"Want to just try it
out in the pool?"
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Discover Scuba Diving
A 3 Hour Adventure - Most Sunday's
9am-Noon
Only $99
Advance Registration Required -.call Dive Connections
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Scuba Park Entry Fees
This is our entry level program
designed to develop a competent recreational diver. The program is
comprised of three parts; (1) skill development in the pool, (2) knowledge
development and (3) open water dives where you put it all together. The most
important thing is to get started in the water!
Skill & Knowledge
Development - This program provides 3 pool
sessions and 2 academic sessions wherein you will be provided approximately 14
hours with our dive staff to review and discuss any matter concerning scuba
diving including equipment and travel opportunities. If you need more
time, we will provide it and no additional charge so that you will be both
comfortable and confident with all the skills needed to be safe
in the underwater world. The cost for this program including all fess and rental
gear is $418
plus materials.
The student does need to have their own personal gear for
their personal fit and comfort. Personal gear includes mask, snorkel, fins
and booties. All other scuba gear is provided. Package for personal
gear is available at the shop at competitive pricing and a FREE mesh travel
backpack.
PADI materials acquaint you with the detailed
knowledge you will need to begin and continue your underwater adventure and
serve as a valuable reference source for your future growth in
diving. You have two choices; traditional book with video download or
integrated online eLearning. Both methods re accompanied with a crew
pack with dive table, log book and other valuable materials .
To get started, call us or
come down to the shop, register an pick up your
materials. 434-964-9200
Certifying more divers than all
other agencies combined!
Begins the First Weekend of Every Month!
Skill & Knowledge Development
$418
PADI Materials
$217
Certification Dives
$350
Our Complete Cost
$985
$110
Class Schedule - Your class begins in the water on the first Saturday of the month! We will continue your in-water training that Sunday. We then meet on the following Tuesday and Thursday evenings for academic review and complete with dives in the pool on the next weekend when you can bring a friend to try it out for FREE!. Class schedules vary seasonally; visit our calendar for specific course times.
Pool 1 1st Saturday Lesson 1 & 2 Pool 2 1st Sunday Lesson 3 & 4 and Swim Qualifications Academic 1 Following Tues Orientation - Review Chapters 1, 2, & 3 Academic 2 Following Thurs Review Chapters 4 & 5 & Final Exam Pool 3 2nd Sunday Session 5 & Preparation for Open Water Dives
Bring a Friend for a FREE Discover Scuba!
Open Water Dives -
Open water dives done locally
on the third (3rd) weekend of each month and run $350 plus scuba park and
air fees
(usually $110).
We can also complete those dives on one of our many Caribbean get-a-ways and the fee
will include rental gear for the whole trip. We can
alternatively provide you a referral package for $39 and even help you make
diving arrangements anywhere in the world.
Recruit a buddy to take the class with
you. It's always best to have a buddy
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Want to be a GREAT Diver? This
is the program!
Check
out area Master Divers
What is it? The program combines becoming an Advanced Open Water Diver, completing five Specialty Diver certifications and becoming a PADI Rescue Diver (see <Dive Leadership> below) assuring that you can not only take care of yourself but also assist those in need!
PADI
Advanced Open Water Diver - The advanced course is 5 dives and consists of 1
dive in each of 5 different specialty courses to include navigation deep diving
and three others of your choosing. You can begin now by registering with
PADI online.
Click on the button and begin now!
Advanced students and beyond are required to provide their own scuba gear and
diving costs. Come into the shop as we do have various packages that include air
fills and scuba park fees. See the current
Advanced Open Water Schedule.
PADI Specialty Diver
- We teach specialty courses in many specialty areas, including; altitude, computer, night, deep, search
& recovery, dry suit, multilevel, drift, fish
ID, naturalist, peak buoyancy, photography, videography, navigation,
equipment specialist, rebreather, wreck, and boat. Note: Enriched Air or
Nitrox is a fan favorite specialty and is available directly online. See
below for more information.
