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Oxygene/Scuba Scene Greenstone is the newest addition to the Scuba Scene Group and already dominating the Scuba market in the Johannesburg and greater Gauteng area proving to be a force to be reckoned with and with ongoing excellent customer service Scuba Scene Greenstone will soon be on par with our flagship Menlyn store, Scuba Scene Greenstone is situated in a retail shopping mall in the Johannesburg area affording a safe and comfortable shopping experience to all our customers.
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About us
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Oxygene Scuba Scene Greenstone Oxygene/Scuba Scene Greenstone is the newest addition to the Scuba Scene Group and already dominating the Scuba market in the Johannesburg and greater Gauteng area proving to be a force to be reckoned with and with ongoing excellent customer service Scuba Scene Greenstone will soon be on par with our flagship Menlyn store, Scuba Scene Greenstone is situated in a retail shopping mall in the Johannesburg area affording a safe and comfortable shopping experience to all our customers.
Over the last ten years Scuba Scene has developed into the largest Scuba operation in Sub Saharan Africa under the leadership of its Owner and Managing Director, Peet Gericke and supply scuba equipment to clients all over South Africa and has been known to supply clients with scuba equipment across the countries borders on a regular basis. Scuba Scene is also one of the largest Padi IDC in South Africa and provide specialized training, even exceeding Padi standards, to a majority of new divers in South Africa and those seeking to further their dive training and education. The Scuba Scene group offer training in most of the Padi disciplines as well as DAN and Sharklife programs where our clients have an opportunity to dive and study some of the largest Shark Species namely, Tiger Shark, Oceanic Black Tip Shark, Ragged Tooth Shark, Bull Shark, Great White Shark and numerous smaller species under the direct supervision of qualified Shark Instructors to ensure continued safety. Our training is done in state of the art lecture facilities and heated pools, ensuring a safe and comfortable environment conducive to learning and we do qualifying dives all along the South African Coast line as well as in Mozambique and the Red Sea. Scuba Scene also runs its own travel operation to ensure a trouble free experience to all our customers and making both National and International travel totally hassle free by ensuring only top quality vendors are used for accommodation and transport, the high level our customers has become accustomed to. |
Learn to dive
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Get Certified! The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world’s most popular scuba course, and has introduced millions of people to the adventurous diving lifestyle. The Fun Part What You Learn
the PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:
The Scuba Gear You Use
The Learning Materials You Need PADI’s Open Water Diver materials cover what you need to know about basic scuba diving skills, terminology and safety procedures. For each concept you’ll read a description and watch a video demonstration. Then you’ll jump in the pool (or pool-like environment) to practice these skills with your instructor. Later, as a certified diver, use the course materials as a reference guide for future diving adventures and to review what you learned. Prerequisites
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Continuing education
Continuing education
Courses
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
The PADI Rescue Diver Course
PADI Divemaster Course
Exploration, Excitement, Experiences.
They’re what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course is all about. And no, you don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed so you can go straight into it after the PADI Open Water Diver course.
The Advanced Open Water Course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water.
This is a great way to get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn under the supervision of your PADI instructor.
This course builds on what you’ve learned and develops new capabilities by introducing you to new activities and new ways to have fun scuba diving. You’ll hone your skills by completing five adventure dives that introduce you to:
- Under Water Navigation
- Deep Diver (typically anywhere from 18-30 metres)
- A sampler of three more Adventure Dives of your choice
The Fun Part: Your Choice
One reason you’ll love the Advanced Open Water Diver course is that you and your instructor choose from 15 types of Adventure Dives to complete your course. You can try your hand at wreck diving, night diving, peak performance buoyancy and much more.
Get credit! Each Adventure Dive in the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course may credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver course.
What You Learn
The knowledge and skills you get in the Advanced Open Water course vary with your interest and the adventures you have, but includePractical aspects of deep diving
Physiological effects of deeper scuba diving.
- More ways to use your underwater compass
- How to navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time
- How to better use your dive computer and electronic Recreational Dive Planner
And much, much more, depending on the Adventure Dives you choose
The Scuba Gear You Use
You use all the basic scuba gear including your underwater compass. Depending on which three adventure dives you pick, you may also try out underwater photography equipment , DPVs (underwater scooters), a dive light, lift bags or other specialty gear.
The Learning Materials You Need
PADI’s Adventures in Diving Manual and DVD provide information on more than 16 types of specialty diving. You’ll use them as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and prepare for new experiences and adventures.
Prerequisites
To take this course, you must be:
- A PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
- 15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)
“Challenging” and “rewarding” best describe the PADI Rescue Diver course. Building upon what you’ve already learned, this course expands on what you already know about how to prevent problems, and how to manage them if they occur.
The Fun Part
The fun part about this course is rising to challenges and mastering them. Most divers find this course both demanding and rewarding, and at the end, say it’s the best course they’ve ever taken.
What You Learn
- Self rescue
- Recognizing and managing stress in other divers
- Emergency management and equipment
- Rescuing panicked divers
- Rescuing unresponsive divers
The Scuba Gear You Use
You use all your basic scuba gear including a dive computer and accessories.
