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PADI Diving Specialities
With a minimum level of Open Water (diver) certification
PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox)
Diving with enriched air (nitrox) allows for longer no-decompression limits, increasing the time you can spend underwater. It can be very useful for consecutive dives, deeper dives as well as in overhead environments such as wrecks.
PADI Drysuit Diver
Do you want to stay warm and dive comfortably? You should consider learning how to dive dry. Drysuit diving will allow you to prolong your season and give you greater access and enjoyment of cold water environments like many premier dive sites in Quebec.
PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy
Reducing air consumption, moving up or down with ease through the water column, hovering without effort, these are all good reasons to sign-up for the Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty. You will learn how to control your buoyancy by practicing and mastering basic techniques that will help you manage your dives.
PADI Emergency Oxygen
Emergency first aid treatments for a diver suspected of decompression sickness include providing emergency oxygen. Learn how oxygen equipment works and how to provide it efficiently to become a better responder.
PADI Drift Diver
Learn how to dive in current. Whether you are in a river or in the ocean, knowing how to drift with the current while staying close to your dive buddy is an important skill to possess. You will also learn how to communicate with your dive boat and how to make your presence known at all times while drifting.
PADI Night Diver
Under the cloak of darkness even the most familiar dive site becomes new and different. Learn how to dive at night, what techniques are different and how to communicate in the dark.
PADI Fish ID
Do you often wonder what kind of fish is that? This program teaches you how to differentiate species by family and physical characteristics that will help you to identify them.
PADI Naturalist (biology)
Learn about fish and marine animals but also how to interact with them in their environment. Learn about symbiotic and other relationships such as predator and prey interactions.
PADI Equipment Specialist
As a PADI equipment specialist, you will become familiar with the mechanics of standard dive equipment and how to adjust and maintain it. You will also learn some basic repair skills.
PADI Altitude Diver
Dive sites located at altitudes ranging from 300 to 3 000 meters (1 000’ to 10 000’) above sea level require corrections to standard dive table immersion times. Learn how to calculate them and how to use your dive computer to dive safely at altitude.
PADI Boat Diver
Learn everything about diving from a boat. You will learn basic crewing skills, how to identify sections of a boat and methods, tools and tricks used to enter the water and safely exit after your dives.
PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicule (DPV)
Underwater scooters are a fun and exciting way to explore the underwater world. They allow you to zip around without the efforts of finning and cover large dive sites with ease.