ROANOKE ISLAND OUTFITTERS AND DIVE CENTER

(aka The Outdoors Outfitters &  Nags Head Diving)

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We've MOVED!  We are on Hwy 64, next to Ace Hardware in Manteo.  Look for the big, yellow brick building.

312 Hwy 64, Manteo, NC  27954
(252) 473-1356

info@theoutdoorsoutfitters.com

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                                      Up Leadership classes Scuba diver class Advanced Class Try Scuba

ADVANCED DIVER - $175    Student must complete 6 dives, provide own gear and purchase textbook or textbook package.  Gear rental packages for students are $25 per day and include: 1 tank, bc, reg, octo, spg, depth gauge, weight belt & weights, wetsuit. Air refills not included.

This course is a continuing education certification course for certified divers. It is an enjoyable program of continued supervised experience designed to introduce divers to a variety of diving activities and to be taught entirely in an open water setting. Upon successful completion of this course, graduates are considered competent to engage in open water diving activities without supervision, provided the diving activities and the areas dived approximate those of training. This course is appropriate for divers who:

  • Desire additional training.
  • Have moved from one diving area to another and desire local orientation.
  • Do not have, but wish to obtain, NAUI certification.
  • Desire orientation to a variety of diving sites and conditions.

OPEN WATER DIVES:  A minimum of six open water dives is required. A maximum of three dives per day shall be applied toward course requirements. At least two dives are to be deeper than 20 feet (6 m).

The required dive topic areas listed represents three separate dives of the minimum six required. The remaining dives can be combined or split as needed to fit the situation and meet student needs provided at least six separate dives are made:

Required Dives

  • Navigation
  • Night or low visibility diving
  • Deep diving (no to exceed 130 feet/40 meters maximum depth)

PREREQUISITES FOR ENTERING THE COURSE

  • Age. Minimum is 15 years. (Junior certification for ages 12 -14 years is allowed.
  • Dive Certification. Certification as a scuba diver by a NAUI recognized agency is required. The instructor is to carefully screen and evaluate all prospective students to assure that they understand diving safety and possess the necessary skills to participate. Curriculum and skills from other NAUI courses shall be used to evaluate and improve the diver’s knowledge and proficiency if necessary.
  • Equipment. Students shall furnish and be responsible for the care and maintenance of their own diving equipment. The instructor shall initially assist the student in checking all student gear to insure it is adequate and in proper working order.

Textbook - $29.95
Textbook package - $64.95 - includes textbook, sac rate calculator, skills dvd, pen, pencil all in an attractive case.

NITROX DIVER - $175   - Includes certification card and 4-5 hours classroom.  Student must complete 2 dives and provide own gear, purchase textbook package and is responsible for costs associated with dives.

Want to extend your bottom time, lessen your surface interval, and maximize every dive? Become an Enriched Air Nitrox diver!  You will learn how to choose the proper blend of Nitrox for your dive profile, determine maximum depth limits for your Nitrox mixture, analyze your breathing mixture, and plan and safely execute each dive. Your instructor will teach you about the physiology of oxygen and nitrogen; advantages, disadvantages, and risks of nitrox; oxygen toxicity; hazards and precautions of handling oxygen; the concept of Equivalent Air Depth; use of EANx with standard Air Dive Tables; common gas mixing procedures; and more.  After your exam you go ahead and complete two dives to receive your Nitrox Diver certification card. Dives can be done along with any checkout or dive trip with Nags Head Diving or Johnny and Amy's Outer Banks Diving. And, your NAUI instructor can integrate your Nitrox course into your Scuba Diver or Advance Scuba Diver course!

Textbook Package - $57.95 - contains a NAUI Nitrox Diver Textbook, Nitrox 32 and 36 dive tables, OceanX calculator, and a NAUI Nitrox Diver bumper sticker- all packaged in a NAUI Logo Zipper Bag

TRAINING ASSISTANT -  $175

If you possess the desire to assist in the training of other divers, a Training Assistant specialty course might be for you. This course will qualify you in the skills and knowledge necessary to perform as a training assistant during diver training courses overseen by an active-status NAUI Instructor.

As a certified NAUI Training Assistant, you will be qualified to temporarily directly supervise students while an instructor conducts skills with other students; escort students on the surface or on underwater tours; and assist an active-status NAUI Instructor with other tasks, all under the direction of a NAUI instructor.

