"The more you know, the safer you'll be." That's a concept we whole-heartedly endorse. We believe that a certification card is a license to learn, and that the education process never stops. For that reason, we offer a number of continuing education classes, designed to increase your knowledge and enhance your interaction with the underwater world. The fee for all courses covers instruction, course materials, textbook (except when marked **), and certificiation cards when applicable. The number of lectures, pool sessions, and dives (L/P/D) and length of the class are listed for each course, as well as any pre-requisites. Dates listed are for the first class meeting.  

Please note that the courses listed in RED are FREE!!

NAUI ADVANCED CLASS
This class can be taken right after you’re certified or after you’ve got a few dives under your belt. Covers deep diving, navigation, night diving, light salvage, search & recovery, dive planning, air consumption, and multilevel diving with an intro to dive computers. One lecture, 2 days of diving in Avalon (5-6 dives), special rate for rental gear if needed. Last full weekend of March, June, September, and December (with a class meeting on the Thursday preceding).

BEACH DIVING/NAVIGATION
Beach diving is an integral part of the SoCal dive scene. Likewise, so is knowing how to get back to the same place where you started the dive. (Actually, that's a critical skill no matter where you dive.) It's easy to be trained properly to do both. That’s why we offer this class, which is designed for the newbie or the old salt. It’s a half-day that consists of an orientation, some practice entries, navigation tips & tricks, and one supervised dive. We provide the instruction for free and give you a special rate if you need rental gear. Please note that this dive is weather/surf-dependent and might be canceled on short notice. Second weekend (sometimes Saturday, sometimes Sunday) of every month, 9AM-1PM, at Veteran’s Park in Redondo Beach. (Bring quarters for the parking meters.)

CPR/OXYGEN/1ST AID
Learn basic CPR and 1st aid skills, along with oxygen administration as prescribed by the PADI "Emergency First Responder" course. One eight-hour session fulfills all requirements. Includes books. For divers and non-divers alike. Third Saturday of every odd-numbered month.

FISH I.D. 
This is probably the most useful class you can possibly take after your basic training. It's one thing to know how to dive. It's quite another to learn to understand what it is that you're seeing underwater. This class teaches you how to identify the fish that you’ll see by shape, habitat, coloration, and more. Learn how to find and identify the "top 40" fish you’ll see when diving California waters. And even though this course focuses on our local species, the techniques are adaptable to any place in the world you go diving. First Thursday of every month, 7-10PM.

NIGHT DIVING
Everything looks different at night. This is a supervised beach night dive designed to give you a controlled taste of what it’s like to dive when it’s dark. Please note that this dive is weather/surf-dependent and might be canceled on short notice. Second Wednesday of every month at Veteran’s Park in Redondo, 8-10PM. We’ll look for squid in the canyon when possible.

PHOTO WORKSHOP
Designed for both the new and experienced photographer, this hands-on workshop will discuss basic camera techniques, digital vs. film concerns, tips & tricks, and photo successes & disasters. Participants are encouraged to bring their own slides &/or prints for critique and discussion of what worked, what didn't, and how to get better. Offered the second Thursday of every odd-numbered month, 7-10PM.

RESCUE
Learn basic techniques to help both your buddy and yourself. Tired diver tows, approaching panicky divers, and unconscious diver rescues. One lecture (evening), sometimes a pool, two beach ocean sessions (weekend). Includes rescue textbook. Also requires CPR/1st Aid. Third Thursday & Saturday/Sunday of every even-numbered month.

SQUID DIVE
Every year from roughly December through March, common market squid complete their life cycle by laying eggs. Over the years Redondo Canyon off of Veteran's Park has produced reliable squid and egg sightings. These night dives are specifically tailored to go locate eggs and hopefully see mating squid. Please note that this dive is weather/surf-dependent and might be canceled on short notice. On a late-month Wednesday December-March at Veteran’s Park in Redondo, 8-10PM.

TABLES & COMPUTERS
Get a better grasp of the science and physics behind dive tables and dive computers from Boyle to Haldane and beyond. Learn why the U.S. Navy, NAUI, and PADI tables are so different. Understand how dive computers compute. The more you know, the better you’ll be able to understand. Offered April, July, and October, 7-10PM.

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