Step beyond the surface and begin your journey into the underwater world.
Our courses are designed to build confidence, capability, and calm beneath the water, whether you’re taking your first breaths on scuba or refining advanced skills. Explore training that opens doors to dive sites across the world.
The PADI Junior Open Water Diver course gives young divers aged 10 to 14 the same world-recognised certification as our adult Open Water Diver course, with age-appropriate depth limits and supervision built in.
Designed for young beginners, this course teaches the core knowledge, practical skills, and confidence needed to dive safely alongside a certified adult.
From their very first breaths underwater to their qualifying open water dives, your young diver will develop the skills to become a confident junior diver, with a clear path to full Open Water Diver status as they get older.
Ideal for:
Young divers aged 10 to 14 with no diving experience
Families wanting to dive together on holiday or at home
Kids and young adventurers keen to learn a new skill
Young people interested in marine life and underwater exploration
Future divers wanting to progress into Junior Advanced and speciality training
To enrol, your child must:
Be aged between 10 and 14 at the time of certification
Be medically fit to scuba dive
Be comfortable in the water
Complete a standard diver medical questionnaire, signed by a parent or guardian
A parent or guardian must also complete a liability release and sign the required PADI consent forms before training begins.
No previous diving experience is required.
The course combines knowledge development, confined water training, and open water dives, with instruction paced and adapted for younger divers.
Complete theory learning through the PADI Junior eLearning course, covering dive safety, equipment, and core scuba principles in a format designed for younger students.
Learn essential scuba skills in a controlled environment with direct instructor guidance and coaching, building confidence step by step.
Put new skills into practice during qualifying open water dives, always under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional or certified parent/guardian.
On completion of the course, your young diver will be able to:
Dive with a certified parent, guardian, or PADI Professional
Dive to a maximum depth of 12 metres (ages 10-11) or 18 metres (ages 12-14)
Rent scuba equipment worldwide (with supervision)
Continue training through Junior Advanced and speciality courses
Automatically convert to a full PADI Open Water Diver certification at age 15, with no further training required
Certification is recognised worldwide.
PADI Junior eLearning materials
Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
Confined water training sessions
Supervised open water qualification dives
Air fills and tanks
Certification processing
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, giving young divers a real but controlled introduction to UK diving conditions alongside an experienced instructor.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions, ideal for relaxed training and building confidence while combining the course with a family holiday.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life make for an exciting and memorable first certification experience.
Once you have booked the course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your child's experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit family availability wherever possible.
Once certified, your young diver can continue their journey with:
Junior Advanced Open Water Diver
Junior Peak Performance Buoyancy
Seal Team and AWARE programmes
Automatic upgrade to full Open Water Diver at age 15
Your young diver's underwater adventure starts here.
The PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience is designed for anyone who has never dived before, giving you the chance to try scuba diving in a safe, supervised, and enjoyable environment.
Rather than a full course, this is a guided introduction to diving. You'll receive a brief pool or confined water session to get comfortable with the equipment and basic techniques, followed by an open water dive with your instructor by your side throughout.
No certification is awarded, but on completion you'll have your first real dive experience under your belt — and a clear pathway into the PADI Open Water Diver course should you wish to continue.
Discover Scuba Diving with In The Blue is delivered on the South Coast and Solent, with a focus on comfort, safety, and making your first dive genuinely enjoyable.
Complete beginners with no prior diving experience
Those curious about diving before committing to a full course
Travellers wanting to try diving in local UK waters
Younger divers looking to experience scuba for the first time
Anyone considering progression into the Open Water Diver course
Your Discover Scuba Diving experience takes place over a single session, typically lasting two to three hours in total.
The session includes:
A pre-dive briefing covering equipment, basic skills, and what to expect
A confined water or pool session to practise the fundamental techniques
A supervised open water dive to a maximum depth of 12 metres*
Your instructor will be with you throughout, guiding and supporting you at every stage.
Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
Pre-dive briefing and skills session
One supervised open water dive
Full use of scuba equipment during the experience
United Kingdom – South Coast & Solent Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, offering sheltered, accessible conditions well-suited to first-time divers.
* Maximum depth is subject to age, medical status, and conditions on the day, in line with PADI standards.
Once you have booked your experience, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss any requirements and to arrange a suitable date.
We run Discover Scuba Diving sessions regularly throughout the summer season, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world’s most recognised beginner scuba certification and your first step into underwater exploration.
Designed for complete beginners, this course teaches you the core knowledge, practical skills, and confidence needed to dive safely and independently with a buddy anywhere in the world.
From your very first breaths underwater to your qualifying open water dives, you will develop the skills needed to become a confident and capable diver.
Ideal for:
Complete beginners with no diving experience
Travellers wanting to dive worldwide
Adventure seekers looking to learn a new skill
Anyone interested in marine life and underwater exploration
Future divers wanting to progress into advanced and speciality training
To enrol, you must:
Be medically fit to scuba dive
Be comfortable in the water
Complete a standard diver medical questionnaire
Minimum age: 10 years old
No previous diving experience is required.
The course combines knowledge development, confined water training, and open water dives.
Complete your theory learning through PADI eLearning, covering dive safety, equipment, and core scuba principles.
Learn essential scuba skills in a controlled environment with direct instructor guidance and coaching.
Put your new skills into practice during qualifying open water dives and experience real diving conditions.
On completion of the course, you will be able to:
Dive independently with a buddy
Dive to a maximum depth of 18 metres
Rent scuba equipment worldwide
Book certified diver excursions and trips
Continue your training through advanced and speciality courses
Your certification is recognised worldwide.
PADI eLearning materials
Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
Confined water training sessions
Open water qualification dives
Air fills and tanks
Certification processing
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Once certified, you can continue your diving journey with:
Advanced Open Water Diver
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Dry Suit Diver
Rescue Diver
Your underwater adventure starts here.
PADI ReActivate is for certified divers who have been out of the water and want to rebuild confidence before diving again.
You’ll review key theory and practise essential skills with an instructor so you feel comfortable and safe without repeating a full course.
Ideal for:
• Divers who have not dived for a while
• Holiday divers preparing for a trip
• Anyone lacking confidence after a break
• Divers required to complete a refresher
You must:
• Hold any recognised scuba certification
• Meet standard medical and fitness requirements
Minimum age: 10 years old
Refresh core safety and equipment knowledge.
Practise essential skills such as mask clearing, regulator recovery, and buoyancy control.
On completion you will:
• Regain confidence underwater
• Demonstrate safe diving skills
• Receive an updated certification date in the PADI system
• Professional instruction
• Refresher session
• Certification record update
United Kingdom, Europe and Thailand available.
A simple way to return to diving safely and comfortably.
The PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver course is one of the most popular and useful scuba specialities, designed to extend your no-decompression limits and reduce surface interval times.
By learning to dive with enriched air nitrox (a breathing gas with a higher oxygen content than standard air), you can enjoy longer dives, shorter surface intervals, and a more relaxed dive profile, particularly when making repetitive dives.
This course focuses on planning, awareness, and discipline, making it a natural next step for divers looking to increase efficiency and comfort underwater.
This course is ideal for:
Certified Open Water Divers looking to extend bottom time
Divers planning multiple dives per day
Those diving regularly on liveaboards or dive trips abroad
Divers progressing through Advanced and specialist training
Anyone wanting a deeper understanding of dive planning and gas management
The Enriched Air Nitrox course is primarily theory-based and can be completed quickly and efficiently.
Theory
Learn the benefits and considerations of diving with enriched air, including oxygen exposure limits, dive planning, and safety procedures.
Practical Application
Hands-on training in analysing nitrox cylinders, setting dive computers, and planning dives using enriched air.
Open water dives are optional and may be included depending on location and preference.
On completion, you will be certified to:
Dive using enriched air nitrox with up to 40% oxygen*
Plan dives using enriched air within safe exposure limits
Analyse and label nitrox cylinders
Configure dive computers correctly for nitrox diving
This certification has no expiry and can be used worldwide.
Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
PADI digital learning materials
Practical gas analysis and dive planning sessions
All certification processing on completion
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Enriched Air Nitrox is highly recommended before or alongside:
Advanced Open Water Diver
Deep Diver
Wreck Diver
Liveaboard diving
* Use of enriched air nitrox is subject to training limits, oxygen exposure guidelines, and dive computer compatibility in line with PADI standards.
The PADI Scuba Diver course is an internationally recognised entry-level certification, designed for those who want to experience scuba diving with a reduced time commitment while maintaining a strong focus on safety and core skills.
It is an ideal option for those who want a structured introduction to diving, with the flexibility to upgrade to Open Water Diver at a later date.
This course is well suited to:
Those short on time who still want a recognised certification
Beginners who prefer a gradual introduction to scuba diving
Travellers wanting a controlled, guided diving experience
Individuals planning to complete Open Water Diver in stages
Those who want professional instruction without committing to the full Open Water programme immediately
No previous diving experience is required.
The Scuba Diver course follows a structured format, focusing on essential knowledge and in-water skills.
Theory
Learn the fundamentals of scuba diving, including equipment use, breathing techniques, and safety procedures.
Pool Skills
Confined water training sessions focused on core skills, buoyancy control, and comfort underwater.
Open Water Dives
Two open water training dives, allowing you to apply your skills in real-world conditions under instructor supervision.
On completion, you will be certified to:
Dive to 12 metres*
Dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional
Dive with a professional guide rather than independently
This certification can be credited in full towards the PADI Open Water Diver course at a later date.
Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
PADI digital learning materials
Confined water (pool) training sessions
2 x open water training dives
Use of scuba equipment during training (where applicable)
PADI Scuba Diver certification on completion
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
The Scuba Diver course is designed as a stepping stone.
You can upgrade to PADI Open Water Diver at any time by completing the remaining theory and open water dives.
* Maximum depth and supervision requirements are subject to age, medical status, and training conditions in line with PADI standards.
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is designed to build on your existing certification, expanding both your experience and capability underwater.
Rather than classroom-heavy learning, this course is about learning by diving. You’ll complete a series of instructor-led adventure dives that introduce deeper diving, underwater navigation, and a selection of specialist dives tailored to your interests and environment.
On completion, you’ll be certified to dive to 30 metres* worldwide, opening access to a broader range of dive sites, conditions, and experiences.
Whether completed in the UK or as a block course in Europe or Thailand, Advanced Open Water with In The Blue is delivered with a focus on control, awareness, and confident progression.
This course is ideal for:
Certified Open Water Divers looking to progress
Divers wanting to extend depth limits and experience
Those seeking guided experience in new environments
Travellers looking to combine training with world-class diving
Divers building towards Rescue or specialist training
The Advanced Open Water Diver course consists of five adventure dives, completed over a minimum of two days.
Deep Dive
Underwater Navigation Dive
Options may include:
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Wreck
Night
Drift
Boat
Search & Recovery
Dive selection is influenced by location, conditions, and your personal goals.
Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
Five instructor-led adventure dives
Dive planning and briefing sessions
All certification processing on completion
Use of scuba equipment during training (where applicable)
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
* Maximum depth is subject to age, medical status, and training conditions in line with PADI standards.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
The PADI Rescue Diver course is widely regarded as one of the most challenging and rewarding scuba qualifications. It transforms the way you dive by developing awareness, responsibility, and the ability to respond effectively to problems, both in and out of the water.
Rather than focusing solely on your own diving, Rescue Diver trains you to recognise stress, prevent incidents, and manage emergencies calmly and confidently.
This course is ideal for:
Certified Advanced Open Water Divers looking to deepen competence
Divers seeking greater confidence and situational awareness
Those planning to progress to Divemaster or professional training
Divers who want to be a stronger, safer dive buddy
Individuals comfortable with challenge and practical problem-solving
To enrol, you must:
Be a certified Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
Hold a current Emergency First Response (EFR) qualification*
Meet medical and fitness requirements
* EFR training can be completed alongside the Rescue Diver course if required.
