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Why we do what we do... It’s all about Inspiration, Maths and Water
Contents Have a Go Experiences
Inspiration
Year 9-13
We want to live inspired lives and we want to inspire others. We want to fill our memories and memory cards with interesting colours, textures and experiences. The underwater world is full of unusual, mesmerizing and unique creatures that capture our imagination on every dive. Teaching gives us the opportunity to share our knowledge and introduce others to a truly beautiful world below the surface.
PADI Discover Snorkelling Adventure
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PADI Discover Scuba Diving
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PADI Discover Snorkelling
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STAR Courses PADI Open Water Diver
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PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
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Year 11-13
maths We are a bunch of keen adventurers and explorers. Over 70% of the earth’s surface is water. Mulitply that by the depth and that’s a whole lot of volume to be explored. It makes sense for us to dive, it means we can explore as much of this amazing planet as we can.
Tertiary Career Courses Diploma In Professional Scuba Instruction
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All Programmes
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Career Pathways
Water We love this planet and we understand that water is essential to its future health as well as our own. We heard Jacques Cousteau when he said “people protect what they love” So we decided to show people what we knew they would love.
Administration Forms Memorandum of Understanding
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Memorandum of Agreement
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Booking Forms
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who IS PADI?
The Professional Association of Dive Instructors. The largest provider of dive training in the world.
About Our Courses At Dive Otago we pride ourselves on delivering fun dive courses with safety utmost in mind. We have a range of experiences and courses from snorkelling through to Instructor Level.
eLearning
Students receive comprehensive online training for the theory portion of their course
As a tertiary institution the delivery of Unit Standards is a breeze. We offer a range of snorkelling and diving Standards
Pool Dives
PADI Certifications
At Dive Otago we have our own 3.5m deep indoor heated pool, the perfect place for students to have a go or practise their new skills
These certifications are recognised world wide and as such give students access to the most number of dives sites and jobs
Ocean Dives
Boat Dives
Open Water training is conducted at one of our amazing local dive sites
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NCEA
NZQA Level and Credits
In the Advanced programme students get the chance to dive from our dive boat Seahorse and explore even more of Dunedin’s great diving sites
Group Bookings
We take a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 but we can usually accommodate several groups into one longer booking
Individual Bookings
If you have an individual student we can book them onto one of our holiday programmes or they can join in one of our regular monthly courses
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Have a Go PADI Discover Scuba Diving
PADI Discover Snorkelling
This is a great experience for students to have a go at scuba diving in the comfort of our heated dive pool!
PADI’s Discover Snorkelling experience gives students an introduction to snorkelling skills in our pool.
First up students will complete a short orientation and safety briefing in one of our classrooms. It is here they will learn about the scuba diving equipment they will be using and what happens to their bodies when breathing underwater.
Students will be introduced to equipment and skills from one of our qualified scuba instructors. Students will practise using equipment safely; they will complete surface dives, equalization techniques, surface swimming, underwater swimming, duck dive and snorkel clearing methods. If you have your own pool one of our instructors can also come to you.
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Next we will head downstairs to get fitted into wetsuits and scuba equipment. Once every one is ready, it’s time to jump into our diving pool. We start in the shallow end and introduce students nice and slowly to the exhilarating experience of breathing underwater. Once they are comfortable here, it’s off to the deep end to complete their first ever confined water scuba dive!
ff Memorandum of Understanding (page 16)
Minimum Age: 12
Minimum Age: 12
Teacher Forms:
Teacher Forms:
Our Have a Go sessions give students a unique opportunity to experience the underwater world. Whether it is taking their first breath on Scuba in our heated pool or seeing a seahorse for the first time in its natural environment, it will be an experience they will never forget. PADI Discover Snorkelling Adventure A great advanced snorkelling skills course and introduction to our local marine environment.
Minimum Age: 12 Teacher Forms:
The PADI Snorkelling Adventure is the perfect option to go beyond the pool and experience aquatic life in the snorkeller’s local environment. Snorkelling in the ocean opens up options such as marine life identification, photography, videography, exploration for artifacts and participating in research activities.
ff Memorandum of Agreement (page 17)
During the course students will learn about snorkelling specific equipment and the physiological effects of water pressure on the body. In the pool students will practise entries and exits, use the buddy system and complete surface dives. They will learn rescue techniques such as the buddy tow, cramp release on self and buddy, emergency release of weight belt to gain buoyancy as well as duck dive and snorkel clearing methods.
