Lake Erie Diving Center NAUI Training Page

NAUI TRAINING

Ready to go?
	Are you ready for the adventure of diving? Or think you might be? Welcome! You've come to the best possible place to explore the possibilities. Since 1960, Instructor members of the National Association of Underwater Instructors - NAUI Worldwide - (the most respected certification agency) have been training people just like you to be the best skin and scuba divers in the world - and to have fun!.

	Since you're ready to go, there are just a few basic requirements. You should be comfortable in the water, and its environment. You should be reasonably fit and in good health. Beyond that, your NAUI Instructor will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

We know the way!
	At NAUI Worldwide, our years of experience have shown us that thorough training is the key to the most diving enjoyment. Well-trained divers are relaxed, comfortable divers - ready for the challenges of the sport. And like all sports, the more you do it - the better you get! Diving can lead to adventures ranging from enjoyable vacation activity to an exciting lifetime profession. Choosing NAUI training means you're not satisfied with anything less than the best. We appreciate your choice and we are absolutely dedicated to ensuring you are trained in a program tailored to your specific needs; a NAUI-sanctioned course that incorporates the best blend of time-proven and progressive methods.

Getting there's half the fun!
	One thing you will immediately notice about your NAUI training is that it's FUN. NAUI Instructors are taught to teach - not just recite material by note. And, because NAUI Instructors are professional educators, they know the best learning conditions are enjoyable conditions. You will have fun in your NAUI course, because your training is all part of the adventure!

How far do you want to go?

SNORKELER The fun and excitement begin! After a few minutes of instruction and supervised activity you will be in the water, effortlessly floating over shallow reefs, enjoying your introduction to colorful and interesting aquatic live forms. Adventure for the whole family!		SKIN DIVER Your next easy step. Learn to easily go below the surface here you will discover corals, fishes, crustaceans - everything from dolphins to dugongs face-to-face. Your NAUI Instructor will coach you through the process f breath-hold diving, and your fun will grow as your skills increase!
ENTRY SCUBA EXPERIENCE Easy diving for those who are "just thinking" about taking up the sport. A closely supervised short course that gives you a fun-filled first impression of scuba diving. Jump in the water; experience the feeling of weightlessness; see and breathe under the surface if you like what you learn, the next step to adventure is up to you.		NAUI PASSPORT DIVER Take advantage of your Entry Scuba Experience training. Ask for a NAUI Passport and enjoy supervised open water scuba diving at every NAUI dive resort in your trip or vacation plan. Get a taste of every site, and pick your favorites for more fun and exploration on your own after you and your buddy are fully certified.
SCUBA DIVER The adventure begins! Imagine watching the water level move up your mask as you slowly go below the surface - and continue to breathe! It's the most exciting feeling imaginable. The NAUI Scuba Diver course will teach you everything you need to know to independently and competently scuba dive with a buddy - on your own to explore and discover		ADVANCED SCUBA DIVER Let the adventure continue! Apply your scuba skills as you explore new dive sites and activities under the supervision and continuing training of your NAUI Instructor. Learn which diving specialties interest you, and what type of diving you enjoy most. Gain more confidence and capability. Begin to consider the direction diving will take you, as you go for everything it has to offer.
SPECIALTY SCUBA DIVER Take advantage of an unlimited variety of NAUI Specialty Courses to explore or master new diving interests. Learn what it takes to participate in specialized activities. See what gear is available to accomplish dive objectives. You choose the aspects of diving that interest and benefit you the most. You can even ask your NAUI Instructor to set up a course that meets your needs or desires.		TECHNICAL SCUBA DIVER The ultimate adventure belongs to the NAUI Technical Diver. Learn the skills necessary to dive at the edge of the envelope. A NAUI Instructor authorized to teach technical diving can take you where no one has been before.
SCUBA RESCUE DIVER This Specialty Course is your first step toward diving leadership, and a necessary one toward fully accepting diving responsibility. NAUI accepts that diving is not a sport without hazards - and prepares you to evaluate and cope with those hazards, whether they impact you or others. This course series, which includes basic and advance options, is your path to that goal.		MASTER SCUBA DIVER Gain the in-depth knowledge that will establish you as a recognized authority in your diving club or group. Hone your diving skills to the level of a professional NAUI leader. Thrill to the adventure of open water dives in settings that will test your abilities to their limit while enhancing and expanding your diving capabilities. Then proudly wear the most coveted and respected patch in recreational diving - that of the NAUI Master Scuba Diver.
TRAINING ASSISTANT The NAUI Specialty Course for those "just thinking" about a career or avocation as a dive instruction professional. Would you like to share your diving skills and knowledge? Would you like to be part of the instructional staff leading new students into the world of diving? This course will introduce you to that experience and qualify you to assist with scuba training - perhaps the greatest adventure of the all.		SKIN DIVING INSTRUCTOR Want to begin working as a professional in the field, organizing your own courses, issuing certifications and conduction open water skin dives? NAUI SDI training will enable you to join NAUI as a leadership member and independently conduct skin diving training. Because of the growing popularity of snorkeling and skin diving, this may gain you substantial financial rewards. You can also team-teach with a NAUI Instructor, offering the skin diving portion of the Scuba Diver Course.
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR As an AI, you will be authorized to teach all aspects of skin and scuba diving under the supervision of a NAUI Instructor. This is the best possible way to develop your instructional skills. The rating can be a step toward full Instructor, or an end in itself. Match your time, talent and interests with the NAUI programs near you, and enjoy the adventure of personal and professional enhancement as a NAUI leader.		DIVEMASTER Would you like to lead dives and trips; take certified divers on vacations to the world's best dive sites? Many Divemasters are employed full-time or work independently supervising certified divers during club, store, resort or charter tour and travel activities. As a NAUI Divemaster you enjoy again and again the adventures to which you introduce you clients. Another option leading to NAUI Instructor qualification.
INSTRUCTOR A NAUI Instructor is a person dedicated to the motto of "Dive Safety Through Education"; a person to whom others look for leadership and knowledge. NAUI has always been and remains today the most prestigious agency focusing on diving instruction. You can share the adventure - and help create it! If you believe your work should be enjoyable and exciting, if you are eager to share your knowledge with others, if you believe that to train the best you must be among the best trained, join the finest. Join the adventure.