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"Quality Instructions Requires Professional Affiliations"
With all the professional training programs out there, why should you choose to become an SSI Diver? The choice is simple when you understand the key elements behind SSI's training system.
Divers Alert Network is a medical and research organization dedicated to the safety and health of recreational scuba divers and associated with Duke University Medical Center. DAN is supported by the largest association of recreational divers in the world.
A quality, no-hassle referral program provides benefits for divers and dive businesses. The Universal Referral Program allows students who complete academic and confined water training with an Initiating Instructor in one location to complete open water training at a different location with a Referral Instructor who is authorized to conduct the Universal Referral Program. |
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The complete diving experience opens a new world for you to explore and enjoy. A quality diving educational program is necessary to ease you into this exciting and inviting world.
With any research you will soon discover that Northwest Divers offers the most complete education program in the area. This simply means, you receive more knowledge, comfort and expertise with Northwest Divers.
At Northwest Divers you are always welcome to continue the fun and excitement by expanding your knowledge and experiences through additional training. So you see, your learning concludes only when you decide. With the Northwest Divers educational program, you are the one making the choices...and that's the way it should be.
Entry Level Open
Water Check-Out Training Fee $150.00
This training covers the same skills presented in the pool. You will
complete 1 snorkel dive and 4 scuba dives.
* Mask, snorkel and fins
are not included in the tuition fee. Rental of this equipment is available
for $16.
Note: Four specialties are required to become an Advanced Open Water Diver.
This course is designed for the diver who is certified but has not been in the water for a period of one year or more. The course will refresh your scuba knowledge. You will need to provide all of your own gear*. This course will meet one time and more if need be. Course Fee $75.00
* Regulator, B/C, & Computer Console are available for a discounted rental fee of $15.
You deserve more...and Northwest Divers will see to it that you receive it. |
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This is a course
designed for the person with a tight schedule; the course will be based on a
home study format. You will invest 1session for a review.
And 2 sessions in a swimming pool, and one full weekend for your check out
dives. You will need to provide the following items: Mask, Fins and Snorkel.
Class size is limited to 6 students. Academic & Pool Course Fee
$215.00
These courses are meant as a stepping-stone in becoming an Advanced Open
Water Diver. The courses available are Boat diving, Deep diving, Dry suit
diving, Navigation, Night/Limited visibility diving and Spearfishing. You will need
to provide all of your own gear. Class size is limited to 8 students.
Course Fee $100.00 plus books
This course will teach the basic
techniques and personal limitations that a rescue can place on an
individual. We will meet for one academic session, one
pool session, and one day of open water checkouts. You will need to
provide all of your own equipment for this course. Class size is limited to
6 students. Course Fee $150.00 plus books
This
course consists of four specialty courses. The diver picks the specialty
courses, (I.E. Night/Limited visibility diving, Deep diving, Navigation).
The course will meet two nights a week for two weeks, with one full weekend
of check out dives. You will need to provide all of your own gear. Class
size is limited to 8 students. Some additional equipment is required.
Course Fee $300.00 plus books
This course
is meant as a stepping-stone in becoming a Dive-Con; in order to receive
this level of
certification one must
first take a Stress & Rescue
course and four other specialties as well as 50 logged openwater dives.
Course Fee $75.00
You
will need to own all of your personal gear at this point. As a Dive Con you
must help to teach as well as be taught. The course will teach you how to
conduct scuba update courses, snorkeling and guided underwater tours. You
will also learn how to give lectures to students, learn product awareness
such as how regulators work and how to fix them on site. This course
consists of several academic, pool and open water sessions.
Prerequisites for this course are Open Water Diver, Stress & Rescue Diver,
Advanced, and Master Diver. Books are not included and should be purchased
in advance to allow yourself more time to prepare for your course.
Course Fee $550.00 plus books