If you have ever wondered what it would be like to feel the weightlessness of scuba diving experiencing the pleasures of the underwater world, then scuba diving is the sport for you…. With our fully qualified PADI instructors you will be taught the basic skills required to become a certified Scuba Diver. This qualification will allow you to join organised dives, purchase equipment, and air fills. The PADI organisation is recognised across the world, and this training will allow you to dive world wide. Courses available from absolute beginners to the more advanced divers. We also offer specialist courses including wreck diving and underwater photography.

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In the safety of a pool environment, an excellent opportunity to try all equipment and the pleasures of underwater weightlessness— 1 hour pool session plus theory work

PADI SKIN DIVER

On this introduction course you will learn all about snorkeling. Equipment, techniques, how to equalize, breathing techniques

PADI BUBBLE MAKER

Ideal for any child, who loves the water, and expresses an interest in Scuba Diving. This fun session is for 2 hours in a pool environment, and is ideal for birthday parties, school holiday outings, or something for a rainy day. Minimum age 8 years old

PADI OPEN WATER DIVER

This training course is with out doubt, the foundation of any divers knowledge, and will introduce you safely to the necessary skills, and the diving equipment you will use, when you participate in this exhilarating sport. Once you have successfully completed this course you will be issued with a certification card (approx size of a credit card). This card is recognised across the world and will allow you to join organised dives, rent diving equipment and have air tanks filled, along with the freedom to allow you and your dive buddy to dive without instructors or Divemasters accompanying you.

The course is divided into three modules: , Confined Water training, knowledge development and open Water training - Full prospectus and prices on request

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The Adventures in Diving Course (Advanced)

This course is designed for divers who have an entry-level qualification to gain additional diving experience, extra essential knowledge, and an overview of many different diving circumstances. You will develop your diving skills whilst under the expert tuition of a diving instructor.

You will complete 5 dives, 2 of which are mandatory, and 3 are selected by the student from a choice of dive topics

Certification for this course will allow you a maximum dive depth of 40 meters (open water maximum depth dive 18meters) - Full prospectus and prices on request

PADI RESCUE DIVER

This course will teach you to look beyond your own personal needs, and be aware of the needs of those around you. You will learn how to avoid emergencies, but also prepares you how to respond should the need ever arise. This course develops rescue skills, and teaches that incidents can be prevented with adequate preparation. It is a course you will need to complete prior to either Master Scuba Diver or Divemaster. - Full prospectus and prices on request

Normally run over 2 weekends

• First Day is to complete the Emergency First Response if you have not already completed, or unless you hold a current valid certification from a recognised training agency
• One day theory (can be split over evenings)
• Two days diving to practice and perfect the skills learnt during the pool session
• Tests with staged emergencies

PADI DIVEMASTER COURSE

This is the first professional qualification with PADI, your duties as a Divemaster will include organising supervising and leading dives. You will be responsible for assisting PADI Open Water Instructors, with both theoretical and practical aspects of teaching. This course will give you an insight into the attitude and judgement required for problem solving from accident management to prevention scenarios. The Divemasters abilities for problem solving go deeper than just safety related issues, and the course encompasses business operations, customer service, and complaint handling. This course will be valuable training should you wish to progress further up the professional ladder towards becoming a PADI Instructor.

DIVING DRAGONS CLUB

For those of you who have recently qualified, or for divers who would like to continue diving on a regular basis, we are pleased to announce our association with DIVING DRAGONS, Cardiff's premier diving club..... lots of social events, trips abroad, trips in the Uk.

For the 2008/9 Dive season we will be offering, shore diving as well as easy hard boat dive trips, plus more advanced dives. Just what scuba diving club should offer, plenty of choice for its members.

For a nominal fee of £5 per month membership (paid annually) you have unlimited use of pool sessions held by the club every Thursday evening 8 - 9pm, and access to all the social events and dive trips organised, there is always a social drink after the pool session each week in Churchills Hotel in Llandaff, join us for a drink and come and meet the friendly crowd you can be diving with.