The Rescue Diver course combines knowledge development with realistic, scenario-based training.
Theory
Learn accident prevention, self-rescue techniques, stress management, and emergency response planning.
Practical Skills
Practice rescue techniques including assisting tired or panicked divers, managing unresponsive divers, and safe exits.
Rescue Scenarios
Complete a series of challenging, real-world scenarios designed to test decision-making, teamwork, and control under pressure.
On completion, you will:
Be able to identify and manage potential diving emergencies
Respond effectively to distressed or unresponsive divers
Plan dives with enhanced safety and risk awareness
Be better prepared for leadership or professional training
This certification is a key requirement for progression to Divemaster.
Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
PADI digital learning materials
Confined water and open water rescue training sessions
All certification processing on completion
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Rescue Diver is a significant milestone and leads naturally into:
Divemaster
Specialist rescue-focused training
Greater confidence across all types of diving
The Emergency First Response course teaches primary and secondary care skills so you can respond confidently to medical emergencies both in and out of the water.
You will practise realistic scenarios including CPR, unconscious casualty management, bleeding control, and illness assessment. The focus is calm, simple actions that make a real difference while waiting for professional help.
Ideal for:
• Divers preparing for Rescue Diver or professional training
• Anyone wanting practical first aid skills
• Parents, partners, and non-divers
• Workplace first aid awareness
No prior certification required
Minimum age: 12 years old
The course is practical and scenario based.
CPR, rescue breaths, and life threatening emergencies.
Injury assessment, bandaging, shock management, and monitoring.
Realistic role play to build confidence and recall under pressure.
On completion you will:
• Provide CPR and emergency care
• Manage common injuries and illnesses
• Meet prerequisites for Rescue Diver and professional levels
Certification valid for 24 months
• Professional instruction
• Practical training sessions
• Certification processing
United Kingdom – South Coast & Solent
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Leads to:
• Rescue Diver
• Divemaster
• Instructor training
A valuable life skill useful far beyond diving.
The PADI Divemaster course is the first professional level in scuba diving. You move from being a diver to becoming a dive leader, learning how to supervise activities, assist instructors, and manage real divers in real environments.
This is not just more skills. It is about judgement, awareness, and responsibility. You will develop problem prevention, leadership presence, and the ability to run dives safely and calmly.
Ideal for:
• Rescue Divers ready to move into leadership
• Regular divers wanting deeper knowledge and confidence
• Anyone considering a professional diving pathway
• Divers who enjoy helping and guiding others
• Those wanting a long term development challenge
You must:
• Be at least 18 years old
• Hold Rescue Diver certification (or equivalent)
• Have current Emergency First Response training (within 24 months)
• Have a minimum of 40 logged dives to start and 60 to certify
• Meet medical fitness requirements
The course combines workshops, practical assessments, and real diving experience.
Learn dive theory to professional level including physics, physiology, equipment, and planning.
Complete swim assessments and demonstration quality skills.
Assist courses, supervise divers, brief dive sites, and manage real scenarios.
Develop leadership, problem solving, and decision making under supervision.
On completion you will:
• Supervise certified divers
• Assist instructors on courses
• Conduct certain PADI programmes independently
• Work in dive centres worldwide
• Begin a professional diving career
• Professional instruction and mentoring
• Workshops and practical training sessions
• Real course assisting experience
• Certification processing
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Divemaster leads to:
• Assistant Instructor
• Open Water Scuba Instructor
• Specialist professional ratings
The point where diving becomes more than a hobby and turns into a capability you can lead others with.
The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the next step after Divemaster and introduces you to teaching, not just supervising. You begin conducting academic and confined water training under instructor guidance and develop real instructional skills.
You will learn how to present skills clearly, manage students effectively, and understand how people learn underwater. This is the bridge between leadership and becoming a full instructor.
