Scuba diving is the most unique adventure sport on earth in the underwater world; you can watch the delicate beauty of tiny fish as they dart around a colourful tropical reef. It is an adventure sport you can pursue almost anywhere in the world. As long as you are in good health and have the proper equipment and training, you can enjoy diving. Although it might seem that there is a great deal of information you must learn about diving, you do not need to be an expert to enjoy it. You can experience all the excitements of scuba diving by completing your NAUI SCUBA DIVER course. It provides the fundamental knowledge and skills to scuba dive. Upon successful completion of this course, graduates are considered competent to engage in openwater diving activities without supervision, provided the diving activities and areas dived approximate those of training.

Course Contents:

Classroom Instructions (8 hours)

• Diving Physics
• Diving Physiology
• Diving Environment
• Diving Safety
• Diving Equipment & Selection Criteria
• Dive Tables & Decompression Theory

Confined Water Training (6 hours)

• Face mask Clearing
• Weight Belt Ditch & Don
• Scuba Tank Ditch & Don
• Regulator Clearing & Recovery
• Buoyancy Control
• Navigation Skill
• Buddy Breathing / Air Sharing
• Emergency Ascent
• Rescue Techniques
• Skin Diving Techniques

Open Water Training: 5 dives

The minimum number of openwater dives is five. They may be all scuba dives or one skin dive and four scuba dives. (Max. Depth – 60ft / 18m)

Prerequisites:

1. Minimum age is 15 years for Scuba Diver certification
   (Junior certification ages 12 to 14)
2. Medical examination certificate showing fittness to dive
3. Persons who are insulin-dependent diabetics, epileptics, and active asthmatics will not be accepted.
4. Successful completion of the swim test comprising:
   • 200 m non-stop swim, any-stroke
   • 10 mins survival float
   • 15 m underwater swim in one breath

Course Fee : from S$590

Fee includes:

• NAUI Scuba Diver certification card
• Diving log book
• Original NAUI Scuba Diver textbook
• Original NAUI Dive Table
• Classroom sessions
• Pool training sessions
• Usage of scuba equipment (BC and regulator), weights, and tanks
• Full-board accomodation in Malaysia
• Openwater training dives in Malaysia
• Transport (land & sea transfers)

Fee excludes:

• Rental of skin diving equipment (mask/snorkel, fins, wetsuit, weight belt) at $50