PADI Discover Scuba Diving
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No experience needed. Pool training plus a shallow dive with an instructor by your side.
PADI Center - Courses
Courses and training
The full PADI programme on the Caspian - from your first underwater breath to Tec Trimix. Pick a level below, scroll through the path, or jump straight to what you need.
62 courses
Start here - Beginner
Try diving for the first time
Programmes for divers with no certification yet. Pool or shallow open-water session, full gear, an instructor by your side the whole time.
Local Orientation Diving
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For certified divers new to the Caspian. A guided check-out dive on local sites with full briefing.
Recreational - Certifications
Get certified for life
Internationally recognised PADI cards. Open Water lets you dive anywhere in the world to 18 m, Advanced to 30 m, Master Scuba Diver is the recreational pinnacle.
PADI Junior Open Water Diver
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Same Open Water certification, adapted for ages 10 to 14. Depth limits apply by age.
PADI Open Water Diver (18 m)
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Get your PADI Open Water Diver card. Theory, pool, 5 open-water dives and all gear included.
PADI Junior Advanced Open Water
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Five adventure dives, including deep and navigation, adapted for younger divers.
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (30 m)
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Five adventure dives, including deep and navigation. Required to dive below 18 m.
PADI Master Scuba Diver
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PADI top recreational rating. Stacks on top of Rescue plus five specialties.
PADI ReActivate
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For certified divers who have not dived in a while. Refresh theory and skills with an instructor - back in the water in one day.
Advanced Snorkeler (Skin Diver)
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For experienced snorkelers who want to extend their range and breath-hold safely.
Ages 6 to 11 - Kids
Kids underwater
PADI youth programmes - short pool sessions, certified kids instructors, no pressure. The fastest way to find out if your child likes diving.
PADI Bubblemaker
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First underwater experience for kids. Pool only, max 2 m, supervised every minute.
PADI Seal Team
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Five aquamissions in the pool. Builds basic skills while it stays a game.
PADI Master Seal Team
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The full ten-aquamission programme. The natural step before Junior Open Water.
PADI Junior Freediver
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Freediver programme adapted for ages 12 to 14. Pool and confined-water apnea with junior depth limits.
Freediving
One breath, no bubbles
Apnea programmes for divers who want to leave the tank behind. Static, dynamic and depth disciplines - same instructors, separate certification.
Freediving in Baku — more → PADI Junior Freediver
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Freediver programme adapted for ages 12 to 14. Pool and confined-water apnea with junior depth limits.
Freediver
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Apnea fundamentals. Static, dynamic and constant-weight depth dives in safe coaching conditions.
Advanced Freediver
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Deeper depth, longer static, free immersion technique.
Master Freediver
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Performance-level apnea. Variable-weight discipline and dive-planning theory.
Pre-professional - Advanced recreational
Become the diver everyone trusts
Rescue Diver is where good divers become safe divers. Combined with EFR, it is the bridge between recreational and professional levels.
PADI Rescue Diver
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The course that makes you a complete diver. Stress management, accident response, in-water rescue.
Emergency First Response
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Adult and child CPR, AED, first aid. Non-diving emergency response.
Emergency First Response in Diving
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EFR adapted for the dive environment. Required for Rescue Diver and PADI Pro track.
For lifeguards - Water safety
Guard the water
Professional water-rescue training: pool and beach lifeguarding plus rescue diving for public-safety teams.
PADI Pool Lifeguard
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Professional pool lifeguard training: surveillance, rescue techniques and poolside emergency response.
PADI Beach Lifeguard
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Open-water lifeguarding: shoreline rescue, currents, casualty recovery and beach safety management.
Public Rescue Diver
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Diving for rescue teams and public-safety units: search patterns, recovery and low-visibility operations.
Professional - PADI Pro
Turn diving into your job
PADI Pro track - guide dives, assist on courses, eventually run your own. Annual PADI membership fees apply on top of the course price.
