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Take Your Dive Class To the Next Level With PADI Club

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Discover the wonders of the underwater world with our comprehensive scuba classes! At Catalina Divers Supply, we offer everything you need, whether you're a beginner or looking to advance your skills up to instructor trainer.

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We are a PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Center.

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With an on-site classroom, as well as both showers and restrooms, you know you'll be comfortable before and after your dive. Dive in with us and experience the best in Catalina scuba training and convenience! 

Catalina Dive Classes

Popular Catalina Dive Classes

PADI Open Water Diver

Unlike many programs that begin and end in a swimming pool, all of our dive classes on Catalina give you ocean experience in the clear, protected waters of the Island. Our instructors are highly qualified, enthusiastic, and can be depended upon to maintain your safety and develop your diving skills to their full potential. Designed for water people who want to complete their class quickly, the two-day open water class requires a commitment from physically fit individuals with experience snorkeling and spending time in the water.

What you need to know

  • Prerequisite: Must be able to swim comfortably in deep water

  • All gear provided

  • Two options: eLearning + dives or referral program

  • Three day commitment after eLearning

  • Minimum age: 10

  • Group class: $995 per person | solo class: $1185 per person

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PADI Advanced Diver

The Advanced Open Water course builds on what you’ve learned and introduces you to new activities and new ways to have fun while scuba diving.​

You'll increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water. Get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn with a PADI instructor.

  • Prerequisite: Open Water certification

  • Two-day course that includes eLearning

  • Five dives

  • Minimum Age: 15 | 12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver

  • Group class: $780 per person | Solo class: $880 per person

What you need to know

Advanced Open Water
Avelo

Recreational Avelo Diver

Get certified in the latest revolution in dive technology – the Avelo System​

The Recreational Avelo Diver (RAD) specialty course teaches everything a diver needs to know to feel the freedom of diving Avelo. ​

This two-part course consists of an online learning component and two in-water dives with an Avelo instructor. 

What you need to know

  • Prerequisite: Open Water certification

  • Approximately two day course

  • Equipment included

  • Online learning necessary, which may be completed in advance

  • 1-day, two dives $550 per person | 2-day, four dives $800 per person | 3-day, six dives $1,050 per person

Rescue Diver
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PADI Rescue Diver

Learn to rise to challenges and master them. Most divers find this course both demanding and rewarding, and at the end, say it's the best course they've ever taken.

You may be able to earn college credit for the PADI Rescue Diver Course.

  • Prerequisite: Advanced Open Water

  • Learn self rescue and emergency management

  • CPR and first aid classes training required

  • Two-day course

  • ELearning must be completed in advance

  • Group class $825 per person | Solo class: $935 per person

What you need to know

Master Scuba Diver

PADI Master Scuba Diver

Join the best of the best in recreational scuba diving and live the dive life as a PADI Master Scuba Diver. The Master Scuba Diver rating places you in an elite group of respected divers who have earned this rating through both significant experience and scuba training. Fewer than two percent of divers ever achieve this rating. 

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  • Prerequisite: Open Water, Advanced & Rescue Diver

  • Must have logged at least 50 dives including 5 PADI specialty diver certifications

  • ELearning required

  • Three-day course, includes six dives

  • Please call 310-510-0330 for more information.

What you need to know

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PADI Professional Courses

Catalina Divers Supply offers a full slate of PADI professional certifications — from Divemaster to Instructor and beyond. Whether you're taking your first step into the dive industry or advancing toward the highest levels of teaching, you'll train in some of the most spectacular waters on the West Coast, guided by some of the best in the business.

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Our own Suzy Degazon is a PADI Course Director — the highest level of PADI educator — bringing world-class instruction and a deep commitment to developing exceptional dive professionals.

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Pro courses offered include:

  • PADI Divemaster

  • PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI)

  • PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)

  • PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT)

  • PADI Course Director Training Course (CDTC)

 

 

PADI professional certifications are the most recognized in the diving world, opening doors to careers across the globe — and it all starts here, on Catalina Island.

 

Call 310-510-0330 to learn more or schedule your pro training.

Specialties

PADI Specialty Classes
Additional classes available. Call  310-510-0330 for complete information. 

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DPV

Learn how dive propulsion vehicles can enhance your underwater experience.

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Dive class on Catalina Island

Deep Diver

Learn how to safely explore deeper waters.

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Deep Diver

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Peak Buoyancy

Master your buoyancy for better control underwater. 

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Dry Suit Diver

Beat the cold with a dry suit specialty.

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Enriched Air Diver

Learn how to stay down longer with enriched air. 

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Self Reliant 

Learn to rely on yourself underwater

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Full Face Mask

Communicate and breathe easier with full face mask diving. 

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Night Diver

Explore underwater after dark and see what comes out after the sun goes down. 

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Boat Diver

Everything you need to know about boat diving. 

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