Description

Honduras Dive Centre
Our Dive Centre is located on the Island of Utila, one of the least developed in the Bay of Islands group. The Centre itself was established in 1991 and its consistent excellence has been recognised through a host of awards making it the most decorated Instructor Dive Centre in the whole of Central America. With a number of other dive schools in the region, our Centre stands out as one of the best Scuba Schools available.

Scuba Qualifications:
There are different ranges of diving qualifications, some of which must be achieved prior to tackling the next level of diving. The main qualifications are outlined below:

1. PADI Open Water - this five-day course gives you your basic licence to dive anywhere in the world to a maximum depth of 18 metres. It involves studying five academic modules, with six confined dives and four open water dives.

2. Advanced Open Water - this course takes five days to complete, with certification allowing you to dive to 30 metres. You need to complete ten dives, choosing from night dive, deep dive, underwater photography, underwater videography and more.

3. Emergency First Response - this non-diving qualification is a pre-requisite course for all divers, looking to go beyond Advanced Open Water Level. It teaches you both primary and secondary care, which involves learning how to resuscitate someone, develop CPR skills, identify how to treat someone etc. This is a very important qualification to possess and takes two and a half days to complete.

4. Rescue Diver - this four-day programme requires you to complete five academic modules that enable you to become a competent rescue diver. You learn emergency management, how to identify equipment problems, ways of identifying diver stress and panic, and how to administer diver first aid.

5. Divemaster - this professional qualification is the most sought after of all diving qualifications and acts as a starting point for a scuba diving career. It allows you to work in a scuba diving school/centre and to work alongside Instructors, teaching real students. The course takes eight full days (42 dives) to complete and covers a wide range of theory, practical instruction and dive mentoring.

6. Emergency First Response Instructor Course - this short course looks to develop your teaching ability so that you can instruct others how to give emergency first response primary care (CPR), secondary care (first aid) and treatment to children. This is a new requirement from PADI for all Scuba Instructors to have for 2009.

7. Instructor Development Course - this course takes 11 days and requires all students to have completed the modules/qualifications above. The course is split into two main parts; the first is the Assistant Instructor programme, where you help to train students in various modules and you assist the main instructor. The second part is the OWSI (Open Water Scuba Instructor) Programme. The purpose of these two different parts is to prepare students with business skills and all other necessary skills to work in and/or run a dive centre.

The programme option you choose will be dependent upon the level you wish to achieve and what experience or qualifications you already possess.

Scuba Diving Programmes:
We offer 11 main programme options, all dependent on the level you want to work to and your current diving experience. The most popular include:

* Open Water and Advanced Open Water - 1 week:
If you have not dived before or you are hoping to get your first PADI qualifications, this introductory programme will take you to an Advanced level that would allow you to dive to 30 metres anywhere in the world. On this course you'll complete:

- PADI Open Water
- Advanced Open Water

* Open Water to Dive Master Programme - 6 weeks:
This programme is designed to take you from beginner level to Dive Master in just six weeks of training. To achieve Dive Master status, you will need to complete the following courses:

- PADI Open Water
- Advanced Open Water
- Emergency First Response
- Rescue Diver Course
- Dive Master Certification

This programme requires you to pay a USD77 application fee to PADI upon the completion of the course, which is not included in the programme.

* Advanced Open Water to Instructor Programme - 8 weeks:
If you already have your PADI Open Water qualification but want to become a scuba instructor, then this programme is designed for you. You will need to complete the following courses:

- Advanced Open Water
- Emergency First Response
- Rescue Diver Course
- Dive Master Certification
- Emergency First Response Instructor Course
- PADI Instructor Development Course:

This programme requires you to make several direct payments to PADI upon course completion - USD77 for your Dive Master application fee; USD77 for your EFR Instructor application fee; and USD590 for you PADI Instructor Examination fees.

* Dive Master to Instructor - 7 weeks:
This 7-week programme is for all Advanced Open Water divers looking to obtain their Instructor qualification. It covers the following courses:

- Emergency First Response
- Rescue Diver Course
- Dive Master Certification
- PADI Instructor Development Course
These programmes requires you to pay a USD77 application fee to PADI upon course completion and are also required to pay USD590 for your PADI Instructor Examinations, which are not included in the programme.

Please Note: PADI fees are subject to change and may go up or down in price. The prices shown in this document are guidelines only.

Highlights

Prices and Durations:
Honduras Scuba Diving Courses: Advanced to Divemaster - 5 weeks USD3,679
Honduras Scuba Diving Courses: Advanced to Instructor - 9 weeks USD6,479
Honduras Scuba Diving Courses: Advanced to Rescue Diver - 2 weeks USD2,099
Honduras Scuba Diving Courses: Divemaster - 4 weeks USD2,449
Honduras Scuba Diving Courses: Divemaster and Instructor - 7 weeks USD5,079
Honduras Scuba Diving Courses: Divemaster to Instructor - 5 weeks USD4,259
Honduras Scuba Diving Courses: Instructor Only - 3 weeks USD2,979
Honduras Scuba Diving Courses: Open Water and Advanced - 1 week USD1,399
Honduras Scuba Diving Courses: Open Water to Divemaster - 6 weeks USD4,029
Honduras Scuba Diving Courses: Open Water to Rescue Diver - 2 weeks USD2,369
Honduras Scuba Diving Courses: Rescue to Divemaster - 5 weeks USD3,329
Honduras Scuba Diving Courses: Rescue to Instructor - 7 weeks USD5,949

Travel Types

• Scuba

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

• Marine Science

Cost in US$:

rom 1,399 - 5,949

Program Fees Include:

What's Included in the Programme:
- Return internal flight to Utila from San Pedro Sula only
- Apartment accommodation
- Professional daily instruction according to individual programme
- Course materials
- Reef fees
- Full access to the Centre's facilities
- Free internet access at the dive centre
- Weekly BBQs and other social events
- Opportunities to take part in accredited dolphin and whale shark surveys
- Pre-departure assistance from our travel advisers in the UK

What's Not Included in the Programme:
- International flights to Honduras
- Any necessary visas
- Deposit for accommodation
- Meals
- Health and travel insurance, which must cover you for scuba training
- Items of a personal nature
- Any trips/excursions above the mentioned itinerary
- PADI Application Fees and PADI Examination Fees (see individual programme details)

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

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Year Founded

2005