The Learning Materials You Need
The PADI Rescue Diver crewpak includes all materials required to complete the PADI Rescue Diver course – including a pocket mask. You’ll learn how to think like a rescue diver and preview skills you’ll practice with your PADI Instructor. Once your Rescue Dover course is complete, you can review the DVD to refresh your dive safety skills as needed. This tool box of knowledge and technique will give you the expertise to handle almost any emergency situation.
Prerequisites
To enroll in the PADI Rescue Diver course, you must
- Be 15 years or older
- Have a PADI Advanced Open Water 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 EFR, CPR and first aid courses).
Looking for the first step in working with scuba as a career? Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, in this program you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level. PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers. PADI Divemaster is the prerequisite certification for both the PADI Assistant Instructor and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications.
What You Learn
During the PADI Divemaster program, you learn dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills and stamina exercises, as well as training exercises that stretch your ability to organize and solve problems as well as help others improve their scuba. You put this knowledge into action through a structured internship or series of practical training exercises.
What You Can Teach
After becoming certified as a PADI Divemaster you will be authorized to:
- Supervise both training and non-training-related activities by planning, organizing and directing dives
- Assist a PADI Instructor during the training sessions for any PADI Diver course
- Conduct the PADI Skin Diver course and PADI Discover Snorkeling program
- Conduct the PADI Discover Local Diving experience
- Conduct the PADI Scuba Review program
- If qualified as a Discover Scuba Diving Leader, independently conduct the PADI Discover Scuba Diving program.
- Earn the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating to be able to teach the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty.
- Independently guide Open Water Diver course students on the tour portion of Open Water Diver Course Training Dives 2, 3 and 4 at a ratio of two student divers per certified divemaster.
- Accompany Open Water Diver students under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor during:
- surface swims to and from the entry/exit point and during navigational exercises
- when the instructor conducts a skill, such as an ascent or descent, a Divemaster can remain with other student divers (with an individual student or buddy team)
- Accompany student divers during Adventure Dives or Specialty training dives under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor.
- Conduct the PADI Seal Team AquaMission
- Conduct subsequent dives under an instructor’s indirect supervision for Discover Scuba Diving participants after participants have satisfactorily completed the first dive with a PADI Instructor.
- Teach Emergency First Response courses after successfully completing an Emergency First Response Instructor Course.
At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education.
The Scuba Gear You Use
- You use all the Basic scuba equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch, etc.
- It is highly recommended that you own all of your own scuba equipment, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills.
- The Learning Materials You Need
- The PADI Divemaster crewpak includes everything you’ll need to start the PADI Divemaster program.
The complete set of materials includes:
- The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving - a comprehensive overview of diving physics, physiology, and equipment.
- The Diving Knowledge Workbook – a self-study guide used in preparation for the Divemaster and Instructor exams.
- Divemaster slates
- PADI Divemaster Manual
- CD-ROM with instructor outlines for Divemaster-conducted programs (exclusive item not available for purchase separately)
Prerequisites
To take this course, you must be:
- 18 years old
- A PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
- A PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
- An Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care Certification (or qualifying first aid and CPR training from another organization) course completion within the past 24 months.
- Have at least 20 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.
Teach others
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The PADI Assistant Instructor course The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) and when followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor course (owsi) and successful performance at the Instructor Examination (IE), leads to certification as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. The Fun Part
What You Learn Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations Module 1: Academic Training What You Can Teach
At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education. The Scuba Gear You Use It is highly recommended that you own all of your own scuba equipment, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills. The Learning Materials You Need
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Course The Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program is one of two distinct components of PADI’s Instructor Development Course (IDC)—the core of PADI Instructor training. The first portion is the Assistant Instructor course followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program. The OWSI program is a minimum of four days. It introduces you to the entire PADI System of diver education and concentrates on further developing your abilities as a professional dive educator. The Fun Part The fun part of instructor training is interacting with course participants while creating friendships that continue long after the course concludes. You’ll begin networking with other professionals and begin to explore PADI Pro Diving Jobs worldwide. You’ll also have the opportunity to continue your professional education by participating in specialty instructor courses, which train you to teach specialties after instructor certification. The Challenging Part What You Learn
You will also attend and participate in the following 14 curriculum presentations:
You will demonstrate competence at
What You Can Teach At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education. The Scuba Gear You Use The Learning Materials You Need
Next Steps Prerequisites
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Booking agencies
Booking agenciesThe Oxygene dive centres and liveaboards work with an expanding network of tour operators and travel agents all over the world. They are always ready to help you to put together your dream holiday according to your wishes. Please find your closest tour operator in the list below. For diving, accommodation and flights from Scandinavia contact: Scuba Travel Scandinavia For diving, accomodation and flights from the UK contact: Scuba Travel UK For diving, accomodation and flights from the Belgium contact: Travel and Joy For diving, accomodation and flights from the US and Canada contact: Caradonna Dive Adventures Deep Blue Adventures Learning Through Travel Reef Rainforest South Pacific Island Travel World of Diving For diving, accomodation and flights from France and Switzerland contact: Energy Trip Ultramarina For diving, accomodation and flights from Germany and Austria contact: Taucher Traum Reisecenter Federsee For diving, accomodation and flights from the Netherlands and Belgium contact: Diving Holidays For diving, accomodation and flights from South Africa contact: Scuba Scene For diving, accomodation and flights from Italy contact: Nosy Tour
For diving, accomodation and flights from Mexico contact: Mare Nostrum |