Reef Ministries

Scuba Instruction
One of the greatest ways to experience God's underwater world is by scuba diving!  It is a very worshipful experience to be underwater beholding God's creation.  And that is how Reef Ministries teaches scuba - in a safe, fun and worshipful way!

Scuba is an acronym for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus and with scuba equipment you can experience extended time underwater seeing the reefs and fish close-up in a weightless and wonderful experience.  Breathing underwater and floating weightlessly underwater makes scuba diving so much fun.  Once you go through training you will become a PADI Open Water Diver.  With that certification you can scuba dive with a dive buddy to the depth of 60 feet.  Scuba diving is also a great family activity.  A PADI Junior Open Water Diver (ages 12 to 14) can dive with a parent or certified Instructor to a maximum depth of 40 feet.

Course Description

• There are three parts to your Open Water Diver course: academics, pool and open water.  
  
  • Academics: You will learn the academics of scuba diving through PADI's eLearning program.  This allows you to read, watch videos, do knowledge reviews, quizzes and exams all at your convenience, when and where you'd like on your computer or laptop.  You will also recieve instructor presentations on areas with further development.   
    
  • Pool: in our pool sessions you will be learning all your skills and techniques for using scuba underwater.  We do more in-water pool time than typical open water diver courses for the reason that skills are established more solidly with greater experience.  This increased pool time leads to aquatic comfort and greater safety and enjoyment of the sport.
    
  • Open Water: you will have four open water dives where you will be introduced to shore diving and boat diving procedures, and especially God's underwater reefs and fish.  These dives are mostly only 30 feet in depth with a maximum depth of 18 meters / 60 feet.
    
• Student to Instructor ratios are dependent on the age of participants and the environment.

• Participants must be in good overall health.  Certain conditions may require your doctor's pre-approval to dive.  A Medical Questionnaire will be completed by each participant.  Download PADI Medical Questionnaire.
• Participants must be able to complete a 200 meter/yard swim or a 300 meter/yard snorkeling swim (non-timed) followed by a 10 minute tread-water/float.
• For certification, participants must complete all pool sessions, academic modules and open water dives with proficiency.
• Participants under age 18 must have parental consent.

Includes

• Rental of all scuba equipment
• PADI eLearning access code
  
• PADI eLearning Enhancement Pack (log book and dive tables)
  
• Pool sessions
• Freshwater lake dives
  
• Ocean boat dives
  
• PADI certification card
  

Students to Supply

• Snorkeling equipment (mask, snorkel and fins)
• A caring and positive attitude with Christian principles and morals in place.
  

Note:  Reef Ministries partners with select local dive centers for your equipment purchasing needs.

Itinerary

This course can be completed in just three weeks:

Week 1

• Tuesday: 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Orientation and Classroom Presentation
• Thursday: 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Pool Session

Week 2

• Tuesday: 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Pool Session
  
• Thursday: 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Pool Session
• Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Lake Dives

Week 3

• Saturday: 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Boat Dives
  
  

Locations

Pool & Classroom:
Westminster Academy
5601 N. Federal Hwy
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
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Lake Dives:
Broward College Tigertail Lake
580 Gulfstream Way
Dania Beach, FL 33004
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Ocean Boat Dives:
American Dream II
Hyatt Regency Pier 66
2301 SE 17th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
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Dates

April 5-23, 2011
June 14-July 2, 2011
August 16-September 3, 2011
October 4-22, 2011

Course Price

$395.00 per person
Private lessons also available, call for pricing and scheduling.

Reservations
Simply select your class date below and click "Reserve Now".  You will be taken to our secure reservations site where you may choose a variety of payment options.  If you have any questions please call (954) 495-7810.