Classes

Please contact Lunarfins member, Bill Jones, for cost and the latest schedule if you are interested in any of the following courses.

The next SCUBA CLASSES will begin in June of 2021. 

PADI Rescue Diver certification course
  • 25 hours over 5 classroom sessions
  • Includes in-water rescue, self rescue, emergency management, diver First Aid, AED, and Oxygen First Aid.
PADI Enriched Air Nitrox certification course
  • 12 hours over 2 classroom sessions
  • Includes safe use of Nitrox, Nitrox Diver First Aid, preparation, and procedures.
EFR Emergency First Response course
  • 8 hours over 2 classroom sessions
  • Includes First Aid, CPR, AED, Oxygen First Aid, Child CPR and Infant CPR. Meets requirements for CPR and First Aid in the workplace (OSHA Guideline 29 CFR 1910.151) and for United States Coast Guard First Aid training.
PADI Project Aware certification course
  • 4 hours over 1 classroom session
  • Includes the plight of worldwide aquatic ecosystems and how to protect them.
PADI Coral Reef certification course
  • 4 hours over 1 classroom session
  • Includes training on about the vital role of coral reefs in the marine environment and how to protect them.
PADI Search and Recovery certification course
  • 24 hours over 5 classroom sessions
  • Includes effective ways to find objects and people underwater and bring them to the surface. Also includes planning, organization, procedures, techniques potential problems, limited visibility, search patterns and safe object recovery using lift devices.
DAN Oxygen First Aid certification course
  • Entry level training designed to educate the general diving (and qualified non-diving) public in recognizing possible dive related injuries and providing emergency oxygen first aid while activating the local emergency medical services (EMS) and/or arranging for evacuation to the nearest available medical facility.

PADI’s new MERMAID / MERMAN certification courses

  • Padi has begun Mermaid certification courses as of December 2020.  The credential should help in your effort to be employed by parks / shows / restaurants / aquariums / pool parties / etc. wanting to hire actors / attractions for their tanks.  If there is enough interest, I will teach a couple of classes beginning this summer.  The class will include monofin swimming, entry / exit into the water in costume, breath hold diving, shopping for costumes and equipment.  The PADI Mermaid program consists of four student level ratings.
    • PADI Discover Mermaid Experience – no prerequisites
    • PADI Basic Mermaid Course – ability to swim at least 25m and float comfortably at the surface for at least 3 minutes
    • PADI Mermaid Course – ability to swim at least 50m and float comfortably on the surface for 5 minutes
    • PADI Advanced Mermaid Course – ability to swim at least 100m and float comfortably on the surface for at least 10 minutes
  • The word “mermaid” in China roughly translates to “human fish”.  In many Asian cultures like China, Japan, South Korea & Vietnam, the word “mermaid’ is not gender-specific and therefore, the words “man” or “woman” need to be added to specify to a particular gender. The PADI Mermaid program is a stand-alone program like the PADI Freediver program, it doesn’t require scuba or freediver instructor ratings as an underlying certification.  Please let me know if you are interested.  It will be fun.
SCUBA Refresher course
  • Can be tailored to your needs and schedule.