As a PADI 5 star Resort facility we are able to take wannabe divers from PADI Open Water Diver, the worlds most sought after diver training qualification, right through to becoming a professional Diving Instructor with PADI the worlds largest Diver Training Organisation. We also run a complete range of high quality Technical Diver trianing courses through IANTD, including Advanced Nitrox, Trimix and rebreather training.
With our own dive boats operating from Whitsands Bay to Salcombe, as well as offering diving from Teignmouth we are able to offer a massive range of dive sites for both training and recreational dives! At Plymouth Diving Centre we have always worked on ensuring high quality training with no short cuts, we emphasise realistic diving experiences throughout our courses and aim to have students diving in the Ocean environment, where they intend to continue their diving after the course, throughout the course.
Explore the full range of course that are available at Plymouth Diving Centre... and if you have any queries either give us a call or pop in and meet us!!
Technical diving takes experienced and qualified divers deeper than recreational diving and is therefore defined as ‘diving other than conventional commercial or research diving that takes divers beyond recreational scuba diving limits’.Technical diving also requires more equipment and training in order to manage the additional hazards that this type of diving entails.
Tec diving offers those individuals a chance to visits underwater places that relatively few people can, in respects to recreational diving.There are a number of amazing wrecks that lie below 40m that remain untouched as well as deep reefs that provide a habitat to many marine organisms that you simply don’t find in shallow reefs.Whether you enjoy the focus or challenge of Tec diving or being involved with cutting edge technologies, it is these reasons that people find Tec diving rewarding.
The PADI TecRec Program
The PADI TecRec programmes are integrated into an instructionally valid and seamless course flow that takes you from the beginning of Tec diving to someone who is qualified to use a number of different gas mixes.At each level you will be introduced to new gear as well as planning and procedures that are appropriate to extend you diving limits.The Tec Diver program is broken down into three sub courses: Tec 40, Tec 45 and Tec 50, these courses can be completed continuously or alternatively each course can be completed separately with a time span between them.
Prerequisites
TecRec prerequisites vary (see individual course descriptions), but the following applies to anyone interested in technical diving: You must be
• 18 years or older • A mature, responsible person who will follow the required procedures and requirements strictly and faithfully • Medically fit for Tec diving (physician’s signature required) • Willing to accept the added risks that Tec diving presents • An experienced diver with at least 100 logged dives • Certified as a PADI Enriched Air Diver and PADI Deep Diver or equivalent (for this program equivalency is proof of training in recreational deep diving 18 meters/60 feet to 40 meters/130 feet consisting of at least four dives and training in nitrogen narcosis considerations, contingency/emergency decompression, making safety stops and air supply management OR, have a minimum of 20 logged dives deeper than 30 meters/100 feet.)
A selection of programs designed to let you "Discover Scuba Diving"
At Plymouth Diving Centre we are always looking for opportunities to get people diving and we have developed a range of programs which enables all age groups to get their first experience of the underwater world, whilst under the supervision of highly trained professional instructors!!
Ever since you were a kid you've wanted to try it....... now you can!! Sign up today and see what lies beneath!
This program provides you with all the skills required to dive safely and competently throughout the world. The course is taught in a fun and friendly manner by professional and internationally recognised instructors and uses the most up to date training techniques, with a full range of options to suit every one.
As a PADI Open Water Diver you will be qualified to dive any where in the World to a maximum depth of 18m (younger age groups have various depth restrictions), you will also be eligible to experience many different areas of diving through the PADI Adventure program, Specialities or the Advanced Open Water Diver.
Diving is open to all ages from 10 upwards, as long as your reasonably fit, you can start today!
IANTD is The World's Largest Scuba Diving Training Organisation Of Open Water, Nitrox, Enriched Air, Overhead Environment, Cave, Wreck, Rebreather, Trimix, Gas Blenders, Technical Scuba Divers and Instructors. IANTD is the only EANx agency that offers training in all aspects of EANx through continuing education programs. This allows you to expand your knowledge and training with the top professionals in the field. IANTD instructors are well trained, highly experienced and extremely qualified. IANTD Standards and Procedures provide for the highest level of EANx education and training available.
DAN... (The Divers Alert Network) mission is that of operating and maintaining an international network of alarm centre's, active 24 hours a day, guaranteeing, in the event of an emergency, specialised assistance, to any diver, anywhere in the world.
DAN also provides diving medical advice, carries out research into diving safety, organises courses and seminars with the aim of increasing the knowledge and sense of responsibility of recreational divers and provides financial and technical assistance to hyperbaric treatment centers in developing countries.
Plymouth Diving Centre Professional Courses........ "The Mark For The Rest"
Plymouth Diving Centre offers an entire range of professional level training courses, not only do we offer the standard PADI Go Pro Instructor courses but we also use our many years experience in the UK Dive Industry to deliver top quality sales training, marketing, IT Skills, Boat Training and loads more!! Not Simply a PADI 5 Star Resort....... But a complete 5 Star Training facility!! Our Course Director Mark Layton has been a professional Instructor for some 17 years, opening and running the Teign Diving Centre for 15 years and now running Plymouth Diving Centre too. Why not learn from someone who has done it himself???
A complete range of professional level training programs with one of the largest PADI Training facility in the South West!!
PADI, the worlds largest diver training organisation offers courses from simple Discover Scuba Diving , in the confines of a pool, through The Open Water Diver course, the most popular diving course in the world and on to the IDC , and Instructor Status! Along the way there are a variety of Speciality programs introducing some amazing new experiences like wreck diving, underwater photography and deep diving!
Get your PADI here and add a whole new depth to your lifestyle!
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