Captain's Course

Divemaster Program

The PADI Divemaster Program will qualify you as a PADI Divemaster. Divemaster is the first professional level within the PADI System of diver education and allows you to work as a training assistant on PADI courses and programs, supervise certified divers during pleasure diving experiences, and conduct some PADI programs independently. Becoming a PADI Divemaster consists of the following segments: knowledge development, practical application and the Divemaster final exam.

Program hours: 320

Program hours per week: 22.86

Courses

Open Water

Advanced Open Water

Search and Recovery

Enriched Air Nitrox

Equipment Specialty

Rescue Diver

O2 Provider

Neuro/EFT

Divemaster Prep

Wreck Diver

Divemaster

Calendars

2016

Calendar - 1

Term #1 1/9-2/19
Break 2/20-2/21
Term #2 2/22-4/15
Break 4/16-4/17
Term #3 4/18-5/1

 

Calendar - 2

Term #1 1/30-3/11
Break 3/12-3/13
Term #2 3/14-5/6
Break 5/7-5/8
Term #3 5/9-5/22

 

Calendar - 4

Term #1 3/12-4/22
Break 4/23-4/24
Term #2 4/25-6/17
Break 6/18-6/19
Term #3 6/20-7/3

 

Calendar - 7

Term #1 5/7-6/17
Break 6/18-6/19
Term #2 6/20-8/12
Break 8/13-8/14
Term #3 8/15-8/28

 

Calendar - 10

Term #1 6/18-7/29
Break 7/30-7/31
Term #2 8/1-9/23
Break 9/24-9/25
Term #3 9/26-10/9

 

Calendar - 13

Term #1 7/30-9/9
Break 9/10-9/11
Term #2 9/12-11/4
Break 11/5-11/6
Term #3 11/7-11/20

 

Calendar - 16

Term #1 9/10-10/21
Break 10/22-10/23
Term #2 10/24-12/16
Break 12/17-12/18
Term #3 12/19-1/1

 

Calendar - 18

Term #1 10/29-12/9
Break 12/10-12/11
Term #2 12/12-2/3
Break 2/4-2/5
Term #3 2/6-2/19

 

 

2017

Calendar - 1

Term #1 1/7-2/17
Break 2/18-2/19
Term #2 2/20-4/14
Break 4/15-4/16
Term #3 4/17-4/30

 

Calendar - 2

Term #1 2/4-3/17
Break 3/18-3/19
Term #2 3/20-5/12
Break 5/13-5/14
Term #3 5/15-5/28

 

Calendar - 4

Term #1 3/25-5/5
Break 5/6-5/7
Term #2 5/8-6/30
Break 7/1-7/2
Term #3 7/3-7/16

 

Calendar - 6

Term #1 5/6-6/16
Break 6/17-6/18
Term #2 6/19-8/11
Break 8/12-8/13
Term #3 8/14-8/27

 

Calendar - 7

Term #1 6/3-7/14
Break 7/15-7/16
Term #2 7/17-9/8
Break 9/9-9/10
Term #3 9/11-9/24

 

Calendar - 9

Term #1 7/15-8/25
Break 8/26-8/27
Term #2 8/28-10/20
Break 10/21-10/22
Term #3 10/23-11/5

 

Calendar - 11

Term #1 8/19-9/29
Break 9/30-10/1
Term #2 10/2-11/24
Break 11/25-11/26
Term #3 11/27-12/10

 

Calendar - 12

Term #1 9/16-10/27
Break 10/28-10/29
Term #2 10/30-12/22
Break 12/23-12/24
Term #3 12/25-1/7

 

Calendar - 14

Term #1 11/1-12/22
Break 12/23-12/24
Term #2 12/25-2/16
Break 2/17-2/18
Term #3 2/19-3/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Master Scuba Diver Trainer Program

This program will qualify you to teach 5 PADI Specialty courses from the PADI Specialy Instructor Programs Included in the curriculum are all required dives for each PADI Specialty and Apprentice Teaching experience to meet the MSDT certification requirement to certify 25 divers. At the completion of the program you will be able to apply to PADI for the PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating.

