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PADI A.W.A.R.E Specialty Course
The Project AWARE Specialty program is designed to familiarize divers and
nondivers with the plight of worldwide aquatic ecosystems. It also describes
what individuals can do to help protect aquatic resources.
The program is a nondiving course that only contains classroom presentations.
It may be conducted as a stand-alone program or in conjunction with other
PADI Specialty Diver courses.
Pre-requisite
- To enroll in the Project AWARE Specialty program, participants need not be
certified divers nor have any prior scuba or snorkeling experience. There is no
minimum age requirement
Orpheus Dive is the only dive centre in Singapore that organizes the Master Scuba Diver Challenge program. Every year, two divers will stand a chance to win a free trip to top destinations such as Similans Islands, Sipadan and Manado to hone their newly acquired skills.
And if that is not enough, divers who sign up for the Master Scuba Diver Challenge program earn themselves the unique and 'NOT FOR SALE' Master Scuba Diver T-Shirt and Cap.
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This course covers information about aquatic ecosystem degradation along
with conservation measures to protect aquatic resources. To earn the Project
AWARE Specialty rating, divers will learn the following:
- The Project AWARE philosophy about protecting worldwide aquatic ecosystems.
- The importance of and interdependent nature of worldwide aquatic ecosystems.
- Pertinent issues concerning the environmental status of worldwide aquatic ecosystems, including: fisheries concerns, coastal zone management and marine pollution.
- The status of specific, critically degraded marine environments.
- Suggestions and information about specific actions that may help to conserve worldwide aquatic ecosystems.
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The recommended training schedule for this course commences with a 3 hour theory lesson conducted in Orpheus Dive.
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| Checklist for a PADI 5 Star Dive Facility |
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Equipment Retail |
As a PADI 5 Star Dive Facility, a dive centre must provide in-house retail. Orpheus Dive has a well stocked inventory store covering major brands such as Scubapro, Zeagle, TUSA, Seac Sub, Beauchat, Trident, XS Scuba, Underwater Kinetics and Problue.
In Singapore, there ARE ONLY TWO dive centres that are into full retail business.
Note to diver : There are dive centres that make claims that they do have a retail business. However, they only have an online retail arm that purchase stocks when a customer makes an order. Unlike us, our well stocked store has everything that a diver needs. And because of the volume purchase, we are able to offer lower prices compared to the rest of the dive centres.
See our Absolute Campaign for more information |
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Equipment Servicing |
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Orpheus Dive Singapore is an Authorized Service Centre for Scubapro, Apollo, Zeagle and Seac Sub. We have a fulltime service technician that is solely in charge of helping divers service their equipment and handling their annual servicing needs. |
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Equipment Rental |
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Orpheus Dive services and manages their own rental gear, unlike many independent dive centres and instructors who are dependent on others for their rental needs. All rental gears are serviced on a quarterly basis to ensure that they are kept in prime conditions.
For more information on rental gears |
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Dive Courses |
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We offer all level of courses from programs for kids of 8 years old to Professional courses such as the PADI Instructor Development Program. For the past 7 years, we have held a Instructor Development Program with PADI Course Director Azman Sulaiman.
Orpheus Dive is also one of the very few dive centres in Singapore that has co-written Distinctive Specialties - Specialties that can only be taught by us, which is approved by PADI.
View PADI Specialties |
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Dive Travel Program |
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All Dive Centres MUST BE REGISTERED as a legitimate company with a travel license to conduct business such as dive courses and dive trips.
All our fulltime staff and independent instructors working for us has dived from virtually unheard of destinations such as Raja Ampat to Mozambique. We will be able to customize your dive travel needs based on your experience and budget.
Note to Diver : Diving with a dive centre without a valid travel license can spoil the entire weekend. Singapore Tourism Board and Land Transport Authority has the right to suspend the entire trip as this is legally not allowed. |
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