PADI Specialty Courses

PADI Specialty Courses

Go beyond the basics. Focus on the diving you love — deep, wreck, night, photography, conservation and more — with PADI Specialty courses.

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PADI Specialty Courses

Specialty courses let you focus on the types of diving that excite you most — from deep and wreck diving to underwater photography and conservation. Each one builds specific skills with a PADI Instructor.

Below are popular PADI specialties you can take with Javascuba. Mix and match to suit your goals — and every five specialties (plus Rescue Diver) count toward Master Scuba Diver, the highest recreational rating.

Available Specialties

Pick the adventures that match your interests. Schedules are flexible and tailored to your level.

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Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver

Dive longer and shorten surface intervals by learning to dive with enriched air nitrox — one of PADI's most popular specialties.

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Deep Diver

Reach new depths and discover new dive sites while learning deep dive planning, depth limits and gas management.

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Wreck Diver

Survey and explore wrecks responsibly with special finning techniques, lines and reels, while avoiding common hazards.

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Night Diver

Explore the underwater world after sundown — navigate, ascend and descend, and use your dive light to communicate at night.

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Peak Performance Buoyancy

Find the perfect balance: dive with less weight and improve your buoyancy control and air consumption.

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Digital Underwater Photographer

Capture your adventures — learn to use strobes, reduce backscatter, photograph marine life safely and choose the right gear.

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Drift Diver

Gain confidence diving in currents while practicing buoyancy control, entries, descents and surface signaling.

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Search and Recovery Diver

Plan search operations, sharpen your navigation, learn underwater search patterns and how to use a lift bag to recover lost items.

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Dive Against Debris

Become a citizen scientist — learn to conduct underwater surveys and marine debris cleanups to keep dive sites clean.

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Boat Diver

Learn boat-diving etiquette and terminology, how to stow gear properly, and how to use lines or deploy a surface marker buoy (SMB).

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Sidemount Rec Diver

Learn a different scuba configuration: assemble and configure sidemount gear, manage gas, trim your weight and handle cylinders.

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Dry Suit Diver

Control the air in your drysuit, manage buoyancy, handle common issues and perform basic maintenance to dive more places.

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PADI AWARE Specialty

Join divers and ocean enthusiasts taking action to protect the underwater world through the PADI AWARE Specialty.

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Underwater Navigator

Find your way without surfacing — master the dive compass and sharpen your navigation and observation skills.

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Equipment Specialist

Never miss a dive — learn basic gear repairs, fix common equipment problems, and clean, maintain and protect your kit.

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Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV)

See more and conserve air — learn to manage depth, avoid issues and travel faster with a diver propulsion vehicle.

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AWARE Shark and Ray Conservation Specialty

Learn about shark biology and the threats sharks face, and how you can help support shark and ray conservation.

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Emergency Oxygen Provider

Learn to assemble an oxygen unit and identify when and how to administer emergency oxygen for dive-related injuries.

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Ready to specialize?

Contact our team to choose your PADI specialties and ask about schedules and pricing.

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