PADI Courses

Excellent buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. You’ve seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover almost as if by thought. They more easily observe aquatic life without disturbing their surroundings. You can achieve this, too. The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course improves the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevates them to the next level. PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 10 years old, are eligible to take the Peak Performance Buoyancy course. Learn More

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.*Your particular attention is drawn to the following: If we are there and you are not? – if you are more than 10 minutes late for any arranged session or not at all! – the session will have started or the boat will have left without you. For academic or pool diving sessions we will charge an additional payment of AED 100 per session, for any open water training or dives we will charge an additional charge of 495dhs per day as a NO SHOW fee and you will be required to reschedule the session.(Payments to be made prior to next session) Learn More

Reef Check Training
Reef Check is a global organisation combining education and research to help protect reefs and oceans. As a Reef Check surveyor you can contribute to reef conservation efforts and dive for minimal costs while helping with surveys! At the successful completion of this course you will be awarded with Reef Check International EcoDiver card. As a Reef Check EcoDiver and a Reef Check UAE volunteer you will be able to participate in monthly survey dives which will help us understand the threats our local marine ecosystems are facing by collecting valuable data. Upon completion of the course you will also join a team of thousands of volunteer Reef Checkers around the world so you may choose to apply your new skills elsewhere because Reef Check is operational in over 90 countries worldwide! If you are interested in knowing more about our marine environment, collecting data from our local reefs and getting more out of your dives, this course is exactly what you are looking for!

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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

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Have you ever wondered what it's like to dive with flashlights, take digital pictures underwater or float effortlessly like an astronaut? Beyond learning basic scuba skills, there are specialty AquaMissions, such as wreck diving, navigation, buoyancy, environmental awareness and more. PADI Seal Team includes doing some cool stuff in the pool, meeting friends and sharing in the adventure of the underwater world. Learn More

It happens: People accidentally drop things from docks, off boats or even while scuba diving. If you’ve ever lost something in the water and wanted to go find it, then the PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course is for you. There are effective ways to search for objects underwater that increase your chances of success. And there are good and better methods to bring up small, large or just awkward items. Search and recovery can be challenging, but a whole lot of fun. PADI (Junior) Advanced Open Water Divers who are at least 12 years old can enroll in the Search and Recover Diver course. PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers with a PADI Underwater Navigator certification also qualify. Learn More