Classes

Sea Colony is proud to offer a large number of classes for divers ranging from Novice to Expert. To learn more about the classes offered, keep reading!

Discover Scuba

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? If you want to find out but aren’t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving will let you try scuba to see if you like it. While not an actual scuba certification, during the Discover Scuba 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. You learn the basics you need to dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional. • Learn what wearing scuba equipment feels like and how easy it is to move around underwater while wearing it • Find out what it’s like to breathe underwater and learn whether you can be comfortable there All equipment is provided. This is not a certification course. All students must complete a medical questionnaire and liability waiver at the beginning of the class.

Open Water Scuba Diver

Get your PADI scuba certification. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures or simply see the wondrous world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world’s most popular scuba course, and has introduced millions of people to the adventurous diving lifestyle. Each evening will include a one hour classroom session, followed by a two hour pool session. Each student will be provided with a textbook, logbook and eRDPml (dive planning calculator). Students will also be given loaner DVDs to watch prior to class. Rental of scuba equipment is included in the cost of the course, however each student must provide their own mask, snorkel, booties and fins. Sea Colony offers student discounts on this gear. Details on the gear needed will be discussed on the first evening on class or you can stop into our dive shop at any time. Gear will be required for the second for the second class pool session. Certification cards will be issued after you complete four open water dives. These open water dives are not included in the cost of the course and can be completed with Sea Colony Aqua Sports at Lake Phoenix or we can issue you a referral to any PADI facility. A complete breakdown of costs will be discussed during the orientation the first night of your class or you can call Sea Colony Aqua Sports for more information.

Advanced Open Water Scuba

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The Advanced Open Water course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water. This is a great way to get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn under the supervision of a PADI instructor. The Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver course is taught through a combination of self study followed by a one evening lecture and review of your homework. The remaining class time and training will be held at Lake Phoenix, where we will complete five (of the following six) PADI Adventure Dives, including Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Navigator, Search and Recovery, Night Dive, Deep Dive, and Wreck. Certification cards will be issued after you complete five Advanced Open Water Adventure Dives. These open water dives are not included in the cost of the course and can be completed with Sea Colony Aqua Sports at Lake Phoenix.

Rescue Diver

“Challenging” and “rewarding” best describe the PADI Rescue Diver course. Building upon what you’ve already learned, this course expands on what you already know about how to prevent problems, and how to manage them if they occur. The fun part about this course is rising to challenges and mastering them. Most divers find becoming a Rescue Diver both demanding and rewarding, and at the end, say it’s the best course they’ve ever taken. The course consists of both classroom and open water components. We typically hold the classroom sessions in our shop on a Tuesday and Thursday of the same week. The open water portion is held at Lake Phoenix on one weekend. In addition to the coursework, students will also need to provide evidence of current certification in CPR and First Aid before receiving their card. We regularly offer the PADI Emergency First Responder (EFR) course which satisfies this requirement (call shop for the EFR schedule). If you are already certified through another organization, please confirm with us or your instructor that your certification is approved by PADI.

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At Sea Colony Aqua Sports we have the staff and equipment necessary to teach a wide range of PADI scuba courses. If you're interested in a course not listed above please give us a call and we may be able to schedule one at your convenience. Popular additional courses we offer include: • Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty Course • Underwater Navigation Specialty Course • Search and Recovery Specialty Course • Deep Dive Specialty Course • Wreck Dive Specialty Course • Equipment Specialty Course • Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Course • Night Diver Specialty Course • Oxygen First Aid Specialty Course • Dive Master Course • Instructor Development Course

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Emergency First Responder

(First Aid, CPR and AED use)

The PADI Emergency First Responder® program covers basic training for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for Adults, Children, and Infants. In addition, Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use is taught. To round out the course, First Aid and emergency care is also covered. The course is a medically based program which follows national consensus guidelines.

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Classes

Sea Colony is proud to offer a large number of classes for divers ranging from Novice to Expert.

Open Water Scuba Diver

Get your PADI scuba certification. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures or simply see the wondrous world beneath the waves, this is where it starts.

Advanced Open Water

Scuba Diver

Rescue Diver

Nitrox, Specialty, Professional

Courses

Maryland’s Largest and Oldest PADI 5 Star Scuba Training Facility