1. An Underwater Adventure
Diving
An Underwater Adventure

2. What is Diving? Recreational Diving Technical Diving Commercial Diving
Diving to explore and experience aquatic life and environments
Technical Diving
Diving with a purpose
Commercial Diving
Career Diving, using diving to accomplish a commercial task
Exempli gratia Industry

3. Why Dive? Experience marine life and aquatic environments in a new way
Gain a new respect for aquatic life of all types
Become aware of, and get involved in conservation efforts
The Diving Community

4. Where to Start Research Find a dive shop/dive school
Diving can be a time consuming and expensive hobby
Get involved in a “Discover SCUBA” program
Find a dive shop/dive school
A1 SCUBA has great instructors and equipment

5. First Steps Study the material that you have been given
Complete the classwork
Get started with your confined-water training
Finish off with your open-water training

6. Furthering Your Dive Experience
Dive Specialties
Deep Dive
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Underwater Photography
Shark Conservation
Adventure Diver
Advanced Open Water cert.
Rescue Diver
Master SCUBA Diver

7. DEMP (Diver Emergency Management Program)
Requires Red Cross CPR certification
Contents
CPR for diving
AED for Diving
O₂ Administration
Advanced O₂ Administration
Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
Neurological Assessment

8. Potential Expenses Equipment BCD Regulator Cylinder Exposure suits
Emergency equipment (all those handy gadgets to keep you from ending up like Jack)
DAN (Diver Alert Network)

9. PADI PRO Career or Hobby Dive Master Assistant Instructor
Open Water SCUBA Instructor
Specialty Instructor
Master SCUBA Diver Trainer
IDC Staff Instructor
Master Instructor
Course Director

10. Careers in Diving PADI Pro Tec Diving Commercial
Dive Shop/Dive School staff
Tec Diving
Marine/Geo/Bio research
Repair/Construction
Search and Recovery
Exploration
Commercial
Industry
Salvage
Et cetera