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Advanced Certifications

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In addition to basic Open Water certification, Divers Two offers the full range of PADI advanced-level qualifications, including:

  • Advanced Open Water Diver -- This course allows you to gain confidence in your diving while exploring different underwater environments, all under the supervision our qualified staff. All that is required for the advanced certification is 5 dives!

  • Rescue Diver -- An AOW diver will perfect the tired-diver tow, fireman's lift, stress recognition, rescue breathing, and other emergency dive procedures in this exciting and enlightening course. CPR and first-aid training (also available from D2) and 25 logged dives are prerequisites of this program.

  • Master Scuba Diver -- As an advanced diver with rescue certification, five specialities, and at least 50 dives' experience, you will be ready to reach the highest level of recreational SCUBA diving with this course. Find the application in Resources.

CPR & FIRST AID PROVIDER

CPR Adult/Child/Infant & First Aid ($90)
These courses are open to divers and non-divers alike. They are a "must course" for the diving professional and great for all sport divers.

Session: July 10th 6-9pm
Class: In-Person
Instructor: Steve Diguiseppe

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JERSEY SHORE DIVER SPECIALTY

A new PADI course written by D2 instructor Craig Beattie and offered only at D2, this class introduces the diver to beach and inlet diving here on the Jersey Shore. Discover the wonderful local beach wrecks and dive some of our inlets as well! Learn the techniques of entry/exit, assessing conditions, navigating to find those beach wrecks and more! Shore diving is cost effective and flexible! Simply "grab a friend and go!"

Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: In-Person
Dives: TBD
Instructor: TBD

VIDEOGRAPHY SPECIALTY

PADI Underwater Videographer Specialty course. Learn to create underwater videos that are interesting, entertaining and worth watching again and again using interesting angles and camera techniques.


Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning and Final Video
Dives: 1 Pool, 3 Dives
Instructor: John Trilli

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DELAYED SURFACE MARKER BUOY SPECIALTY

Most divers wouldn’t think of diving without carrying a delayed surface marker buoy (DSMB), and in some locations it’s considered required safety equipment. Knowing how to properly deploy and manage a DSMB are valuable skills learned in this course. We’ll also cover reels, shooting lift bags and running lines, Whether you’re a novice or advanced diver; tropics or the North Atlantic, these are skills you should know and master!

Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning
Dives: 3 Open
Instructor: As Assigned

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EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

E-Learning Code & Theory
Call, stop by, or email us to purchase your e-learning code! This code replaces classroom sessions and brings the books to you; where-ever you choose to learn!


Following the completion of your e-learning, Divers Two will follow up with a practical session with instructor Joseph Skimmons. You will have the opportunity to implement what you learned with gear and tools supplied by D2.


Dates: TBD
Instructor: Joseph Skimmons

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DIVE AGAINST DEBRIS SPECIALTY

Join the PADI AWARE Conservation Action Portal to remove marine debris, protect ocean life, and drive change through citizen science and global action.


Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning
Dives: 1 Dive
Instructor: John Trilli

DIVER PROPULSION VEHICLE SPECIALTY

The PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Course is designed to train divers in the use of a Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV) and familiarize them with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, and hazards of using a DPV in a non-overhead environment. Minimum age 18 years old.

Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning
Dives: 1 Pool, 2 Open Dives
Instructor: Frank Bevacqua

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PHOTOGRAPHY SPECIALTY

Take a shortcut to taking great underwater photos, learn how to use underwater photo lights, improve color, get pro tips from your instructor, as well as learning about the history of underwater photography and film!


Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning and Final
Dives: 1 Pool, 3 Dives
Instructor: John Trilli

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SEARCH AND RECOVERY SPECIALTY

In the Search and Recovery course, you’ll learn how to find lost objects underwater. You’ll practice different types of underwater search patterns and learn how to use a lift bag as you plan and execute mock search operations.

Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning
Dives: TBD
Instructor: As Assigned

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DRYSUIT SPECIALTY

Unlike wetsuits, drysuits are filled with air. During your drysuit course, your instructor will teach you how to control the air in your drysuit along with your buoyancy.

You'll also learn about different types of drysuits, basic drysuit repairs and maintenance.


Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning
Dives: TBD
Instructor: As Assigned

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ENRICHED AIR NITROX SPECIALTY

Enriched air, also known as nitrox or EANx, contains less nitrogen than regular air. Breathing less nitrogen means you can enjoy longer dives and shorter surface intervals. No wonder Enriched Air Diver is the most popular specialty.

Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning & In-Person
Instructor: Joseph Skimmons

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FULL FACE MASK SPECIALTY

Working divers, such as public safety divers, use full face masks because they protect the eyes and nose from contaminants in the water, provide comfort in cold water, and allow for communication. If you're interested public safety diving, scientific diving, or venturing into extremely cold-water, then learning to dive with a full face mask is definitely for you. Because full face masks allow you to breathe from your nose, they are also beneficial for those who have difficulty using standard scuba masks.


Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning
Dives: TBD
Instructor: As Assigned

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RESCUE DIVER

Learn how to prevent and handle diving emergencies that may occur at a dive site or during a dive. This is a pivotal course for anyone who wants to continue their diver training and become a PADI Professional such as a Dive Master or an Instructor, or obtain the Master SCUBA Diver rating. Be a more prepared, safer diver able to better foresee and handle diver emergencies.

Dates: Pool: July 6th 9-11am Quail Hill Pool / Open: TBD
Class: E-Learning and Student Kit
Dives: 1 Pool, 1 Open
Instructor: Sharon Patterson & Steve Diguiseppe

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ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER

Take your skills to the next level with selected electives!


Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning
Dives: 5 Open Dives
Instructor: As Assigned

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BOAT DIVER SPECIALTY

Similar to the Wreck Diver course, though geared more towards learning the basics of boat diving here in the New Jersey waters.


Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning
Dives: TBD
Instructor: As Assigned

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BLACK LAGOON DIVER SPECIALTY

A new PADI course written by D2 instructor Craig Beattie and offered only at D2.


”The Golden Skull awaits, but none have laid eyes on it and lived to tell the tale. Here be a certification in fun, and a wee bit of compass navigation as The Back Bay becomes…The Black Lagoon. Ye be callin’ upon your compass skill and healthy stores of fun to find said idol. Find The Skull you must and yea your compass be your friend. BUT… The Creature awaits…as do “other diversions”…So weigh anchor and be off to The Black Lagoon.”


Date: TBD
Instructor: TBD

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NAVIGATION SPECIALTY

Similar to the Wreck Diver course, though geared more towards learning the basics of boat diving here in the New Jersey waters.


Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning
Dives: TBD
Instructor: As Assigned

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WRECK DIVER SPECIALTY

A challenging specialty which hones your wreck skills here in our NJ waters!


Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning
Dives: 2 boat trips, TBD
Instructor: As Assigned

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EMERGENCY OXYGEN PROVIDER

Emergency Oxygen Provider prepares you to offer aid and teaches you to recognize scuba diving injuries and illnesses requiring emergency oxygen.

Session: TBD
Class: In-Person and E-Learning and Student Kit
Instructor: John Trilli

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PEAK PERFORMANCE BUOYANCY SPECIALTY

A great way to dust off the rust or pave the way for a great season in June or improve your skills after a great season of diving in September. We trim out your gear, revisit weighting, master our buoyancy skills and improve general dive technique!


Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning
Dives: 3 Open Dives
Instructor: As Assigned

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DEEP DIVER SPECIALTY

Although exhilarating, deep diving does require some special considerations. In this course you’ll learn how to handle the descents, ascents, stops and limitations that increased depth imposes; techniques for diving in the deeper range of 60-130 feet; deep diving equipment considerations; experience in planning, organizing and making at least four deep dives.


Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning
Dives: TBD
Instructor: As Assigned

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NIGHT DIVER SPECIALTY

Get some exposure to the "night shift!" Dive environments change dramatically at night and once again, our final dive will be a "reverse night dive," where we enter the water pre-dawn and experience sunrise underwater. Craig calls it the "Vampire Dive," we have to be underwater before the sun comes up!

Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: E-Learning
Dives: 3 Open
Instructor: As Assigned

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HISTORIC WRECK DIVER SPECIALTY

A PADI course written by D2 instructor Craig Beattie, this class is a unique hybrid; part history class, part field trip to the New Jersey Historical Divers Assoc. museum, part wreck diver class. We examine the rich NJ maritime history, specific notable wrecks—the events of their sinking and the people who sailed them. Then, we go dive where it all happened!


Dates: TBD
Field Trip: TBD
Dives: 1 Trip, 2 Open Dives
Instructor: TBD

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SOLO DIVER SPECIALTY

Although diving with a buddy is the norm, there are reasons for an experienced diver to develop self-reliance and independence while diving. Learning to carry out dives without a partner can make you a stronger diver in most situations. If you have the mental discipline and commitment to learn and follow self-reliant diving techniques, you'll bolster your skills and confidence when diving alone, in a dive pair or as part of a team.

Dates: ON DEMAND
Class: In-Person
Dives: TBD
Instructor: As Assigned

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