Ideal for:
• Certified Divemasters progressing toward Instructor
• Dive professionals wanting teaching experience
• Anyone preparing for the Instructor Development Course (IDC)
• Divers who enjoy coaching and mentoring others
You must:
• Be a certified PADI Divemaster (or equivalent)
• Be at least 18 years old
• Have current Emergency First Response training (within 24 months)
• Meet medical fitness requirements
The course focuses on instructional techniques and student control.
Learn how to deliver knowledge development sessions and briefings.
Conduct skill demonstrations and student coaching in controlled environments.
Understand course structure, standards, and student management.
• Teach academic presentations independently
• Teach certain confined water skills under instructor supervision
• Assist more actively on courses
• Gain credit toward the Instructor Development Course
• Professional mentoring
• Teaching workshops
• Practical teaching sessions
• Certification processing
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Assistant Instructor leads directly to:
• Open Water Scuba Instructor (via IDC/IE)
The step where you stop demonstrating skills and start teaching them.
The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) prepares you to become a fully qualified Open Water Scuba Instructor. You will learn how to teach, evaluate, organise courses, and manage students safely across all entry-level training.
This is intensive professional training. The focus moves from demonstrating skills to delivering structured education, adapting to different students, and maintaining standards under pressure.
Ideal for:
• Assistant Instructors progressing to full Instructor
• Divemasters entering professional teaching
• Dive professionals seeking a global teaching qualification
• Those committed to working in the dive industry
You must:
• Be a PADI Assistant Instructor or Divemaster completing the full IDC
• Be at least 18 years old
• Have current Emergency First Response training (within 24 months)
• Have a minimum of 60 logged dives to start and 100 to attend the Instructor Examination
• Meet medical fitness requirements
The IDC combines workshops, presentations, and in-water teaching practice.
Learn how to structure and deliver classroom sessions and knowledge development.
Practise skill demonstrations, student correction, and problem solving.
Conduct full training dives managing students and safety.
Develop course organisation, control, and decision making.
Daily coaching and mock exams preparing you for the PADI Instructor Examination.
On completion and passing the Instructor Examination you will:
• Teach the PADI Open Water Diver course
• Teach core continuing education courses
• Certify new divers
• Work worldwide as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
• Instructor level training and coaching
• Workshops and in-water teaching sessions
• Examination preparation
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
After qualifying you may continue with:
• Specialty Instructor ratings
• Master Scuba Diver Trainer
• Staff Instructor
The stage where you become responsible for creating new divers.
The PADI Underwater Navigation Speciality teaches you how to navigate confidently without relying on a guide, improving awareness, independence, and dive planning.
You’ll learn to use natural references alongside compass techniques so you always know where you are and how to return safely. This course removes uncertainty and makes dives more relaxed and controlled.
Ideal for:
• Divers who lose direction during dives
• Buddy pairs wanting to dive more independently
• UK divers in lower visibility conditions
• Photographers needing precise positioning
• Anyone wanting greater confidence underwater
You must:
• Be a certified Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
• Meet standard medical and fitness requirements
Minimum age: 10 years old
The course combines theory with practical navigation dives.
Learn headings, reciprocal bearings, squares, and triangle patterns.
Use depth, light, seabed features, and movement patterns to orient yourself.
Complete structured navigation exercises building accuracy and confidence.
On completion you will:
• Navigate dives without a guide
• Return accurately to exit points
• Plan routes effectively
• Reduce stress and air consumption
• Be a more reliable dive buddy
• Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
• Navigation training dives
• Practical coaching and briefings
• Certification processing
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Pairs well with:
• Night Diver
• Wreck Diver
• Search and Recovery
A practical speciality that gives true independence underwater.
The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy course focuses on control, trim, and efficiency underwater so you stop fighting the water and start moving through it effortlessly.
Good buoyancy reduces air consumption, improves comfort, protects the environment, and makes every other type of diving easier. This course is pure skill development and benefits divers at every level.
