RAID COURSES

Try Dive

While not an actual scuba certification, during the Try Scuba Diving experience you’ll learn how to use scuba equipment in shallow water and get a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world.

What You Learn:
• You learn the basics you need to dive under the direct supervision of a RAID Professional
• Learn what wearing scuba equipment feels like and how easy it is to move around underwater while wearing it
• Learn some basic skills and safety rules that will carry over to your full scuba certification course when you take the next step

Requirements:
• To take Try Dive you must be: at least 12 years old (written parental / guardian's permission is required if below age of 18).

Content:
• Academic presentation and quick quiz.
• Confined water - underwater skills on open circuit scuba.

What you’ll achieve:
• This is not a certification course, it is a discovery experience, a "taster" if you like. Apart from a fantastic experience like no other, you’ll receive a credit if you choose to carry on and take the Open Water 20 course to become certified.

Junior Scuba Diver

The RAID Junior Scuba Diver course is for those between the ages 12-14 who are short on time and can't complete the full Junior Open Water course. The Junior Scuba Diver course is a shorter version of the RAID Junior Open Water course and provides you with basic knowledge and the full experience of scuba diving and the underwater World.

What You Learn:
• You learn the basics you need to dive under the direct supervision of a RAID Professional
• Learn what wearing scuba equipment feels like and how easy it is to move around underwater while wearing it
• Learn some basic skills and safety rules that will carry over to your full scuba certification course when you take the next step.

Requirements:
• To take the Junior Scuba Diver course, you must be 12 - 14 years old. You will also need written parental permission.

Content:
• Online academic presentation and quick quizes to learn theory.
• Confined water: underwater skills on open circuit scuba.
• Open water: underwater skills practicing and implementing what was learned in confined water sessions.

What you’ll achieve:
• You will receive a certification card indicating your completion of the course. This will allow you to dive to a maximum depth of 12 metres / 40ft with a dive professional across many parts of the world. The Scuba Diver certification also lets you fast track your RAID Junior Open Water course at a later date by not having to repeat any skills that overlap with the two courses.

Junior Open Water 15

The RAID Junior Open Water course is for those between the ages 12-14 who wish to complete the full Junior Open Water course. The RAID Junior Open Water course provides you with the full experience of scuba diving and the underwater World.

What You Learn:
• You learn the basics and fundamentals of scuba diving
and diving with air and Nitrox (enriched air) to a maximum depth of 15 metres / 49 feet.

Requirements:
• To take the Junior Open water course, you must be 12 - 14 years old. You will also need written parental or guardian's permission.
• Must be able to float / tread water for 10 minutes and be able to swim 200 metres.

Content:
• Online academic presentation and quick quizes to learn theory.
• Confined water: practicing underwater skills on open circuit scuba in a swimming pool or similar water environment.
• Open water: 4 dives practicing skills and implementing what was learned in the confined water / pool sessions.

What you’ll achieve:
• You will receive a certification card indicating your completion of the course. This will allow you to dive to a maximum depth of 15 metres / 49ft with an adult diver, certified at an equivalent level or higher, as a buddy.

Scuba Diver

The RAID Scuba Diver course is for those who may be short on time and can't complete the full Open Water 20 course. The Scuba Diver course is a shorter version of the RAID Open Water 20 course and provides you with basic knowledge and the full experience of scuba diving and the underwater world.

What You Learn:
• You learn the basics you need to dive under the direct supervision of a RAID Professional
• Learn what wearing scuba equipment feels like and how easy it is to move around underwater while wearing it
• Learn some basic skills and safety rules that will carry over to your full scuba certification course when you take the next step.

Requirements:
• To take the Scuba Diver course, you must be at least 15 years old (and have written parental or guardian's permission if below the age of 18).
• Must be able to float / tread water for 10 minutes and be able to swim 200 metres.

Content:
• Online academic presentation and quick quizes to learn theory.
• Confined water: practicing underwater skills on open circuit scuba in a swimming pool or similar water environment.
• Open water: 2 open water dives practicing and implementing the skills learned in pool / confined water sessions.

What you’ll achieve:
• You will receive a certification card indicating your completion of the course. This will allow you to dive to a maximum depth of 12 metres / 40ft with a dive professional across many parts of the world. The Scuba Diver certification also lets you fast track your RAID Open Water 20 course at a later date by not having to repeat any skills that overlap with the two courses.

Open Water 20

The RAID Open Water 20 course provides you with the full experience of scuba diving and the underwater World.

What You Learn:
• You learn the basics and fundamentals of scuba diving
and diving with air and Nitrox (enriched air) to a maximum depth of 20 metres / 66 feet.

Requirements:
• To take the Open water course, you must be at least 15 years old and if below 18 you will also need written parental or guardian's permission.
• Must be able to float / tread water for 10 minutes and be able to swim 200 metres.

Content:
• Online academic presentation and quick quizes to learn theory.
• Confined water: 4 confined water (swimming pool or similar water environment) dives practicing underwater skills on open circuit scuba.
• Open water: 4 open water dives practicing skills and implementing what was learned in the confined water sessions.

What you’ll achieve:
• You will receive a certification card indicating your completion of the course. This will allow you to dive to a maximum depth of 20 metres / 66 feet with a similarly qualified, or more experienced, buddy.

