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PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER

Continue your diver education and discover exciting new underwater experiences with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course. Designed to further develop your scuba diving skills, this program opens the door to exploring dive sites deeper than 18 metres / 60 feet. The course includes mandatory navigation and buoyancy dives, along with three adventure dives of your choice. Options include wreck diving, night diving, drift diving, AWARE Fish Identification, and many more. Each adventure dive also counts as credit toward corresponding PADI Specialty certifications. Knowledge development and quizzes are included to enhance your understanding. Advance your skills, gain confidence, and enjoy even more underwater fun.

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PADI RESCUE DIVER

Change the way you dive and become a more confident diver and reliable dive buddy with the PADI Rescue Diver course. This challenging yet highly rewarding program teaches you how to identify and manage potential problems before they escalate into emergencies. Under the guidance of a certified instructor, you will learn essential skills such as self‑rescue techniques, recognising and responding to stress in other divers, rescuing panicked or unresponsive divers, and using emergency oxygen equipment. The course begins with PADI eLearning for the knowledge development portion. This certification is an important step toward professional‑level scuba diving and a diving career.

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EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE PROVIDER

Be prepared to respond confidently when an emergency or accident occurs with the Emergency First Response (EFR) course, a prerequisite for the PADI Rescue Diver course. This program provides essential life‑saving skills through self‑study materials, videos, and quick reference cards. You will learn proper CPR techniques, Basic Life Support (BLS), rescue breathing, and optional AED (Automated External Defibrillator) use. The course also covers reducing disease transmission, shock prevention and care, spinal injury management, and basic first aid procedures, including first aid kit considerations. By the end of the course, you will have the knowledge and confidence to provide effective first aid in emergency situations.

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PADI SPECIALTY COURSES

Choose your own diving adventure and take it to the next level with PADI Specialty courses. Based on your interests and experience, our professional dive team will help you select the ideal Specialty to pursue your passion underwater. A wide range of courses is available on the island, from perfecting buoyancy control and mastering underwater navigation to contributing to ocean conservation with the Dive Against Debris Specialty, exploring wrecks, and much more. With so many options to choose from, you’ll never run out of opportunities to refine your skills and deepen your diving knowledge. Enroll today and take home a unique souvenir from the Maldives with your new PADI Specialty certification.

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PADI E-LEARNING

Start your scuba diving adventure online now at home, in your own time and leave the diving part at Meyyafushi Maldives!

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Ready to Start Your Adventure?

Contact our 5-star dive team to schedule your sessions or ask any questions about our curriculum.