SPECIALTY
DIVER TRAINING

AED training specifically designed for responding to cardiac emergencies involving children. Learn to use an Automated External Defibrillator with confidence in pediatric situations.

• Pediatric AED use
• Child cardiac emergency response
• AED operation
• Safety protocols
• Hands-on practice

Emergency First Response Instructor certification — qualify to teach CPR, First Aid, and AED courses to others. The highest level of EFR training available.

• EFR teaching techniques
• Course administration
• Student evaluation
• CPR & First Aid instruction
• AED instructor skills

Boat diving opens up dive sites that shore divers never reach. Learn the protocols, etiquette, and skills that make you a confident, capable boat diver on any vessel.

• Boat diving protocols
• Giant stride & back roll entries
• Current & drift awareness
• Surface signaling
• Boat etiquette

Explore the deeper zones of the Kona Coast with the skills and knowledge to do it safely. Learn gas management, deep dive planning, and how to handle the physiological effects of depth.

• Deep dive planning
• Gas management at depth
• Narcosis awareness
• Emergency procedures
• Kona Coast deep sites

The Kona Coast is one of the most photogenic dive destinations on Earth. Learn to capture it — composition, lighting, buoyancy for photography, and how to get the shot without disturbing marine life.

• Camera settings underwater
• Composition techniques
• Buoyancy for photography
• Lighting & strobes
• Marine life photography ethics

Extend your diving into colder waters with dry suit certification. Learn proper inflation, deflation, buoyancy control, and the unique skills required for dry suit diving.

• Dry suit inflation & deflation
• Buoyancy control
• Undergarment selection
• Emergency procedures
• Cold water diving skills

Dive longer, surface with more energy, and reduce nitrogen loading with enriched air nitrox. One of the most practical specialty certifications for any active diver.

• Nitrox theory & physiology
• Oxygen exposure limits
• Analyzing your gas mix
• Dive planning with nitrox
• Equipment considerations

Learn systematic search patterns and lift bag techniques to locate and recover objects underwater. A highly practical specialty with real-world applications.

• Search patterns
• Lift bag use
• Underwater navigation
• Object recovery techniques
• Team coordination

Understand the ecosystem you are diving in. The Underwater Naturalist specialty teaches you to identify marine life, understand behavior, and become a more observant, respectful diver.

• Marine life identification
• Ecosystem relationships
• Behavioral observation
• Responsible interaction
• Hawaii-specific species

Wrecks are artificial reefs teeming with life and history. Learn the skills to explore them safely — from external surveys to limited penetration — with Travis guiding every dive.

• Wreck survey techniques
• Limited penetration diving
• Navigation inside wrecks
• Safety protocols
• Wreck marine life

Hawaii's coral reefs are among the most unique in the world — and among the most threatened. This specialty teaches you to understand, appreciate, and actively protect them.

• Coral reef ecology
• Reef health assessment
• Human impact awareness
• Conservation techniques
• Hawaii reef identification

Never get lost underwater again. Master compass navigation, natural navigation, and the mental mapping skills that make every dive more confident and efficient.

• Compass navigation
• Natural navigation cues
• Underwater mapping
• Search patterns
• Kona reef navigation

The first step toward becoming a PADI Instructor. As an Assistant Instructor you will develop teaching skills, assist with courses, and gain the experience needed to lead divers.

• Teaching fundamentals
• Assisting with courses
• Student supervision
• Dive leadership skills
• Instructor development

Dive with purpose. The PADI AWARE specialty combines diving skills with ocean conservation — teaching you how to actively contribute to protecting the marine environment on every dive.

• Dive Against Debris
• Responsible diving practices
• Marine debris identification
• Data collection techniques
• Conservation action

Master the single most important skill in diving. Perfect buoyancy makes every dive safer, more enjoyable, and better for the reef. This specialty transforms how you move underwater.

• Buoyancy fine-tuning
• Weight optimization
• Trim & positioning
• Air consumption improvement
• Reef-safe diving techniques