Ideal for:
• Newly qualified divers wanting better control
• Divers struggling with weighting or air consumption
• Photographers wanting stability
• UK divers using dry suits or thicker exposure protection
• Anyone wanting smoother, more relaxed dives
You must:
• Be a certified Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
• Meet standard medical and fitness requirements
Minimum age: 10 years old
The course is entirely practical and skill based.
Learn correct weighting, body positioning, and efficient finning techniques.
Practise hovering, precise depth control, and breath control.
Develop propulsion techniques that reduce effort and improve stability.
On completion you will:
• Achieve stable neutral buoyancy
• Improve air consumption
• Maintain trim and control
• Protect marine environments
• Enjoy more comfortable dives
• Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
• Practical training dives
• Coaching and feedback throughout
• Certification processing
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Pairs well with:
• Wreck Diver
• Underwater Photography
• Dry Suit Diver
A core skill speciality that improves every dive you will ever do.
The PADI Night Diver Speciality introduces you to diving after dark and teaches you how to navigate, communicate, and remain comfortable in low visibility conditions.
Night diving transforms familiar sites. Marine life behaviour changes, light becomes directional, and awareness improves dramatically. This course focuses on calm procedures and control so darkness feels natural rather than disorientating.
Ideal for:
• Divers curious about night diving but unsure where to start
• Holiday divers wanting access to night boat dives
• Photographers interested in nocturnal marine life
• Divers wanting stronger navigation and awareness
• Anyone wanting to expand confidence beyond daylight diving
You must:
• Be a certified Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
• Meet standard medical and fitness requirements
Minimum age: 12 years old
The course combines planning, communication, and practical night dives.
Learn light handling, buddy communication, entries and exits, and pre-dive planning in darkness.
You will complete supervised night dives focusing on orientation, buoyancy, and relaxed movement using a torch.
Practise maintaining reference points, compass use, and safe ascent procedures in limited visibility.
On completion you will:
• Dive confidently at night or in low visibility
• Communicate effectively using light signals
• Maintain orientation without visual landmarks
• Access night dives on trips and liveaboards
• Observe nocturnal marine life safely
• Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
• Night training dives
• Practical coaching and briefings
• Certification processing
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Pairs well with:
• Navigation
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Underwater Photography
A rewarding speciality that builds confidence and opens a completely different underwater experience.
The PADI Dry Suit Diver Speciality teaches you how to dive comfortably in cold water while staying warm, controlled, and properly buoyant.
Dry suit diving changes buoyancy, trim, and weighting. Once understood, it opens year-round diving and significantly extends bottom time in colder conditions. This course focuses on control and confidence so the suit works for you rather than against you.
For many UK divers, this becomes an essential skill rather than an optional one.
Ideal for:
• Divers wanting to dive comfortably in colder water
• UK divers planning regular local diving
• Anyone struggling with buoyancy in thicker exposure protection
• Divers preparing for quarries, deeper sites, or longer dives
• Travellers planning colder destinations
You must:
• Be a certified Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
• Meet standard medical and fitness requirements
Minimum age: 10 years old
The course combines knowledge development with confined and open water dives.
Learn suit types, seals, undergarments, weighting, and pre-dive checks.
You will practise buoyancy control, trim, ascents, descents, and managing air movement within the suit.
Train controlled responses to common issues such as feet-up situations and valve control.
On completion you will:
• Dive safely and comfortably in a dry suit
• Maintain stable buoyancy and trim
• Extend dive time in colder water
• Access year-round UK diving
• Dive cold-water destinations with confidence
• Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
• Confined water and open water training dives
• Practical coaching and briefings
• Certification processing
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Pairs well with:
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Deep Diver
• Wreck Diver
A foundational speciality that transforms comfort and capability in colder water diving.
The PADI Wreck Diver Speciality teaches you how to explore wrecks safely and respectfully, whether observing from the outside or making limited penetration where appropriate.
Wrecks are some of the most fascinating dive sites, but they introduce overhead environments, entanglement risks, and navigation challenges. This course focuses on planning, awareness, and control so you can enjoy wreck diving without unnecessary risk.
