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Learn to Dive
Private NAUI Courses offered at Hudson
Point Dive
If you are serious about learning
how to dive in the Pacific Northwest please read the following.
The
first step to becoming a Certified Scuba Diver is to be
doing it for the right reasons. One of the worst reasons
to learn is out of peer pressure. Make sure you are doing it
because you want to. Once you have figured out
why it is you want to learn how to dive and decide the
time is right, the next consideration is where to learn.
It's a
pretty well known fact in the dive industry that the
majority of individuals who earn their Scuba
Certification don't continue diving. There are a number
of reasons for this including monetary issues, life
style changes, physical ability changes, susceptible to
cold water conditions and not being
comfortable in the water during and after certification. There is not a whole lot a
Scuba Instructor can do to help address most issues but
a good instructor can help you become comfortable
in the water by arming you with what you will need to
become a good, competent and safe diver.
My goal, as
an Instructor: To create a "Certified Diver" who I
can trust to be my "Dive Buddy".
There
is a lot to see below the surface. I chased Salmon,
Halibut and Ling Cod around the waters of Puget Sound, Strait of Juan De Fuca
and the Pacific Ocean for a number of years with a rod
and reel before I
decided it was time to see what is actually down there.
I was certified as an Open Water Diver in
1992. What I have come to find out is that I would much
rather be below the surface looking up than on the top
looking down. I remained an Open Water Diver for more than 10 years
before I decided it was time to learn more about diving
through education rather than just experience.
I progressed through the courses and became an
Instructor in 2006.
My
motivation to become an instructor was simple; I love to
Scuba and wanted to start sharing the experience with
others who want to learn how to dive. Bottom line, I teach because I want to, not
because I have to.
Scuba
is an intensive sport for all dive levels, especially new divers. You will find that
our courses are more expensive than most Dive Shops,
primarily because our
instruction is private and you learn at your pace.
Before I put my signature on your C-Card, there is no
doubt in my mind that you have "earned"
your certification. You will get one-on-one training
throughout the duration of each course and
come away with your certification
feeling confident in your ability to Scuba Dive
Safely in the environment in which you are trained.
Complete competency will only come with time by
continuing to dive, experiencing new places, diving with
new friends and enhancing your education.
If you
are ready to become a Certified Scuba
Diver or you are already certified and want to enhance
your education, and you are doing it for the right reasons, don't scrimp on your training.
Learn to dive safely and continue diving.
The key is "Keep Diving". This is
how you become comfortable, stay sharp and remain ready
to deal with the unexpected.
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Mark on the West
Wall of Palauli, Hood Canal
WA.
Mark Peil
NAUI Instructor #44923 |
Chris on the West
Wall of Palauli, Hood Canal
WA.
Chris Hanson
NAUI Divemaster #47998 |
Your underwater adventure begins here!
Scuba Diver
$525.00*
+ TAX
Includes books, air, pool fees,
equipment, certification card
(pre-requisite; none. Depending on availability
you will be trained in a Dry Suit)
*Optional but
highly recommended: For an additional $75.00 (fuel
surcharge of $5.00 may apply) finish your last 2 of 6
open water dives on the boat with me and
PacAdventure.com
Let
your underwater adventure continue!
Advanced Scuba Diver
$350.00*
+ TAX
Includes books, air/nitrox, pool fees, certification card
(pre-requisite; Basic Scuba Certification from any major agency)
*Students
to provide own gear
and pay $75 charter fee
(fuel surcharge of $5.00 may
apply)
for 2 Tank Dive with
PacAdventure.com
Gain the in-depth knowledge that will establish you as a recognized
authority in your diving club or group.
Master Scuba Diver
$475.00*
+ TAX
Includes books, air/nitrox,
pool fees, certification card
(pre-requisite; Advanced Certification from any major agency)
*Students
to provide own gear
and pay $75 charter fee
(fuel surcharge of $5.00 may
apply)
for 2 Tank Dive with
PacAdventure.com
The
NAUI Divemaster rating is the highest NAUI leadership-level
certification with the exception of Instructor.
Dive Master
$700.00*
+ TAX
Includes books, air/nitrox,
pool fees
(pre-requisite; Master Diver, Rescue Diver, CPR, First Aid and O2
administration)
*Students
to provide own gear
and pay $75 charter fee
(fuel surcharge of $5.00 may
apply)
for 2 Tank Dive with
PacAdventure.com
***Does not include
NAUI Membership Fee***
Specialty Courses
Learn how to manage risks and effectively handle limited in-water
problems
Rescue Diver
$280.00*
+ TAX
Includes books, air/nitrox,
pool fees, certification card
(pre-requisite; Basic Scuba Certification from any major agency,
Current First Aid & CPR card)
*Students
to provide own gear
Want to
extend your bottom time, lessen your surface interval,
and maximize every dive? Become an Enriched Air Nitrox
diver!
Enriched Air Nitrox Diver
$184.00*
+ TAX
Includes books, nitrox,
certification card
(pre-requisite; Basic Scuba Certification from any major agency)
*Students
to provide own gear
Perhaps you live in a
cold-water climate or want to travel to one? If so, the Dry Suit
Diver course is for you!
Dry Suit Diver
$100*
+ TAX
Includes books, video
and air/nitrox
(pre-requisite; Basic Scuba Certification from any major agency)
*Students
to provide own gear
Try Scuba
$75.00 + TAX
If you're not sure
that Scuba is for you but would like to give it a try, this is the
perfect starting point. It consists of a short academic session and
a night in the local pool. Should you happen to continue your
education through me, learned skills and sessions will be applied to
the Scuba Diver Course.
Includes Try Scuba pamphlet, air, pool fees, equipment
(pre-requisite; none)
For more
information send an email to:
mark@HudsonPointDive.com
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