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anchor1 Advanced Open Water class

PADI Search and Recovery Diver

Why PADI Search and Recovery Diver?
Have you ever dropped something in the water? Are you looking for lost treasure? The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course will teach you effective ways to find objects underwater and bring them to the surface.
 

The Fun Part
Find lost items and lift them to the surface. It’s fun to use thelift bag. Not only are these skills fun, but very practical and ultimately useful because eventually, you’ll lose something in the water. As a Search and Recovery Diver, you’ll know how to search for and recover it.


What do I need to start?
    
· PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or Junior Advanced Open Water Diver                 certification or qualifying certification from another organization
     · Minimum age: 12 years old

What will I do?
You'll learn search and recovery dive planning, organization, procedurPADI Search and Recovery Crewpackes, techniques and potential problems. You'll also cover limited visibility, search patterns and safe object recovery using lift devices.

How long will it take?
   
· Two day course
     · Four open water training dives

The Learning Materials You Need
The Search and Recovery crewpak (DVD and manual) includes everything needed to prepare for the PADI Search and Recovery Specialty course. The manual includes a search pattern reference guide, knot-tying diagrams and an overview of how to organize a search. The video on DVD provides additional information on performing search patterns and how to plan a search in variety of conditions.


Cost: $195

What are some other courses I might be interested in?

PADI Advanced Open Water
PADI Rescue Diver
PADI Deep Diver
PADI Wreck Diver
PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Diver
PADI Underwater Naturalist
PADI Underwater Photographer
PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy
PADI Night Diver
Spiegel Grove Diver
PADI Boat Diver
PADI Underwater Navigation
PADI National Geographic Portal
PADI Master Scuba Diver

Where will I be diving?
You will be enjoying some of the best reef locations Key Largo and Pennekamp Park have to offer, including Molasses Reef, French Reef, Benwood Wreck, Christ of the Deep, and Snapper Ledge to name a few. During the challenging specialties you will be diving the famous wrecks of the LSD Spiegel Grove and the USCG Duane

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What Equipment Should I have?
-Buoyancy Compensator
-Regulator, Alternate Air Source
-Gauges or a Computer
-Mask, Fins and Snorkel
-Wet Suit
-Dive Light
-Compass

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