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You will find Al Mahara’s Emergency First Response /First Aid Course (EFR) both fun and rewarding.  After you have taken the course you will find you will be well prepared for a first aid emergency should it ever arise.

Discover simple to follow steps for emergency care. This course focuses on building confidence in lay rescuers and increasing their willingness to respond when faced with a medical emergency.

Get in touch with us to find out when we will be runnung our next EFR course.

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Join us in learning more about the globally recognised Reef Check program and our upcoming Reef Check training course! In 2019, Al Mahara Diving Center recognises the need to continue our Reef Check UAE monitoring efforts. You will survey dives while learning about Reef Check from the certified team on board. Saadiyat Reef is a beautiful and diverse local reef in our backyard in Abu Dhabi. Come join us for a day of citizen science and fun! Learn More

The PADI Swim School curriculum is built around the concept that there is a shared core of aquatic skills that every person needs to know to be proficient in the water. The core competencies provide the foundation that will enable students to learn correct swimming stroke techniques by building upon what they already know. The curriculum is designed for student’s ages 6 months old all the way to adults where correct technique is taught from the very beginning. Students will participate in learning activities that allow them to explore the water in a creative, safe, and comfortable environment! Our Learn to Swim program is ideal for all ages and abilities, including students with special needs. The PADI Swim School has proved to produce results by our dedicated instructors. We currently hold lessons at Westin Hotel Golf and Spa, Crowne Plaza on Yas Island and Marina Square, Al Reem Island. The time available will depend upon the level of your student. Our Instructors will provide an assessment and advise the level for you or your children prior to registration. Group lessons consist of no more than six children in a group and each sessions consists of eight 30 minute lessons. We offer private lesson which provides a one-on-one focus for the student. Pre-school without the parents in the pool will have a smaller group size to ensure safety and comfort of learning. Our philiosophy is to provide a comfortable environment for our students to learn in. PADI Swim School is powered by award-winning USA based Starfish Aquatic Institute, the largest and fastest growing water safety training agency in the USA and the world. annual club membership Dhs150 per person (they will receive personal record book, welcome letter pack, AMPSS t-shirt) Learn More

Whether purpose-sunk as an artificial reef for scuba divers, or lost as the result of an accident, wrecks are fascinating windows to the past. Ships, airplanes and even cars are fascinating to explore and usually teem with aquatic life. Each wreck dive offers a chance for discovery, potentially unlocking a mystery or spying something others have missed. The PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course is popular because it offers rewarding adventures while observing responsible wreck diving practices.

If you’re at least 15 years old and have earned a PADI Adventure Diver certification or higher, you can enroll in the Wreck Diver Specialty course.

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Underwater photography is one of the most popular diving specialties, and with so many underwater cameras to choose from, it has become easier and more fun than ever to capture images of your underwater scuba adventures. The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course gets you going quickly, whether you use a point-and-shoot camera or a sophisticated dSLR like the pros.

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PADI advanced open water course: Five adventure dives You must at least hold an Open water certification* Enriched Air Course are not included The course helps build confidence and expand scuba skills through different adventure dives Must do the online theory E-learning fees are not included Learn More

Scuba Diving with Enriched Air Nitrox

The PADI Enriched Air Diver Course is PADI's most popular specialty scuba diving course, and it's easy to see why! Scuba diving with enriched nitrox gives you more no decompression dive time. This means more bottom time on all the dives!!!

Typically divers can stay longer and get wet sooner. It's an easy specialty and PADI Open Water Divers completing their 4th open water dive can do an introductory enriched air dive with an Enriched Air Instructor.

Price includes classroom time with an experienced, proffesional instructor. It does not include e-learning, or any open water dives.

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Skin diving is snorkeling while making breath-hold dives to observe aquatic life, up close and personal. It’s a great way to explore the underwater world when you’re not able to scuba dive or if scuba diving just isn’t your thing. The PADI Skin Diver course teaches you how to enjoy watching life below the surface and comfortably venture underwater for short visits, whether you dive in a local freshwater lake or the big blue ocean, at home or on holiday at a dive destination. To enroll in a PADI Skin Diver course, you must be at least 8 years old. You need adequate swimming skills and comfort in the water. No prior experience is required. Learn More

The PADI Mermaid program is a stand-alone program like the PADI Freediver program, it doesn’t require scuba or freediver instructor ratings as an underlying certification. The PADI Mermaid program consists of four student and three instructor level ratings – PADI Mermaid Student Levels PADI Discover Mermaid Experience – no prerequisites PADI Basic Mermaid Course – ability to swim at least 25m and float comfortably at the surface for at least 3 minutes Learn More