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At Thunder Reef Divers we offer the complete training and support you deserve.
Up-to-date instructional techniques are combined with the most advanced scuba
technology to make learning safe, comfortable, and fun.
Learn to dive in one of the Northwest's finest facilities
while enjoying the convenience of Thunder Reefs' on-site,
private, heated pool.
Learn to Scuba Dive - Start Today !!! Open Water Class Cost - $300.00 Cost includes:
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| Class Descriptions |
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Open Water Diver Classes Four Week Class This four week course that meets in the evening on Tuesday or Thursday from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Students utilize the manual and video or CD-ROM to complete the academic portion at home. This course concludes at the ocean for an exciting weekend at Hood Canal or Puget Sound to complete four open water dives over two days. Classroom and pool instruction are conducted right here at Thunder Reef as part of your training before open water. Weekend Class This course meets for two consecutive weekends, Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. During the first weekend you will review all the academic material you learned during your home based training. You will also acquire pool skills that will be essential on your ocean diving weekend. The second weekend you will travel to either the Hood Canal or Puget Sound area where you will experience the beauty of Pacific Northwest diving. Two Week Class This course meets Monday and Wednesday from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm for two weeks covering academic and pool instruction. Students utilize the manual and video or CD-ROM to complete the academic portion at home. The course concludes at the Hood Canal or Puget Sound area for an exciting weekend of open water dives. Instructor Referral Complete your textbook studies and pool work with us. Do your open water certification dives on your tropical vacation. What could be better? Cost $260 - Includes book or CD-ROM. Private Class Cost $485 Includes educational materials, certification fees, rental gear and instruction, tailored to meet your schedule. Adventures in Diving (Advanced Open Water) As soon as you've received your Open Water certification, you're ready to experience some of the most popular adventures in diving. This PADI course meets one evening from 6:30 to 9:00 PM to discuss the five advanced open water dives. You will learn: Underwater Navigation and Deep Diving, plus three Elective Dives that may include a Boat Dive* Search and Recovery, Photography, Underwater Naturalist, etc. Cost $245 Enriched Air/Nitrox Class The PADI Enriched Air Diver Course is a great way to get initiated into the Enriched Air (Nitrox) environment. This course allows you to safely plan and participate in Enriched Air diving while doubling your available bottom time. Oxygen Provider for Scuba Diving Injuries Class You have learned during other dive training that oxygen is often given during diving accidents. This course teaches you what to do and how to administer oxygen in a dive related accident. This course meets one evening from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM Equipment Specialty Class Have you ever wondered how your regulator works? Maybe you have been on the beach and during your buddy check you discovered a problem with your equipment that forced you to cancel your dive! This course will help you realize what is an easily correctable problem and what is a problem that is best left to a professional technician. Class meets for approximately six hours over two days. Altitude Diving Class Last year we dove Clear lake (3,012' elevation) and Crater Lake (6,176' elevation). This year could be your year to dive in the cold clear waters of the high Cascade lakes. Learn to use Altitude Dive tables, and the specifics of diving at Altitude. Drysuit Diving Class You don't have to stop diving just because you can't afford another tropical dive trip. You can even rent a dry suit and learn to dive dry. Peak Performance Buoyancy Class Going on a Tropical Coral Reef trip? Having weighting problems? Are you using more air than you think you should? PPB is for you! Learn how to trim, proper descent procedures not taught in OW class, advanced breath control techniques, proper weighting tricks, sculling methods useful for UW photography and wreck diving, advanced hovering and scuba swimming skills for maintaining your position in the water column. Fun !!!! UW Photography and Videography Class Bring 'em back alive. Relive your dive adventures. Show friends and relatives what you saw down there! This is a whole new type of diving and you will see the results. Deep Diver Class Get certified to dive safely to the absolute depth limit of recreational scuba diving, 130 feet Night Diver Class See the animals that only come out of their dens after the sun is below the horizon. Learn to dive at night, and experience some of the best diving available. Search and Recovery Class Ever had anyone ask you if you could help them find something of value that fell overboard on their boat? Would you feel confident enough to be able to perform an underwater search? What about bringing a heavy object to the surface safely, and easily? This class will prepare you for that. Underwater Navigator Class How far is it to the exit point? If you'd rather not do those long surface swims, spend a few dives learning how to navigate underwater. Learn techniques to make you confident you know where you are at all times. Wreck Diver Class As you swim from one compartment into another, you'll picture the crew faithfully performing their duties. Learn to explore shipwrecks inside and out. This course will give you the skills to penetrate wrecks safely, as well as the knowledge to know when you shouldn't. Boat Diver Class Leave the shore diving behind. Learn how much easier and fun it is to dive from boats! Rescue Class This course is an important step in your continuing education as a diver. It not only focuses on how to help others in trouble, but also on how to prevent problems before they occur and how to get yourself out of trouble. We promise you'll say that this is the best dive class you've ever had. It's serious fun. Cost $265 Emergency First Response Class The emergency first response primary care (CPR) and secondary (first aid) courses teach you life threatening medical emergencies. EFR's unique course structure allows flexible learning on your own time and practical hands-on training sessions with a qualified instructor. Cost $60 ($40 with Rescue Class) Master Diver Get through rescue diver, and take five specialty classes, and you are eligible to apply for the highest non-professional rank you can get in recreational diving. Seal Team - PADI for Kids The PADI Seal Team is for young divers who are looking for an action-packed, adventurous program filled with exciting scuba "AquaMissions." Have you ever wondered what it's like to dive with flashlights, take pictures underwater or float effortlessly like an Astronaut? If you have, this is your chance to explore these exciting adventures in a swimming pool. As a PADI Seal, you learn the basics of safe diving and explore different AquaMissions - or specialty dives - like wreck, navigation, buoyancy, underwater photography, environmental awareness and more. Here's your chance to explore cool AquaMissions, meet friends and share in the adventure of the underwater world. And best of all - join a winning team - become a PADI Seal Team Member! Cost $175 includes: First 5 aqua missions, dvd, manual, log book, patch, sticker, and Seal Team Member Certification Master Seal Team certification includes a package of 10 additional aqua missions. Price $200 (a $50 savings) GO PRO! Dive Master The PADI Dive Master program gives you instructor level knowledge of diving theory. You will learn the skills needed to assist an instructor during training activities and to assume responsibility for the welfare of other divers in your charge. Course schedule is developed with your instructor for personalized attention and includes internship with at least two open water classes. Cost - $525 Plus Books Assistant Instructor Course The PADI Assistant Instructor program introduces you to the concepts of teaching PADI classes. This is the first step in becoming a PADI Instructor. The Assistant Instructor Course prepares you for the Instructor Development Course. Cost - $450 Plus Books |