Advanced Diving Specialties
Take your underwater experience to the next level!
Already taken your first steps into the world of diving and want more? Advanced dive specialties allow you to explore new skills, environments and challenges that transform every dive into a unique adventure. Whether you want to dive deeper, learn to navigate underwater or master drift diving, there’s a specialty for you.
Deep Diving
Discover the wonders of the depths
Deep diving allows you to explore beyond 18 meters (up to 40 meters deep). During this specialty you will learn how to plan deep dives, manage your air consumption and control buoyancy in higher pressure conditions.
Ideal for those who dream of discovering shipwrecks, underwater canyons and undiscovered reefs! However, it is important to remember that deep diving requires increased safety awareness and proper use of the dive computer.
Drift Diving
Flow with the ocean and feel the adrenaline
Drift diving, teaches you to let yourself be carried safely by the force of ocean currents. You will learn how to use marker buoys, entry and exit techniques in current zones, and how to plan drift routes.
A curious fact is that when diving in currents you can have unique encounters with large pelagics such as manta rays or sharks.
Underwater Navigation
Always find your way underwater
The underwater navigation specialty is essential for any diver who wants to improve their independence and confidence at sea. With this certification you will learn to use the dive compass accurately, to orient yourself using natural references such as rock formations, sunlight or sand patterns, and to plan safe dive routes.
Knowing how to orient yourself correctly is important, as it not only prevents stress or disorientation, but also helps protect the environment by minimizing the need to touch the bottom or swim aimlessly. In addition, you should know that mastering underwater navigation is a big step towards more advanced courses such as Divemaster or Rescue Diver, where orientation is key in rescue or group guiding situations.
Night Diving
Explore a whole new world under the stars
Night diving offers a magical experience: creatures you wouldn’t see during the day, colors intensified under the light of your flashlight and the feeling of a whole new world. You will learn how to use your dive light correctly, how to communicate in the dark and how to orient yourself at night.
You should know that in areas like Catalinas Island, night diving is simply spectacular.
Take your passion for scuba diving to the next level
Fish Identification
Become an expert underwater explorer
This specialty teaches you to recognize and classify different species of fish, from small gobies to huge snappers. You will learn about fish families, behavior patterns and habitats. Keep in mind that identifying fish adds an educational dimension to your dives and enhances your respect for the marine ecosystem.
Buoyancy Control
Master your buoyancy and dive like an expert
One of the most important skills in diving is to control your buoyancy. In this specialty you will improve your posture, learn to use your breathing to move precisely and take care of the marine environment by avoiding accidental damage to corals and underwater life.
This benefits you because perfect buoyancy control reduces your air consumption, prolonging your dive time.
Start your diving adventure today!
Costa Rica is the ideal place to take your diving skills to the next level. Discover our specialties, explore new underwater challenges and become a safer and more experienced diver, your next certification is waiting for you!