Learn to Dive

Ever wondered how salvage divers locate and lift valuable items lost at sea? Then the PADI Search and Recovery course is for you. During your PADI Search and Recovery Specialty course, you'll learn a variety of search and lifting techniques including the use of lines, reels, compass, rope work and lift-bags. You'll put these into practice during your 4 open water dives.

Course Prerequisites

  • PADI Open Water Diver or PADI Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
  • Be medically fit to dive, please carefully read the medical declaration below
  • Pre-study course manual and fill in review sections before start of the course
  • Watch DVD before start of the course

Minimum age

  • 12 years.

How is the course run?

  • 2 days open water.

What have other divers done after this course?

What it will cost, and what you’ll need

Course Fee: £200.00

What’s included?

  • PADI Search and Recovery Specialty manual
  • Life time certification
  • Use of all the expensive scuba equipment (suits, weights, cylinders, BCD and regulator, lift bags, etc)
  • Search and Recovery Diver DVD (returnable after course, and if not returned will be charged at £22.75)

Sold separately: Course £178.00, manual £22.00, DVD £22.75

What’s not included?

  • Transport to dive sites
  • Dive site fees, typically start at £16 per day at Vobster Quay, Frome
  • Basic equipment for open water dives, mask, snorkel, fins and boots (gloves from October to May)

Dates

25-26 Feb (Sat-Sun)

10-11 March (Sat-Sun)

12-13 April (Sat-Sun)

10-11 May (Thu-Fri)

23-24 June (Sat-Sun)

26-27 July (Thu-Fri)

11-12 August (Sat-Sun)

29-30 Sept (Sat-Sun)

13-14 October (Sat-Sun)

17-18 Nov (Sat-Sun)

6-7 Dec (Thu-Fri)




 

 
Notes

All courses run from 9am to 5:30pm (approximately) and a minimum of 3 people is required for a course to run, unless otherwise stated.

Personal tuition may be available, ask for details and prices. Group booking discounts are also available. Andark supports equal opportunities – if you have any special requirements, please get in touch with us. The IAHD Course for the Disabled is now available – please contact us.

How to Book

Booking a course with Andark couldn't be more straight forward, there are three simple steps to follow:

  1. Phone us to check the availibility of the course that you have chosen, and the dates you wish to attend.
  2. Download and complete the booking form, and return to us by post.
  3. Download and complete the medical declaration form, and return to us by post.

Please click on the icons on the right to download a PDF copy of our booking and medical declaration forms.

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Booking Form

Medical Declaration