UWS offers a full complement of PADI scuba classes from Open Water to Assistant Instructor including Advanced Open Water, Advanced Plus, Rescue Diver, Diver Master, and Medic
First Aid. As one of the largest dive operators in the U.S. Virgin Islands with multiple dive trips daily, we can accommodate your training needs during your island visit. All of our instructional dives are boat dives
which means equipment is already loaded by our staff and the boat takes you right to pristine dive sites eliminating multiple transfers of gear, long surface swims to mediocre dive sites, and long walks from parking lots and
beaches. Contact UWS today to discuss your training needs and schedule.
Advanced Open Water Certification Did you know that an Open Water certified diver can
become an Advanced certified diver in one weekend? PADI now allows three certification dives in one day so that advanced certification which requires five dives can now be completed in just two days.
DAY ONE: |
Underwater Navigation Dive |
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Deep Dive |
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Night Dive |
DAY TWO: |
Wreck Dive |
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Underwater Naturalist or other specialty dive |
PADI SPECIALTY DIVER COURSES Underwater Naturalist
Do you want to know what it is you are swimming next to while diving?
This course is designed to be an introduction to the underwater world. It teaches divers how to develop safe and responsible interactions with the aquatic life while improving personal awareness of this natural environment.
Our marine biologist on staff will help you identify the local tropical fish, plants, and other wildlife. Course fee includes all required equipment,
instruction, two boat dives, and the PIC card for the certification. Two dives in one day. Course cost: $149
Underwater Photography
Would you like to create physical memories of your dives? Entice friends
and family by showing them pictures illustrating the wonderful creatures you are privileged to dive with! Learn how to setup, maintain, and take pictures with an underwater camera. The cost of the course covers the
instruction, gear, boat dives, one roll of film, and the PIC card for certification. Cameras are not included, therefore, each diver needs to
provide their own camera either personal or rent one from the dive shop. Two boat dives on one day. Course cost: $149
Rental fee for the dive shop's camera: $30 Enriched Air Specialty
Every diver's dream is to spend more time underwater. Imagine being able to
increase your bottom time by 50% or more depending on your depth and the mixture of air in your tank! This course consists of an 8-hour instructor presentation, 2
dives conducted from a dive boat, and PIC card for certification. Two dives in one day. Course cost: $195 Wreck Diver
Swim into a wreck and imagine what it was like when it floated. Feel the
excitement when you explore the insides of a shipwreck and all the mysteries it left behind! Develop the skills, knowledge and techniques used while exploring a piece of history. You will practice navigating,
mapping, and penetrating a wreck. Course fee includes all required equipment, instruction, four boat dives, and the PIC card for the certification. Four dives on two days cost: $250 Night Diver
When the sun sets, a whole different world wakes up underwater! Diving at night can introduce you to marine life that you do not normally see during
the daylight hours! This course is designed to be an introduction by developing the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary for night diving. You will learn how to properly mark your dive site, use and maintain dive
lights, and navigate underwater. Course fee includes all required equipment, instruction, three boat dives, and the PIC card for the certification. Three dives on two days. Course cost: $185
Deep Diver
Experience Nitrogen Narcosis under supervision of a PADI Instructor. Dive down from 60 to130 feet (18 to 39.5 meters)! Familiarize yourself
with the skills, knowledge, and techniques necessary in planning and conducting deep dives. You will learn the importance of proper safety equipment placement and dive table review. Course fee includes all
required equipment, instruction, four boat dives, and the PIC card for the certification. Four dives on Two days. Course cost: $250 Peak Performance Buoyancy
Are you tired of constantly playing with your inflator hose, poor visibility caused by divers, or scraping your knees on the coral? Improve your buoyancy with practical exercises and skill development. You will learn
how to stay off the bottom avoiding damage to the delicate reef, your equipment, and your knees! This will not only enhance your diving ability, but it will also prevent you from stirring up bottom sediment, which
decreases visibility. Course fee includes all required equipment, instruction, two boat dives, and the PIC card for the certification. Two dives on one day. Course cost: $125
Underwater Navigation
Have you ever found yourself disoriented underwater despite your best efforts to pay attention to where you are? Avoid long surface swims and
surfacing to see where you are by learning how to navigate yourself back to the boat or entry point every time! You will be introduced to a variety of techniques and patterns used to help you find your way around while
diving. You will also review the use of a compass as well as natural navigation. Course fee includes all required equipment, instruction, three
boat dives, and the PIC card for the certification. Three dives on two days. Course cost: $185 Search and Recovery Diver
Have you or anyone you know ever lost something in the water never to be found again? Be the hero/heroin when you develop the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary for search and recovery diving. You
will become familiar with different search patterns used to locate missing objects, the rigging of recovery equipment, and the surfacing of the recovered objects. Course fee includes all required equipment, instruction,
four boat dives, and the PIC card for the certification. Four dives on two days. Course cost: $250 Multilevel Diver
Increase your bottom! Multilevel dives account for your ascent to
shallower depths, therefore increasing your bottom time! This course includes instruction on the use of the wheel as well as computer diving. Course fee includes all required equipment (which does not include a dive
computer), instruction, two boat dives, and the PIC card for the certification. Three dives on two days. Course cost: $149 Boat Diver
Are you tired of getting sand in all your gear, or climbing a rock garden just to get wet? Relax on the deck, take in some sun, keep an eye out for whales, or just enjoy the ride! Learn the proper procedures for diving
from a boat. Course fee includes all required equipment, instruction, two boat dives, and the PIC card for the certification. Two dives on one day. Course cost: $125 Sign Up Now!
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