Barefoot Divers dive shop and scuba instruction at all-inclusive resort Barefoot Cay in Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras
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Scuba Diving Courses

Barefoot Divers offers many exciting PADI courses to help improve your skills as a diver and introduce you to new areas of the sport. Most of the continuing education courses are based on learning while diving, so you won’t be spending too much time studying, and you can earn a new PADI certification. Learn to be a better diver, and get even more enjoyment out of the sport.

 

(Not yet a certified diver? Please see our Learn to Dive page.)

 

 
Experience expert scuba instruction and classes at Barefoot Divers in Roatan
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Take the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course in Roatan with Barefoot Divers

Advanced Open Water Diver

This course is the next step beyond the PADI Open Water Diver certification. The course includes five dives and the opportunity to try some of diving’s most rewarding and useful specialty activities, such as deep diving, digital underwater photography, wreck diving, and much more. Advanced open water diving skills make diving much more than underwater sightseeing. With your PADI instructor, you complete the deep and underwater navigation Adventure Dives. These dives boost your confidence as you build  foundational skills. Then, you choose three additional dives from a wide selection of Adventure dives. This course qualifies for PADI eLearning, so you can complete the knowledge portion of the course before your vacation and get right in the water when you arrive in Roatan.
Take a PADI Nitrox certification class in Roatan with Barefoot Divers

Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver

The PADI Enriched Air Diver course is PADI’s most popular specialty scuba diving course, and it’s easy to see why. Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no-decompression dive time. As a result, you can spend more time underwater, especially on repetitive scuba dives. You'll learn Nitrox diving equipment considerations, techniques for getting more dive time, how to tell what’s in your scuba tank, and how to set your dive computer.

 

 Take a PADI underwater photography course in Roatan with Barefoot Divers

Digital Underwater Photographer

Learn to use the PADI SEA (Shoot, Examine, and Adjust) method, which takes full advantage of digital technology. You learn how to take good underwater photos, becoming proficient faster than you may imagine. You also learn how to share photos with your friends via e-mail or printing, and how to optimize your work with your computer, storage, and more. We have a photo/video pro and photo studio onsite.

 

 Underwater Naturalist is a PADI course you can take at Barefoot Divers dive center in Roatan

Underwater Naturalist

Are you fascinated with aquatic life? Always wondering what that fish is and why it always dances under a coral head whenever you get close? If you’re engrossed with life under the surface, the PADI Underwater Naturalist specialty course is especially for you. In your journey to earning the underwater naturalist certification, the course teaches you about the different major aquatic life groupings and how they interact so that you understand what you observe in the underwater environment.

 

 Learn Peak Performance Buoyancy at Barefoot Divers, Roatan

Peak Performance Buoyancy

Float effortlessly, drifting over reefs. Be the diver you want to be with ultimate buoyancy control, able to hover close to the bottom and examine underwater organisms without touching them. Buoyancy skills separate the good divers from the great divers. In the Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty course, you will learn to how to precisely weight yourself for optimum control, poise, and balance. You learn to ascend and descend so effortlessly, it seems like you only think about it and it happens. By mastering streamlining, you move through the water cleanly, efficiently, and gracefully. You swim near fragile environments without harm to them or yourself.

 

 Take the PADI Night Diver class with Barefoot Divers in Roatan

Night Diver

As the sun sets, you don your dive gear, slip on your mask, and bite down on your regulator. A deep breath and you step off the boat--into the underwater night. Although you may have seen this reef many times before, this time you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light. The adventure, thrill, and excitement of night diving can be yours when you complete your PADI Night Diver specialty course. You learn about night dive planning, equipment, and navigation. Practice those skills on three night dives, where you introduce yourself to a whole new cast of critters that come out after the sun goes down.

 

 Take the PADI Deep Diver scuba course with Barefoot Divers in Roatan

Deep Diver

The Deep Diver specialty course offers you the opportunity of a lifetime: going deep to see things that other divers can only dream about. In this course you will experience what it’s like to dive beyond 60 feet, to a maximum of 130 feet, which is the recreational dive limit.

