Anytime. Anyplace. Anyone. The PADI AWARE Specialty course is open to all ocean enthusiasts who want to create a cleaner and healthier blue planet.
The course’s objective is simple: to learn and implement tips to save the ocean. Because the ocean doesn’t need us; we need the ocean. And right now, the ocean needs protecting.
If you care about marine conservation and want to do something to help, here’s why the PADI AWARE Specialty should be your next course.
1. It’s Short and Open to All
The PADI AWARE Specialty Course is a half-day course with no entry requirements or age limit. Divers and non-divers alike are welcome to enroll.
Plus, the flexibility of the course ensures the best learning experience as you can complete the eLearning portion of the course online, at home or while traveling. Then, you’ll meet with a PADI Pro to complete the workshop portion. This should only take a couple of hours and can be done in person or over video call.
2. It’s a Chance To Develop Your Skills
During the course, you’ll learn how to:
- Recognize key ocean threats
- Use the “10 Tips to Save the Ocean”
- Engage in conservation action for global impact
- Become an eco-tourist
- Build a responsible, conservation-focused media presence to inspire action
And if you’re a diver, you will also learn how to improve your buoyancy and take underwater photos and videos without disturbing marine life.
Combined, these components will help you enjoy the time you spend in and out of the water in a sustainable manner.
3. It Improves Your Ocean Awareness
Once you realize how delicate the marine ecosystem is, you appreciate its beauty even more. Imagine the vibrant marine life, the colorful corals and everything else that hides beneath the surface disappearing. The cause?
- Increasing ocean temperatures
- Coral bleaching
- Rising sea levels
- And ocean acidification
Our planet is under a lot of stress, which is why the PADI Aware Specialty should be your next course, as you’ll better understand how our oceans work, the environmental threats and how you can help.
Remember, implementing sustainable habits in and out of the water is the only way you can help mitigate the damage of climate change.
4. It’s an Eye-Opening Experience
Through the knowledge development and workshop, you’ll develop an environmental self-awareness and realize how your involvement in ocean conservation has a global impact. Individually and collectively, we can take a stance in preserving the marine environment.
After finishing the PADI AWARE Specialty course, you can then pursue other PADI AWARE courses and/or enroll in scuba diving, freediving or mermaiding courses to better monitor and protect our beloved oceans.
What Happens During the Instructor-Led Workshop?
During the workshop portion of the course, you will develop a personal action plan for ocean conservation and marine animal protection. You will also review the 10 Tips to Save the Ocean together with your instructor.
Is the PADI Aware Specialty Worth It?
Whether you already know a little or nothing at all about ocean conservation, the PADI AWARE Specialty course covers the basics. It then prepares you to take action with practical, ocean-saving tips you can implement whenever and wherever you are.
Not only will this course equip you with tangible actions to create positive ocean change, but a portion of the proceeds from the course supports AWARE’s work worldwide to remove marine debris, protect sharks & rays, expand marine protected areas and support local grantee projects – a win for you and our oceans!
Don’t wait for others to take action. Sign up for the course now to get actively involved in ocean conservation.