You’ll learn how to approach wrecks methodically rather than just swim through them.
Ideal for:
• Divers interested in history and structure-based diving
• Anyone nervous about wreck environments
• Divers planning coastal or overseas wreck trips
• Photographers wanting controlled positioning around structures
• Divers preparing for more advanced or technical training
You must:
• Be a certified Adventure Diver with an Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive, or Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
• Meet standard medical and fitness requirements
Minimum age: 15 years old
The course combines knowledge development with practical wreck dives.
Learn how wrecks change over time, hazards to identify, and how to plan safe routes.
You will complete training dives practising buoyancy control, finning techniques, and safe approaches to structures.
Understand light use, line awareness, and how to remain within recreational limits.
On completion you will:
• Dive wrecks with improved awareness and control
• Avoid common hazards such as entanglement and silt-out
• Plan safe approaches and routes
• Conduct limited penetration within recreational limits
• Dive wreck sites with greater confidence
• Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
• Wreck training dives
• Practical coaching and briefings
• Certification processing
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Pairs well with:
• Deep Diver
• Nitrox (Enriched Air)
• Search and Recovery
A rewarding speciality that opens the door to some of the most memorable dive sites in the world.
The PADI Deep Diver Speciality introduces you to diving beyond the standard recreational depth limits of 18 metres and teaches you how to plan and conduct dives down to 40 metres safely.
Deeper dives require different thinking. Gas management, awareness, narcosis recognition, and ascent discipline all become more important. This course builds the knowledge and control needed to enjoy deeper sites while staying calm and methodical.
You’ll learn not just how to go deeper, but how to do it properly.
Ideal for:
• Divers wanting to explore deeper wrecks and reefs
• Holiday divers visiting destinations with deeper dive profiles
• Anyone progressing toward more advanced training
• Divers wanting improved air consumption awareness
• Those preparing for technical or leadership pathways
You must:
• Be a certified Adventure Diver with a Deep Adventure Dive, or Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
• Meet standard medical and fitness requirements
Minimum age: 15 years old
The course combines knowledge development with progressively deeper training dives.
Learn depth limits, narcosis awareness, gas planning, contingency procedures, and safe ascent strategies.
You will complete a series of dives increasing in depth while practising monitoring, time control, and clear decision making.
Focus on buddy communication, safety stops, and managing potential depth-related problems.
On completion you will:
• Plan and conduct dives down to 40 metres
• Recognise and manage narcosis effects
• Improve air consumption and monitoring
• Conduct safer ascents and safety stops
• Dive deeper sites with confidence and control
• Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
• Deep training dives
• Digital learning materials
• Certification processing
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Progression
Pairs well with:
• Nitrox (Enriched Air)
• Wreck Diver
• Advanced training pathways
A key speciality for divers who want to expand their limits responsibly and access a wider range of dive sites.
The PADI Drift Diver Speciality teaches you how to dive safely and confidently in moving water. Instead of fighting the current, you learn to work with it, allowing the water to carry you effortlessly along the dive site.
Drift diving can be one of the most relaxing and enjoyable forms of diving when done correctly. This course focuses on control, positioning, signalling, and teamwork so you remain calm and in control at all times.
Ideal for:
• Divers nervous about currents
• Holiday divers visiting tidal or ocean destinations
• Anyone wanting to improve buoyancy and awareness
• Divers preparing for boat or liveaboard diving
• Photographers wanting stable positioning in moving water
You must:
• Be a certified Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
• Meet standard medical and fitness requirements
Minimum age: 12 years old
The course combines theory with practical drift dives in moving water.
Learn how currents work, how dives are planned, and how entries and exits differ from standard dives.
You will complete supervised drift dives focusing on positioning, buoyancy, and relaxed movement with the current.
Practise delayed SMB deployment, signalling, and safe group separation procedures.