Courses

Wreck Diver Specialty Instructor

Search and Recovery Specialty Instructor

Digital Underwater Photo Specialty Instructor

Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty Instructor

Underwater Hunter Specialty Instructor

Night Diver Specialty Instructor

Deep Diver Specialty Instructor

 

Calendars

2016

Term Start Date End Date
1 1/9/16 9/25/16
2 2/6/16 10/23/16
3 3/5/16 11/20/16
4 4/2/16 12/18/16
5 5/7/16 1/22/17
6 6/4/16 2/19/17
7 7/2/16 3/19/17
8 8/6/16 4/23/17
9 9/10/16 5/28/17
10 10/1/16 6/18/17
11 11/5/16 7/23/17
12 12/3/16 8/20/17

2017

 

Term Start Date End Date
1 1/7/17 9/10/17
2 2/4/17 10/22/17
3 3/4/17 11/19/17
4 4/1/17 12/17/17
5 5/6/17 1/21/18
6 6/3/17 2/17/18
7 7/1/17 3/18/18
8 8/5/17 4/22/18
9 9/9/17 5/27/18
10 10/7/17 6/24/18
11 11/4/17 7/15/18
12 12/2/17 8/12/18

 

2015-2016 Public Safety Diver for Elite Professionals Calendar – 4 Term Program – BAH Friendly -VA Approved – 473 Hours; 22 hrs/week

 

 

Term 1 Classes

               400 Public Safety Diver, 111 U/W Navigator, 401 Public Safety Search and Recovery, 403 Public Safety

               Rescue

Term 2 Classes

               404 Public Safety Investigator, 118 Night Diver, 370 Public Safety Diver Trainer I

Term 3 Classes

               407 Public Safety Vehicle Recovery, 405 Public Safety Evidence Recovery, 114 Full Face Mask Diver, 112

               Drysuit Diver, 408 Public Safety U/W Metal Detector, 371 Public Safety Diver Trainer II

Term 4 Classes

               406 Public Safety Body Recovery, 402 Public Safety Surface Support Specialist, 409 Master PSD, 372

               Public Safety Diver Trainer III, 373 Public Safety Diver Trainer IV, 374 Public Safety Diver Trainer V             

2016 

Calendar 1

               Term         Start                 End       

               Term 1      7/25/15           9/4/15

               Break          9/5/15              9/6/15

               Term 2      9/7/15             10/9/15

               Break          10/10/15         10/11/15

               Term 3      10/12/15         11/24/15

               Break           11/25/15        11/29/15

               Term 4      11/30/15         1/9/2016

Calendar 2

               Term         Start                 End       

               Term 1      1/16/16           2/26/16

               Break         2/27/16            2/28/16

               Term 2      2/29/16           4/1/16

               Break         4/2/16              4/3/16

               Term 3      4/4/16             5/20/16

               Break         5/21/16            5/22/16

               Term 4      5/23/16           7/2/16

 2017

Calendar 1

               Term         Start                 End       

               Term 1      1/14/17           2/18/17

               Break           2/25/17          2/26/17  

               Term 2      2/27/17           3/31/17

               Break           4/1/17             4/2/17

               Term 3      4/3/17              5/19/17

               Break           5/20/17           5/21/17

               Term 4      5/22/17            7/1/17

Calendar 2

               Term         Start                 End       

               Term 1      7/15/17           8/25/17

               Break         8/26/17            8/27/17

               Term 2      8/28/17           9/29/17

               Break         9/30/17            10/1/17

               Term 3      10/2/17           11/17/17

               Break         11/18/17           11/19/17

               Term 4      11/20/17          12/30/17

SCUBA INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM 2016-2017 WEEKEND Calendars - 5 Term Program with Term Breaks 

 The curriculum for the SCUBA Instructor Program provides all the requisite training, dive experience, and teaching experience needed to obtain a PADI Instructor certification.