Student & Parent Forms: ff Discover Snorkelling Adventure Booklet Medical Considerations: Please inform us of any Medical Conditions.
In the ocean students will utilise the skills learned in the pool as well as assessing environmental conditions and hazards at the dive site.
NCEA
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1 Pool Snorkel Dive
1 Ocean Snorkel Dive
LEVEL 2 - 2 Credits (unit 28391)
Groups
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ff Have a Go Booking Form (page 18)
Student & Parent Forms:
Student & Parent Forms:
ff Discover Scuba Booklet
ff Discover Snorkelling/Skin Diving Booklet
Medical Considerations:
Medical Considerations:
Any students that answer yes on the PADI Discover Scuba Brochure will need an RSTC Medical Form.
Please inform us of any Medical Conditions.
2 Half Days
1 Pool Scuba Dive
65 per student
Groups
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2 Hours
1 Pool Snorkel Dive
17 per student
Groups
1.5 Hours
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13 per student
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Dunedin Dive Training Sites
STAR Courses Star Courses Blue Cod Moki Finger Sponge
What cool things could be seen on a dive in Otago! Crayfish, Nudibranch, Kelp Forests, Feather Duster Worms, Dead Mans Finger Coral, Blue Moki, Telescope Fish, Octopus, Finger Sponges, Sea Lions, Seahorses, Pipefish, Dwarf Octopus, Camouflage Crabs, Shield Shells, Blue Cod, Copper Moki and Trumpeter.
Fish REEF Sea Lions
30m max depth
Seahorses
Kelp Forests
5 Shipwrecks
Wellers rock 20m max depth
Aramoana Mole 5 - 20m
In our Star Dive Courses, students will gain NZQA Unit Standards while also studying towards a PADI Dive Certification! These courses give students a taster of our Tertiary Career Programmes as well as teaching a wide range of other life skills including responsibility, teamwork, physiology, physics, ecology, self-reliance, advanced navigation, weather interpretation, boating and marine biology. Online Theory - Dive courses require students to master not only the equipment they will be using during their dives but also the new environment they will be entering. The underwater environment affects how we see, how we move, how we navigate, how our body works, how we perceive things and how we can interact with the environment around us. In both our PADI Open Water Diver and PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Courses, students will complete the theory or knowledge development part of their course, using PADI’s state of the art online eLearning framework. Students will be presented with interactive videos, slide shows, quizzes
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as well as a final exam. On the first day of their course students will complete a quick quiz to ensure they have remembered what they have learnt online. If a student is having trouble with anything our qualified instructors are only a phone call away. Equipment - We provide all of the equipment students will need during their course except for swimsuits and towels. We do however, always recommend students purchase their own where possible. Dive equipment will always work best when fitted to the individual. Most people who have tried snorkelling will understand the discomfort a leaking mask can cause and when scuba diving comfort becomes even more important. Students who own their own equipment or at least
some of the essentials are also more likely to continue diving after their course. Safety - Teachers and parents who are not divers themselves often question the safety of this unfamiliar sport. PADI’s diving standards ensure all dive centres and instructors adhere to a strict set of guidelines that keep all students learning to dive safe. Dive Otago is recognised as a PADI 5 STAR Career Development Centre, the first and only dive centre in New Zealand to obtain this rating. This rating ensures that your students are receiving top level service and training. Since opening in 1996 we have trained over 2300 people to scuba dive.
Otago Peninsula
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The world’s most popular learn to dive course A one week course is designed to introduce secondary school students to the world of diving. The PADI Open Water Dive Course is the entry level qualification required to dive independently of an instructor to a depth of 18m.
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Gain confidence and experience
Minimum Age: 14
Teacher Forms:
The Advanced Open Water Diver Course will increase student’s confidence and develop their scuba skills so they can become even more comfortable in the water. This course builds on what they’ve learned and develops new capabilities by introducing them to new activities and new ways to have fun scuba diving.
