Digital Underwater Photographer is one of the most popular PADI Specialty courses and it's an easy add-on to other courses - especially the PADI Open Water Diver course and Adventures in Diving programme. Plus, the introduction of PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Course Online gives your divers another option when it comes to completing the knowledge development portion of the course on their own time - leaving more time for the hands-on fun stuff in the water.
Here's how you can integrate the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course with the PADI Open Water Diver course:
1. Have divers complete the knowledge development portion of the course. They can use the manual or go online and take advantage of interactive assessments and some new information, including use of the video imaging features available in some digital still photography cameras.
2. Level One certification - Because level one requires completion of knowledge development and a training dive in confined or open water, you can easily integrate it into the open water diver course. Just have participants complete knowledge development online and complete their first Digital Underwater Photographer course dive in confined water as an add-on to one of their existing confined water dives (after confined water dive number three), or during the tour portion of open water Dive 4 during the PADI Open Water Diver course. You can provide a Level One certification at this point or have them continue on.
3. Level Two certification - If you've had your divers complete the first Digital Underwater Photographer dive, have them complete their second Digital Underwater Photographer dive (and complete their Level Two Digital Underwater Photographer certification) in open water as an additional dive following all the PADI Open Water Diver course open water dives.
Looking to use the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course in your Adventures in Diving programmes? Here's one way:
1. Have divers complete knowledge development either traditionally or online.
2. Add a confined water session and use it to conduct the first dive (and level one certification if desired) from the Digital Underwater Photographer course. This will ensure they are well prepared for the next step in open water.
3. Conduct the second PADI Digital Underwater Photographer dive in open water as an Adventure Dive. This way, divers will have met the requirements for the Level Two certification as well as completing the Digital Underwater Photographer Adventure Dive for their PADI Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver certifications.
Don't forget that using the online component to satisfy knowledge development requirements provides you yet another way to maximize your time in the water with your divers. After all, it's the diving your students really love. Sounds like more fun for everyone, doesn't it?
