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Our mission is to spread passion for diving
Many people don’t know they love diving until they go underwater for the first time. Then everything changes. Our main goal is to promote safe diving and spread passion.
Current Initiatives & Projects
HSA Course
Our HSA Course provides specialized training for divers with disabilities, ensuring accessibility, safety, and an inclusive diving experience.
Diving Courses and Events
Enhance your skills through our diverse diving courses and events, catering to all experience levels, fostering community and adventure.
Diving Trips
Explore breathtaking underwater destinations on our guided diving trips, designed for all levels, with a focus on safety and adventure.
Scuba Diving For People With Disabilities
Training programs for people with disabilities have a high margin of safety and patience. Disabled students are trained and certified according to HSA Physical Performance Requirements and Multilevel Certification system.
Level A
The student has successfully challenged all of the HSA Physical Performance Requirements, demonstrating that he or she can safely SCUBA dive, solve basic personal emergencies, help another diver in distress, and perform basic rescues. They have shown, by successfully challenging these Performance Requirements, that they can perform the skills required to be an effective Buddy and are certified to dive with one other certified SCUBA diver.
Level B
The student has successfully challenged those HSA Physical Performance Requirements that demonstrate their ability to safely SCUBA dive, and to solve basic emergencies. However, they are unable to successfully challenge those Performance Requirements that demonstrate their ability to help another diver in distress.
Therefore, the LEVEL B diver is certified to SCUBA dive with two dive buddies who are certified Open Water Level A or above. In the case of an emergency, this system will provide an effective dive buddy for all members of the dive team.
Level C
The student has successfully challenged those HSA Physical Performance Requirements that demonstrate their ability to safely SCUBA dive. However, they are unable to successfully challenge those Performance Requirements that demonstrate their ability to independently solve basic personal emergencies, or to execute basic scuba skills, such as swimming underwater, and operating their Buoyancy Control Device to descend.
The skills that must be performed for them, such as operating their BCD to descend, require the Assisting Buddy to have professional skills. They are certified to dive with two dive buddies, one certified Level A or above, and an HSA Dive Buddy or, at a minimum, certified Rescue Diver.
Level C with Condtitions
This certification is for those students who are immature, intellectually or emotionally impaired, such as Brain Injuries and Cerebral Palsy, or for some reason are unable to demonstrate understanding of ‘required academic materials’ currently used in industry accepted academic programs. The student has successfully challenged those HSA Physical Performance Standards that demonstrate their ability to safely scuba dive. Due to their disability they require the Assisting Buddy to have specialized skills.
Therefore, they are certified to dive with TWO DIVE BUDDIES, one certified Level A or above, and an Assisting Buddy, certified at the minimum as an HSA DIVE BUDDY or RESCUE DIVER, is an Adult of the parents’ or legal guardians’ choice, who knows them well and can predict their reaction.
Your donation can help make the wonders of diving accessible to people with disabilities through our Passion of Diving program.
By supporting us, you’re not only enabling unforgettable underwater experiences but also fostering inclusivity and empowerment within our community.
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Become part of our mission-driven team, making a difference in the diving community
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Volunteer with us and help support our inclusive diving programs and community initiatives.
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