Teacher Forms:
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Worldwide Certification
4 Ocean Scuba Dives
Groups or Individuals
ff Memorandum of Understanding (page 16)
Students will complete the following dives as part of this course: Boat, Deep, Underwater Navigation, Underwater Naturalist, and Wreck or Peak Performance Buoyancy.
ff Memorandum of Agreement (page 17) Student & Parent Forms: ff STAR Advanced Open Water Booklet
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ff Including RSTC Medical from a doctor
4-6 Hours online
$
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ff STAR Open Water Booklet
LEVEL 3 - 7 Credits (unit 28392)
5 Pool Scuba Dives
Gateway/ STAR Coordinator The Catlins Area School
Minimum Age: 14
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During the course students will learn the theory behind what happens to our bodies while underwater, how the different equipment works and how to plan dives safely. They will also practise their dive skills in our heated indoor pool. Finally we will take them to the ocean for four dives over two days. In the ocean they will demonstrate skills and then go for a guided dive with our instructors.
NCEA
Helen-May Burgess
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Certification
PADI Open Water Diver Certification
12-15 Hours online
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Dive Otago provides our students with an extraordinary opportunity. Our young students all return to school positive and excited about the experience they have had. The photographs that come back with the students are enlightening and we use them in our school newsletter or the community newspaper. The staff are very helpful and understanding with any enrolment problems that arise, making the enrolment process easy.
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Give your students an opportunity they will never forget.
NCEA
LEVEL 3 - 3 Credits (unit 28407) LEVEL 4 - 10 Credits (unit 28404 & 28405)
5 Days
3 Ocean Scuba Dives
Worldwide Certification
475 per student 450 group rate
2 Boat Scuba Dives
Groups or Individuals
2 Days
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375 per student 350 group rate
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Tertiary Programmes
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Dive Professionals are needed all 70% 300 97% employment rate. Instructors trained Pass rate. We work hard over the word Recognised by the since 1996. We have so our students succeed
producing Diving, Surveying, the most experienced Eco Tourism, Dive Travel, Marineindustry Science,as Commercial Underwater great Instructors. Instructor Trainers in Photography, Videography and Natural History Filmmaking. the country.
Diploma in Professional Scuba Instruction Designed by industry experts, The Diploma in Professional Scuba Instruction will prepare you to enter the dive industry with the highest level of training and qualifications needed to be employed anywhere in the world.
cylinders as well as how to properly maintain equipment. Selling dive gear in a retail environment is another essential skill most employers are looking for and you will learn the latest techniques to maximise sales.
This programme will take you from a Beginner Diver through to a Specialty Scuba Diving Instructor in just one year. Skills are developed over the year and you will have plenty of time to master all the things you will need to know to be a great instructor.
You will learn how to plan, coordinate and lead dive trips and how to interpret weather information. The programme also includes a one week practicum to a South Island dive destination and it is here, in a controlled environment, that you will apply your newly acquired knowledge and skills by demonstrating your ability to successfully manage risk and lead tourist groups. You will also learn a range of other valuable skills such as Advanced First Aid and how to produce a CV to kick off your new career.
What sets our programme apart from the rest is that you will not only complete all of the PADI courses required to become an instructor, we will prepare you to work in the industry by providing you with the additional skills employers are looking for. You will learn every day dive center tasks such as how to fill dive
NZQA Approved Approved programme for Student Loans and Allowances Over 100 Dives Log a minimum of 100 scuba dives throughout your programme Worldwide Certification The world’s largest scuba diving training agency Dive Trip One week practicum to a South Island destination
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After successfully completing this course, you will be qualified to instruct all recreational PADI courses up to and including Divemaster along with 5 specialty courses.
Exit Dive Qualification: PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor with 5 Specialty
Diploma
National Certificate Programme Foundation
Leadership
Instruction
Duration: Full-time
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12 Weeks
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18 Weeks
Duration: Part-time
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Foundation or Equivalent
Leadership or Equivalent
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Prerequisite Diving Qualification Minimum Age Logged dives during course
Ratings
Duration:
Student Loans and Allowances
36 Weeks (1 year) Full-Time
PADI Open Water Diver
Entry Requirements:
PADI Advanced Diver
No experience needed
18 Years of Age (before Term 2)
Basic First Aid
RSTC Medical (Signed by a hyperbaric doctor)
PADI Rescue Diver
International Students:
PADI Divemaster
This course is approved for international students
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor with 5 Specialty Ratings
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“ This is beyond a dream experience. After finishing study I received a scholarship for one year of dive travel and research all over the globe!”
