Buddy Training

Do you want to assist and be a buddy to a diver with disabilities? A diver with a physical disability can have the same lifetime of adventure as an able bodied diver. We all have disabilities — some are more apparent than others. We all learn to Adapt in our everyday lives, so why should we not be able to Adapt underwater?

Adaptive SCUBA Diving is a training philosophy that addresses the specific needs of a disabled individual, trains to that specific disability, and then prepares that individual to dive with mainstream Open Water Divers.  We do this by including as many standard skills as possible and by jointly training a disabled diver with an Adaptive Buddy who can fill in the gaps for the disabled diver.  These divers are a team that can dive in most locations with Open Water Divers.

Adaptive Buddies are those divers who can learn to dive with a physically disabled diver, usually those with spinal cord injuries (paraplegic, quadriplegic), neurological disorders, amputees, visually impaired, or hearing impaired.  For a diver who is quadriplegic or visually impaired, we train him or her as an Escorted Diver who requires a team of 3 other able-bodied divers to dive safely. Both Adaptive and Escorted Divers can dive in the mainstream diving community

Diving is not just an adventure of a lifetime – but a lifetime of adventure. 

Open Water Certification is only:
$250 + Personal Equipment (starting at $215)

Why Learn to Dive With Us?

Compare our training programs with any other store or organization and you will see that we offer more for your money!

This course is designed to train individuals to become buddies to adaptive divers.

We include:

• Student Package (workbook, logbook, tables, and textbook)
• Instructor
• Pool Time
• Certification Card
• Use of All Scuba Gear
• Open Water Dives
• Home Study Video

What is not included:

• Mask, snorkel, fins, and boots
• Cost of Open Water weekend

Caution: Involvement in this sport could lead
to a lifelong addiction.

Get started today — call us at 505-271-0633 or email us at nmscuba@qwest.net

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