Explorer 30

The RAID Explorer 30 is a specialty course which is an exciting, fun programme designed to increase an Open Water diver's skills and understanding of the important core areas of diving and is essentially a bridge between Open Water 20 and the Advanced 35 certification. It's a practical course so you have more time to enjoy and practice your skills. The course will take you on 5 different dives so you expand on the knowledge and skills learned during your Open Water course.

Requirements:
• This specialty can be run for any certified diver who has the equivalent of RAID Open Water 20.
• Minimum age of 15 (with written parental or guardian's permission required if below 18).

What You Learn:
• The basic skills to dive in a range of different environments or dive sites.
• A higher level of buoyancy skills.
• The principles of underwater navigation.
• The basic procedures for planning deep dives.
• Elective dives based on your local environment / interests. These can include: drift dive, deep dive, navigation, search & recovery, night & limited visibility diving, boat dives, nitrox (enriched air), photography and dry suit diving amongst others.

Content:
• Online academic presentation and quick quizes to learn theory.
• Open water: underwater skills practice and implementation. 5 open water dives comprising 3 compulsory dives (buoyancy control, navigation and deep dive) and two elective dives.

What you’ll achieve:
• You will receive a certification card indicating your completion of the course. This will allow you to dive to a maximum depth of 30 metres / 98 feet with a similarly qualified, or more experienced, buddy.
• It is also a step towards the Advanced 35 (you can credit your mandatory dives and reduce the number of dives required to certify as Advanced 35) and Master Rescue Diver.

Advanced 35

The RAID Advanced 35 is designed to increase an Open Water diver's skills and understanding. It's a practical course so you have more time to enjoy and practice your skills in diving with no decompression, to a maximum depth of 35 metres / 115 feet. You will make 6 different dives so you can review, practice and expand on the knowledge and skills learned as an Open Water diver.

Requirements:
• Any certified diver who has the equivalent of RAID Open Water 20.
• Nitrox (enriched air) certified
• Minimum age of 15 (with written parental or guardian's permission required if below 18).

What You Learn:
• The basic skills to dive in a range of different environments or dive site and to dive to a depth of 35 metres / 115 feet
• A higher level of buoyancy skills.
• The principles of underwater navigation.
• The basic procedures for planning deep dives.
• Elective dives based on your local environment / interests. These can include: drift dive, deep dive, navigation, search & recovery, night & limited visibility diving, boat dives, photography and dry suit diving amongst others.

Content:
• Online academic presentation and quick quizes to learn theory.
• Open water: underwater skills practice and implementation with 6 open water dives comprising of 5 compulsory dives (buoyancy control, navigation, rescue and two deep dives) and one elective dive.

What you’ll achieve:
• You will receive a certification card indicating your completion of the course. This will allow you to dive to a maximum depth of 35 metres / 115 feet with a dsimilarly qualified or more experienced buddy.
• It is a step towards gaining experience and extra knowledge to be able to progress to Master Rescue and understand what it means to dive with others responsibly, recognise potential issues and be able to avoid situations which may put you or someone else in danger.

Master Rescue Diver

The RAID Master Rescue Diver course is designed to increase a recreational diver's skills and understanding. It's a practical course where you learn to recognise and deal with diver in distress situations and fundamental rescue techniques.
This course is demanding and realistic in its conduct, content and approach. Interaction, discussion, variety and flexibility are stressed during skills training.

The Master Rescue Diver course is an important and crucial step in expanding your knowledge and experience beyond a purely recreational level and many divers will say it is one of the most challenging and rewarding courses they took as they gained experience and improved as divers.

Requirements:
• Any certified diver who has the equivalent of RAID Explorer 30 or Advanced 35 certification.
• CPR and Oxygen Provider certification (or DAN equivalent such as St. John's Ambulance First Aid & CPR provider)
• Minimum age of 15 (with written parental or guardian's permission required if below 18).

What You Learn:
• This unique course builds confidence and ability, providing the skills and knowledge to help you better understand how to respond safely and efficiently to surface and underwater emergencies when diving in a recreational environment.

Content:
• Online academic presentation and quick quizes to learn theory.
• Open water: surface and underwater skills practice and implementation.

What you’ll achieve:
• You will receive a certification card indicating your completion of the course and your competence in dealing with emergency situations.
• As a Master Rescue diver, you will understand and be able to recognise, manage and avoid situations that can cause harm to yourself or others.
The Master Rescue is also step towards becoming a professional diver firstly a Divemaster and then an Instructor.

Specialty Courses

These are courses that can be taken individually or in any combination and collectively are designed to educate and train divers and to broaden their experience levels and enable them to begin to pursue areas of diving that might interest them.

These specialties introduce the student to practices, understanding and principles of specific applications and/or disciplines, or particular environmental conditions which include, but are not limited to:
• Nitrox (enriched air)
• Emergency First Response (rescue breathing, CPR and oxygen provider)
• Explorer 30
• Deep 40
• Drift diving
• Boat Diving
• Navigation
• Search & Recovery
• Night & Limited Visibility
• Shark observation (and other aquatic animals)
• Photography & Videography
• Drysuit
• Equipment configurations (backplate & long hose)