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May 23, 2014
Another Successful PADI Open Water Diver Course

The weekend saw a group of students from all over South Wales including Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, Bridgend and Merthyr and all students on the weekend successfully passed their PADI Open Water Diver Course. One of the members was my son Jarrod who passed with flying colours, must be in the blood. This weekend we are […]

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May 20, 2014
Reasons to Scuba Dive in Wales

When people learn to Scuba Dive they usually dream of diving in exotic places such as Egypt, South Africa, The Maldives, The Caribbean and indonesia. Fortunately we have managed to Scuba Dive all these places across the world over the past 20 years, are they are truly amazing. We are also blessed to live on […]

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May 17, 2014
PADI Open Water Diver Course Weekend

A following weekend we are back in the water conducting another PADI Open Water Diver Course, the course will be held in the inland site in chepstow on both Saturday and Sunday. All students must complete 4 Open Water Dives for the completion of their PADI Open Water Diver Course. On the course this week […]

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May 9, 2014
PADI Open Water Course 10.03.2014

This weekend we are running the PADI Open Water Diver Course with 5 Students, they are Fenella from Cardiff University, Toby from Swansea University, Michael, Miguel and Victoria from Cardiff. They have all completed their Confined Water Scuba Diving Sessions and passed the Open Water Diver Exam. They will complete 4 Open Water Dives over […]

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April 29, 2014
PADI Open Water Diver Course Hebron hall Cardiff 03.05.2014

Saturday 03rd may we are running the PADI Open Water Diver Referral Course in Hebron Hall in Dinas powys on the edge of Cardiff and close to Dinas Powys train station. The course will start at 8am for a briefing and the day will consist of watching the PADI Open Water Diver Video and completeing the […]

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April 25, 2014
Weekend Away Scuba Diving

Theres nothing better than heading off down the Coast for a good weekend of Scuba Diving, this weekend we are in Southampton for a PADI Open Water Diver Referral Course training event. We will be teaching on both Saturday and Sunday to teach the students the art of Scuba Diving for an upcoming expedition they […]

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April 15, 2014
Scuba Diving on the Gower in Swansea South Wales

The sun is out and the sky is blue, the water is still a little chilly but the Scuba Diving is wonderful no matter what the conditions are, we have been back on the coast and our training sites over the last few days. The instructional team at Ocean Quest are avid divers and love […]

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April 11, 2014
16 Years and 1000's of Scuba Divers Trainied

Cardiff Bay Diving and Watersports was established in Cardiff Bay on West Bute Street on 27th March 1998, the center was established to offer Scuba Diving Course' s through the PADI and BSAC systems offering the PADI Open Water Diver Programme and the BSAC Sports Diver Programme, we also offered Kayaking and watersports in the […]

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April 2, 2014
A New Beginning

This weekend many things seem to change, the temperature started to rise, the clocks went forward, sand blew in from the Sahara, Dafodils blossomed in the fields, and here at Quest we had our own new beginning. Dan Lewis, John Prothereo and Philip Hopkinson and newly qualified Open Water Scuba Diving Instructor and Divemasters to […]

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SSI Certifications & Courses

SSI Try Scuba

Feel what it's like to breath underwater, go scuba diving in confined water and earn the SSI Try Scuba recognition card. 

Conducted in our swimming pool, the SSI Try Scuba program is a diving adventure the whole family can enjoy.
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SSI Open Water Diver

The SSI Open Water Diver certification will allow you to dive anywhere in the world, with whoever you want. 

This globally recognised certification is your first step in your scuba diving journey. Explore the hidden underwater world!
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SSI Advanced Adventurer

After you've completed the SSI Open Water Diver certification, this is the next step. With the SSI Advanced Adventurer, you'll learn to extend your dive times, reduce your air consumption and dive deeper.  
You'll start to become a confident and safe diver whose comfortable underwater.
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SSI Specialties

Continue you diving adventure by improving specific skills or learning a completely new specialty. Diver deeper, perfect your buoyancy, take great photos, understand the tides or learn to deal with stress and rescue situations. 

There's 18 specialties to choose from.
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SSI Dive Guide

Do you dream of having a career in diving? 

The SSI Dive Guide course will teach you to lead other certified divers underwater, giving you the skills and experience to ensure others can enjoy your passion safely.
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PADI Certifications & Courses

PADI Discover Scuba

A fun introduction into what it takes to breathe underwater and explore this hidden world. 

Although it’s not a certification you’ll learn the key skills and what it takes to become a PADI certified diver.
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PADI Open Water Diver

Your Scuba Diving journey starts here. Start with supported theory and study programme, move to the pool to practice your skills and then experience four open water dives. 

You’ll then be certified to dive throughout the world with PADI®
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PADI Advanced Open Water

This course is the next step after you have completed the PADI Open Water Diver certification. 

The course called the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver because you will advance your scuba diving knowledge and skills.
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PADI Rescue Diver

You will learn to prevent and manage problems in the water and on the surface and become more confident in your skills as a diver. 

You will become a better, safer diver and a better buddy too. It’s challenging but rewarding.
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PADI Divemaster

Your first step of professional PADI training. You will be a leader who motivates and mentors other scuba divers. 

You’ll gain dive knowledge, diving skills and supervision abilities, allowing you a career doing what you love.
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PADI Specialties

Improve specific skills or learn a completely new skill with a PADI Speciality course. 

Dive deeper, take better photos, explore wreck the choices are endless and yours.
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