Take a look at the calendar of events http://www.divingdragons.co.uk/

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PADI SPECIALITY COURSES

Our specialty dive training courses are designed for advanced divers. Learn deep dive skills with our Depth Diving course, or explore the possibilities of underwater photography or even wreck diving. We have a huge range of scuba diving options, so whatever your interest, there's something to suit you.

If you would like additional tuition in any area of particular interest to you, we offer the following specialist training courses. Prices do not include entrance fees for inland quarries, equipment use or any additional charges incurred for boat trips.

Many of the worlds top dive sites and wrecks lie in deep water, to enable you to visit some of these wonderful sites, you will need to be able to safely dive to up to 30 meters (with a recreational limit of 40m) This course is designed to enrich your knowledge and increase your skills allowing you to dive safely to these deeper depths. The course includes how to plan a deeper dive, the equipment you may need, and how to plan to avoid emergency situations occurring. This course is 4 dives, and you must have the Advanced Open Water certification. Minimum age 15. Includes use of self study manual.

You will find a wide diversity of locations and types of ships to explore with the underwater wreck diver course. You will learn how to asses all types of wrecks for under water hazards, the best access points for wrecks, what specialist equipment you will need, and how to navigate and map a wreck. This course is 4 dives, and you must have the Advanced Open Water certification. Minimum age 15. Includes use of self study manual. (Possibility of additional cost for boat trips)

Maximize your time with the upgraded PADI Enriched Air Diver course. Enriched Air Diver saves you time by allowing you to:
• Stay underwater longer
• Get back into the water sooner
• Get your certification while simultaneously completing dives for other PADI courses
Plus, by diving with Enriched Air you may feel less tired during your diving trips

For example, if you dive to15 metres/50 feet on air, your no decompression limit is 80 minutes. But, diving on EANx36 gets you 220 minutes of no decompression time - an increase of 140 minutes! It's perfect for underwater photographers, wreck divers and anyone who wants to stay down longer. Minmum age 15. Includes self study manual. Nitrox slates are not included.

During your PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course, you'll learn underwater navigation dive procedures, techniques, planning, organization and potential problems. You'll also be introduced to natural navigation, underwater patterns, distance estimation and further your compass navigation skills. You'll put these into practice during your three open water dives. Includes use of self study manual. Minimum age 10.

On this course you will learn to principles of photography composition, how to handle a camera underwater, preparation and maintenance of your equipment, flash and lighting for underwater photography, video techniques, The course includes 1 confined water session and 2 dives Includes use of self study manual. Minimum age 10.

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DRY SUIT DIVING

If you are a regular diver in UK waters you will already know of the benefits of dry suit diving. Whether you already own and use a dry suit or plan to on future dives, this course will be of benefit to you. Additional skills you will gain include: Proper buoyancy control while using a dry suit, how to avoid and deal with problems inherent to dry suit diving and how to perform basic care and maintenance on a dry suit. The course includes 1 confined water session (for those who have never used a dry suit) and 2 dives and you can complete the course as an Open Water Diver. Includes use of self study manual. Minimum age 12

If you have never used a dive computer before, and are getting fed up of the short time limits imposed by dive tables, this course will introduce you to the PADI wheel, which is the only version of dive tables in the word allowing you to conduct multi-level dives, and show you the basics of diving with dive computers. 2 Dives included in this course. Includes use of self study manual. Minimuk ages 12.

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PEAK PERFORMANCE BUOYANCY

Few diving skills can do as much for you as buoyancy control, it is a skill required in every dive you do. Correct buoyancy will save you air, save you energy, and make your diving more fun and skilful. Not only does it avoid damage to the environment whilst you are diving but it distinguishes you as a skilful experienced diver. The course included 2 dives and includes use of self study manual. Minimum age 10

Try visiting a familiar or your favourite dive site during the hours of darkness, and you will be surprised at how different the dive can be. The night diving course will teach you the use of dive lights and torches, orientation, nocturnal aquatic life identification, buddy techniques, navigation, night time underwater signals. This course consists of 3 dives. Includes use of self study manual. Minimum age 12