Program Hours 716

Program weeks 36 which includes breaks

Term 1 Classes

100 Open Water, 200 Advanced Open Water, 330 Search and Recovery, 360 Event, 451 Divemaster Prep

Term 2 Classes

210 Enriched Air Nitrox, 220 Equipment Specialty, 300 Rescue Diver, 340 O2 Provider, 350 Neuro/EFR, 452 Divemaster Prep, 453, Divemaster Prep, 454 Divemaster Prep, 455 Divemaster Prep

Term 3 Classes

320 Wreck Diver, 500 Divemaster, 601 Apprentice Teaching, 602 Apprentice Teaching, 610 Compressor Operation, 650 SCUBA Cylinder Filling, 710 O2 Instructor, 720 EFR Instructor

Term 4 Classes

603 Apprentice Teaching, 604 Apprentice Teaching, 605 Apprentice Teaching, 620 Risk Management, 640 Group Management, 660 Sales

Term 5 Classes

606 Apprentice Teaching, 607 Apprentice Teaching, 630 Boat Handling/ Crewing, 701 Instructor Dev Course, 702 Instructor Dev Course, 703 Instructor Dev Course, 730 Instructor Exam

 2016

 

Calendar - 1 

Term #1 1/9-2/19
Break 2/20-2/21
Term #2 2/22-4/15
Break 4/16-4/17
Term #3 4/18-6/3
Break 6/4-6/5
Term #4 6/6-7/22
Break 7/23-7/24
Term #5 7/25-9/11

 

Calendar - 2

Term #1 1/30-3/11
Break 3/12-3/13
Term #2 3/14-5/6
Break 5/7-5/8
Term #3 5/9-6/24
Break 6/25-6/26
Term #4 6/27-8/12
Break 8/13-8/14
Term #5 8/15-10/2

 

Calendar - 4

Term #1 3/12-4/22
Break 4/23-4/24
Term #2 4/25-6/17
Break 6/18-6/19
Term #3 6/20-8/5
Break 8/6-8/7
Term #4 8/8-9/23
Break 9/24-9/25
Term #5 9/26-11/13

 

Calendar - 7

Term #1 5/7-6/17
Break 6/18-6/19
Term #2 6/20-8/12
Break 8/13-8/14
Term #3 8/15-9/30
Break 10/1-10/2
Term #4 10/3-11/18
Break 11/19-11/20
Term #5 11/21-1/8

 

Calendar - 10

Term #1 6/18-7/29
Break 7/30-7/31
Term #2 8/1-9/23
Break 9/24-9/25
Term #3 9/26-11/11
Break 11/12-11/13
Term #4 11/14-12/30
Break 12/31-1/1
Term #5 1/2-2/19

 

Calendar - 13

Term #1 7/30-9/9
Break 9/10-9/11
Term #2 9/12-11/4
Break 11/5-11/6
Term #3 11/7-12/23
Break 12/24-12/25
Term #4 12/26-2/10
Break 2/11-2/12
Term #5 2/13-4/2

 

Calendar - 16

Term #1 9/10-10/21
Break 10/22-10/23
Term #2 10/24-12/16
Break 12/17-12/18
Term #3 12/19-2/3
Break 2/4-2/5
Term #4 2/6-3/24
Break 3/25-3/26
Terrm #5 3/27-5/4

 

Calendar - 18

Term #1 10/29-12/9
Break 12/10-12/11
Term #2 12/12-2/3
Break 2/4-2/5
Term #3 2/6-3/24
Break 3/25-3/26
Term #4 3/27-5/12
Break 5/13-5/14
Term #5 5/15-7/2

 

 

 

 

2017

Calendar - 1

Term #1 1/7-2/17
Break 2/18-2/19
Term #2 2/20-4/14
Break 4/15-4/16
Term #3 4/17-6/2
Break 6/3-6/4
Term #4 6/5-7/21
Break 7/22-7/23
Term #5 7/24-9/10

 

Calendar - 2

Term #1 2/4-3/17
Break 3/18-3/19
Term #2 3/20-5/15
Break 5/13-5/14
Term #3 5/15-6/30
Break 7/1-7/2
Term #4 7/3-8/18
Break 8/19-8/20
Term #5 8/21-10/8

 

Calendar - 4

Term #1 3/25-5/5
Break 5/6-5/7
Term #2 5/8-6/30
Break 7/1-7/2
Term #3 7/3-8/18
Break 8/19-8/20
Term #4 8/21-10/6
Break 10/7-10/8
Term #5 10/9-11/26

