Cozumel, Mexico Scuba Certifications

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Serious Diving, Serious Fun. That's the SSI (Scuba Schools International) scuba diving motto. Let Albatros Charters (an SSI affiliate) take you on some amazing underwater journeys. However, if your journey needs to begin with instructions, let us begin where the sand meets the waters and the temperature and visibility are always spectacular.

If you are already certified, you don't need to stop at the beginning. Once you are an Open Water Certified diver, we can take you to greater education as well as greater depths and horizons!

Scuba diving is a sport that can be shared with friends and family alike. It is also fast becoming a very popular sport that parents can appreciate with their children. Families that dive together can have great vacation fun together.

Scuba Schools International is a worldwide dive certification agency with state-of-the-art training programs, standards and materials. As well, our instructors are relocated from the United States and meet the SSI high qualifications to ensure that you, our customers, receive the best quality training. At Albatros Charters, we can keep the groups small and/or private to allow for a more personalized course while still maintaining high standards.

Thinking about getting certified yet you do not want to spend your entire vacation reading? Why not sign up for a Home Study Course where you get the books from us ahead of time and spend your vacation diving? We can spend minimal amount of time on reviewing the material and more time in water with skills. If you are from Colorado you can sign up with our good friends Black Canyon Divers before coming here for your checkouts. Otherwise, you can actually be learning and certifying while diving and seeing the marine life while in Cozumel. Either way, we want you to get wet!

Select from the following courses:

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Try Scuba

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Passport

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Referral/Check Out

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Open Water

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Scuba Skill Update

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Specialty

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Technical/Decompression

Try Scuba Course

Price

$90 One tank $125 Two tank

Length

Depending on whether it's one or two tank. Between 3-5 hours

About the Course

The intent of the Try Scuba Course is to provide non-divers with an opportunity to dive in an enjoyable manner under controlled conditions. The intent is not to 'teach' diving.

Minimum Age is 10 years old.

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Passport Diver Course

Price

$275 Includes materials and 2 open water dives

Length

Class and pool time approx. 3-5 hours. 2 open water dives

About the Course

The intent of the Passport Scuba Course is to provide non-divers with the training necessary to dive under the supervision of an Instructor or Dive Leader. Instructions are limited to knowledge and skills needed to dive with minimal risk within limitations of Passport Diver Standards.

The Passport Diver Course is a stepping stone to full certification. A portion of the price as well as your dives will be credited towards full certification if you can complete full Open Water Diver Course within required time frame.

Minimum Age is 12 years old.

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Referral/Check Out Dives

Price

$250 Includes 4 open water boat dives. Bring Universal Referral Form

Length

4 dives over 2 days

About the Course

The intent of the Referral/Check Out Dives is to provide an alternate, effective and enjoyable option for students to complete their open water dives. Completing check outs in Cozumel could give you the choice of diving in a comfortable, warm water environment over a colder water experience.

Minimum Age is 10 years old.

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Open Water Diver Course

Price

$395 Includes materials and 4 open water dives

Length

Length varies. Requires at least 1 day at the pool and 2 days for Open Water Dives. Most of the Academic work can be completed prior to your trip to Cozumel as a part of home study.

About the Course

The intent of the Open Water Diver Course is to provide proper knowledge with skill training and create comfortable, confident and competent divers.

Minimum Age is 10 years old.

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Scuba Skills Update Course

Price

$50-70 Depending upon update needed. No dives included

Length

Length varies. Can be added prior to dive day or previous day.

About the Course

The intent of the Scuba Skills Update Course is to provide:

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Certified divers a safe and enjoyable way to update skills

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A way to increase divers in-water comfort level

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A refresher for inactive divers (over 1 year inactivity)

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An easy way to update divers

Must be a Certified Diver to qualify.

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Specialty Courses

Price

Varies by specialty. Includes materials and 2 open water dives (where required). Please inquire.

Length

Length varies. Most of the Academic work can be completed prior to trip to Cozumel or light reading while here.

About the Course

The intent of the Specialty Courses are to provide advanced education and certification for desired skills. They are meant to be an introduction and to familiarize students with various diving activities. They are not intended to be comprehensive. Specialty Courses Provided are:

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Boat Diving

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Computer Diving

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Deep Diving

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Diver Stress & Rescue

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Enriched Air Nitrox

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Equipment Techniques

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Night/Limited Visibility Diving

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Navigation

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Search & Recovery

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Underwater Photography

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Waves, Tides & Currents

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Wreck Diving

Minimum Age is 10 years old.

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Technical/Decompression Diving

Price

$800

Length

Requires minimum 1 day in class and pool and 5 days of diving.

About the Course

The intent of the Technical or Deco Diving Course is to prepare diver for new diving situations and to improve your level of skills in Deep and Nitrox Diving as well as variety of other subjects. However, for this course you have to be qualified in Deep, Nitrox (can be combined with this course), Stress and Rescue Diver as well as have a current medical examination and have a minimum of 50 logged dives with 10 of them at least to 90 feet.

Minimum Age is 18 years old.

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For information and reservations please contact Albatros Charters:

Toll Free Number (US and Canada)
888.333.4643
Cozumel Number
872.7904

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: Albatros Charters


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