Enhance your exploration
Specialty Diver Courses
A part of ones continued growth & experience in scuba diving is practicing new skills. Specialty Diver courses teach you new techniques and give you the tools to enhance your exploration.
Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty
The basic PADI Enriched Air Nitrox course is one of the most sought after courses out there.
Diving with Nitrox extends your No Decompression Time and is an ideal gas mix for dives up to 40 meters.
Enriched air is simply a gas mix that has a lower percentage of Nitrogen and a higher percentage of Oxygen when compared to normal air. An ideal gas mix will be determined depending on the depth chosen.
Prerequisites
Must be qualified as an PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher.
Duration | Minimum age
1 day and 2 dives | 12 years
Process
During the course you’ll learn how to determine the ideal gas mixes for the depths chosen and the theory behind these mixes. You’ll learn how to analyse and log different gas mixes and also marking your scuba tank with the necessary information. You’ll discuss managing oxygen exposure and also setting your computer for enriched air nitrox values. Should you also choose to complete the practical sessions then 2 dives using enriched air nitrox will follow.
Pricing
Dry Nitrox Specialty – Land Based course – 75 €
EANx Full – including 2 dives using min nitrox 32% – 150 €
EANx Full + Manual – 185 €
*Final price includes certification costs.
Deep diver Specialty
Sometimes you’ll need to venture a little bit deeper to fulfil safely the objectives and attraction of the planned dive.
The deep holds many mysteries and secrets just waiting to be explored. You’ll need to be certified as a deep diver to confidently dive a ship wreck or deep wall beyond 30 meters.
Prerequisites
Must be qualified as an PADI Adventure Diver or higher.
Duration | Minimum age |Max. Depth
2 days and 4 dives | 15 years | 40 meters.
Process
During 4 dives you’ll learn proper buddy contact procedures and master your buoyancy whilst exploring deeper depths down to 40 meters.
You’ll also learn how to manage your gas supply responsibly in a buddy team.
Theory sessions will go over the importance of knowing personal limits and reviewing the reasons for deep diving including dangers and hazards as well as enjoyment and rewards.
Pricing
PADI Deep Diver course – 195 €
1 PADI Deep Diver course + Manual – 230 €
*Final price includes certification costs.
Wreck Specialty
Whether scuttled as an artificial reef or sunk as a result of a storm or war, if there’s one thing Malta boasts plenty of it’s wrecks.
You’ll find ships, planes, submarines & barges dating back to WWI & WWII all in relatively shallow recreational depths.
For all those technical divers Malta offers many very deep wrecks were Tec profiles & equipment are needed to enjoy these ancient relics.
Prerequisites
Must be qualified as an PADI Adventure Diver or higher.
Duration | Minimum age
2 days and 4 dives | 15 years
Process
Wrecks are fascinating windows into the past. Each wreck offers different levels of difficulty and enjoyment. The PADI Wreck Specialty course enables you to properly dive & penetrate these wrecks responsibly and ethically as some of these wrecks are protected by law so as to guard their historical & cultural importance.
During 4 wreck dives you’ll learn how to explore wrecks safely, proper surveying & mapping techniques, penetration using lines & reels, buoyancy techniques not to disturb the wreck & its bottom composition & marine life.
Pricing
PADI Wreck Specialty course – 195 €
1 PADI Wreck Specialty course + Manual – 230 €
*Final price includes certification costs.
Night diver Specialty
Have you ever wondered what happens when the sun goes down?
Dramatic changes occur as the day creatures go to sleep & give way to the nocturnal marine life with their dazzling display of colours.
Peaking below the surface after the sun goes down is incredibly exciting and also mysterious. Captivated by this nocturnal world you’ll be able to see the true colours of life and everything we shine our torches on as your light source will be close to the object in view.
Prerequisites
Must be qualified as an PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher.
Duration | Minimum age
3 days and 3 night dives | 12 years
Process
During 3 night dives you’ll learn about proper use of torches and maintenance, how to dive responsibly at night, learn about different species of nocturnal marine life and possible hazards, proper use and feel of scuba gear at night and night time buddy procedures.
Pricing
PADI Night diver Specialty course – 195 €
1 PADI Night diver Specialty course + Manual – 230 €
*Final price includes certification costs.
Dry Suit diver Specialty
Should you wish to dive with a suit that completely seals you off from the water keeping you warm and dry then this course is for you.