You will at some point in your diving life, wish to dive from a boat, whether it is on a liveaboard or just a weekend trip, the content of this course will teach you how to do it. Skills gained will include: boat diving etiquette, boat diving laws, emergency/safety equipment, terminology applicable to boats, the course includes 2 dives. Includes use of self study manual. Minimum age 10

You must be an advanced open water diver to complete this course, and teaches skills of how to choose the most appropriate search pattern applicable to the surrounding environment, the specialist equipment available for search and recovery diving. How to lift objects once located, and the relevant lifting equipment and techniques available. 2 days open water diving to include 4 dives, Includes use of self study manual. Minimum age 12

An entry level course designed to train both the general public and divers to recognize signs and symptoms of major dive accidents. Provide OXYGEN to injured divers while activating local EMS

Students will become be familiar with the signs and symptoms of major dive accidents (near drowning, arterial gas embolism, and decompression sickness) and be able to demonstrate proper assembly, disassembly, and use of all component parts of the Oxygen Unit, including the demand inhalator valve and mask, non-rebreather, and Pocket mask with supplemental oxygen inlet. Minimum age 12. Course notes provided.

Turtles have survived the last 200 million years, They are reptiles that live their entire lives in the sea except the female who briefly leaves the sea, struggling ashore to lay her eggs. They're only natural predator is the shark. But all species have become endangered by the actions of man.

Taskforcescuba.com offers a Turtle specialty course, which has been excepted by PADI as a distinctive Specialty this can be credited towards the Master Scuba Diver rating. Here you will learn all about Turtles, how to recognise male from female and know the 8 species, and above all else to give the diver an understanding and respect for the Turtle. Hopefully this understanding will help in some small way to protecting these Fascinating creatures of the Sea. Minimum age 10.

EQUIPMENT SPECIALITY

Whether it's a regulator problem, a wet suit tear or a broken mask strap, the Equipment Specialist course can help. This Specialty course prepares you for the basic equipment maintenance, care and adjustments you'll encounter every day. In addition, you'll get the valuable background on equipment repair and purchase, making you better able to protect your investment. During your PADI Equipment Specialist program, you'll familiarize yourself with the operation and maintenance of your personal equipment. Your instructor might also provide the opportunity to review new or unfamiliar dive equipment. The program is not an equipment repair program but it does give you:

• Theory, principles and operation of dive equipment
• Routine recommended care and maintenance procedures
• Common problems with equipment and recommended professional maintenance procedures
• Simple suggestions for comfortable equipment configurations and an introduction to new equipment
• Includes use of self study manual.

FISH IDENTIFICATION

• Characteristics of local fish families and species
• Fish survey techniques and strategies
• Fish identification dive planning, organization and procedures
• Includes use of self study manual.

This course will introduce you to the most common fish species and families, You'll learn basic fish identification. During your AWARE fish identification diver speciality course, we will include all the background you need to identify fish in your area. Minimum age 10. Includes the use of a self study manual.

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PROJECT AWARE

Divers have a responsibility how they dive, having to take care of the way they interact with the environment around them. Conservation begins with understanding the need to protect waters necessary for life. Each year Project AWARE introduces a new public awareness and education campaign to address environmental issues and involve individuals in solutions. Project AWARE also teaches enthusiasts how to sustainably interact with aquatic resources and apply these skills to conservation. Includes use of self study manual.

If you're interested in aquatic life then the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course is for you. This course is an introduction to the underwater aquatic environment and will help develop safe and responsible aquatic life interaction techniques. During your PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course, you'll learn underwater naturalist dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and potential problems. You'll also get an overview of the major aquatic life groupings, interactions and factual information that dispels negative myths. You'll put this information into practice during your two open water dives. Includes use of self study manual.

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HOW TO BOOK

Telephone 02920 593900 to reserve places on this course, you will be required to complete/bring the following prior to course commencement:

• Medical Statement
• Safe Diving Practices Statement of Understanding
• Liability Release and Express Assumption of Risk Forms
• Two passport sized photographs will be required
• Current Diving log book
• £40 Deposit on booking, balance of the course fee to be paid when course commences