BEGINNER OPEN WATER SCUBA DIVER COURSE This course is provided by either SSI, SDI, PADI or NAUI Training Agency. It is the entry-level (beginner) Open Water SCUBA diver certification course.  One of our highly trained Instructors will educate and train you how to safely SCUBA dive and have fun while div... Find Out More

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THE SNORKELER DIVER Welcome to your snorkeling course. Snorkeling is a fun family experience. It doesn’t require much equipment and can be accomplished with only a little training. It is designed to give you the necessary skills and knowledge to efficiently snorkel in conditions similar to their training without the direct... Find Out More

TRY SCUBA Take your fist breathe underwater in a pool, and discover the possibilties of exploring the underwater world.  Try SCUBA is a diving adventure the whole family can enjoy.  We know once you attend this program, you will enjoy it. Description: This is an introductory, resort style course ... Find Out More

REFRESHER SCUBA This course is provided by either SSI, SDI, PADI or NAUI Training Agency. Generally, scuba diving certification never expire.  However, if you have not  been actively diving for 9 months or more, you should complete the scuba diving refresher program.  It is also a great resource for any cer... Find Out More

NITROX DIVER COURSE This course is taught by SSI, SDI, TDI SDI, PADI or NAUI. What will you discover with your Enriched Air Nitrox Diver certification? Let your underwater adventure continue with the Enriched Air Nitrox Recognition or Diver courses! Do you want to extend your bottom time, lessen your surface interval, a... Find Out More

ADVANCED SCUBA DIVER This course is taught by SSI, SDI, NAUI or PADI Training Agency. The Advanced Scuba Diver Course is a continuing education course for certified Open Water Scuba Divers who want to countinue their diving knowledge and experience. It is an enjoyable program of continued supervised experience designed to introduce... Find Out More

RESCUE SCUBA DIVER This course is taught by SSI, SDI, NAUI or PADI Training agency. What will you discover with your Scuba Rescue Diver certification Expanding your diving knowledge, capabilities and safety with a Scuba Rescue Diver course! These agencies acknowledges and accepts that diving is not a sport without haza... Find Out More

ADVANCE RESCUE DIVER This is a countation certification course for certified advanced scuba divers who desire to assume greater rescue capabilities during diving activities. The training emphasizes accident supervision and management with practical applications in open water. This course is designed specifically to provide the knowledge an... Find Out More

DEEP DIVER This course is taught by SSI, SDI, NAUI or PADI Training agency. Does the thought of deep diving fascinate you? You can enroll in a Deep Diver course where you'll gain the knowledge and skills to plan and make enjoyable deep dives while minimizing risks of deep diving. Boat Dive Training Trip is an Extra Cost... Find Out More

MASTER SCUBA DIVER This course is taught by SSI, SDI, NAUI or PADI Training agency. Master Scuba Diver course is for certified divers who desire additional training to increase their understanding and enjoyment of diving, or orientation to a variety of diving sites and conditions. Divers must be a minimum of 15 years of age, in good h... Find Out More

NIGHT & LIMITED VISIBILTY DIVER This course is taught by SSI, SDI, NAUI or PADI Training agency. If you’re like most divers, you’ll love exploring at night even more than during the daylight. At night the reef comes alive as many of the daylight inhabitants retreat to the safety of dens and ledges while nocturnal creatures take ov... Find Out More

WRECK DIVER (EXTRENAL SURVEY) This course is taught by SSI, SDI, NAUI or PADI Training agency. This course will provide the student candidcate with the skills and knowledge needed to gain experience and minimize risks in wreck diving. Wreck diving (external survey) is defined as diving around a sunken vessel, aircraft or debris field.&... Find Out More

HUNTING & COLLECTING This course is provided by either SSI, SDI, PADI or NAUI Training Agency. It is a Speciality diver certification course. Have you ever wanted to go spearfishing, lobster hunting or scallop collecting? Nothing is better than a nice seafood buffet of food you caught yourself. Now you can learn the to... Find Out More

SEARCH & RECOVERY DIVER This course is to provide the diver candidate with knowledge, techniques and special skills necessary to sccessfully plan, execute and evaluate underwater search and recovery dive tasks commonly needed by the experienced recreational diver and to minimize the risks of such tasks while searching for and r... Find Out More

