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SIDEMOUNT DIVING

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What Is Sidemount Diving? Sidemount is a scuba diving equipment configuration which has diving cyclinder mounted alongside the diver, below the shoulders and along the hips, instead of on the back of the diver. It began as a configuration popular with advanced cave diving, as smaller sections of cave can be penetrated and tanks can be changed with greater ease. The same benefits for operating in confined spaces were also recognized by divers who conducted technical wreck diving penetrations. Sidemount diving is now growing in popularity within the technical diving community for general decompression diving, and is becoming an increasingly popular specialty training for recreational diving.  Terminology of Sidemount Diving: Sidemount Diving Sidemount diving is the, now increasingly formalized, approach towards conducting dives with 2 or more primary cylinders secured at the side of the body and in line with the torso – with no cylinders on the diver’s

WHY GO PRO???

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Get a Life! Go PRO. Teach Scuba Diving Become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor and take your career anywhere.  When was the last time you said, " I love my job ! "? Go PRO and you'll be saying it all the time. Ditch the nine to five office job. Live your dream by transforming the lives of others while  teaching scuba diving lessons . Go PRO with PADI As a PADI Professional, you'll be part of the largest, most widely recognized scuba training organization in the world. With more than 5900 PADI Dive Centers and Resorts on the planet, the world is your office and your playground! Calypso Dive Center A PADI 5* Instructor Development Center with over 25 years of teaching experiences, trained more than 5000 students of all levels and a pioneer in training instructors in Boracay island. The only center in the island with a pool with consists of 2 PADI Course Directors, 2 PADI Master Instructors, 4 PADI Emergency First Response In

EDUCATION

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Relaxing, Action-Packed, Tranquil, Adrenaline Pumping, Adventurous - Diving Is All This And More - The Choice Is Yours! Can You Imagine Being In A Tropical Location Diving In Crystal Clear Water, Surrounded By Brightly Colour Coral And Fish. You And Your Buddy Put On Your Dive Equipment To Enter The Water And Explore The Abundance Of Marine Life -- All The While H overing Weightlessly Underwater   Or You Could Be Off Exploring A New Shipwreck Off The Coast Of A Small Island Out In The Middle Of The Ocean - Where Conditions Are Challenging. You're Ready For Anything Because You've Invested In The Right Training And Have Gained Valuable Hands-On Expedition. Is Being Prepared For Worth It? You Bet! One Of The First Things A Diver Learn Is That There Are Many Exciting Dive Environments That Can Be Enjoyed Under The Right Conditions And With The Appropriate Training. To Help Guide You In The Right Direction, We've Listed The PADI Progr ams Offered By Sea World Div

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTORS

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PADI CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER (CDC) The PADI Career Development Center (CDC) classification is awarded annually to PADI Five Star Instructor Development Centers and Five Star Instructor Development Dive Resorts that dedicate their businesses to professional development beyond regular scuba instructor training and meet the highest requirements for training PADI scuba diving leaders. PADI CDCs offer career-oriented training to prepare scuba diving professionals for employment in the dive industry, as well as offering job placement assistance for program graduates. PADI NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DIVE CENTER The PADI National Geographic Dive Center Award is granted on an annual basis to progressive PADI Five Star Dive Centers and 5 Star Dive Resorts that excel in providing dive consumers with a full range of National Geographic diver education programs while actively promoting the benefits of environmental awareness and responsibility. A PADI National Geographic Dive Cente