Compass navigation; underwater communications; assisting divers with cramps, anxiety, breathing difficulties, and signs of pre-panic; escorting a diver to safety; escorting divers during an open water dive; and performing a scuba diver rescue are just some of the techniques and skills you will learn during your course.

To enroll in a Training Assistant course, you must be at least 18 years old, have the training and experience equivalent to at least NAUI Advanced Diver, have certification in NAUI Scuba Rescue Diver or equivalent, and have current CPR and First Aid certifications.

While certification as a Training Assistant does not confer any NAUI Leadership certification, the experience, knowledge and confidence you gain working as a Training Assistant can help you achieve your goal of becoming a NAUI member!

MASTER DIVER:  $250     Student must complete 8 dives and 24 hours of classroom, provide own gear and purchase textbook or textbook package.  Gear rental packages for students are $25 per day and include: 1 tank, bc, reg, octo, spg, depth gauge, weight belt & weights, wetsuit. Air refills not included.

The course is an continuing education certification course for divers who wish to increase their understanding and enjoyment of diving. Emphasis is on student participation and practical application of knowledge in open water after a classroom discussion of subjects. This course is an excellent progression toward NAUI Leadership roles.

Some subject areas are a review and expansion of material from previous courses. Each subject area is a progression in study not a definitive study in the particular diving activity. However, instructors will specify performance objectives for related course diving activities, for example, during a navigation dive the student will swim a reciprocal course to within 10 feet (3 m) of its origin.

The course may be divided and taught in sections with the student’s Diving/Training Log being signed off for each activity until all requirements are met.

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates are considered competent to engage in open water diving activities without supervision, provided the diving activities and the areas dived approximate those of training.

OPEN WATER DIVES:  A minimum of eight open water dives is required. A maximum of three dives per day shall be applied toward course requirements. No more than one skin dive may count toward the eight dive minimum.

Required Dives:

  • Emergency procedures and rescue
  • Deep/simulated decompression diving
  • Limited visibility or night diving
  • Underwater navigation
  • Search and recovery – light salvage

PREREQUISITES FOR ENTERING THE COURSE

  • Age. Minimum is 15 years.
  • Diver Certification. NAUI advanced certification or the equivalent is required. The instructor is to ensure adequate student knowledge and capability before any open water training and shall use skill or other evaluations to do so.
  • Equipment. Students shall furnish and be responsible for the care and maintenance of their own diving equipment. The instructor shall initially assist the student in checking all student gear to insure it is adequate and in proper working order.

Textbook - $51.95
Textbook package - $110.95 - includes textbook, workbook, dvd, audio cd, pen, pencil all in an attractive case.

RESCUE DIVER - $175 -  Student must provide own gear and purchase textbook or textbook package.  Gear rental packages for students are $25 per day and include: 1 tank, bc, reg, octo, spg, depth gauge, weight belt & weights, wetsuit. Air refills not included.

Once you are 15 years of age and a certified scuba diver, you can expand your diving knowledge with a Scuba Rescue Diver course. Learn how to manage risks and effectively handle limited in-water problems and diving emergencies, how to assist and transport divers, and how to perform surface rescues and rescues from depth involving both boat and shore based skin and scuba divers.

CPR and First Aid certifications are required to complete this course. Your Scuba Rescue Diver training moves you on your pathway to becoming a NAUI Leader: Skin Diving Instructor, Assistant Instructor, Divemaster, or Instructor.

Textbook - $64.95
Textbook package - $110.95

 

WRECK DIVER (external survey)- $175    This  two day course does not include gear or boat costs.  Gear rental packages for students are $25 per day and include: 1 tank, bc, reg, octo, spg, depth gauge, weight belt & weights, wetsuit. Air refills not included.

If you are at least 18 years old and have a NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver certification or the equivalent thereof, you can take a Wreck Diver (External Survey) course and start exploring sunken vessels, aircraft, and other amazing wrecks in the underwater world.

Your NAUI Wreck Diver (External Survey) instructor will teach you about safety, hazards and cautions, special risks of overhead environments, entanglement, limited visibility, deep diving, equipment, location of wrecks, sources of information, search methods, underwater navigation, legal aspects, artifacts, treasure, salvage, archaeology, and much more. Get ready to start exploring!


RESERVATIONS & INFORMATION
252-473-1356

Roanoke Island Outfitters and Dive Shop
312 Hwy 64
Manteo, NC  27954
info@theoutdoorsoutfitters.com