PADI Dive Master
Price on request + annual PADI fee
Your first PADI professional rating. Lead dives, assist on courses, the entry to the dive industry.
PADI Assistant Instructor
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Co-teach courses with an instructor. Step toward full Open Water Scuba Instructor.
Instructor EFR
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EFR Instructor rating. Train and certify other divers in emergency response.
Specialty courses
Sharpen one skill at a time
Specialty programmes plug into Open Water and Advanced certifications. Pick the ones that fit your local sites and the diving you actually do.
Photo and video
Underwater Photographer
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Composition, exposure and buoyancy for shooting underwater. Camera-agnostic.
Digital Underwater Photographer
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Digital workflow - settings, post-processing, building a portfolio.
Underwater Videographer
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Camera handling, lighting, edit basics for underwater video.
Skills and safety
Peak Performance Buoyancy
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Hover motionless, glide silently, breathe less air. The most useful course after Open Water.
Emergency Oxygen Provider
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Recognise dive emergencies and deliver emergency oxygen safely.
Equipment Specialist
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Field-fix your gear and understand the maintenance behind it.
Underwater Navigator
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Compass and natural navigation. Find your boat without surfacing.
Search and Recovery
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Lift bags, search patterns, lost-item recovery technique.
Multilevel Diver
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Plan dives that change depth - stay underwater longer and stay within no-deco limits.
Full Face Mask
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Dive with a full-face mask and integrated communications.
Adaptive Diving
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Adapt techniques to dive alongside divers with mobility or sensory limits.
Self Reliant Diver (Solo)
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Self-sufficient diving - redundant gas, planning discipline, no buddy.
Tech-leaning specialties
Altitude Diver
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Diving above 300 m. Adjusted no-deco limits and surface intervals.
Night Diver
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Lights, line discipline, awareness - the same site changes completely after sunset.
Enriched Air Diver
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Enriched-air diving with up to 40 percent oxygen. Longer no-deco bottom times.
Deep Diver
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Dive between 18 m and 40 m. Gas management, narcosis awareness, ascent control.
Wreck Diver
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Outside-wreck and limited penetration with reels and lines.
Drift Diver
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Use current as transport. Signalling, group control and surface support.
Boat Diver
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Boat-diving protocols - entries, exits, manners on a busy deck.
Diver Propulsion Vehicle
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Underwater scooter handling. Range planning and gas reserves.
Sidemount Diver
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Mount your tanks at your sides. Lower profile, redundant gas, easier on the back.
Dry Suit Diver
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Stay dry and warm in cold water. Buoyancy practice and undergarments.
Ice Diver
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Diving under an ice ceiling with a tether and surface team. Cold-water management.
Ecological
AWARE Coral Reef Conservation
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Reef ecology and the diver role in protecting it.
Dive Against Debris
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Recognise marine debris and run a proper underwater clean-up.
AWARE Shark Conservation
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Shark behaviour, conservation status, what divers actually see.
AWARE Fish Identification
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Learn to identify common reef and Caspian fish species.
Project AWARE
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PADI ocean conservation programme - knowledge and action.
Underwater Naturalist
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Read the underwater environment - relationships, habitats, what to look for.
Aquarium Awareness Diver
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Dive a public aquarium exhibit - precise buoyancy around the tanks, animal awareness and hands-on marine conservation.
Technical diving - Deep
Beyond recreational limits
Decompression, mixed-gas and trimix programmes. Long classroom hours, strict standards, the diving most people never see.
Discovery Tec Diving
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Try-out for tec diving. Sample the gear and the planning workload before you commit.
Tec 40
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Entry to decompression diving. Up to 40 m with limited deco using one deco gas.
Tec Trimix 65
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Helium in the mix. Down to 65 m with reduced narcosis.
Tec Trimix Diver
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Full Tec Trimix Diver. Beyond 65 m with full helium-based gas planning.
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