PADI Courses - FIJI SCUBA DIVING - Best of Fiji Diving with Mad Fish Dive Centre Kadavu Fiji

PADI Underwater Naturalist Course

The PADI Underwater Naturalist Course

Look closer to see more on your next dive. Look for symbioses, predator/prey and other relationships between aquatic plant and animal life. Learn not just what fish and animals are, but how they interact with each other and the environment.

The Fun Part

Learn about why some creatures behave the way they do and what their role is in the aquatic ecosystem.

PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Course

The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Course

What is neutral buoyancy? Scuba divers like to be neutrally buoyant so they neither sink nor float. It can be a tricky thing. Divers who’ve mastered the highest performance levels in buoyancy stand apart. You’ve seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover, almost as if by thought. They interact gently with aquatic life and affect their surroundings minimally. The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy course refines the basic skills you learned as a PADI Open Water Diver and elevates them to the next level.

PADI Project AWARE Fish Identification Course

The PADI Project AWARE Fish Identification Course

Have you ever been scuba diving and asked yourself, "What was that?”

The PADI Project AWARE Fish Identification Specialty course provides you with the fish identification basics so that next time, you know the answer.

The Fun Part

You’ll find you enjoy your dives even more when you recognize the creatures that you see. The fun part about this course is you can use the skills you learn on every scuba diving vacation because once you learn the main fish families and characteristics it will help you decipher the species you see all over the world.

For example, a butterfly fish in the Caribbean has a similar shape to a butterfly fish in Southeast Asia, but their colors and markings maybe wildly different. If you know what fish family it belongs to, it becomes much easier to look up the local name or at least be able to intelligently ask the local scuba instructor what you saw. That works better than asking about a “yellow thingy with a funny tail fin.”

PADI Multilevel Diver Course

The PADI Multilevel Diver Course

Maximize your dive time so you can explore more!

In this course, you learn how to plan dives that extend your bottom time by crediting you for slower nitrogen absorption when you ascend to a shallower depth. That’s the way you really dive, after all.

The Fun Part

This is a great way to learn how to make multilevel dives even if you forget to bring your dive computer.

PADI Referrals

And yet another great option to getting dive certified, the Open Water referral works great if you have the time to begin a course at home at your local dive shop.

Establishing a good relationship with a dive shop in your local area is always a good idea - even if you only intend to 'dive in paradise'. Buying dive equipment from a local dealer will give you an outlet for future service.

AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Course

The AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Course

The AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course is designed to inform you about the world’s coral reefs.

The Fun Part

As a scuba diver, the health of aquatic ecosystems is often what makes a good dive. Become aware of the fragileness of coral reefs and how you can help preserve them.

PADI eLearning

PADI eLearning, Fiji Now take advantage of the opportunity to complete coursework for dive classes through PADI's new Web-based learning service, PADI eLearning!

eLearning is another great way to learn to dive, comparable to the instruction you can already find at your local dive shop (such as Mad Fish Dive Centre at Matava). eLearning provides the opportunity to take PADI-certified courses (and receive credit you can apply toward certification) on your own PC, and to receive instruction from your favorite PADI dive instructors here in the Fiji Islands.

Manta Awareness Distinctive Specialty Course

The Manta Awareness Specialty Course

Do you know that the word Manta is the Spanish word for Blanket? This and many other interesting facts are all part of the PADI Manta Awareness Distinctive Specialty course.

The PADI Manta Awareness Distinctive Specialty course introduces divers and snorkellers to basics of Manta identification and conservation.

PADI Divemaster Course

This is the first professional qualification offered in the PADI program. PADI Divemaster is a highly respected qualification and is recognized all over the world and is the next step towards instructorship. The course teaches you how to assist instructors in both confined and open water sessions, it also provided the necessary skills and knowledge to plan and conduct diving trips for groups.