Sunfish Diving Services
PADI Courses;
All our courses run with a minimum of 2 students and a maximum of 4 students, giving you greater instructor to student ratio. This allows us to give you a more personal course and ensuring that you receive the attention that you deserve!
Wreck Diver - pdf flyer
With the British Isles having so many historical wreck sites around her shores, it won't be long until you decide to take a look, if you haven't already. This is where the past meets the present, experience the adrenalin rush that can not be duplicated by other types of dives. It's the challenge of discovering & exploring sunken vessels. The Wreck Diver Specialty course is intended as a safe, supervised introduction to wreck diving, with emphasis on theory, techniques, equipment and fun.
This course goes beyond what is required by looking at wreck site navigation and the roles that the Receiver of Wreck and the Nautical Archeology play.
Deep Diver - pdf flyer
A vast majority of UK wrecks lie between 18 and 40 meters. This course is designed to familiarise divers with the skills, procedures, techniques, problems, hazards and enjoyment of diving between these depths.
The PADI Deep Diver Specialty Course will expand your knowledge and skills making you a more competent diver. By improving your capabilities and increasing your confidence, you become a safer diver and further your enjoyment of diving. At the end of the course your certified depth limit will have increased to 40m - the maximum limit for recreational diving.
Discussions on the planning and organising of Deep Dives, Deep Diving Activities, Depth Limits, Specific Equipment Requirements, Deep Diving Techniques, Nitrogen Narcosis, Decompression Sickness, Recreational Dive Planner Review, Emergency Equipment Considerations, and post dive procedures. Such discussions may be held either in a classroom setting or actually during the open water segments to reinforce the practical applications.
Drysuit Diver - pdf flyer
If you like the sound of diving cooler waters around our coastline then the PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course is designed to give you the knowledge and skills to dive in the correct exposure suit for these conditions.
Enriched Air (Nitrox Diver) - pdf flyer
As you learnt on your open water course, the body's absorption of nitrogen is the main limiting factor on the time you can spend underwater. Using Nitrox allows you to stay underwater longer and get back into the water sooner.
Example;
The maximum depth on the Kyarra is 30m. Diving on air (21% oxygen 79% nitrogen) on the RDP gives you a total bottom time of 20 mins.
If you used Nitrox 32 (that's 32% oxygen 68% nitrogen), your bottom time becomes 30 minutes.
If you used Nitrox 36, your bottom time increases to 35 minutes!
This course can be done as a self study and does not require any training dives.
Drift Diver - pdf flyer
Drift Diving is effortless and relaxing because you simply glide with the current and feel the rush of flying underwater. With this type of diving come special procedures that you need to know so you can maximise your fun underwater.
If you would like to continue with your training, this is the perfect opportunity to learn about some of the special and exciting types of dives available. The PADI Drift diver course builds experience and understanding of drift diving, and can be taken directly after the Open Water course. Swanage has many excellent drift dives, the muscle beds and Peveril Ledges immediately come to mind. This course will teach you the skills required to enjoy these dives safely.
Boat Diver - pdf flyer
Whether you've never made a boat dive or you've logged dozens, the PADI Boat Diver Specialty course can benefit almost every diver because different boats in different parts of the world do things differently. The PADI Boat Diver Specialty course familiarises you with the various ways you stow gear, enter and exit the water, use surface lines and more, depending upon the type boat and the location.
Other than shore entry, the only other type of diving in the UK is from a boat. If you have never dived off a boat before, you might wounder if you put your kit on before you get on the boat or afterwards? How do you enter the water? How do you get out afterwards? Where's the best place to sit on the boat? What do you wear? How do you find the dive site once you're in the water? All these questions and more will be answered. We'll look at boat diving procedures, where to stow your kit, descending/ascending shot lines, procedures for entering and exiting the water and much more. The skills learnt will be through practical experience on 2 open water boat dives.
Booking a Course
Please contact us first for an amicable chat to check course details and dates.
Contact Gary on Tel: 07761 248695 Email: info@sunfishdiving.co.uk
When booking please ensure that you have completed and submitted the following four Essential Forms;
Booking form
Medical Statement Form
Standard Safe Diving Practices Statement
Statement of Risks and Liability (Certificate of Understanding and Assumption of Risk)
Courses are run regularly throughout the year or can be arranged to fit your requirements. We are based in High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire so theory sessions can be run in this area. Open water sessions are run from Swanage, using the professional shuttle service run by Swanage Boat Charters. During the winter or if weather conditions mean it is impossible to do open water sessions then courses are also run at The National Diving and Activity Centre in Chepstow or at Stoney Cove/Wraysbury.