PADI Courses

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Try Dives

Have you always wondered what it's like to breathe underwater?

If you want to try scuba diving, but aren't quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, our try dives is for you. 

While not a scuba certification course, Try Dives are a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world and ADS offer this program in the comfort of a heated pool!


Contact us today for a detailed information sheet.

PADI Open Water Diver

PADI Open Water Diver is the first scuba certification level. A highly-trained PADI Instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a relaxed, supportive learning environment.


By the end of the course, you'll have the skills and knowledge to dive at home or abroad and be an ambassador for the underwater world.


Take This Course If You Want to:

Explore the other 70 percent of our planet

Support ocean protection

See things you've never seen before

Learn from a scuba diving expert

Carry the world's most recognised scuba certification


With Your Instructor:

Practice using scuba gear in a pool until you're comfortable. PADI training includes practice "mini dives" to help you build confidence in your new abilities before making four dives in open water.


Prerequisites

Able to swim

medically fit for diving

Depth: expect shallow dives (12m/40ft), the maximum allowed depth is 18m/60ft


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PADI Advanced Open Water Diver

Learn about underwater navigation, deep diving and three types of specialty diving that interest you. 

After some skill practice with your instructor, you'll make five open water dives. There's no exam because this course is truly about having fun and gaining experience.


Prerequisites: 

Open Water Diver/Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)

Total time commitment: 2-3 days

Depth: The maximum depth depends on your age, but maximum depth is up to 30 metres/100 feet

You'll study deep and navigation diving plus three specialties of your choosing. 

We currently offer specialties  of the following :-Coral Reef conservation, DSMB, underwater video , dry suit, fish ID, night (time of year depending), buoyancy, search and recovery, underwater naturalist and equipment specialty. 


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Emergency First Response

Emergency First Response® primary and secondary care training teaches you what to do in the critical moments between when a life-threatening emergency occurs and when emergency medical services arrive.


  • Learn how to perform CPR
  • Provide first aid that eases pain
  • Assess a variety of injuries and illnesses 
  • Practice bandaging and splinting

Take this course if you want to:


Learn CPR

  • Improve your first aid skills
  • Be prepared in an emergency
  • Learn How to respond to a variety of illness and injuries
  • Help someone who is choking
  • Handle a possible spinal injury
  • Apply bandages and splints

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PADI Rescue Diver

The PADI Rescue Diver course teaches you techniques to avoid and manage problems and improve your confidence as a diver. 

During the course you’ll become a better dive buddy by enhancing your ability to identify potential problems and by practicing dive specific emergency protocol. 

The subject matter is serious but the training is challenging and fun – many divers tell us the PADI Rescue Diver course was their favourite! 


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PADI Divemaster

Share your passion for scuba diving by becoming a PADI Divemaster. As a divemaster you’ll supervise scuba diving activities and assist with scuba classes. PADI Divemaster is the first rung on the professional divers ladder.


The PADI Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader and take charge of dive activities. Through knowledge development sessions, waterskill exercises , workshops, and hands-on practical assessment, you'll develop the skills required to organise and direct a variety of scuba diving activities.


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PADI Specialty Courses


Scuba Review (ReActivate)

ReActivate is the engaging, efficient way to refresh your scuba skills. 

Move quickly through topics you know well, dive deeper into topics where your knowledge may have lapsed.


Schedule inwater practice with a dive professional.


Take This Course If You Want to:

  • Refresh your skills before a trip
  • Prepare for your next course

Learn How to


  • Assemble a scuba unit
  • Handle common problems
  • Perform basic skills with ease

Why ReActivate?

Your PADI certification never expires but if you haven't been diving in a while, it's better to be over-prepared than risk a problem because you forget something important. 


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PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider

Knowing how and when to administer emergency oxygen is a valuable skill to have in a dive emergency. 

PADI® Emergency Oxygen Provider prepares you to offer aid and teaches you to recognise scuba diving injuries and illnesses requiring emergency oxygen.


This is an excellent course for scuba divers, boat crew, lifeguards, freedivers, mermaids or anyone who spends time in and around water. No age restrictions or water sessions required.


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Adaptive Techniques Specialty

PADI Professionals have a long and successful history of working with divers with disabilities. PADI's approach to diver education is (and always has been) inclusive: Everyone who meets a course's prerequisites is welcome to enroll. The PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty course builds on that foundation by enhancing the training PADI Professionals receive, and preparing them for student-centered and prescriptive approaches when adapting techniques to meet diver needs.

Equipment Specialist

Don't miss a dive due to minor issues with your scuba diving equipment. Whether it's a missing o-ring, wetsuit tear or a broken fin strap, the PADI Equipment Specialist course teaches you to manage basic repairs and adjustments. You'll also learn more about how your gear works, making you more comfortable with it and better prepared to take care of your investment.


If you're at least 10 years old and certified as a PADI (Junior) Scuba Diver or higher, you can enroll in the Equipment Specialist course.

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Common Questions

See some common questions and answers below or contact us.

  • Can you scuba dive in Scotland?

    Scotland may be small in size but the coastline offers divers some of the most scenic and exciting dives in the world. 

    Gullies and archways are engulfed in soft corals with a plethora of life- anemones, lobsters, skate, dolphins, basking shark, seals, Minke whales and Orca grace these waters.

    The world famous Scapa Flow is also located here if ship wreck diving interests you.

  • Can a beginner scuba dive?

    When you get your first certification as an open water diver, you are permitted to dive to a maximum depth of 18m/ 60ft. This depth is a safety precaution. You are encouraged to limit your depth as a beginner to allow you time to build experience and become familiar with best diving practices. 

  • Do scuba certifications expire?

    No, your certification will not expire. As an PADI Open Water Diver, your certification is good for life. 

    If you do not actively participate in scuba for an extended period of time however, it's a good idea to refresh your skills through the PADI ReActivate.


    This is something we can offer you at ADS, so please feel free to drop us a message.

  • Why choose PADI dive courses?

    Join the 28 million PADI certified divers across the world. 

    The PADI System of diver education is the most instructionally solid system in diving. PADI courses are designed to make learning enjoyable and worthwhile. Under the guidance of your professional PADI Instructor, you gain confidence while mastering important safety concepts and skills. PADI Instructors are trained and held to diving’s highest standards, backed up by a solid, proactive quality management system.


    As you progress through your qualifications you will find that they build upon each other and you may get credit towards further certifications as you grow as a diver and learn which areas of diving most appeal to you.

  • Why choose Aberdeen Diving Services

    Aberdeen Diving Services are Scotlands best and only multi time award winning PADI dive centre!

     

    Our instructors are some of the best in the buisiness, they are always on hand to make everyones training safe and enjoyable! Dont just take our word for it check out our online reviews. 

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