 

Calendar - 6

Term #1 5/6-6/16
Break 6/17-6/18
Term #2 6/19-8/11
Break 8/12-8/13
Term #3 8/14-9/29
Break 9/30-10/1
Term #4 10/2-11/17
Break 11/18-11/19
Term #5 11/20-1/7

 

Calendar - 7

Term #1 6/3-7/14
Break 7/15-7/16
Term #2 7/17-9/8
Break 9/9-9/10
Term #3 9/11-10/27
Break 10/28-10/29
Term #4 10/30-12/15
Break 12/16-12/17
Term #5 12/18-2/4

 

Calendar - 9

Term #1 7/15-8/25
Break 8/26-8/27
Term #2 8/28-10/20
Break 10/21-10/22
Term #3 10/23-12/8
Break 12/9-12/10
Term #4 12/11-1/26
Break 1/27-1/28
Term #5 1/29-3/18

 

Calendar - 11

Term #1 8/19-9/29
Break 9/30-10/1
Term #2 10/2-11/24
Break 11/25-11/26
Term #3 11/27-1/12
Break 1/13-1/14
Term #4 1/15-3/2
Break 3/3-3/4
Term #5 3/5-4/22

 

Calendar - 12

Term #1 9/16-10/27
Break 10/28-10/29
Term #2 10/30-12/22
Break 12/23-12/24
Term #3 12/25-2/9
Break 2/10-2/11
Term #4 2/12-3/30
Break 3/31-4/1
Term #5 4/2-5/20

 

Calendar - 14

Term #1 11/1-12/22
Break 12/23-12/24
Term #2 12/25-2/16
Break 2/17-2/18
Term #3 2/19-3/30
Break 3/31-4/1
Term #4 4/2-5/18
Break 5/19-5/20
Term #5 5/21-7/18

 

 

2015-2016 Scientific Diver for Elite Professionals Calendar – 3 Term BAH - VA Approved – 402 Hours; 22 hrs/week

 

 

Term 1 Classes

               121 Peak Performance Buoyancy, 111 U/W Navigator, 410 Scientific Diver, 119 Digital U/W Photography

Term 2 Classes

               200 Advanced Open Water, 119 Digital U/W Photography, 412 DAN DFAPro, 120 Aware Fish, 300 Rescue

Term 3 Classes

               119 Digital U/W Photography & Analysis, 117 Aquarium, 116 Drift Diver, 411 Instrumentation, 413 Statistics,

               414 Data Visualization, 415 Oceanography, 416 Scientific Diver Trainer I

             

 

2016

Calendar 1

               Term         Start                 End       

               Term 1      8/1/15             9/4/15

               Break         9/5/15              9/6/15

               Term 2      9/7/15             10/9/15

               Break         10/10/15         10/11/15

               Term 3      10/12/15         12/6/15

              

Calendar 2

               Term         Start                 End       

               Term 1      1/16/16           2/26/16

               Break         2/27/16            2/28/16

               Term 2      2/29/16           4/1/16

               Break         4/2/16              4/3/16

               Term 3      4/4/16             5/20/16

 

 

2017

 

 

Calendar 1

               Term         Start                 End       

               Term 1      5/20/17           7/7/17

               Break          7/8/17             7/9/17

               Term 2      7/10/17           8/25/17

               Break          8/26/17          8/27/17

               Term 3      8/28/17           11/5/17

               

              

U/W Bike Race

eventsiconJoin us on July 4th for this annual event benefitting the Children's Mile of Hope.

Lionfish Roundup

eventsiconAn exciting partnership between Discovery Diving, NOAA, and Carteret Community College.

Treasure Hunt

eventsiconFood, prizes, diving, and fun! Proceeds benefit the Mile Hope Children's Cancer Fund and DAN's research in diving safety.

ECARA Event

2013Join us March 7, 2015 at the Bryant Student Center, Carteret Community College, Morehead City in support of the East Carolina Artificial Reef Association.  Click here for more info on this great event and how you can help to bring more Wrecks to the Graveyard of the Atlantic.