Whether you want to dive dry or wish to visit wintry environments then learning to properly dive in a dry suit is the way to go. Diving in a dry suit will extend your scuba diving season from summer into those colder wintry months. Becoming a dry suit diver allows you to broaden your horizons, expand your boundaries and dive in more places, more often.
Prerequisites
Must be qualified as an PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher.
Duration | Minimum age
1 day and 2 dives | 10 years
Process
During your course you’ll learn how to choose the proper dry suit and undergarment that’s right for you and together with your instructor you’ll be discussing various styles and what each suit could offer. You’ll also learn dry suit maintenance & proper storage. During 1 confined session and 2 dives you’ll practice proper weighting, buoyancy control and dive safety procedures.
Pricing
PADI Dry Suit diver Specialty course – 175 €
1 PADI Dry Suit diver Specialty course + Manual – 210 €
*Final price includes certification costs.
Peak Performance Specialty
This course is designed for you to master your buoyancy techniques primarily to conserve energy and air consumption and dive more focused and relaxed and therefore becoming a more confident and safer diver that observes the marine life without disturbing their surroundings.
Prerequisites
Must be qualified as an PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher.
Duration | Minimum age
1 day and 2 dives | 10 years
Process
During 2 dives you’ll learn how to determine the exact weight needed, trimming techniques for perfect balance, streamlining and efficient use of air and achieving effortless hovering in vertical and horizontal profiles.
Pricing
PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course – 150 €
1 PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course + Manual – 185 €
*Final price includes certification costs.
Sidemount Diver Specialty
After many years of carrying 1 or 2 heavy tanks around on your back, every time you go diving, one may begin to develop back problems.
Many divers would like to eliminate this standard back mounted way of diving not only for the obvious weight benefits but also there are many other positive reasons for diving
Sidemount depending on the type of environment you’re visiting. By clipping your tanks on either side of you BCD you increase your streamline attitude in the water and this could increase your possibilities of visiting particular environments in an even safer way.
Besides the obvious benefits you could also increase your dive time because Sidemount enables you to clip on more than one tank. Sidemount diving gives you this flexibility.
Prerequisites
Must be qualified as an PADI Open Water Diver or higher.
Duration | Minimum age
2-3 days and 1 confined dive + 3 open water dives | 15 years
Process
During 1 confined session and 3 open water dives you’ll learn proper Sidemount assembly.
Proper weight system trimming and in water balance.
You’ll also learn how to manage gas switching between stages, proper protocol and problem solving.
Pricing
PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty course – 375 €
1 PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty course + Manual – 410 €
*Final price includes certification costs.
Search and Recovery Specialty
Whether you wish to retrieve something you dropped and lost in the sea or simply bringing to the surface a larger object you’ll need an effective swimming pattern and also possibly a lifting bag.
There are effective ways to search for an object under water that increase your chances of success. There are also better methods of simply bringing up an object to the surface especially if it is a large or heavy object. You’ll also learn how to do the best knot for the task at hand.
Prerequisites
Must be qualified as an PADI (Junior) Advanced Open Water Diver or higher.
Duration | Minimum age
2 days and 4 dives | 12 years
Process
During 4 dives you’ll practice different swimming search patterns using your compass and also your senses by naturally navigation your way.
You’ll be locating large and small objects using these patterns and using a lift bag to bring such objects to the surface.
Pricing
PADI Search and Recovery Specialty course – 195 €
1 PADI Search and Recovery Specialty course + Manual – 230 €
*Final price includes certification costs.
Fish Identification Specialty
Once you learn the names and also some knowledge of the different marine species dives become more enjoyable and interesting. A much deeper respect is born within each diver that recognises and identifies marine life and their many characteristics.
It is very common to hear other divers ask about the fish species they’ve just encountered under water. Be the diver with the answers. Your passion will soon rub off on to others and the more ambassadors these little critters have the better the chance of survival and protection.
Prerequisites
Must be qualified as an PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher.
Duration | Minimum age
1 day and 2 dives | 10 years
Process
During 2 dives you’ll learn how to identify characteristics of local fish species.
You’ll also learn how your actions directly or indirectly could truly affect the sustainability of all marine life. A little knowledge could go a long way.
This course is a real eye opener.
Pricing
PADI Fish Identification Specialty course – 150 €
1 PADI Fish Identification Specialty course + Manual – 185 €
*Final price includes certification costs.
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