On completion you will:
• Dive comfortably in currents
• Control speed, depth, and position while drifting
• Deploy a delayed SMB confidently
• Stay coordinated with your buddy and boat
• Enjoy a wider range of dive sites worldwide
• Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
• Drift training dives
• Practical coaching and briefings
• Certification processing
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Pairs well with:
• Boat Diver
• Deep Diver
• Wreck Diver
A valuable speciality that removes the stress from currents and opens access to some of the best dive sites in the world.
The PADI Boat Diver Speciality teaches you how to dive safely, comfortably, and efficiently from different types of dive boats.
Boat diving is often the gateway to the best dive sites, but it introduces new considerations such as entries, exits, equipment handling, and surface procedures. This course builds confidence so you know exactly what to do before, during, and after every boat dive.
You’ll learn how to work with the crew, prepare your kit in limited space, and manage conditions like current, waves, and drift.
Ideal for:
• Newly qualified divers starting boat diving
• Holiday divers wanting confidence on busy dive boats
• Divers preparing for liveaboards or overseas trips
• Anyone uncomfortable with entries or exits from boats
• Divers wanting smoother, more relaxed dive days
You must:
• Be a certified Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
• Meet standard medical and fitness requirements
Minimum age: 10 years old
The course combines briefing-based learning with practical dives from a boat.
Learn boat etiquette, kit setup in confined spaces, entry and exit techniques, and how dives are organised by the skipper and crew.
You will complete training dives focusing on different entries, exits, surface management, and safe interaction with other divers.
Understand drift procedures, delayed SMB use, current awareness, and recall signals.
On completion you will:
• Prepare and enter the water confidently from a range of boats
• Manage equipment safely on deck
• Perform safe exits and recoveries
• Understand drift and pick-up procedures
• Be a more organised and reliable dive buddy
• Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
• Boat-based training dives
• Practical coaching and briefings
• Certification processing
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Pairs well with:
• Deep Diver
• Drift Diver
• Wreck Diver
A simple but valuable speciality that makes every future dive trip easier and far more enjoyable.
The PADI Dive Against Debris Speciality teaches you how to remove marine litter safely while collecting useful data that contributes to real conservation efforts.
This isn’t just a clean-up dive. You’ll learn how to identify debris hazards, plan removals without damaging the environment, and record information that helps track pollution trends worldwide.
It’s practical, purposeful diving that improves your awareness and control in the water while giving every dive a clear objective.
Ideal for:
Divers who want their dives to have a positive environmental impact
Anyone interested in conservation or citizen science
Divers looking to improve buoyancy and awareness
Photographers and observers wanting better environmental control
Regular divers who want structured, meaningful dives
You must:
Be a certified Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
Meet standard medical and fitness requirements
Minimum age: 12 years old
The course combines environmental knowledge with a structured debris survey dive.
You’ll learn about marine debris sources, impacts on ecosystems, how to prevent damage during removal, and how global data collection works.
You will plan and conduct a monitored debris dive, focusing on safe collection, teamwork, and environmental protection.
After the dive you’ll categorise and record debris findings. The information contributes to international marine conservation databases.
On completion you will:
Safely remove debris without harming marine life
Conduct organised underwater clean-ups
Submit recognised conservation data
Dive with improved buoyancy and awareness
Participate in conservation-focused dive events
Professional instruction from a qualified PADI Instructor
Debris survey and clean-up dive
Data submission guidance
Certification processing
Delivered across selected South Coast and Solent dive sites, providing varied real-world conditions ideal for building confidence, skills, and experience.
Spain
Warm, clear Mediterranean conditions perfect for relaxed training, skill development, and combining your course with travel.
Thailand
Tropical waters, excellent visibility, and vibrant marine life create an immersive and enjoyable environment for learning to dive.
Once you have booked your course, a member of the In The Blue team will contact you to discuss your experience level, any requirements, and to arrange suitable course dates.
We run courses most weeks throughout the summer season across our UK and overseas locations, allowing us to offer flexible scheduling to suit individual availability wherever possible.
Pairs well with:
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Search and Recovery
Underwater Photography
A practical speciality that improves control in the water while directly benefiting the environment.
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