Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.

Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.

If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).

Course prerequisites:

• to be able to swim, comfortable in the water

• medically fit for diving,

• Minimum age: 10

Children eight or older can try scuba diving in a pool (or pool-like environment).

Ask us about a PADI Bubblemaker experience or a birthday party.

Children who are comfortable in the water can participate in the PADI Seal Team program, a multi-day pool diving experience.

For your convenience please finish the PADI Discover Scuba Diving eLearning before your arrival to Roatan. Start the Free-of-Charge eLearning Now!

If not possible you will watch a DVD, or receive a briefing lead by a PADI Dive Professional.

It takes approximately 30 minutes.

You will learn the basic safety guidelines and skills needed to dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Dive Professional.

If you make an open water dive, you'll practice a few more skills in shallow water to prepare for your adventure.

Get ready to:

• Go over the scuba equipment you use to dive and how easy it is to move around underwater with your gear.

• Find out what it's like to breathe underwater.

• Learn key skills that you'll use during every scuba dive.

• Have fun swimming around and exploring.

Hear about becoming a certified diver through the PADI Open Water Diver course.

PADI eLearning: 20-30 minutes

Entire program: 2-3 hours

Schedules available:

8 AM:

• 8 am Paperwork review and Theory quick-review or eLearning;

• 8:30 am confined water introduction session from the beach or in our salt water pool (20-30 minutes session)

• Open Water dive from our dive boats (45-60 minutes session)

• The program ends at 10:30am-11am

• Optional and extra 2nd dive at 11 AM or 2 PM

12 PM:

• 12 pm Paperwork review and Theory quick-review or eLearning;

• 12:30pm confined water introduction session from the beach or in our salt water pool (20-30 minutes session)

• Open Water dive from our dive boats (45-60 minutes session)

• The program ends at 2:30pm - 3pm

• Optional and extra 2nd dive at 3pm

PADI Discover Scuba Diving US$ 100

Additional DSD dives US$ 50

The prices are per person.

15% Honduran Sales Tax not included.

Using an Internet Browser or the PADI Training app is available for Android™ and Apple® iOS devices. For the ideal experience, devices should be no more than three models old and running with the most current OS (operating system).

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