ALTITUDE DIVER This course is provided by either SSI, SDI, PADI or NAUI Training Agency. This is a speciality diver certification course. Have you ever thought about diving the mountain lakes? Did you know that there is some additional training for diving at altitude level? Altitude diving opens up a whole new arena... Find Out More

DRYSUIT DIVER This course is taught by SSI, SDI, NAUI or PADI Training agency. The Dry Suit Diver Course will open up a whole new world of diving to you. Many of the cold water diving environments around the world are better experienced in a dry suit. Want to stay warm? Want to extend your scuba diving season? Then dive dry.&n... Find Out More

SIDEMOUNT DIVER This course is designed to teach certified divers to safely utilize sidemount primary cylinders as an alternative to the traditional back-mounted configuration.  The course is strickly non-decompression with a maximum depth limit 40m/130ft, or within the limit of the student's current certification, whichever ... Find Out More

TRY FULL FACE MASK EXPERIENCE The Riverside Scuba's “Try the Full Face Mask (FFM) Experience” is an introduction program soley diving in a pool with an FFM certified instructor. Join the latest trend in scuba diving, FFM Diving.  This trends is taking hold because of the many advantages of the FFM. Here are some of... Find Out More

FULL FACE MASK DIVER This course is provided by either SSI, SDI, PADI or NAUI Training Agency. This course is a continuing education course for certified divers, and as well for PSD candidcates for law enforcement search and recovery dive teams. This course will train you to for safe and proper use of Full Face Ma... Find Out More

VISUAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES This Cylinder Inspection Course is designed to promote safety in the care and maintenance of high-pressure scuba cylinders. Find Out More

ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR As an Assistant Instructor, you will be authorized to teach all aspects of skin and scuba diving under the supervision of a NAUI Instructor. Find Out More

SPECIALTY COURSES

DIVEMASTER Divemaster (DM) This Divemaster Course is offered by the National Assiocation of Under Water Instructors (NAUI) or SDI.  Would you like to lead dives and dive trips and take certified divers on vacations to the world's best dive sites?  Many Divemasters are employed full-time or work independen... Find Out More

INSTRUCTOR COURSE Rivereside Scuba philosophy for the Instructor Course is committing our experience as your mentor, leader and educator that shapes, develops and evaluates instructor candicates in the field of recreational scuba diving. Find Out More

INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE (ITC) NAUI values and respects the knowledge, skills and abilities of its instructors. Find Out More

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT: CPR & FIRST AID (BLS) This fundamental course prepares you to provide proper care for life-threatening illnesses or injuries until professional emergency medical care is available. Find Out More

EMERGENCY OXYGEN FOR SCUBA DIVING INJURIES (EO2) Administering emergency oxygen is the preferred first aid for scuba diving injuries, and early administration can drastically improve the outcome for an injured diver. Find Out More

CPR: HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WITH FIRST AID (HCP) Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide, and witnessing a cardiac emergency in a diving context or your daily life is not unlikely. Find Out More

FIRST AID FOR HAZARDOUS MARINE LIFE INJURIES (HMLI) Whether you venture into the ocean or simply consume food from it, hazardous marine life injuries can happen. Find Out More

NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT (NEURO) DAN’s Neurological Assessment course teaches you how to properly manage injuries with neurological implications. Find Out More

DIVING EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROVIDER (DEMP) People who are interested in understanding first aid care for a variety of diving scenarios are encouraged to take the Diving Emergency Management Provider course. Find Out More

DFO PRO - DIVING FIRST AID FOR PROFESSIONAL DIVERS Help professional divers manage incidents with the most comprehensive dive industry first aid training available. This course is designed for those with a higher level of obligation in responding to unique situations and dive incidents.  Find Out More

FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR The NAUI/DAN First Aid Instructor designation is a formal NAUI leadership designation, not a certification. The NAUI/DAN First Aid Instructor designation (FAI) provides recognition to NAUI members who meet all prerequisites and have successfully completed a NAUI First Aid Instructor Workshop. Successful candidates... Find Out More

