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DIVERSE SCUBA - Speciality Courses

PADI UNDERWATER NATURALIST

Course Fee - £94.00

Includes: PADI Certification, 2 Dives

Are you fascinated with aquatic life? Always wondering what that fish is and why it always dances under a coral head whenever you get close? If you're engrossed with life under the surface, the Underwater Naturalist Specialty course is especially for you.

In your journey to underwater naturalist, the course teaches you about the different major aquatic life groupings and how they interact so that you understand what you observe in the underwater environment. With the Underwater Naturalist specialty course under your belt, you see the aquatic world differently. You don't see 'fish', but individual species with distinct strategies for surviving in a complex, interactive ecosystem.

What do I need to start?

PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification
(or qualifying certification from another organisation)

Minimum Age: 10 years

What will I Learn?

During your PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course, you'll learn underwater naturalist dive planning, organisation, procedures, techniques and potential problems.

You will also learn:

The major aquatic life groupings, interactions and factual information that dispels negative myths
The role of aquatic plants, food chains and predator prey relationships
Responsible interactions with aquatic life
The underwater naturalist's view of organisms and their roles in the environment

How long will it take?

Minimum Open Water Training: 2 dives over one day

What Learning Materials are Available?

The following learning materials are optional but recommended,
prices and availability upon request.

PADI Underwater Naturalist Manual

Further information about this speciality can be found on the PADI Website

To book a course, please contact us or feel free to call in to the dive centre for a chat.

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