Experienced Scuba Diver

About this course

This entry level course is for experienced scuba divers with no recognized recreational diving certificate. These divers may have military, commercial, or scientific diving training or may not have any formal training. Upon successful completion, divers will receive a NAUI Open Water Scuba Diver certification with all designated qualifications.  

Prerequisite

• Age. Minimum is 15 years by the water phase of the course.
• Certification/Experience/Knowledge. There is no certification required to enter this course, but applicant must provide proof of diving experience of at least 25 open water scuba dives. The instructor is to ensure adequate student knowledge and capability before any open water training and shall use skill or other evaluations to do so. One open water dive (which does not count toward the minimum number of dives required for the course) may be used as a screening and evaluation dive. This is not required when the student’s diving proficiencies are well known to the instructor.