The PADI Advanced Open Water course is your gateway to an immense world of diving, but it does not end there. Find a particular type you enjoy and pursue it further through our specialty classes. Many of our Divemaster Candidates participate in the specialties to augment their professional training. Specialties are a fantastic way to dive deeper into the areas you love or to explore new diving interests. These are the courses we are currently offering:

Wreck

Explore the famous Oahu wrecks. Navigate on the San Pedro. Map the YO-257. Penetrate the Sea Tiger. Learn how to dive these artificial reefs safely. This class will open the door to a fascinating world of spectacular diving, marine archeology and maritime history

Navigation

Welcome to the wonderful reality of not having to pop up to see how to get back to the boat! Learn navigation techniques beyond the Advanced class. This class will enable you to dive with more confidence.

Deep

Dig your hand in the sand at the bow of the Sea Tiger at 122ft. Stare a Garden Eel in the eye beside the Corsair at 107ft. Glide next to a Spotted Eagle Ray as it shadows a Whitetip Reef Shark hiding under the stern of the YO-257 at 105ft. Learn how to enjoy the plethora of deep dives on Oahu with confidence and skill.

Night

Cruise through the blackness with the moonlight shining through the surface. Watch the lobsters' eyes reflect the glow of your underwater light. Spy the octopi scramble across the reef, out from their daytime hiding places. Explore your favorite sites after hours and watch as the undersea world comes out to play.

Cavern

Explore the North Shore's legendary underwater topography. Venture into lava tubes where light from the surface spotlights the dark world below and passageways lead to a whole new world ripe for exploration. Learn how to enjoy this fascinating aspect of diving safely.

Naturalist

Get on a first name basis with the denizens below. The Hawaiian islands are the most remote island chain in the world. Thirty percent of the fish species here are only found in our Hawaiian waters. Lau-Wiliwili (Milletseed Butterfly fish), Lau-Hau (Blue Stripe Butterfly fish), Ala'ihi (Striped Squirrelfish), Kole (Brown Surgeonfish), Mamo (Hawaiian Sergeant Major) and many many more. And of course by the end of the class you will be able to fluently pronounce the Hawaii State Fish - Humuhumu- Nukunuku- Apua'a.

National Geographic

Become a skilled underwater explorer by learning the techniques used by the National Geographic professionals. This unique course is a combination of three specialties developed by pioneers of underwater discovery. Develop your buoyancy skills so you can more effectively glide through a variety of marine habitats. Learn new navigation techniques so you can explore with greater confidence. Conduct an exploration project where you will sharpen your aquatic life observation skills. This combination of buoyancy skills, navigation practices, and marine life observation techniques will help you become a practiced naturalist. Take the leap from sightseeing to discovery with the Natural Geographic Specialty Course.

Peak Performance Buoyancy

Learn to achieve perfect neutral buoyancy. Acquire the skills to improve your buoyancy and overall diving skills. Thread the needle while exploring the lava tubes at Sharks Cove and Makaha, or remain perfectly still mid water as you take that once and in a lifetime photograph. Learn how much weight you actually need to dive with and improve your air consumption. This is a fantastic course.

Digital Underwater Photography

Learn to take that perfect photo and how to digitally enhance and improve it afterward. This course can be completed in one day. Level 1 focuses on understanding what your digital camera has to offer and the proper body positioning and diving skills to achieve those perfect shots. Level 2 aims to enhance those skills and improve your photographs. The Digital Photo Workshop helps you process those shots and review what you accomplished.

Nitrox

Come explore the world of enriched air diving. Expand your no-deco limits and explore some of Oahu's famous dive sites with longer bottom times. The PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) course prepares you to dive with an air mixture containing less nitrogen than the standard scuba tank fill. Enriched Air has more than 21% Oxygen, giving you longer No-Decompression times. Nitrox is the most popular specialty of them all! Sign up today for the special rate of $295, which includes all books, tables, and 2 tank boat dive.