Barra Dive - GO PRO in Mozambique

We challenge you to break the mould...

PADI Speciality Courses
You may find that some of your Adventure Dives really piqued your interest. The corresponding Speciality courses teach you all the special procedures and relevant information you need to take your interest to the next level. These programs can help you gain experience while logging dives in order to get to the prerequisite 40 dives needed to begin the Divemaster program. Search and Recovery and Deep Specialties, in particular, satisfy requirements necessary for the Divemaster program. Maybe you want to learn how to take underwater photographs, improve your buoyancy, dive to 40 metres, etc. You can! Just ask for more details about specific specialty courses. If you decide to book into the Divemaster program at Barra Dive Resorts, we offer a special 40% discount on specialties for all our Divemaster Interns.

Emergency First Response This course is designed for divers and non-divers alike who would like to be confident and competent in providing assistance in the event of an emergency. The course teaches you how to provide Rescue Breaths, CPR, First Aid (Secondary Care), Oxygen, and Automated External Defibrillation (AED). As an optional extra, you can also learn Care for Children.

PADI Rescue Diver
Rescue training is one of the most challenging and, therefore, rewarding courses to take. It will prepare you to help prevent or manage dive emergencies and improve your skill and confidence as a diver, knowing that in the event of an emergency you have an extensive ‘tool box’ of rescue techniques and knowledge to draw from. Techniques covered in the course include distressed divers above and below the surface, missing and unconscious diver procedures, and dive emergency first aid / O2 use. This course has been shown statistically to be the course divers like the most for the ‘serious fun’ it provides.

PADI Divemaster Course The first step on your professional path is your PADI Divemaster course. This program is designed specifically to take your enthusiasm and love of diving and channel it to make you a dive leader. You will be trained to become a staff member of our highly professional and successful team. Your Divemaster course consists of three main components: knowledge development, water skill development, and practical application. As a Divemaster you must also learn how to guide certified divers; we will train you to handle dive logistics, navigate, and have fun at the same time. Once qualified you will become a dive professional with leading dive training agency PADI, and be certified to: • Lead certified divers • Be part of an instructional team, teaching students • Teach your own Divemaster conducted programs • Receive PADI’s publications The Undersea Journal and Surface Interval Newsletter • Access the PADI PRO website • Become an Emergency First Response Instructor • Be one step closer to becoming an Open Water Scuba Instructor!!

GO-PRO INTERNSHIP

AFTER THE INTERNSHIP As a graduate of our Go-Pro Internship you will be assisted by our instructors in creating your Diving CV, as well as given advice on where to work and how to start your diving career. We also have a growing database of resorts primarily in Southern Africa who require staff. Southern Africa is an exciting place to be at the moment, with new lodges and dive resorts opening up as new reefs and dive destinations are discovered. Mozambique, in particular, has over 3000 km of coastline and is set to become an increasingly popular diving destination. Our staff have also worked overseas in some of the world’s best dive destinations and will give you their advice and personal experiences and the best dive centres to work at those places.

INSTRUCTOR LEVEL COURSE All Instructor level courses can be done through Barra Lodge Dive Centre. The IDC (Instructor Developement Course) program is a ten day intensive course that includes theory, pool and open water training sessions, as well as lectures on various components of the PADI system of learning. It focuses on development of skills as opposed to assessment to make you a confident and competent instructor. Love the underwater world and want to share it with others through teaching? Want to make your resume even stronger when applying for coveted dive positions worldwide? This course is for you. Email us for more information; courses available at several times during the year. Pre-requisites: Be a certified diver for at least 6 months, be at least 18 yrs of age, hold a minimum PADI DM certification or equivalent with another recreational diving organization, current EFR (within last 2 yrs), have 100 logged dives with experience in night and navigation, and pass a dive medical stating that you are “fit to dive.”