PADI Career Placement Assistance
Anthea Ibell
2011/12 Australasian Rolex Scholar
“ I am the envy of lots of people, I have worked and travelled all over the world and now I have a real career doing something that I love”
As a PADI Professional, you gain access to career placement through the PADI Pros Site’s job board, which lists career openings all over the world.
Jen Clent
PADI Regional Manager
PADI Asia Pacific
Graduated 2009
Graduated 2003
Our Graduates Doing what they love all over the world!
Sam Bull & Annie Kjestrup Scuba Diving Instructors Pro Dive Cairns, Australia Graduated 2014
“ We meet a group of new people every week and spend 5 days with them. We have met some pretty amazing people which has opened up the world to us especially in terms of travelling. We’ve seen incredible things under the water on every scale, from nudibranchs right up to hump back whales and everything in between. Hanging out with turtles and being circled by sharks during night dives has become a regular part of our day. ”
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United States
Greece
Croatia Spain
Mexico
Thailand Papa New Guinea
Dubai Cayman Islands
Egypt
Olivia Marshal Scuba Diving Instructor
Vanuatu
Subsurface Fiji, Fiji Graduated 2014
Samoa
Bali Australia
Dimitry Sharomov Underwater Photographer
Pangaea Project with Mike Horn Graduated 2009
“ Every year we make amazing expeditions to the different corners of our planet, Many thanks to all your team for teaching me how to dive! ”
“Dive Instructing is the perfect career if you want to do something you are passionate about, travel the world, meet lots of interesting people along the way and get paid to do something you love. My favourite memory above water is seeing people fall in love with diving on a discover scuba session or handing them their first certification”
New Zealand
“ Having studied at Dive Otago my training was better and my skills sharper than other candidates when they started”
Joshua Fogg
Scuba Diving Instructor Hayman Island, Australia Graduated 2014
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Memorandum of Agreement This Agreement is between Dive Otago Ltd and [School]. This memorandum of agreement is for the provision of Scuba Diver and Snorkelling Training. The learning experiences provided to students will enable them to work towards/complete Unit Standards for which the provider has NZQA accreditation. These standards are not on SESL (STAR Excluded Subject List) so are eligible for STAR funding.
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Between Dive Otago, an approved delivery site of Academy of Diving Trust (Hereinafter called the “Provider”) and Board of Trustees (Hereinafter called the “Board”) agree to negotiate the supply of STAR courses designated in the Schedule A (or any variation negotiated).
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The fees have been agreed upon for the training, assessment and certification are as follows. PADI Open Water Programme...................................................................................................................... $475 PADI Advanced Open Water......................................................................................................................... $375 PADI Discover Snorkelling Adventure............................................................................................................. $65
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All prices are per student and exclude GST. Invoice will follow immediately after booking. Refunds will not be considered for any withdrawal after being invoiced except in the event of a change in the student’s medical eligibility.
Attendance
PADI Discover Snorkelling Adventure
• The school or Parent / Guardian and the provider will contact each other within an hour of the course start each day to exchange attendance information if there is an unexplained absence. • The school or Parent/Guardian is responsible for reporting anticipated and reported absences, while the provider is responsible for reporting actual absences.
Star PADI Open Water Diver Course Star PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Student Results • The school is responsible for reporting assessment results to NZQA. • Student results sheets need to be for individual students, rather than standard by standard, as these provide evidence for students as to their achievement. Each result sheet needs to show the institution name and provider number, student name, standards passed, level and credit value of each standard, and date of achievement for each standard. • Student results are to be provided within six weeks of the end of the course of study.
Health and Safety • Students are considered to be the responsibility of the school during the school term and school hours, parents/ guardians outside of school hours such as a weekend or holiday period, while travelling to and from the venue but are the responsibility of the provider while on site. • The provider has appropriate health and safety plans in place. These are to be supplied to the school on request. • To ensure that the specific needs of individuals are met, the school will inform the provider of any health, learning or supervision issues that may impact on the provider being able to fulfil these obligations.
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Dive Otago Ltd P.O Box 11005, 2 Wharf St, Dunedin
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