INTRO TO TECHNICAL DIVING TDI Intro to Tech Diving The TDI Intro to Tech Course is an introductory course that expands on recreational training by improving dive planning methods, in-water skills, and streamlining existing gear configurations in a controlled and fun learning environment. Find Out More

Advanced Nitrox Diver TDI Advanced Nitrox Diver Are you looking to expand your dive time? Maybe you’re a scientific diver or photographer looking to stay in the water a little longer? Find Out More

Sidemount Diver TDI Sidemount Diver   Find Out More

DECOMPRESSION PROCEDURES DIVER Decompression Procedures Diver As sport divers, planned decompression is not something that we do or have been taught.The Decompression Procedures Course prepares you for planned staged decompression diving. With a maximum operating depth of 45 metres/150 feet, this course is your first step beyond the normal sport ... Find Out More

Extended Range Diver TDI Extended Range Diver Certain areas of the world provide spectacular dives at depths deeper than 39 metres/130 feet but you may not have access (or very limited access) to helium. Find Out More

Helitrox Diver TDI Helitrox Diver The TDI Helitrox Diver Course examines the theory, methods, and procedures for planning staged decompression dives utilizing helium in the breathing mixture to reduce the effects of inert gas narcosis. Find Out More

Trimix Diver TDI Trimix Diver Are you looking to expand your depth range? Do you want to reduce narcosis during deep dives? The TDI Trimix Diver Course could be your next step! Find Out More

Technical Diver TDI Technical Divemaster The TDI Divemaster Course is the first professional level certification in the TDI leadership levels. Find Out More

Tender Operations ERD Tender The ERD Tender Course trains team personnel to properly line tend and participate within the public safety dive team in a non-diving roll. Find Out More

Public Safety Diver 1 ERD I This first level Emergency Response Diving Course is designed to give the certified open water diver, or open water certified public safety diver, the fundamental skills needed to safely function as part of an OSHA and NFPA compliant public safety dive team in both the diver and tender roles. Find Out More

Public Safety Diver 2 ERD II The ERD II Course furthers the public safety diver’s knowledge and advances skill sets for emergency response diving. The ERD II Course will examine lifting techniques, encapsulation, a victim’s death, as well as, physiological changes a submerged body undergoes, mechanics of drowning, handling of r... Find Out More

Public Safetiy Dive Supervisor ERD Supervisor The ERD Supervisor Course is to qualify the experienced emergency response divers to supervise emergency response diving teams. It also serves to develop leadership qualities as a prerequisite for ERDI Instructor. Find Out More

Dry Suit Operations ERD Drysuit Ops The ERD Dry Suit Ops Course develops the knowledge and skills that are necessary for dry suit diving operations in emergency response diving. Introducing fundamental skills of dry suit diving and other important topics such as; encapsulation, contaminated environments, protecting portable water supplie... Find Out More

Full Face Mask Operations ERD Full Face Mask Operations Course The ERD Full Face Mask Course provides the skills and knowledge for the ERD diver to utilize full face masks for emergency response diving. Find Out More

Underwater Crime Scene ERDI Underwater Crime Scene Investigation The purpose of the ERDI Underwater Crime Scene Investigations Program is to provide necessary skills and knowledge in performing underwater crime scene investigations, preservation, and proper documentation for court-ready testimony. Find Out More

Underwater Threat Assessment Operations ERD Underwater Threat Assessment (UTA) Operations This course is designed to give the certified emergency response diver the skills and knowledge necessary for recognition and identification only of hazardous devices underwater. This course is not an explosives recovery course or renders safety in underwater explosive... Find Out More

Hull Inspection Operations ERDI Hull Inspection This course is designed to provide information and hands on training to students and dive team members who may be called upon to search the hulls of vessels in port and at anchor as part of security screening, evidence recovery or other purposes.   Find Out More

Small Boat Operations ERD Small Boat Operations This course is designed to expand a diver’s knowledge in Small Boat Operations and is primarily intended to provide the minimum knowledge and skills that an individual must demonstrate to qualify to stand watch and/or perform other specific routine duties necessary for the safety, secur... Find Out More

PSD Night Operations ERDI Night Ops The ERDI Night Diving Ops Course is designed to acquaint the certified ERDI Diver with all procedures, techniques, and potential hazards associated with diving at night. Find Out More