Diving Certification in Edmonton

[DanG]

Which course are you planning on taking? PADI is the bigger of the 2 cert's, and the PADI site lists only 2 certified dive centres in edmonton. NAUI is the other cert organizition.

Northwest Scuba Ventures, Ltd. S-4254
6815 104th Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 2L5
CANADA
Phone: (780) 438-1218
Fax: (780) 438-1479


Ocean Sports S-1063
10133 82nd Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T6E 1Z5
CANADA
Phone: (800) 561-3483
Fax: (780) 439-3505

What is the diving like in Dubai? Do you know the average depth? With the basic open water diving course, you're supposed to be limited to 60 feet, anything deeper and you should take the advanced open water diver, which will take you down as far as 120 feet. Past 120 feet, you need mixed gas, which is another course after the advanced open water.

Here's the link to what's covered in the PADI open water course.
http://www.padi.com/english/common/c.../openwater.asp
It's been a while since I took the open water, but it includes a couple of weeks (one night a week) of classroom training followed by diving in a pool, and the open water weekend which is usually 4 dives.