We offer our clients 3 options for completing your Open Water Scuba Certification:

1.    ” The Ways of the Deep” Scuba Course- ” Designed to be ultra-flexible to work with today’s busy schedules.   With a simple 3 STEP process, you’ll complete your class and pool and then you can schedule your 4 Open Water dives separately AT YOUR CONVENIENCE.   With the widest range of options, you will be able to finish your dives with any SSI or PADI instructor, worldwide.  It’s your choice where to do the dives.  We offer completion here in the Puget Sound…on one of our Weekend Florida Trips…or on your next tropical trip!

$229.00

2.    Summer Nights Certification - May – September we offer a 5  night program.  Class, Pool and Open Water dives all done during the week in the evenings, so your summer weekends are left open.  LIMITED SPOTS REMAINING IN SEPTEMBER ONLY.   (GROUPON redemption found on main Summer Nights page)

$429.00

 

3.      VIP Scuba Course- Our most FLEXIBLE program.   We work around YOU.  With one-on-one instructor time, we’ll move at the pace that’s comfortable for you and accommodate your busy schedule with private training.  This is the program many busy professionals finds works well with their hectic lives.

$659.00

(Email us before registering to arrange schedule at 253.833.8382)

 

 

INTRODUCTORY CLASSES

Discover Scuba! If you’re wondering if scuba diving is for you, sign up for one of our “Discover Scuba” experiences.

After a personal one-on-one session to answer all of your scuba questions, this two hour class will have you breathing underwater in a heated pool. We schedule these sessions year round and the entire experience fee can be credited towards any class sign up within 5 days of your Discover Scuba experience.  ($69 towards your Open Water course!!)

ATTENTION: If you have a voucher/gift certificate to redeem for this session, please give us a call and we’ll be happy to schedule you over the phone. 253.833.8682

$69.00

BEFORE YOUR CLASS: We start the class with a one-on one orientation to the world of scuba in our classroom. We’ll discuss the myths and realities of scuba diving…and address any concerns/questions the participants have. At this time, we’ll get you set by fitting you with the gear for your Discover Scuba experience and you can sign the required waivers. This part can be completed anytime, up to 30 days prior to your pool session.

Then, at your pool session, we’ll don our masks and fins and descend beneath the warm pool water to play various pool games underwater.    To assure divers they really CAN clear their ears, we’ll teach you several techniques and then work our way slowly down to the deep end (12′) where you’ll discover the “pain in the ear” disappears when done correctly.

At the end of the session, you’ll be ready to go forward to the full course for Open Water certification.  This session counts toward your full certification if you continue your class within 30 days of taking the Discover Scuba.   We’ll discount your full course $69 to reflect this pool session.

Discover Scuba sessions are held various times throughout the month.  We hold 3-8 sessions per month (depending on demand) and utilize 3 locations in Tukwila, Renton and Auburn.  Minimum of 2 participants required. Any sessions cancelled due to low participants can be rescheduled. Pre-registration required.

$69.00

 

Core Continuing Classes

SSI Specialty Offerings - Take your diving to the next level in the area YOU want to focus on.  Need help with your buoyancy?  Not sure how to find your way around a dive site?  We focus on one area at a time to bring your skills up to the level of an advanced diver.  Includes book, class, certification card and any pool/open water dives needed.

Choose our upcoming 2013 workshops below:

Science of Diving

Enriched Air/Nitrox

Night/Low Visibility Diving

Precision Buoyancy

Master Scuba Diver

SSI Advanced Open Water – this rating stands alone in the industry with the highest combination of diving knowledge and experience. No other agencies Advanced Diver level compares. Earn Advanced Open Water Diver status by completing 4 Specialty ratings and reaching 24 logged dives. These dives can be chosen from a list of specialties offered by GirlDiver. Divers can earn Advanced Open Water Diver status by completing 4 Specialty courses and reaching 24 logged dives.

