
PADI Diving Courses![]()
Courses for New Divers
Advanced and Rescue Courses
PADI Specialty Courses
Professional Courses
and Internships
Whether you're
diving for the first time or preparing for PADI
Instructor Examinations, we take dive instruction
very seriously. Strict adherence to PADI standards means
we don't compromise in course content or performance
requirements. We also don't
compromise in your course dives, where
we aim to provide a high-quality diving
experience at the best suitable dive sites. And
we continue to teach only in small groups
of up to four student divers so that everyone gets the personal attention they need.
All course prices include full equipment rental, and most courses can be reserved in your choice of language: English, German, French, Russian or Hebrew. |
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Courses for New Divers Experience the underwater world. Discover the feeling of weightlessness. Explore beautiful coral reefs, observe amazing aquatic creatures, dive historic shipwrecks, and enjoy astounding underwater landscapes. Every year, half a million new divers learn to dive and get certified with PADI (the Professional Association of Diving Instructors) – over 70% of all new divers in the world! It's time to get certified! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Water Diver![]() The PADI Open Water Diver Course consists of:
We teach the very latest version of the PADI Open Water Diver course in which student divers learn how to create and execute an independent dive plan using electronic dive computers. PADI continually refines and improves training guidelines so that we can help you become competent, confident divers. At the end of the course you'll be certified to dive anywhere in the world, to a depth of 18 meters (60 ft). To enroll in the course, you must know how to swim and be in generally good health. You will have to fill out a medical questionnaire and must be cleared for diving by a doctor if you answer ‘yes’ to any question. Course
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Open Water Upgrade
It's always a good idea to expand your diving
knowledge and get additional training that will
help you become a more confident diver. If
you have a PADI Scuba Diver certification –
no matter how long ago you got it – the next
step is upgrading to a full Open Water Diver
certification. You'll be certified to dive to a
depth of 18m (60 ft) and able to dive without
professional supervision. An Open Water Upgrade consists of:
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Scuba DiverThe PADI Scuba Diver Course
was designed for people who don't want to (or can't!) devote a full 4-5
days to getting certified as an Open
Water Diver. There's never enough vacation time!
The (usually) 2-day Scuba Diver Course gives you a bit more than half of the Open Water Diver Course and certifies you to 12m (40 ft) instead of 18m (60 ft), and also asks you to promise that until you upgrade your certification, you will only dive with a dive professional (instructor or divemaster). You can upgrade anytime to Open Water Diver with any PADI instructor anywhere in the world. You'll use the same book so don't lose it! The PADI Scuba Diver course consists of:
To enroll in the course, you must know how to swim and be in generally good health. You will have to fill out a medical questionnaire and must be cleared for diving by a doctor if you answer ‘yes’ to any question. Course Information:
Open Water Referral![]() Your local PADI instructor with whom you start the course will know how to fill out the Referral form, which officially tells us everything you've done in your course. We really like to get this form in advance of your arrival to ensure that we know exactly what you need to complete your certification. A standard Open Water Referral consists of a Quick Review of diving knowledge in the classroom, an in-water Instructor Assessment of your skill development, and all four Open Water Dives. The price below is for a standard referral, so please ask us for a price quote if you need more or less than the standard. Note: If you plan on choosing the e-learning option for your Open Water Diver Course, you must purchase it from us and not from your local dive center, otherwise you will be paying the certification fee twice. You can also buy it directly from PADI and register our name as the dive center, but we will sell it to you cheaper in conjunction with your course. Contact us in advance! You will have to fill out a medical questionnaire and must be cleared by a doctor if you answer ‘yes’ to any question. If you obtained a doctor's clearance to dive when you started your course, you can bring that if there's been no change in your health.
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Advanced and Rescue Courses Continue your diving education with new underwater experiences. Learn new skills and gain more confidence as a diver. Advanced Open Water Diver
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course introduces you to many of the kinds of adventures you can experience underwater.
![]() Depending on your interests, the other dives can be selected from: Wreck, Search and Recovery, Underwater Naturalist Dive, Enriched Air Dive (for those continuing to their Enriched Air Diver certification), Fish ID, Peak Performance Buoyancy, and several others. Some dive selections – specifically Boat, Night and Digital Underwater Photography dives – may incur an additional charge as shown below. Each course dive is accompanied by a brief classroom session which can be expanded upon through self-study using the excellent course manual. After this course you will be fully certified to dive anywhere in the world, to a depth of 30 meters (100 ft). To enroll in an Advanced Open Water Diver Course, you must have an Open Water Diver certification from a recognized dive training organization. You will also have to fill out a medical questionnaire and must be cleared for diving by a doctor if you answer ‘yes’ to any question. If you obtained a doctor's clearance to dive within the last two years, you can bring that if there's been no change in your health. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adventures in Diving Program
The PADI Adventures in Diving program gives you an opportunity to gain more experience and expand your diving horizons at a more relaxed pace than the full Advanced Open Water Diver course.
