We offer all PADI courses and specialties, from Discover Scuba to an Instructor course. A full list is available at http://padi.com/. Below we have listed some of our most popular courses. Our experienced instructors come from Palau, Germany, Japan, Russia, USA, Philippines, Israel and Holland. We craft an individual schedule with each student, so we are very flexible. Fish 'n Fins is both a PADI 5* Gold Palm IDC Center and an IANTD Nitrox facility.

All courses are based on up to two participants, however there will be a discount applicable when there are more participants for the same course at the same time.

Discover Scuba (Resort Course)
For those that have never been into the water and want to try SCUBA or those who are lacking time, the Discover SCUBA Program is the best choice.

COST: $210.00

Prerequisites

12 years old     

Course Outline

Short lecture in the morning

1/2 hour skills session

2 dives in the beautiful Palauan waters            

Course Includes

Full scuba equipment

Two open water dives

Lunch on the boat     

Duration

1 Day

Open Water Diver
This course certifies you to SCUBA dive, rent SCUBA equipment and tanks anywhere in the world. With small instructor to student ratios, you can be assured the highest excellence in safety and personalized diver education. Our instructors will not only teach you how to dive, we will teach you the finer points of boat diving and underwater awareness techniques.

COST: $545.00

Prerequisites
10 years old for Jr. Open Water certification, 12 years old for Open Water

Course Outline

Day 1 - Academics and equipment practical

Day 2 - Pool session and academics

Day 3 - Open Water dives 1 and 2

Day 4 - Open Water dives 3 and 4    

Course Includes

Full equipment rental

Textbook rental

4 open water dives

Lunch on boat

Certification                

Duration

4 Days

Advanced Open Water Diver
This fun and educational two-day program is designed for divers taking the next step in their diving education. You will study in depth and complete 5 advanced open water dives: a Deep dive, a Navigation dive, and three elective dives from the following choices: Drift, Fish Identification, Underwater Photographer or Videographer, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search and Recovery, Night, Underwater Naturalist, Wreck, Multilevel or Blue Corner.

COST: $425.00

Prerequisites

15 years old, 12 for Jr. Advanced program           

Course Outline

Day 1 - Pre-dive briefing and 2 open water dives

Day 2 - Pre-dive briefing and 3 open water dives

Course Includes

Manual rental

5 open water dives

Lunch on boat

Certification    

Duration

2 Days

Out three most popular electives:

BLUE CORNER: Learn to dive the world's most intense and action-packed dive to maximize safety and the "Blue Corner Effect," sensory overload.

WRECKS: Explore the history and the untouched relics of the WWII Fleet.

DRIFT: Feel the raging 3-5 knot currents of the Palauan islands with safety and comfort.

 Rescue Diver
This course is taught for divers to be more self-sufficient in the water, or for those making their first step in becoming a professional diver. You learn to recognize potential accidents and respond appropriately through the classroom, confined and open water lessons and activities.

COST: $515.00

Prerequisites

Advanced Open Water

Current CPR certification or the PADI course "Emergency First Response" (we offer it)

15 years old

Course Outline

Day 1 - Academic and Confined Water session on basic problem management skills

Day 2 - Open Water Training session on basic problem management skills

Day 3 - Open Water Training skill application in 4 scenarios       

Course Includes

All water and academic facility use       

Manual rental

Lunch on boat

Certification    

Duration

3 Days      

Divemaster

This course welcomes you into the professional world of diving. An ultimate expansion of your diving knowledge and the certification required for you to start your diving career.

COST: price upon request

Prerequisites

Certified Rescue Diver,

Current CPR and Emergency First Aid,

At least 60 logged dives prior to certification,

Minimum 18 years old

Medical clearance attesting to fitness to dive

Course Outline

Schedule is flexible to suit everyone's needs!  

Course Includes

All water and academic facility use

Divemaster manual rental

Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving manual rental

Diving knowledge Workbook rental

Lunch on boat  

Duration

Approximately 2 - 5 weeks, ask ahead.

                      

Blue Corner Distinctive Specialty

Spend a day sightseeing the many sharks, schools of snapper and barracuda, eagle rays, Napoleon Wrasse and turtles with the great visibility and strong currents of the world's most exciting dive. PADI has evaluated our self-designed course and awarded us with the PADI Specialty course label.

COST: price upon request

Prerequisites

Open Water or Jr. Open Water

Course Outline

Currents

Human vs. animal interaction

Food chain

Underwater landscape

Proper reef hook use and deployment

Marine life awareness         

Course Includes

2 dives at Blue Corner

Lunch on Boat

Reef Hook

Certification    

Duration

1 Day
                    

Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver

This course is the basic NITROX course. It allows divers to breathe Nitrox, a mixture of 22%-40% oxygen that increases your bottom time, reduces fatigue, lowers the risks for DCS, and makes overall diving more conservative and much safer. You will not only learn the physiological and physical aspects of NITROX, but will also learn how to analyze your gases and plan your NITROX dives. PADI or IANTD certification.

COST: $ 295

Prerequisites

Open Water                 

Course Outline

Day 1 - 4 hours of theory

Day 2 - 2 NITROX Dives            

Course Includes

Manual and tables

NITROX Gas

2 Open Water Dives

Lunch on Boat

Certification    

Duration

2 - 3 Days

More about NITROX at Fish 'n Fins.                    

Wreck Diver

Spend two days learning the history and exploring the untouched relics of the WWII and the Desecrate I air raid. With the use of Klaus Lindemann's Desecrate II as a manual, you will not only dive superb underwater superstructures, you will be able to trace and read more about the wrecks' history. Diving these wrecks is done in a very controlled, safe environment with an emphasis on good buoyancy and wreck penetration.

COST: price upon request

Prerequisites

Open Water or Jr. Open Water

Course Outline

Day 1- Academic Theory and 2 open water wreck dives

Day 2 - 2 more open water wreck dives

Course Includes

4 wreck dives

Lunch on boat

DESECRATE II by Klaus Lindemann

Manual rental

Certification

Duration

2 -3 Days

Deep Diver

This course will teach you the physiological and physical behaviors of diving deep. Palau's geology enables divers to engage in some thrilling deep diving on the shear vertical wall. Go deeper than you have before with the safety of an instructor.

COST: price upon request

Prerequisites

Open Water or Jr. Open Water

Course Outline

Day 1 - Academic theory and 2 open water deep dives

Day 2 - 2 open water deep dives   

Course Includes

4 Open Water dives

Lunch on boat

Certification                

Duration

2 Days

Drift Diver

Learn to master the drift diving in Palau, where powerful currents make you feel like you're flying over the reef or along the wall. Three major ocean currents enrich the waters in Palau and provide for the world's best drift diving.

COST: price upon request

Prerequisites

Open Water or Jr. Open Water

Course Outline

Day 1 - Academic theory and 2 open water drift dives

Day 2 - Academic theory and 2 open water drift dives

Course Includes

4 Open Water dives

Lunch on boat

Certification    

Duration

2 Days