- Ages 15+ Ages Ages 15+
Sidemount diving gives you flexibility and streamlining options. Plus, you don’t have to walk with heavy cylinders on your back – just enter the water, clip them on and go.
Quick Details
Think about your diving experiences. Whether you have made only a few dives or hundreds, or whether you dive in salt water or fresh, you have seen and become familiar with aquatic organisms and some of their characteristics.
The Underwater Naturalist course takes your experiences and builds upon them. Understand more about the animals and plants you see underwater and learn how the environment dictates their form and behavior. Most importantly, you learn how to fit in, how your actions affect organisms that you interact with, and how to visit the aquatic world in a responsible manner.
This course is open to divers who are:
This course consists of:
Self study takes place at the comfort of your home. Classroom session takes place right here at Squalo Divers. Open water dives take place at one of more than 50 dive sites that we have to offer.
Underwater Naturalist Specialty classes start at any time. Classroom session is done during regular store hours. Open water training dives are done any day of the week. All activities take place by appointment only.
The course fee includes:
Students are responsible for supplying all of the equipment items listed below, plus:
Students are responsible for supplying all of the equipment items listed below:
*Items are available for rent at Squalo Divers.
+Items are available for purchase at Squalo Divers.