Learn about our Summer Course, improve your skills or become a PADI Master Diver and the diving option to become a professional!
Love your adventurous life
As no experience is necessary, you will learn how to dive completing your PADI Open Water Course, compete over 50 dives and earn the PADI Mater Diver rating.
The New Zealand Certificate in Diving - Level 3 (Rescue) is an awesome way to learn to dive, gain confidence as a recreational diver and develop skills to assist other divers, going through three main parts:
Learn to scuba dive by completing your PADI Open Water Diver Certification.
Undertake adventure based dives such as deep, boat, night and search as part of the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Certification.
Complete 5 PADI specialty courses in Deep diving, Underwater Navigation, Search & Recovery, Night Diver and Emergency Oxygen Provider.
Learn how to deal with a number of surface and underwater situations as you complete your PADI Rescue Diver Certification.
The programme meets the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Service’s Limited Certificate of Competence, which allows entry into dive sectors such as Aquaculture, Film and Photographic. They also allow entry to further training for underwater professional activities, such as Scientific or Dive Tourism sectors. It is also the prerequisite qualification for the National Certificate in Diving (Leadership) and PADI Divemaster qualification - the first professional level certification in the PADI System.
NZ Certificate students must 16yrs old to undertake this programme.
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What Experience will you gain
Timetable options
Full-Time
13 Weeks
Start in November 2025 until February 2026
Four week days - Monday to Thursday
We also offer a part-time option that is run over evenings and weekends Part-Time
Program Start Dates
| Course | Type | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Summer School - Level 3 Program | Full Time | 19th November 2025 |
| New Zealand Certificate in Diving - Level 3 & 4 | Full Time | 16th February 2026 |
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