Take your Scuba Diving Course in Coron, Philippines. At Pirates Diving Center in Coron, a full range of courses are available from three different major training agencies. We have courses to suit everyone from a beginner with no experience through to going professional. Your course will be taught by experienced skilled instructors with exemplary teaching credentials that comply with ISO standards.
Discover Diver Experience Day.
Introduction Diving – 2 dives in one day
Not sure if scuba diving is for you? Why not do an introductory dive? We offer the Introduction experience Discover Diving Day.
You will spend the day on our comfortable dive boat the Black Revenge, After a briefing about safety and scuba diving from one of our experienced instructors they will take you in shallow water to learn an practice some basic diving skills before making your first two scuba dives where you can see amazing coral and fish life. the dives will be in relatively shallow water, probably one on a Coral Reef and the other on one of Coron’s famous shipwrecks! If you enjoy it and think scuba is for you, then you can sign up for the Open Water Diver certification, and you will receive credit for the dive
Prerequisites
Minimum 10 years of age.
Complete a medical questionnaire.
Scuba Diver Course – 1 day
(advance 2 half-hour online study can be taken before arriving in Coron).
Don’t have the time to spare for a full Open Water course? Why not relax and take our 1 day Scuba Diver Certification Course. It has 3 knowledge development sessions, 3 confined water sessions from the shore, and 2 open water dives from the boat.
You can easily become a scuba diver, which will allow you to dive to 12 meters, where we have some amazing shallow coral gardens for you to explore. Once certified, you can continue the journey at any time to complete the remaining 2 knowledge development sessions, 2 confined water dives, and the 2 open water dives to become a certified Open Water Diver. Fantastic!
Prerequisites
Minimum 10 years of age. (Online learning requires an extra registration step for students under 13 years due to international internet laws).
Complete a medical questionnaire.
Open Water Diver Course – 2 days
(with advanced online learning of 4 hours)
Become a Open Water Diver in 2 days. The course has 5 academic knowledge development sessions with 4 quizzes and a final exam, watermanship skills, 5 confined water sessions, and 4 open water dives from a boat. Our dedicated and highly experienced instructors will guide you through the course, developing your skills and knowledge in a safe but relaxed and fun atmosphere.
On completion of the course, you will receive your Open Water Diver certification that will open the underwater world to you! Junior Open Water divers aged 10 or 11 years old will be able to dive to 12 meters with a parent, guardian, or Dive Professional. Junior Open Water Divers and Open Water Divers over 12 years old will be able to dive to 18 meters.
Prerequisites
Minimum 10 years of age. (Online learning requires an extra registration step for students under 13 years due to international internet laws).
Complete a medical questionnaire.
Advanced Diver Course – 2 days
Already certified as an Open Water Diver, in 2 days, you can become an Advanced Diver with a total of 5 open water dives and 5 knowledge development sessions. With 2 core dives, navigation and deep, you can choose 3 more dives from a host of specialty dives including Underwater Photography, Boat Diving, Naturalist, Wreck Diving, Drift Diving, Fish Identification and many more! (Pirates add a 6th fun dive free in their package).
As a Junior Open Water Diver aged 12-14, you can dive to 21 meters; as an Advanced Open Water Diver aged 15 or above, you can dive to 30 meters. Awesome!
Prerequisites
Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organisation).
The minimum age is 12 to become a Junior Advanced Diver
A minimum of age 15 to become an Advanced Diver.
React Right or and Emergency Responder Course (First Aid & CPR) 1 day
The Emergency Responder course can be conducted as a stand-alone course or conducted concurrently with the Rescue course. In a relaxed classroom atmosphere, our experienced instructors will teach you CPR together with primary and secondary care in order to know how to handle a medical emergency and care for a patient.
Prerequisites
For Emergency Responder : no minimum age.
Rescue Diver Course – 2 days
Learn the skills you need to become a more confident diver with the Rescue course. Probably the most informative and fun course for the recreational diver, you will hone your own self rescue skills and learn how to assist another diver in distress, what to do in emergency situations and how to prevent emergencies from happening.
Prerequisites
Minimum 12 years of age.
Have an Advanced Diver certification (or have a qualifying certification from another organization).
Be trained and current for first aid and CPR within the previous two years (Ask your instructor about Emergency Responder (CPR and first aid courses).
Divemaster Course – 4 to 6 weeks
Do you want to go pro? See our Go Professional Divemaster page for more comprehensive information.
Prerequisites
Minimum 18 years of age.
be an Advanced Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization).
A Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization).
An Emergency Responder – Primary and Secondary Care (or qualifying first aid and CPR training from another organization) course completion within the past 24 months.
Have at least 40 dives to begin the course and 60 for certification.
Be fit for diving and submit a medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
Specialty Courses
Enriched Air Course (Nitrox) : 0 dives (can also be taken as an online only course without dives)
Extend your time underwater by becoming an Enriched Air Nitrox Diver with this specialty course. You complete the majority of the course online, before your experienced Instructor will take you through some practical skills like analyzing the gas mixture and proper logging and recording. You may then take up to 3 optional open water dives on nitrox gas (additional costs apply) Depending on your current diver level, this specialty can count towards your Advanced Course, or your Master Diver rating.
Wreck Diver Specialty and Advanced Wreck Diver – 1 or 2 days
Learn the skills you need to become a safe wreck diver with the wreck specialist diver courses. Coron is probably the most informative and fun place to take these courses, with its world-class wreck diving. You will hone your buoyancy, safety, and mission planning skills and learn how to penetrate deep inside shipwrecks safely.
Prerequisites
Minimum 12 years of age. For the one day basic wreck course, have open water certification
For the two day advance wreck course, an Advanced Diver certification (or have a qualifying certification from another organization).
Deep Diver Specialty one or two days depending on chosen training agency insrtuctor
Learn the skills you need to become a safe deep diver with the deep specialist diver course. this course takes you diving to 40m. You will learn how to avoid the additional hazards deep diving can bring. Over one or two days, you will learn how to recognize gas narcosis, breathe from additional hang tanks, manage your air supply, and how to plan your dives
Prerequisites
Minimum 15 years of age.
Have an Advanced Diver certification (or have a qualifying certification from another organization).
We can run many other specialty courses to help you achieve that highest recreational scuba diver rating of Master Diver once you have completed Rescue, 5 Specialties , and 50 logged dives.
Types of Specialty Courses that we can run at Pirates Diving Coron include:
– Reef Conservation 2 dives
– Deep Diver 3 or 4 dives
– Underwater Photographer 2 dives
– Emergency Oxygen Provider online and classroom
– Enriched Air Nitrox Diver online.
– Buoyancy 4 dives
– Wreck Diver 3 to 5 dives
Please contact us for further information.