Discover Scuba Diving
Discover Scuba Diving
$75.00
*$40 Rebate off your Discover Scuba Diving course when you decide to sign up for our Full Open Water Diver course*
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? If you want to find out but are not quite ready to take the plunge into a scuba certification course, then Discover Scuba Diving is for you! This intro to the world of scuba will let you try it and see if you like it. Our version of this program is conducted in a safe and fun pool environment.
While not an actual scuba certification, Discover Scuba Diving will teach you how to use scuba equipment in both shallow and deep waters and allow you to get a quick and easy taste of what it is like to explore the underwater world.
Group packages are available, please call for more info: 416-604-4203
*All participants must complete and sign the Medical and Liability Release forms. If you answer any of the questions with a YES, you will need to provide a note from a physician stating that you can scuba dive, before the pool session.*
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Open Water Referral (Materials + Pool)
$399.00 – $1,122.00*PLEASE NOTE: There is a $50 fee for less than 1 weeks’ notice of rescheduling or cancelling your course.*
Welcome to the renowned Open Water Diver course! At Aquarius Scuba, many of our students opt for the convenience of conducting their academic and confined water training locally before heading elsewhere for their 4 Open Water certification dives. Our Open Water Referral (eLearning + Pool) Course facilitates this seamless transition.
Included in this course are all necessary materials, a referral signed by your instructor, classroom and pool sessions with your instructor, and complete scuba gear rentals, including mask, fins, and snorkel for your pool training. This allows you to experience the benefits of high-quality gear before making a purchase, with the added bonus of a $50 coupon towards your first gear acquisition. Rest assured, there are no hidden fees—everything is transparent.
Embrace a weekend in Toronto to complete your Open Water (eLearning + Pool) training! It’s a fantastic opportunity to delve into the scuba world efficiently and enjoyably.
Course Duration
eLearning:10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Saturday)
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Sunday)Manual + Classroom:
9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Saturday)
9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Sunday)On the go or simply can’t make it on weekends? Ask us about private scuba lessons or choose eLearning or Open Water Diver Touch.
**Please allow enough time to review the materials before you come to class. For eLearning students, the approximate duration of the online theory is 6-8 hours. If you answer “YES” to any of the questions in the Medical Questionnaire, please allow enough time to obtain a physician’s signed approval.**
Includes:
- Classroom and pool training sessions with Instructors
- Chosen training materials (Manual OR eLearning Access Code) *PLEASE NOTE: if you choose the elearning option, the access code includes your “PIC” processing fee for your certification card. If you complete your certification dives elsewhere, let them know you already paid for your cert-card.*
- Diver’s Log and Training Record (referral form signed by Instructor) for your 4 open water certification dives
- Full equipment rentals (tank, regulator, BCD, weights, and mask/fins/snorkel)
- $50 Voucher towards purchase of a select new Dive Computer, BCD, Regulator, or Mask/Fins/Snorkel/Boots Package
- $50 Voucher towards purchase of a Continuing Education Course
- FREE access to pool practice at the Etobicoke Olympium Pool every Monday from 9-11 pm. Gear rental is extra.
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Night Diver
$150.00The thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring. Although you’ve been scuba diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light. The scene changes as day creatures retire and nocturnal organisms emerge. If you’ve wondered what happens underwater after the sun goes down, sign up for the Night Diver Specialty course.
(Junior) Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 12 years old, can enroll in the Night Diver specialty course.
Course materials required.
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Wreck Diver
$200.00Ontario waters offer a rainbow of colours, all of it brown and green. By far, the greatest attraction for divers are the hundreds of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway waterways. Merely floating nearby and only viewing the wrecks from a distance can wear thin quickly. Most divers have the overwhelming urge to explore and penetrate into the wrecks.
To accomplish this requires very specialized techniques and considerations for safety. In an over-head underwater environment, divers can no longer swim directly to the surface. Finding a way out, avoiding excessive silting of the site and the use of lines is discussed and demonstrated. Training will be conducted with an on-site briefing and three open water dives on different wrecks.
Whether purpose-sunk as an artificial reef for scuba divers, or lost as the result of an accident, wrecks are fascinating windows to the past. Ships, airplanes and even cars are fascinating to explore and usually teem with aquatic life. Each wreck dive offers a chance for discovery, potentially unlocking a mystery or spying something others have missed. The Wreck Diver Specialty course is popular because it offers rewarding adventures while observing responsible wreck diving practices.
If you’re at least 15 years old and have earned a Adventure Diver certification or higher, you can enroll in the Wreck Diver Specialty course.
Course materials required.
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Freediver
$195.00 – $849.00Have you ever wondered how some people can hold their breath for very long and dive? This is the fairly new and growing world of freediving! Aquarius Scuba is proud to begin it’s very own freediving training at the Etobicoke Olympium on Monday nights.
What is freediving?
Freediving is any of various aquatic activities that share the practice of breath-hold underwater diving. Examples include breath-hold spearfishing, freedive photography, apnea competitions and, to a degree, snorkeling. The activity that garners the most public attention is competitive apnea, an extreme sport, in which competitors attempt to attain great depths, times or distances on a single breath without direct assistance of an underwater breathing apparatus.
The sport of freediving is becoming more popular all over the world, especially with younger generations, and we are proud to say we have helped it grow in Toronto. Join our class and pool session, and you will meet pro freediving coaches, who were part of the world-record breath-hold dive.
AIDA is the worldwide rule and record-keeping body for competitive Freediving events. It aims to set standards for safety, Official World Record attempts, and Freediving Education.
Join our optional 1 year Club Membership for only $150, to benefit from world class coaching and quality practice at the Etobicoke Olympium Pool.
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Diver Propulsion Vehicle Course
$199.00Diver propulsion vehicles (DPV) offer a thrilling way for scuba divers to see a lot of underwater territory in a short amount of time. They scoot you through the water allowing you to glide over reefs, buzz around a large wreck or weave through a kelp forest. Whether making a shore or boat dive, a DPV is a great way to see more and have fun doing it.
If you’re at least 12 years old and a (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher, you can enroll in the Diver Propulsion Vehicle course.
Course materials: $69.99
DPV unit rental: $120 -
Full Face Mask Diver
$150.00The Full Face Mask course prepares you to dive with a full face mask. The course covers basic safety, technical and practical knowledge necessary to be a competent full face mask diver and feel comfortable using your system. You will participate in an academic session to learn the features of full face masks, gain familiarity with the system in the pool, and finish by demonstrating skills in the open water to gain your full face mask certification specialty card.
If you’re a (Junior) Open Water Diver who is at least 12 years old, you can enroll in the Full Face Mask specialty course.
Course materials not included.
Full face mask rental: $100
