PADI Seal Team
Children of 8 years or older are eligible for this course

Junior Open Water Diver
(10~14 years of age)

Scuba Review/Scuba Tune-Up
This includes use of RDP tables and Scuba Review Manual. A completion sticker for the PADI card will be given.
The above are recommended for all Open Water and Adv.OW divers who have not dived for eight months or longer. -
Course Fee: NT$2,500 = 1 dive. NT$3,500 = 2 dives. (2 divers minimum)

Discover Scuba Diving
(10 years of age, 2 divers minimum.)
Course Fee: NT$2,500 – 1 dive. NT$3,300 = 2 dives. Price includes all equipment for the dive including fee and tank(s).

OPEN WATER DIVER:
Course fee includes, the Open Water Diver Manual, RDP tables, PADI International O.W certification card, logbook and all equipment including tanks. A wall certificate is available on request.
Course consists of a minimum of a full day confined water session in a pool or the ocean (5 dives), followed by 4 open water dives in the ocean. I recommend that students’ purchase their own fins, mask, snorkel, booties, and wetsuit for comfort and fit.
Course Fee: 1~1 = NT$14,000. 2 divers = NT$ 13,000. 3-6 = NT$12,000.
(15 years of age) No course will have more than 6 students.
DVDs are available on request.

Advanced Open Water Diver
Course fee includes the Advanced O.W Manual, Underwater Data Carrier, PADI International Adv.OW certification card, log book (if required) and all equipment. A wall certificate is available on request.
Course consists of a minimum of 5 dives from the shore or a boat at the instructor’s discretion.
The two core dive skills are Deep Dive and Navigation Dive. Three optional skills may include Night Dive, Boat Dive, Drift Dive, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Naturalist, Wreck Diver, Underwater Digital Photographer, or AWARE Fish ID.

Please note: If the student elects to do the Boat Dive or Drift Dive skills, the boat captain’s fee must be paid by the student. No course will have more than 6 students.

NB: All the dives on the Advanced OW course may be treated as the first dive of your Specialty course.

Course Fee: 1 diver = NT$12,000. 2 divers = 11,000. 3~6 = NT$9,000.
DVDs are available on request.

Rescue Diver
Course fee includes Rescue Diver Manual, Accident Management slate, PADI International Rescue Diver Card, and Logbook (if required). A wall certificate is available on request.
It is highly recommended that all students own their own equipment. Equipment rental is extra, but gear rental at a reduced cost is available. The Rescue Diver Course consists of 5 training sessions over a two day period. Skills include Diving Accident Management skills, Recovery of an Unconscious Diver, In-water Rescue work, Oxygen Provider etc. It is a pre-requisite that all Rescue Diver candidates hold a current [within 2 years of last training] CPR training certificate. PADI recognizes all certification agencies i.e. Red Cross, Medic First Aid, St Johns Ambulance etc, However PADI recommends Emergency First Response (EFR)
Minimum of 3 divers. Course fee 3~6 = NT$12,000. 7~8 = NT$11,000
DVDs are available on request.

Emergency First Response
(EFR) (Minimum of two students)

Course fee includes EFR Manual, EFR Certification Card and EFR Car Sticker.
The EFR Course consists of land-based accident management techniques, including CPR and Rescue Breathing, Shock Management, Defibrillation techniques, Bandaging and Splinting techniques etc. The Course takes two days to complete.
Course fee: 2~6 = NT$4,000. 7~10 = NT$3,000.
DVDs are available on request.

Master Scuba Diver
Course fee includes Wall Certificate, PADI International certification Card
Master Scuba Diver is the highest non-professional rating a PADI Diver can achieve. To attain this rating a diver must be certified as a Rescue Diver and have attained 5 specialty ratings (see specialty list further down)
Course Fee: NT$2,000.

DIVEMASTER: (First step to becoming a PADI professional diver!)
My course fee includes the PADI Divemaster Crewpack, DM certificate and logbook plus all the tanks required for the course. The DM Crewpack is a valuable package which includes the Divemaster Manual, Divemaster slates, the Diving Knowledge Workbook, the Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving, the Discover Scuba Diving Instructor Guide, the Scuba Review/Discover Local Diving Instructor Guide and the Discover Snorkelling/Skin Diver Instructor Guide. [All of which you may teach as a DM]

PADI also recommends that student candidates purchase the PADI Wheel, RDP and the eRDP if you do not already own them.

All DM candidates should own a complete set of gear, however weight belts are provided if required. Gear rental at a greatly reduced cost is available.
Please note. The PADI Dive Master annual membership fee is not included.
Course Fee: NT$26,000. Please inquire for more details of this extensive training course. No course will have more than one student.

NB: A word to the wise. If you do not intend to become a full time PADI professional and rapidly step up to be a PADI instructor there is absolutely no point in becoming a DM. As a DM you will pay an annual fee of NT$3,000 plus to PADI to maintain your DM status. If you do not pay the annual fee [the 2nd year] you revert back to Rescue Diver status. Do not expect to earn much money as a DM at some exotic resort. The best you can expect is 'free' diving in return for the huge responsibility of sheep dogging a bunch of 'dive once a year' darlings. This, believe you me is NOT fun. If you want to do something 'cool' and fun go for your Master Scuba Diver certification, this is well worth having and imparts status to you as a diver. It is the 'black belt' of scuba diving. If you do desire to become a DM, my advice is to choose an experienced instructor who will be able to impart their many years of invaluable diving knowledge and experience onto to you.

Assistant Instructor.
Course fee: Please inquire.

The course fee for all the above courses includes the relevant PADI Specialty Manual and the PADI Specialty Diver Card. A Wall Certificate is available on request. All dives include tanks. Specialty candidates should own their own equipment; however equipment can be rented at a very favourable discount if required.

Original CD ROMs for all the courses are available on request for NT$800. New or replacement logbooks are available for NT$200.

Fun Dives and Discover Local Diving

Fun dives in Kenting or elsewhere and Discover Local Diving (if you are new to Taiwan) can be arranged every weekend.
The guide fee for fun dives is NT$1,800 for 1 dive or NT$2,500 for 2 dives. This price includes gear, tanks and weight belt. If you own your own gear the cost is NT$1,000 for 1 dive and NT$1,700 for 2 dives this includes tanks and weight belt. A minimum of 2 or more divers is preferred.

*Travel from Kaohsiung to Kenting and back can be arranged in a private car [small group 2 or 3] for a contribution towards car expenses of NT$350 round trip per person or NT$200 one-way. With large groups [4 or more] I rent a large VW van and the cost per person is NT$500 to $600 depending on the group size.

Advice and assistance on gear purchases given freely. In addition, a minimum discount of 20% is available off dive shop prices to all students on all dive gear purchases. Gear prices in Taiwan are very competitive with other countries around Asia. Wetsuits, booties, masks, fins, weight belts, BCDs and diving accessories [all made in Taiwan] are an especially good deal.