STRESS AND RESCUE

Stress is a major contributor to rescue situations and diving accidents. Through this course you will learn accident prevention, as well as how to handle problem situations if they occur.  We offer this program quarterly…more often if needed.   This is the MOST important class you can take to be a safe diver.

SSI’s Master Diver rating is one of the most elite in the dive industry today. To achieve this rating, you must take Stress and Rescue, complete 4 Specialties and log a minimum of 50 dives. A diver who has completed this rating has combined knowledge and experience to truly be able to call themselves a Master Diver.

Our Master Diver package allows you to bundle Stress and Rescue, 4 in-water specialties, a Precision Buoyancy Clinic, Enriched Air and Equipment Techniques.  Normally $999….you save $300 by purchasing together.

$699.00

SUPERFANTASTICACTIONADVENTURE DIVE CLUB

We’re committed to keep you diving and in this spirit, we’ve organized the SuperFantasticActionAdventure Dive Club (SFAA Dive Club). No…the name doesn’t “spell” anything, but if you say it fast, it tickles your tongue!

Attendance at GirlDiver SFAA Dive Club events is always FREE (unless otherwise posted). You need NOT be a GirlDiver student to attend. You need NOT even be a diver to attend…we’ve always got shore stuff going on for sea lovers in general. We are here to have FUN FUN FUN. If you’re looking for an exciting, adventurous, supportive group, we’re welcoming…VERY welcoming to divers new and old!

So, come join the newest dive club in Seattle, where we’ll keep you diving, and occasionally let you dry out with our land activities as well. A place to have fun, meet people and spend large amounts of time under the sea!

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We are happy to provide both gear and air on a limited basis…for some moolah. We’ll haul and return all gear/air and weights…no rinsing or bother for you.

Reserve your air and gear…only $45 for all club dives. ($20 extra for the haul/rinse/return package)

$45.00

Students will begin with an orientation to the GirlDiver program, our philosophy of instruction and making diving fun, and if new to diving in cold water, we’ll go for a couple dives to acclimatize. After a few days of fun diving we jump right into practicing local rescue techniques and familiarizing yourself with the local hospitals, re-compression chamber and transportation routes before beginning the career path program.

The SSI Dive Leader course is divided into three levels.

Dive Guide – This is the dive leader you’ll see on the boats in Hawaii. You’ll be trained to take certified divers on guided tours and be able to earn a living in the tropics, or lead Discover Northwest Dive excursions here at home.

Course: $299.00

Materials: $195.00

Divemaster – At this level, the Divemaster can do everything a Dive Guide can, but is also able to assist the instructor with duties in a setting with uncertified divers.  Course materials included.

$299.00

Dive Control Specialist – This is the industry equivalent of an Assistant Instructor. At this level, the professional can do everything a Divemaster can, but can also teach a number of specialties, lead Scuba Rangers and do Scuba Skills Updates with certified divers. This is the level that offers the most opportunity to earn money as a dive professional in the pre-Instructor series.

$299.00

Instructor – You can now teach people diving! You’ll start as an Open Water Instructor with the ability to teach new divers to dive and to see the amazement in their eyes as you open up the underwater world to them.

With our affiliation of 2700 dive centers worldwide, we’ll assist you in putting a career together…just as you want it. We’re about making dreams into realities.

A direct result of the gray winter days in the Northwest is the massive exodus of Seattle-ites to Tropical Escapes and Caribbean cruises.

Many people participate in snorkeling but few have had any formal training in the proper techniques for snorkeling.

• Program covers both theory and practical application in the following: hyperventilation, snorkel clearing, mask defogging, gear preparation, swimming with fins and free diving.
• Classes are available during our regularly scheduled pool sessions for individuals and families.  No minimum number needed.
• Tuition is only $59.00 per person.
• Rental of Mask, Snorkel and Fins are available, if you do not have your own.
• A discount of $25 off tuition is available for anyone purchasing Mask, Snorkel and Fins for an upcoming vacation.