PADI - AWARE Specialist
Uniting scuba divers and water enthusiasts to make a difference. By earning this certification, you'll learn how you can make a difference for ocean protection every time you dive or travel. The Project AWARE Specialty course is an introduction to the global AWARE movement for ocean protection. It focuses and expands on the10 Tips for Divers to Protect the Ocean Planet.
Course Type: Continuing Education
Booking Information: We offer this specialised course tailored to your needs. Get in contact with us to schedule your booking.
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About The PADI AWARE Specialist Course
During the self-study eLearning portion of this course, you’ll learn the 10 Tips to Save the Ocean and how to make a positive impact for the underwater world. Next, turn your passion into purpose by completing the 10 Tips Workshops with a highly trained PADI Professional. You can come to our local dive center and complete the workshops here, or opt for a fully virtual experience via two-way video online learning with our dive centers to complete your PADI AWARE Specialty Certification.
What Your Learn
Make a difference for yourself and others by learning and applying tips to save the ocean. The PADI AWARE Specialty course equips you with tangible actions and opportunities to bring about positive ocean change.
Supported by PADI eLearning®, this course dismantles the barriers between diving and conservation, making responsible marine conservation accessible to all.
A portion of the proceeds from every PADI AWARE Foundation™ course funds AWARE’s critical conservation work to remove marine debris, secure protection for sharks & rays, expand marine protected areas, and support local grantees.
Take This Course If You Want To
- Become part of the PADI AWARE movement and protect the underwater world
- Understand the 10 Tips to Save The Ocean
- Participate in informative and exciting “Take Action” workshops
- Develop an action plan for ocean conservation and marine animal protection
Learn How To
- Understand and recognise the key ocean threats
- Take responsible underwater images and build a conservation-focused media presence
- Engage in conservation action for global impact
- Become an Eco-Tourist
Next Steps
Study
Step 1 - PADI eLearning
The PADI eLearning option makes it easy to fit your ocean conservation coursework into your busy schedule. Complete the independent study section of your course whenever, wherever it's convenient for you.
Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device, then connect with your instructor for the 10 Tips Workshop.
- eLearning time commitment: 1-2 hours
At The Uk Diving Academy
Step 2 - With Your Instructor
You can plan and review your take action workshops and the 10 Tips to Save the Ocean. By following these guidelines, you’ll learn how to: be Ocean AWARE, to respect marine wildlife, become an Eco-Tourist, engage in responsible imagery to inspire others, and become an ocean steward to ensure its health and vitality for future generations.
- Prerequisites: Any age, any diving experience level (including none), and any person anywhere, can take this course, you only need a passion for saving the ocean and protecting the underwater world.
- Total time commitment: 1-3 hours
- Minimum age: No minimum age
More Information
PADI AWARE Specialist Course Prerequisites
Any age, any diving experience level (including none), and any person anywhere, can take this course, you only need a passion for saving the ocean and protecting the underwater world. You can even get credit from the convenience of home via two-way video conference learning!
Course Medical Requirements
Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.
Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.
If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).
The Scuba Gear You Will Use During Your Course
None, this is a dry course.
What's Included
- Course Tuition
- PADI eLearning
- PADI eCertification Card
Additional Costs
After This Course
The PADI AWARE Specialty course may count toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification - contact us today for finds out more about earning credit.
Your PADI AWARE Specialty certification gets you one step closer to becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver™. Only two percent of divers ever achieve this elite rating.