 

Take a PADI Wreck Diver course at Barefoot Divers in Roatan

Wreck Diver

You drift down and pass through a window into the past. As you near the bottom, a recognizable shape begins to form. First, you see a straight line, and then a round window. Next, a ship materializes in front of you. As you look at the wreck, the past and the present meet. Whether sunk intentionally or tragically, whether a sunken ship, a plane, or an automobile, the call of wrecks is nearly irresistible to divers. Through the PADI Wreck Diver specialty course, you get the skills, knowledge, and procedures you need to answer the call of wreck diving.

 

 PADI Underwater Navigator Diver classroom portion of certification - Barefoot Divers dive center, Roatan

Underwater Navigator Diver

Underwater navigation can be challenging, but in the PADI Underwater Navigator specialty course, you master the challenge. You learn the tools of the trade, including navigation via natural clues and by compass. You learn to estimate distance underwater, follow navigation patterns and know where you are while following an arbitrary, irregular course using the Nav-Finder.

 

 PADI Emergency First Response course in the PADI training room - Barefoot Divers, Roatan

Emergency First Response

Take a step toward emergency preparedness and meet PADI Rescue Diver prerequisites with Emergency First Response. As one of the foremost international CPR and first aid training companies, Emergency First Response gives you the confidence to respond to medical emergencies – not just in the diving world, but in your everyday world with your family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers too. The Emergency First Response course encompasses:
  • CPR for adults, children, and infants
  • First aid for adults, children, and infants
  • Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training
 A PADI Rescue Diver class (knowledge portion) in progress at Barefoot Divers dive center, Roatan

Rescue Diver

This course will expand your knowledge and experience level. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves and consider the safety and well being of other divers. Although this course is challenging, it is a rewarding way to build your confidence. Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. Many divers say this is the best course they’ve ever taken. You'll cover:
  • Self-rescue and diver stress
  • Emergency management and equipment
  • Panicked diver response
  • In-water rescue breathing protocols
  • Egress (exits)
  • Dive accident scenarios
 Roatan Divemaster Scuba Diving Internship at Barefoot Divers

Divemaster

The divemaster certification is the first level of diving professional. A rewarding, very extensive course, you’ll learn in-depth theory as well as practical training and lots of diving. See our divemaster internship page.

 

 
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Need Gear?

You’ve got some new skills, now how about some new gear? Reward yourself with a purchase from our dive shop.  We carry top-of-the-line BCDs, suits, masks, dive computers, and more!

The dive shop at Barefoot Divers dive center has the island's largest selection of scuba gear

 
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Nitrox Certification Special

$250 includes your training and PADI certification for enriched air, plus Nitrox tanks for all your dives for an entire week--a great deal!

Nitrox certification in Roatan at Barefoot Divers dive shopLearn about and experience the benefits of diving with enriched air (Nitrox) with the  PADI Enriched Air Diver certification class. Diving with Nitrox lets you safely extend your no-stop time beyond the no decompression limits for air. Most divers also find that using Nitrox decreases their post-dive fatigue.

 
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Didn’t See What You’re Looking For? There's More! 

In addition to the PADI courses listed at left, we offer these specialties:
  • Underwater videography
  • Drift diving
  • Boat diving
  • Multi-level diving
  • Equipment selection and repair
  • Search and recovery
  • Fish ID

Just talk to our dive shop staff and they'll help find a course that interests you. Or, if you’d like to try out some different areas of diving but don’t want to do the whole course, you can sample a specialty by participating in an adventure dive. Learn to be a better diver, and get even more enjoyment out of the sport. Sign up for a course today! Contact us at Info@BarefootCay.com

 
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Guest Comments

"Having visited and dived in Hawaii, the Bahamas, Florida, Bonaire, and Costa Rica, we have decided that Barefoot Cay consistently has the best accommodations, hospitality, food, and diving that we have encountered."

"Whether it's your first dive or you are a seasoned diver, they are a great group for your dive excursion. They are very attentive, safety conscious, flexible, friendly, and fun."

"You have such a wonderful, beautiful, and unique setting. I told everyone back home how fabulous your place is and they should check it out.  We have a few divers at work and some that want to get certified and I told them that Barefoot Cay would be excellent."

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Questions? Contact Us

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail us at Info@BarefootCay.com. Our instructors and resort staff are very knowledgeable about Roatan diving and can help you plan the perfect Roatan dive vacation. You can also use our e-mail form to make reservations or check accommodation availability for the vacation dates you have in mind.
We're here for you! E-mail Dive@BarefootCay.com with your dive questions or lodging inquiries
 

 
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