SPECIALTY CLASSES

Mountain Bay offers a variety of specialty scuba classes for divers looking to enhance their skills. Custom class times are available for all specialties, please contact the shop for pricing or to arrange a time for your class. 

ICE DIVER - AVAILABLE IN MARCH
If adventurous, challenging and extreme scenarios appeal to you, try scuba diving under the ice! Ice diving is an extreme scuba specialties where you will confront conditions and see beauty few others ever experience. You might even get a chance to play with your exhaled bubbles on the bottom of the ice. You will earn the roles and responsibilities of support personnel, tenders and safety divers. Includes certification card and 4 instructional dives. 
Prerequisite: Advanced Open Water
Minimum Age: 15 years old

NITROX CLASS
The most popular PADI specialty course. Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression time, especially on repetitive scuba dives. Includes book, DVD, certification card and 3 hours of classroom instruction. Note: There is no pool component to this class.  Click HERE to go to PADI’s Nitrox E-Learning.

EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST
This class covers basic gear maintenance, VIPs, wetsuit repair and battery changing. Includes certification cared and 4 hours of classroom instruction. 

PEAK PERFORMANCE BOUYANVY
Excellent buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. Observe aquatic life without disturbing their surroundings. Improve the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevate them to the next level. Includes DVD, certification card, and  2instructional dives. 

DEEP DIVER
Explore deeper dive sites with confidence at depths down to 130 feet. Learn to manage your air supply, go over dive buddy procedures, and buoyancy control. Includes book, DVD, certification card, and 4 instructional dives.
Prerequisite: Advanced Open Water
Minimum Age: 15 years old

NIGHT DIVER
The underwater world changes at the end of the day as fish retire and nocturnal creatures and organisms emerge. If you've ever wondered what happens underwater after the sun goes down, the Night Diver Specialty course is for you! Includes book, DVD, certification card, and 3 instructional dives. 
Minimum Age: 12 years old

BOAT DIVER
Much of the world's best scuba diving is accessible only by boat. Take this course to learn the ins and outs of diving from a boat - from small inflatables up to a live aboard yacht. Includes book, DVD, certification card and 2 instructional dives. 

NAVIGATION DIVER
Fine-tune your underwater observation skills and learn to use your compass more accurately. Includes book, DVD, certification card and 3 instructional dives. 

SEARCH AND RECOVERY DIVER
Retrieve lost items that have fallen overboard or off of a dock. Learn effective swimming patterns to find an items and use a lift bag to bring heavy objects to the surface. Includes book, DVD, certification card, and 4 instructional dives. 
Prerequisite: Advanced Open Water
Minimum Age: 12 years old

DRYSUIT DIVER
Becoming a dry suit diver allows you to expand your boundaries and dive more places, more often. This suit seals you off from the water and keeps you comfortable, even in surprisingly cold water. Includes book, DVD, certification card, pool orientation dive and 2 instructional dives. 

Also available:
Wreck Diver
Underwater Naturalist
Underwater Photography