Our classes are conveniently scheduled to meet all of your scuba diving needs. Stop by the store to find out which schedule works for you or click here to check the calendar for upcoming classes. Call or email for more information.

Classes we offer...

 OPEN WATER DIVER CLASS & POOL

$200 includes books, DVD & use of rental SCUBA equipment

Your first step to exploring the underwater world begins in Ultimate Dive & Travel’s indoor heated pool. The Open Water Diver course is a simple three-step process: academic training, confined water skills training, and Open Water certification in the open water environment.

Our Open Water Diver course includes five modules plus an orientation. Classes are held weeknights (except Fridays), 6:30 pm until 9:30 pm, or Saturdays, 12:00 noon until 4:30 pm. Our flexible class scheduling allows you to create a schedule that is suited to your individual needs! Private lessons are available for those with busy schedules. Get started today! Call us today for more information and to schedule your personal orientation and class/pool sessions. 

Must complete the RSTC Medical Statement. If there are any medical conditions indicated with a "yes" answer, you will need to get a medical release from your doctor prior to starting your Open Water class.  

Included: Open Water Manual & DVD, logbook pages, 6 month subscription to Dive Training Magazine, free DAN Student Insurance, use of regulator, BCD, weights, and tank. (Does not include logbook binder, certification dives, and personal equipment). Personal equipment required: mask, snorkel, boots and fins. Students must have scuba quality gear. Take advantage of our student discount on equipment purchases!

Certification dives are an additional cost

San Carlos, Mexico: $489 - Includes 2 days of 2-tank boat diving, tanks, weights, rental equipment (BCD, regulator & wetsuit), certification fees, 2 nights hotel accomodations, and snacks on the boat. Transportation is not included.

Lake Certification: $275 - Includes tanks, weights, rental equipment (BCD, regulator & wetsuit) and certification fees.

Universal Referral: $45 - Complete your open water certification dives on your vacation! Includes paperwork & certification card.

UDT is authorized to print your certification cards on-site, in our dive center! Now you can have your permanent dive card in a matter of minutes rather than waiting weeks for it to arrive!

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 ULTIMATE ADVANCED OPEN WATER PACKAGE

$400 + materials

Increase your knowledge, skills, and experience as a diver under supervised conditions. UDT's Advanced Diver ratings  stand alone with the highest combination of diving knowledge and experience. To earn the certification for Advanced Open Water Diver, you must complete 4 specialty dive courses and have done a total of 24 dives.

For your convenience, we’ve combined the following specialties to create the Ultimate Advanced Open Water package:
Night & Limited Visibility                   Deep Diving
Navigation                                        Enriched Air Nitrox (Nitrox class materials included)
Package not substitutable and not valid on previous purchases.
Course materials are an additional cost for each specialty except Nitrox.

Only 4 nights in the classroom and one Open Water weekend. Specialty certification dives are offered on all our trips as well as at Lake Pleasant. 

GEAR REQUIREMENTS

*  Dive Knife
*  Regulator
*  Alternate Air
*  Signaling Device
*  Dive Computer
*  Log Book
* Mask/Fins/Snorkel/Boots
* BCD
* Timing Device
* Compass
* Dive Planner

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 EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE

$75 + manual

The EFR is a basic training course in first aid and CPR. It is a prerequisite for Stress & Rescue Diver certification but is also recommended for non-divers. Everyone can benefit from the training it provides. The EFR course will prepare participants to deal with most life threatening emergencies. You will learn CPR, Control of Bleeding, Shock Management, Choking, Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and Secondary Care. Hopefully, you will not have to use these skills, but if a loved one or someone you know is in need of help, you will know how to respond.

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 SPECIALTY COURSES

Ultimate Dive and Travel offers many specialty courses that allow you to focus on your diving interests. Learn the underwater techniques that allow you to take great photos or videos; learn the benefits of Enriched Air Diving; learn the skills necessary to better navigate underwater. There is another world under the seas and your education is endless! We hold specialty classes each month! Call us for more information on the following specialties:

Altitude Diver
DAN AED
Drift Diver
Enriched Air Diver
Multilevel Diver
Oxygen Provier
Search & Recovery
U/W Videography
Boat Diver
Deep Diver
Dry Suit Diver
Full Face Mask
Navigation
Peak Performance Buoyancy
U/W Naturalist
Computer
Dive Propulsion Vehicle
Equipment Specialist
DAN Hazardous Marine
Night & Limited Visibility
Rebreather
U/W Digital Photography