It's perfect for the traveling diver who doesn't
have time to complete an Advanced Open Water Diver
Course during a short visit in Eilat. If you complete any 3 Adventure Dives, you qualify for the Adventures in Diving certification, which can be upgraded to Advanced Open Water Diver whenever you have time to complete the course. Enrollment requirements are the same as for the Advanced Open Water Diver Course. Course Information:
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Rescue Diver![]() This isn't a course about seeing nice corals and fishes, but rather about learning safety and rescue skills for helping yourself and others. You'll learn how to rescue a struggling, panicky or unconscious diver in a variety of situations. Although this course is challenging, it is a rewarding way to build your confidence. Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. You'll cover the following topics: self-rescue and diver stress, emergency management and equipment, panicked diver response, in-water rescue breathing protocols, exits with victims, and dive accident scenarios To enroll in a Rescue Course, you must have an Advanced Open Water Diver certification from a recognized dive training organization, or be a PADI Adventure Diver with Underwater Navigation Dive. In order to be certified as a Rescue Diver, you must have completed an Emergency First Response course or equivalent first aid and CPR course. Course Information:
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PADI Specialty Courses Whether you're progressing towards your Master Scuba Diver rating, or just taking the courses that specifically interest you, we offer more than a dozen PADI Specialty courses covering a wide variety of subjects. If you earned your PADI Advanced Open Water certification with Shulamit's Eilat Diving Adventures, then in most cases we'll be able to give you credit for the first dive in any specialty course for which you completed the corresponding Adventure Dive. Please note that all the prices below are for course dives done from shore (except for the Boat Diver Course). For doing specialty course dives from our boat (when possible), add NIS 70 per two-dive day. Wreck, Search and Recovery, and Night dives cannot be done from the boat. Our Most Popular Enriched Air Diver
Deep Diver
Wreck Diver
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Other Multi-Day Specialty Courses Search and Recovery Diver
Underwater Navigator
Night Diver
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One-Day Specialty CoursesDigital Underwater Photographer
Underwater Naturalist
Fish Identification
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Peak Performance Buoyancy
Boat Diver
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Surface Marker Buoy Specialist
Drift Diver
Specialty Courses where you don't get wet! Equipment Specialist
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Emergency Oxygen Provider
Technical Gas Blender
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Professional Courses As a PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Center we offer a full range of PADI professional courses including Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, and the Instructor Development Course (or just the Open Water Scuba Instructor course if you're already a PADI AI, or crossing over from another organization). General InfoABOUT INTERNSHIPS: Internships are unpaid, and you're expected to cover your own living expenses. In exchange for helping us out by supporting daily dive center activities, you can complete missing dives needed for your certification, and get valuable hands-on experience as Divemasters, Assistant Instructors or Instructors, at no extra cost beyond our regular course prices.EQUIPMENT: We do not charge for equipment rental while you're enrolled in a professional course or internship. LODGING: We do not provide accommodations, but we are usually successful in helping Divemaster and Instructor Interns find suitable private lodgings for less than NIS 2,000 per month. SCHEDULING: Dates for Divemaster and Assistant Instructor courses are completely flexible. In contrast, OWSI or IDC courses only take place in the two weeks before scheduled Instructor Examinations (IE). 2018 IE dates in Eilat: March 05/06, June 11/12, September 12/13, and December 19/20. INSTRUCTION: Divemaster, Assistant Instructor and EFR Instructor Courses are taught and supervised by PADI Master Instructor Shulamit Koretz. OWSI Courses and IDC's are taught and supervised by PADI Course Director Oren Nesher. DivemasterAs a PADI Divemaster, you'll be qualified to assist PADI Instructors with students, lead certified divers on guided dive tours, teach and certify PADI Skin Divers, teach PADI Discover Snorkeling programs, and conduct PADI Scuba Review programs for certified divers all over the world. [Note: Israeli dive regulations do not allow divemasters to conduct mandatory refresher dives or introductory dives.]The PADI Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader and take charge of dive activities. Through knowledge development sessions, waterskills exercises and workshops, and hands-on practical assessment, you develop the skills to organize and direct a variety of scuba diving activities. Additional information on course content