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LEARN TO DIVE FREE!!! 
The PADI course is divided into three segments:
(1) academic training, (2) confined water training (3) open-water training. Academic training gives you the basic principles and knowledge you need for safe and enjoyable diving. Confined water training takes place in a pool and will teach you the basic skills of diving. The open water training allows you to demonstrate your mastery of these skills and practice them in a typical diving situation. Nekton's Learn to Dive program gives you two options to choose from to complete PADI's Open Water Certification.
Let Nekton arrange for you to begin your certification at your
participating local dive center. You can complete the academic and confined water portions
of the scuba course in your home town before arriving for your cruise. On the first day of
your vacation, you'll make your first open water dive in the clear warm Caribbean waters.
After four open water check out dives with an instructor, you will become a certified
diver.We will mail you the PADI Open Water Diver manual so you can read it at home in preparation for your training. Begin your vacation in Fort Lauderdale before your cruise to complete the confined water pool sessions with a Nekton professional instructor. This includes two full days of free instruction. Imagine, on the first day of your vacation, you'll actually take your first breath underwater and feel the incredible sensation of scuba diving! In the evenings, your free to enjoy exciting Fort Lauderdale. Plan to arrive in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday evening. You will have full days of instruction on both Thursday and Friday then on Saturday you will join the Nekton Pilot . The next morning you will awake with a gorgeous Caribbean view and you will make your first open water dive. After four open water check out dives you will be a certified diver. With up to 5 opportunities to dive every day, new divers can complete their check out dives in just two days - and then are free to dive at every opportunity! Nekton also offers all of the PADI advanced diving certifications. Many divers go on to get their PADI advanced open water certification and Nekton provides a great way to do this! Is Scuba Diving for Me? Most people easily meet the prerequisites for the PADI Open Water Diver
Course. You should be a reasonably proficient swimmer who is comfortable and relaxed in
the water. You should also be able to exercise good judgment and self discipline. You
overall health should be reasonably good and you must be at least 12 years of age. |
