logbook and the use of the PADI Open Water Video, instructor time, pool dives, boat dives, certification card and ALL Scuba gear. It does not include “personal gear”, which is considered to be your mask, snorkel, and fins; however these can be purchased as a package and are available at various costs.

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