and prerequisites can be found on the Divemaster Course Page on the PADI website. INTERNSHIP OPTION: You can complete a Divemaster course in 8-10 days, or you can stay for a Divemaster Internship, ideally for at least a month. During the internship, formal course content is interspersed with daily dive center activities (6 days per week) ranging from assisting in courses, programs and guided dives to experiencing how to plan, execute and lead group dives safely. Divemasters who have finished an internship with Shulamit leave with experience and confidence that carry over to the next step, whether it be working somewhere in the world as a Divemaster, or advancing to the next step of an Assistant Instructor Course or Instructor Development Course. COSTS: The Divemaster Course costs NIS 3,000, regardless of whether you come for just the course or for a full internship. In addition, the PADI course materials cost NIS 850, and you'll pay the application fee including first-year PADI membership of about 100 euros (subject to change) directly to PADI when it's time to be certified. The PADI course materials are available in English and many other languages, but not in Hebrew. Please let us know what language you prefer a few weeks in advance. Classroom instruction is possible in English, German, French or Hebrew. DIVES: If you arrive without the 40 logged dives necessary for enrollment in the Divemaster course, you can complete the missing dives with us at a 50% discount on our guided diving rates. Once you've qualified for the Divemaster course with 40 dives, Divemaster Interns who don't have the 60 dives necessary for completing their certification as a Divemaster can complete those dives for free as part of their internship. While not a PADI requirement, we do request that our Divemaster (or higher) candidates be Nitrox-certified or take a Nitrox course with us. Assistant InstructorThe PADI Assistant Instructor Course can be taken as a standalone course, or it is often combined with the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) Course in a full Instructor Development Course (IDC) leading to a PADI Instructor Examination (IE).INTERNSHIP OPTIONS: You can complete an AI course in 5-6 days, or you can combine the course either with a Divemaster Internship (see above) or an Instructor Internship (see below). COSTS: The standalone Assistant Instructor Course costs NIS 3,000. There are no required course materials, but if you'll be continuing on to the OWSI, you can already purchase the IDC Candidate Crewpak at this time for NIS 2,500. You'll pay the application fee including first-year membership directly to PADI. For our Divemaster candidates who continue on to the Assistant Instructor Course (with or without internship) within 3 months, the combined cost is only NIS 5,000 for the two courses (instead of NIS 6,000). Assistant Instructor + Instructor InternshipDivemasters who don't have the 100 dives necessary for becoming an instructor, as well as those who would like more practical experience before preparing for the IE and becoming PADI Instructors, can enroll in an Instructor Internship. In this case an Instructor Candidate will begin the Assistant Instructor Course right away, and stay on as an Instructor Intern in the weeks leading up to the OWSI portion of the IDC. Instructor Interns who don't have 100 dives will complete the missing dives while participating in and supporting daily dive center activities (6 days per week) during their Internship, at no extra cost.Instructor DevelopmentIf you've gotten this far then you probably know all about it, but in any case information on course content and prerequisites can be found on the Instructor Development Course page on the PADI website.A full IDC including the required EFR Instructor Course takes at least 10 days. The OWSI (plus EFR Instructor Course) will take 5-6 days. COSTS: A full IDC (AI+OWSI) costs NIS 5,750, including the EFR Instructor Course required for becoming a PADI Instructor. In addition, the course materials (Instructor Candidate Crewpak and EFR Instructor kit) cost NIS 2,500, and you'll pay the Instructor Examination fee of GBP 555 and the EFR Instructor certification fee of GBP 72 (both subject to change) directly to PADI. The OWSI course, including EFR Instructor, costs NIS 3,750, and all of the other additional costs associated with the full IDC and IE apply, although of course you don't have to purchase the Instructor Candidate Crewpak again if you purchased it for your AI Course. (An OWSI course without the EFR instructor add-on costs NIS 3,000, and a standalong EFR Instructor Course costs NIS 1,250.) If you're already an AI or an instructor doing a crossover from another organization, and you enroll in an OWSI course, you can attend the AI Course sessions of the IDC at no extra charge, assuming that a full IDC (and not just an OWSI) is taking place. It will be good practice for the IE. Israeli ApprenticeshipIf you're planning on working as a dive professional in Israel (as AI or Instructor), you need to obtain an Instructor Permit (ishur hadracha) from the Israeli Diving Authority. If that's your plan, you're welcome to stay on with us at no charge immediately after the AI Course or IE as an unpaid intern (stazh) and obtain your permit. Contact us for details. |
