Các khóa học, không có quảng cáo bán hàng
Các trang khóa học ở cấp độ khái niệm, nêu tên các phiên bản tương đương của PADI, SSI, NAUI và RAID — vì nội dung lặn là như nhau, dù thẻ chứng chỉ của tổ chức nào. Cùng với đó là hồ sơ trung lập về bản thân các tổ chức đào tạo.
Lộ trình khóa học
| Khóa học | Cấp độ | Tuổi tối thiểu | Giới hạn độ sâu | Thời điểm thông thường |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freediver (Entry Level) Structured breath-hold training: physiology, relaxation, and safety protocols across pool… | Entry | 15 | 16 m | 2-3 |
| Open Water Diver The world's entry-level scuba certification: theory, confined-water training, and four… | Entry | 10 | 18 m | 3-5 |
| Try Dive (Discover Scuba) A supervised first breath underwater with no certification required: a short briefing… | Entry | 10 | 12 m | half-day |
| Advanced Open Water The second rung of the recreational ladder: a set of instructor-led adventure dives… | Advanced | 12 | 30 m | 2-3 |
| Rescue Diver The course that shifts your attention from yourself to the whole dive: stress… | Advanced | 12 | — | 3-4 |
| Deep Diver Specialty Structured training for the 18-40 m band: gas planning, narcosis awareness, and… | Specialty | 15 | 40 m | 2 |
| Drift Diver Specialty Technique for diving in current: negative entries, group cohesion, surface-marker… | Specialty | 12 | — | 1 |
| Dry Suit Diver Specialty Training to dive warm and dry in cold water: managing a second buoyancy volume, seals and… | Specialty | 10 | — | 1-2 |
| Emergency Oxygen Provider A half-day, no-prerequisite course on recognizing dive injuries and delivering emergency… | Specialty | — | — | 0.5 |
| Enriched Air Nitrox The most popular specialty in diving: a short, mostly classroom course on breathing… | Specialty | 12 | — | 0.5-1 |
| Night Diver Specialty Two to three guided dives after dark: light handling and signals, close navigation, and… | Specialty | 12 | — | 1-2 |
| Peak Performance Buoyancy A short course devoted entirely to the skill that defines good divers: precise weighting… | Specialty | 10 | — | 1 |
| Sidemount Diver Learn to carry cylinders at your sides instead of on your back: a cave-born configuration… | Specialty | 15 | — | 2 |
| Underwater Navigator Compass work, natural navigation, and distance estimation across three dedicated dives -… | Specialty | 10 | — | 1-2 |
| Wreck Diver Specialty Training for diving sunken ships and aircraft: hazard assessment, line and reel work, and… | Specialty | 15 | 30 m | 2 |
| Dive Instructor Instructor development and examination: the training that qualifies you to certify new… | Pro | 18 | — | 10-14 plus a 2-day examination |
| Divemaster The first professional rating: leadership training that qualifies you to guide certified… | Pro | 18 | — | 2-8 weeks |
| Cavern & Cave Diving The staged path into overhead environments: cavern training within the daylight zone… | Technical | 18 | 21 m | 2-3 for cavern; a week or more for full cave |
| Intro to Rebreathers Unit-specific training on closed-circuit rebreathers: how the loop, scrubber, and oxygen… | Technical | 18 | — | 3-5 |
| Intro to Technical Diving The doorway out of recreational limits: redundant equipment, disciplined gas planning… | Technical | 18 | 40 m | 3-5 |
Giới hạn độ sâu được hiển thị là quy chuẩn đào tạo phổ biến, không phải luật định — và chúng tồn tại vì vật lý học không thương lượng.
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PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)
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SSI (Scuba Schools International)
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