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Our friendly and professional dive staff will make your learning experience enjoyable and educational. Don Foster’s Dive offers a variety of instruction from introductory Discover Scuba Diving courses, open water referrals all the way through to specialty and Dive Master Courses.
All of our dive staff are fully qualified PADI instructors who are knowledgeable in First Aid and CPR procedures and are fully insured. We also have instructors who are qualified as Universal Referral Program instructors.
The PADI Discover Scuba Diving (Resort) Course starts with a short lecture and is followed by confined water skills in our pool, including mask clearing, regulator recovery & clearing. After completing these skills, students are guided on an exploratory dive of our house Reef, Casuarina Point. The course, including the guided dive, takes approximately 3 hours. (This is not a certification class). After completing this course, you are able to dive again during your vacation by doing a "Repeat Resort Dive". These dives can be on the afternoon 1-Tank Dive or at Stingray City. An instructor will accompany you during all your dives. This course is recommended if you have never been diving and want to try before you enrolling in a full certification class.
Open Water Referral (Check Out) Dives are a great opportunity for those who would rather do their Open Water certification dives in the warm, clear Caribbean waters. You complete your entire academic and confined water training at home with your local dive shop, they issue you a "referral form" and then you come to Grand Cayman to do your 4 open water dives. These dives are usually done over 2 days (2 dives per day) with the first day from shore and the second day diving from a boat or shore allowing you both experiences. We offer both PADI and Universal Referral Program referrals.