What Scuba Diving Courses Does Underwater Sports Offer?

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Underwater Sports offers PADI scuba diving courses ranging from a first-timer's Discover Scuba experience through professional Instructor training, plus specialty certifications. The course list below is drawn from the company's own site, which describes it as the largest PADI 5-Star dive and swim facility in the Pacific Northwest and notes it has served Greater Seattle since 1950. If you are deciding where to start, the entry-level Open Water Diver course is the standard first certification; the other courses assume you already hold it or a higher rating.

Course ladder at a glance

Level Course What it is for
Try it Discover Scuba A first underwater experience before committing to certification
Entry certification Beginning Open Water Class The first step to becoming a certified scuba diver
Continuing Advanced Open Water Class Training beyond the entry level
Continuing Rescue Diver Class Rescue-focused training
Continuing Re-Activate Class For divers returning after time away
Specialty Drysuit Diver Specialty Course Drysuit diving
Specialty Enriched Air Nitrox (EAN) Specialty Course Diving on enriched air nitrox
Professional Divemaster Class First professional-level rating
Professional Instructor Development Course – IDC Instructor training

Entry-level options

The site lists two ways to begin:

  • Discover Scuba — described as the starting point in the course range, aimed at first-time divers trying scuba.
  • Beginning Open Water Class — the site calls Open Water Diver "the world's most popular scuba certification" and "the first step into becoming a scuba diver." The listed price on the page is $675 + tax.

If your goal is a certification you can dive with afterward, Open Water is the relevant course; Discover Scuba is the introductory experience.

Advanced and continuing training

Once certified, the site lists these next steps:

  • Advanced Open Water Class
  • Rescue Diver Class
  • Re-Activate Class — for divers who need to refresh skills
  • Divemaster Class — the professional track begins here
  • Instructor Development Course – IDC — instructor-level training

Specialty courses

Two specialties are named on the page:

  • Drysuit Diver Specialty Course
  • Enriched Air Nitrox (EAN) Specialty Course

Practical details to check before enrolling

  • Class calendars are location-specific. The site publishes separate calendars for Seattle, Edmonds, Bellevue, Federal Way, and Tacoma, so the course you want may not run at every location in a given session.
  • Pricing is only shown for the Beginning Open Water Class ($675 + tax) in the material available. Other course prices are not listed, so confirm them directly rather than assuming they follow the same figure.
  • Gear and service are part of the same business. The site also lists online products, in-store products, and service and repairs, and states that staff test the top brands in scuba and snorkeling gear — useful if you need equipment alongside a course.
  • Travel is offered as a separate category, not as part of the course listings.

To choose: pick Discover Scuba if you are unsure about diving at all; pick Beginning Open Water if you want a certification; pick Advanced, Rescue, or a specialty if you already hold Open Water and want to build specific skills; pick Divemaster or IDC only if you intend to work in diving. Verify current schedules and prices with the specific store location, since the page does not publish those for most courses.