DublinFC Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Hello, Reaching out to those who might have done this activity at PDCC. I just saw this is available for our sailing later this year. Do we need to have SCUBA certification to do this? My wife and I have never SCUBAed (doubt that's a word), but this sounds like an activity we would enjoy. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 2 hours ago, DublinFC said: Hello, Reaching out to those who might have done this activity at PDCC. I just saw this is available for our sailing later this year. Do we need to have SCUBA certification to do this? My wife and I have never SCUBAed (doubt that's a word), but this sounds like an activity we would enjoy. TIA If this is the excursion that I am recalling, this does require you to be certified. I believe it just means that the excursion does not provide equipment - they would expect you to have your own equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobroo Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Absolutely requires Open Water certification and at least one completed dive within the past year. Small note: they still pull each diver out to the dive site behind a jetski, which is the charm of doing the dive. teddy and Nicci 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobroo Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 If you would like to try scuba at Coco Cay, the excursion you are looking for is called Discover Scuba. It for first timers and is a real good introduction to the mechanics and rules of scuba. You’ll get some decent bottom time too. Nicci 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 I'm not sure I've seen Discover Scuba offered at CocoCay. It's an official PADI program so it is available at dive shops across the world, I just don't recall seeing it at CocoCay, which relies on ship and shore personnel in the dive program there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinFC Posted January 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 @WAAAYTOOO @bobroo@twangster Thanks for the information, much appreciated bobroo and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuttMutt Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 Correct me if I am wrong but isn't the dive at CoCo Cay also a single tank dive? If so I wonder if I can take my own cylinders as well. My 119's would be a lot more fun than a little AL80... I usually get two dives off my single cylinder compared to the AL80 divers... The things are just so dang HEAVY out of the water. If you are thinking about diving though I would just say go do it. You can get the Open Water certification for around 300 to 350 a lot of places in the US and it opens a whole new area to explore. Before long you will be wanting to go to AOW so you can get below 100 feet and then Rescue so you can save the newbies from themselves. I met up with Adventures with Purpose and pulled some cars out of the Missouri River in October and often do lake dives and pull trash out of the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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