Advanced Specialties
REBREATHER DIVING
If you think ONLY military combat divers use Rebreathers...that's not true anymore. Our newest specialty course will give you a better understanding of enriched air and how this mixture is used in a Rebreather. This revolutionary trend in diving allows a diver not only more extended bottom time, but also the ability to get very close to various forms of marine life without spooking them, because you don't emit bubbles as done in conventional SCUBA equipment. How would you like to have a two hour bottom time on a 30 cu. ft. cylinder? That may be possible with a rebreather. This course is a prerequisite for those interested in owning a rebreather and part of our training for those who purchase one.
WRECK DIVER
Would you like to explore sunken ships, crashed planes and lost treasures beneath the surface?� Then the PADI Wreck Diver program is just what you might be looking for. To venture into PADI�s Wreck Diver program, you�ll need to be at least a PADI Adventures In Diving or Advanced Open Water Diver, and be at least 15 years old.
During our PADI Wreck Diver program conducted�by our resident PADI Instructor, you'll go on four open water dives, which�is conducted over two days during� trips to� either Oronogo or Beaver Lake.� You can also take this course on a trip with us.� This is where you'll put to practice all the information you gained from your instructor and from the PADI Wreck Diving Manual and video.� Additional information contained in our Wreck Diver Program includes:
- The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of wreck diving.
- The preparation and use of lights, air supplies, special equipment, penetration lines and reels.
- Limited-visibility diving techniques and emergency procedures.
An elective wreck dive conducted during the Advanced Open Water Program may count toward this specialty at the discretion of the instructor.
To explore the treasures hidden beneath the surface, stop by Poseidon and sign up for the Wreck Diver program today.� You can also give us a call at 918-749-DIVE.
*Wreck penetration-training dives are limited to within the light zone and within 40 meters/130 feet from the surface, vertical and horizontal distance included. If the wreck used for training is located in deep water (over 18 meters/60 feet), the Deep Diver rating is recommended as a prerequisite for the Wreck Diver program. �
CAVERN DIVER
For most divers the thought of cave diving is mystifying and intriguing and definitely taboo for those without the proper training or experience. Our Cavern course is the first step in learning more about Cavern exploration. This is also the first step in "Intro to Cave Diving", and full Cave Certification. Understanding about safety lines, air limits, special equipment, the buddy system, lighting and safety are just a few of the topics covered in this specialty. Open Water training is usually conducted in the quarry Oronogo which we frequent on a regular basis. For some of the clearest water in the world and an experience most will only dream about, join one of our PADI Instructors for this exciting course.
NITROX DIVER
Nitrox... Enriched Air...EAN...NOAAII...,You have been hearing about them, now find out what the excitement is really all about. Our PADI Nitrox course covers how this special blending of Oxygen & Nitrogen affect our no-decompression limits, how to use it properly and the advantages over standard compressed air. Would you believe that at certain depths you can triple your bottom time from your current computer? Its true...Learn how to use the various dive charts established for a 22% up to 40% mixture to maximize your "down time". Enriched air is also a much safer gas to use with proper training as well as being less fatigued at the end of a days diving. With PADI's recent approval of EAN for recreational divers, Poseidon can bring you up to speed on this new specialty certification course. We'll see you there!
DEEP DIVER COURSE
Our PADI Deep Diver Course provides the diver with the necessary skills and knowledge for the deeper diving. Deep diving is defined as dives made to a depth of 60 - 130 feet. Topics covered will include Planning and Organization Procedures, Techniques, Problems, hazards and Decompression, Special Equipment, Buoyancy Control, Descending Lines and Emergency Procedures. If you are an avid ocean diver, you will especially appreciate this course. You will also be updated on the latest deep diving medical information and learn how to use various dive computers and the PADI Wheel Dive Planner.
GAS BLENDER
In today's world, more people are learning the benefits of diving with enriched air, but there is a lack of facilities that offer alternate breathing gases.� But NOT at Poseidon.
The DSAT Gas Blender course will train you to become a competent and qualified gas blender, allowing you to provide gas mixes to appropriately certified consumers. You will learn the physical properties of oxygen, its associated hazards, handling requirements and what cleaning equipment is necessary. Finally, you will learn the five methods of obtaining the desired enriched air nitrox mix and the various methods used to obtain proper helium mixes. To enroll in the DSAT Gas Blender course, you must:
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Be certified as a PADI Enriched Air Diver or hold a qualifying enriched air certification from another certification organization.
TEC DEEP DIVER
The DSAT Tec Deep Diver course will train you to conduct gas-switch extended no-decompression dives, decompression dives and accelerated decompression dives using air and enriched air to a depth of 50 meters/165 feet. This course also covers information on the hazards and risks involved in technical diving, as well as techniques and methods on preparing for and responding to reasonably foreseeable emergencies that may occur in technical diving.
�To enroll in the Tec Deep Diver course, you must:
- Be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent.
- Be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent.
- Be certified as a PADI Enriched Air Diver or equivalent.
- Be certified as a PADI Deep Diver or equivalent.
- Have a minimum of 100 logged dives of which 20 must be enriched air dives, 25 dives must be deeper than 18 meters/60 feet and at least 15 dives must be deeper than 30 meters/100 feet.
APPRENTICE TEC DIVER
If you are interested in technical diving, but don't have the certification or experience for the Tec Deep Diver course, the DSAT Apprentice Tec Diver course is a sub course within the Tec Deep Diver course just for you. This course teaches you to make gas switch, extended no-decompression dives using air and enriched air to 40 meters/130 feet. Additionally, it trains you to prepare for and respond to foreseeable emergencies that may occur in technical diving. Since it's part of the Tec Deep Diver course, your training credits toward the DSAT Tec Deep Diver course.
To enroll in the Apprentice Tec Diver course, you must:
- Be certified as PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent.
- Be certified as a PADI Enriched Air Diver or equivalent.
- Be certified as a PADI Deep Diver or equivalent.
- Be 18 years of age.
- Have a minimum of 50 logged dives of which at least 10 must be enriched air dives, 12 dives must be deeper than 18 meters/60 feet and at least six dives must be deeper than 30 meters/100 feet.
