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Resort Course - Take that first unforgettable breath. After a classroom and pool session, join your Dive Tortola Instructor on a guided tour on one of Tortola's shallow reefs. 

PADI E-Learning Open Water is now available for greater certification flexibility! Learn the academics at your own pace at home or from your laptop and be ready for water work as soon as you arrive on island.

Open Water Referral Dives - Complete all academics and pool work at home and finish your open water dives in the warm clear waters of Tortola. Course fee includes equipment, instruction, and dives. 

Full Open Water  Course - Combine vacation time with an Open water  Course. Your internationally recognized certification will take 3-4 days. Advanced reservations will ensure that we can meet your schedule. Course fee includes all materials, equipment, instruction, and dives. 

Advanced Open Water Course - The next step on the ladder for the Open water Diver. The course is designed to increase your knowledge of Deep Diving and Underwater Navigation, plus three specialty dives. Choose from these interesting dives particularly suitable for our environment; Multi-level Diving, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Naturalist,  Fish Identification and Wreck Diving. Earn your Advanced Open Water card with 5 dives in 2 or 3 days. These are great dives to do in Tortola, plus they help divers improve their skills while seeing things they would otherwise swim over.  

Wreck Diver Specialty Course - Wrecks fascinate many divers. You may find yourself curious about what’s inside them, what sank them and what they were like before they went down. Many divers see wrecks as time capsules holding clues to the past and consider them tangible historical and archaeological resources.

The British Virgin Islands has a number of wrecks for divers to explore, including the famous wreck of the RMS Rhone, which is perfect for learning the basic principles of wreck diving. Students can also visit the Virgin Islands Folk Museum and view original artifacts of the time.

The PADI Wreck Diver course is divided into knowledge development and open water training. The knowledge development portion explains the principles and information you need for making and enjoying recreational wreck dives, with topics including wreck diving law, hazards to avoid, how to research wrecks, and the basics of wreck penetration. Knowledge development is handled through independent study with the Wreck Diver manual and review sessions with your instructor prior to open water training. 

During open water training, you’ll apply the knowledge you’ve learned as you develop wreck diving skills. As you master these techniques, you’ll learn to adapt what you practice to suit the wreck you’re diving on and your personal interests. Open water training is split over 4 dives with student’s practicing the following techniques:

• Navigation and overview of wreck exterior
• Hazard assessment
• Mapping of wreck
• Assessment of penetration points
• Line use
• Practice of penetration techniques
• Wreck penetration

To enroll in the PADI Wreck Diver course, you must be certified as a PADI Adventure Diver (or have proof of a qualifying certification from another training organization similar to that of the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver) and be 15 years of age or older.

Other PADI courses are available upon request, schedule permitting. Contact us directly to discuss your requirements and to check dates and prices.

For reservations and information, please call 1 800 353-3419 (in the US)  954-453-5040 (all other countries) Fax 954 351 9740 or send us an e-mail at diving@divetortola.com

To contact Dive Tortola directly on island: Telephone 284-494-9200