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 STRESS & RESCUE DIVER

$250 + course materials

Become a more confident diver! The Stress & Rescue Diver course can sharpen a diver’s knowledge and skill beyond a purely recreational level. This course is a prerequisite for either the Master Scuba Diver rating and/or leadership training (Dive Control Specialist, AI, or Instructor). The Stress & Rescue Diver is designed to develop the necessary knowledge and skills for divers to perform rescue and assists, prevent and manage diving accident situations, and render first aid.

One night in the classroom. One night in the pool. Two sessions in open water.

 PREREQUISITES:
 Certified Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent
 Current CPR/First Aid training 

GEAR REQUIREMENTS

*  Dive Knife
*  Regulator
*  Alternate Air
*  Signaling Device
*  Dive Computer
*  Log Book
* Mask/Fins/Snorkel/Boots
* BCD
* Timing Device
* Compass
* Dive Planner
*  Stress & Rescue Kit

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 DIVE CONTROL SPECIALIST

$400 + materials

Join the leaders... The UDT Dive Control Specialist program is the first step on the leadership ladder. This rating is earned by diver’s who have demonstrated a high level of personal diving skill, instructor level knowledge of diving theory, demonstration level training skills to assist Open Water Instructors in confined and open water sessions, and organizational and supervisory skills.

Academic training in dive physics, physiology, equipment, planning, and supervisory skills. Watermanship and demonstration level skills development.
Open water internship.

PREREQUISITES:
Certified Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent
Certified Stress & Rescue Diver or equivalent
Current CPR/First Aid training
40 logged dives (60 logged dives for Dive Con certification)
18 years old

GEAR REQUIREMENTS

*  Dive Knife
*  Regulator
*  Alternate Air
*  Signaling Device
*  Dive Computer
*  Log Book
* Mask/Fins/Snorkel/Boots
* BCD
* Timing Device
* Compass
* Dive Planner
*  Dive Con Kit

*Processing fee additional charge

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 ITC (INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE)

$1295 + materials

You will have the opportunity to meet new people and travel the world as an Open Water Instructor. The Instructor Training Course prepares you for the Open Water Instructor Certification. You will develop the skills to teach the academic, confined water, and open water modules of the system of diver education. At the same time you will enhance your leadership skills and learn the standards and procedures. Call us for more information!

 

 

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 DSAT TEC DEEP DIVER

$1400 + Course Materials

The DSAT Tec Deep Diver course takes you past recreational diving and immerses you in the world of technical diving. After successful completion of the DSAT Tec Deep Diver course you'll be able to conduct gas-switch extended no-decompression dives, decompression dives and accelerated decompression dives using air and enriched air to a depth of 50 meters/165 feet. You'll also understand the hazards and risks involved in technical diving, as well as how to prepare for and handle reasonable foreseeable technical diving emergencies.

PREREQUISITES:

Advanced Open Water Diver certification
Rescue Diver certification
Enriched Air Diver certification
Deep Diver certification
Minimum 100 logged dives, 20 of which must be EAN dives. 25 dives must be deeper than 60 feet and at least 15 dives must be deeper than 100 feet.
Minimum 18 years old

Required: Tec Deep Student Crew-Pak, which includes student manual, planning slate, checklist slate, equipment set-up and key skills DVD, and deep stop calculation table.

 

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 POOL TUNE-UP & SCUBA SKILLS UPDATE

$65 - $100

Has it been a while since you’ve been diving? Our Pool Tune-up is for you! Our Dive Control Specialist will review basic dive skills from assembling your equipment and in-water skills to breaking down your gear. After your tune-up we’ll sign your logbook indicating you’ve had a pool refresher. You’re now ready to go diving!

Our basic Pool Tune-up is $65 and includes approximately 2 hours of pool review and the use of SCUBA equipment (BCD, regulator, tanks & weights). You are required to provide your own personal equipment (mask, snorkel, boots and fins).  Our Tune-ups are held most Saturdays with pre-registration. 

Our Scuba Skills Update is $100 and includes the basic Pool Tune-up and approximately 2 hours additional class time. Call today to schedule your update!

 

 

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