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pecialty courses generally run about $300 to include the materials, instruction and certification fees. Please cal or email to check schedule availability and specific pricing. 434-964-9200 scuba@connect2diving.com
Enriched
Air Diver (Nitrox) - This specialty is very popular because when you
increase the oxygen (enrich the air) in your breathing gas, you reduce the
nitrogen and thereby reduce your body's absorption of nitrogen. That
allows you to get longer dives and perhaps more dives in any given day.
Diving Nitrox requires a dive computer. If you don't have a Nitrox dive computer, we offer special pricing for those purchasing one for use in the class.
You will learn all about diving theory and procedures involving Nitrox on the online section of the class. Then you will attend a workshop with one of our instructors either online or in person which can be schedule at you convenience anytime during normal business ours. Purchase your class and we will send you within 24 hours instructions and a code to begin your online class.
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Diving First Aid
Emergency First Response
- A very good all around first
aid course including Primary and Secondary Assessment, Adult CPR and Automated
External Defibrillator (AED) training with particular emphasis on diving related injuries. The
course takes one full day (6hrs) and is usually held on the weekend. The course cost
is $220 including all course materials and EFR certification card. Refresher
classes are $75 plus materials if you don't have them from the original course
or they become outdated.
DAN
O2 First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries - As a recreational diver, you can
receive training to provide vital first aid that can make a difference to a
scuba diver with decompression illness. The DAN Oxygen Provider Course provides
entry-level training in the recognition and management of possible
diving-related injuries using emergency oxygen first aid. The course cost
is $95 including all course materials and DAN certification card.
DAN
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries-
Serious hazardous marine life injuries are rare, but most divers experience
minor discomfort from unintentional encounters with fire coral, jellyfish and
other marine creatures. This course teaches divers to minimize these injuries
and reduce diver discomfort and pain. The course cost is $95 including all course materials and DAN certification card.
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Dive Leadership Training
Begin your training to become a dive leader. We train Rescue Divers and Divemasters together and encourage them to participate with each other in all aspect of the training and we can start the program for you on any Monday evening other that DEW Scuba nights, the second Monday of each month.
Rescue Diver
- Starts the
first Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm. This course
introduces the student to how to handle and assist in handling dive emergency
situations. It sets the stage for leadership training by incrementally
encouraging the diver to take responsibility for others in the group and for the
diving environment. The course includes academic modules and pool skills
development followed by a day in open water where candidates participate in
various real life, rescue scenarios. Candidates also need to be proficient
in CPR, AED and First Aid prior to going to open water. We offer Emergency
First Response to meet this requirement and will make it available during the
Rescue Course. Check out the current Rescue
Diver Class Schedule.
Divemaster - The first step in
professional dive leadership. The course starts on the first Monday
of every month at 6:30 at Dive Connections. The class focuses on teaching the candidate
how to take responsibility for maintaining a safe diving environment.
Academic modules are coupled with open water dive training scenarios, skills
development and projects, and with both mock and actual experience with
student divers.
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"The instructor ratings most valued by
dive centers and resorts around the world."
Assistant Instructor - The next step to preparing yourself for a part-time or full-time career in diving. The course prepares a qualified Divemaster to develop teaching skills and to be able to assist an instructor both in academic sessions and in actual open water dives. Our resident Master Instructor and principle instructor for this course is Chip Earle. <more>
Open Water Scuba Instructor - This is what you want; the culmination of your dive training with the premier dive instructor training agency in the world, PADI. We have been very successful in working with Course Director, Chris Donnelly, in developing new instructors and supporting all area instructors with recurrent and upgrade training. Nick and we can provide training for Master Scuba Diver Trainer, IDC Staff Instructor, Emergency First Response Instructor, and many of the Diver Alert Network Instructor ratings. <more>
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Technical Diving Specialties
We offer a full range of technical diving specialties including solo diving, advanced nitrox, extended range, tri-mix, gas blender, tank inspection, and both closed circuit and semi-closed circuit rebreather among many others. Check with us for times and additional course information.
1754 Timberwood Blvd
Charlottesville, VA 22911
434-964-9200