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Would you like to learn diving in a small group without time pressure, or would you prefer to learn individually with your own personal instructor?

We teach all levels of recreational diving, through CMAS, IANTD and PADI.

Do you want to work as a professional? Get your IANTD or PADI Instructor, or a higher, certification here in the Dominican Republic.

Below are lists of all the courses offered by Aquatrack. Click on a class name to see a detailed description.

 

Recreational Diving

Discover Scuba Diving

The first step to find out what diving is like.

  • Prerequisite: Min. age 10 years
  • Course Contents: Briefing / 1 pool lesson / 1 ocean dive
  • Max. depth: 12m / 40 ft
  • Price: from US$ 99
Scuba Diver

Dive certification at entry level. Allows you to dive together with a professional to gain additional experience.

  • Prerequisite: Min. age 10 years
  • Course Contents: 3 academic lessons / 3 pool lessons / 2 ocean dives
  • Max. depth: 12m / 40 ft
  • Price: from US$ 350
Open Water Diver

This certification gives you the knowledge to plan and perform your own dives.

  • Prerequisite: Min. age 10 years
  • Course Contents: 5 academic lessons / 5 pool lessons / 4 ocean dives
  • Max. depth: 18m / 60 ft
  • Price: from US$ 460
Specialties

Would you like to gain more knowledge and experience for special kinds of dives? Choose among the specialties:

Night Diver
Enriched Air Diver
Cavern Diver
Drift Diver
Underwater Photography
Deep Diver
Boat Diver
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Search & Recovery
Wreck Diver
Navigator

  • Prerequisite: Min. age 10 or 18 years, depending to the specialty, Open Water Diver
  • Course Contents: Academic lesson / 2 to 4 ocean dives, depending on the specialty
  • Max. Depth: 5m to 40m / 15 to 130 ft depending on the specialty
  • Price: On request
Adventure Diver

This course gives you an overview of various underwater activities and dives.

  • Prerequisite: Open Water Diver, min. age 10 years
  • Course Contents: 3 academic lessons / 3 ocean dives
  • Max. Depth: 12m / 40 ft to 30m / 100 ft
  • Price: from US$ 315
Advanced Open Water Diver

The deep water dive and navigation dive are component parts of the training. The course gives you the chance to dive the more ambitious sites.

  • Prerequisite: Open Water Diver, Min. age 12 years
  • Course Contents: 5 academic lessons / 5 ocean dives
  • Max. Depth: 30m / 100 ft
  • Price: from US$ 369
Emergency First Response

Emergency First Response gives you the confidence to respond to medical emergencies — not just in the diving world, but in your everyday world with your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers, too.

  • Course Contents: Academic lesson
  • Price: from US$ 180
O2 Management

The course will show you how to identify diver injuries and to use medical oxygen.

  • Prerequisite: Min. age 12 years
  • Course Contents: 1 academic lesson
  • Price: from US$ 110
Rescue Diver

Rescue Divers know how to prevent problems during diving and how to react if they occur. This course is a must for divers who can take responsibility.

  • Prerequisite: Advanced Open Water Diver, Emergency First Response, Min. age 12 years
  • Course Contents: Academics / confined water rescue skills / Open Water Scenarios
  • Max. Depth: 5m / 15ft to 12m / 40 ft
  • Price: from US$ 459
Divemaster

The first professional level of recreational diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. Working closely with an Instructor the candidate will learn to practice dive leadership skills, to expand the dive knowledge and to supervise dives.

  • Prerequisite: Min. age 18 years, Rescue Diver, 60 dives
  • Course Contents: Academics, confined water skills,
    8 Dives
  • Price: from US$ 869

Technical & Professional Diving

Cavern and Wreck Diver

This program is designed to develop wreck and cavern diving skills within the limits of light penetration and to insure that divers are aware of self-responsibility and are capable of risk management in overhead environment.

  • Prerequisite: Advanced Open Water Diver with a minimum of 10 logged dives
  • Course Contents: 4 dives over Two days
  • Price: from US$ 450
Introductory Cave Diver

This program will give you an introduction to the cave diving environment for sport divers.

  • Prerequisite: Cavern and Wreck Diver with 25 logged dives
  • Course Contents: 4 dives over 2 days
  • Price: US$ 600
Cave Diver

Training program for safe dives in caves which contains self rescue, problem management and equipment skills.

  • Prerequisite: Intoductory Cave Diver with 50 logged dives
  • Course Contents: 12 dives over 6 days
  • Price: US$ 1000
Technical Cave Diver

Training program for safe dives in caves which contains self rescue, problem management and equipment skills, using EANx and oxygen for decompression, includes gas changing procedures.

  • Prerequisite: Intoductory Cave Diver and Advanced EANx Diver with 50 logged dives
  • Course Contents: 12 dives over 6 days
  • Price: US$ 1300
Deep Diver

You learn about risk management, equipment configuration and problem management for deep diving.

  • Prerequisite: Min. age 15 years / Adventure Diver
  • Course Contents: 2 dives over Two days on air from 18m / 60 ft to 40m / 130 ft
  • Price: from US$ 275
EANx Diver

Increase your bottom time by using a EANx mix between 21% and 40% of oxygen. Calculate your dive time and depth for diving with EANx and analyze your tank mix.

  • Prerequisite: Open Water Diver
  • Course Contents: 2 dives in 1 day
  • Price: US$ 200
Advanced EANx Diver

The course extends the diver’s knowledge in the use of EANx for sport diving and employs EANx mixes from 21% to a maximum of 50%.

  • Prerequisite: EANx Diver and Deep Diver
  • Course Contents: 4 dives over 2 days
  • Price: US$ 450
Technical Diver

This program is designed to train divers to conduct dives to depths between 30 meters (100 Ft) and 51 meters (170 Ft) using custom blend breathing gas mixture and to provide greater understanding of custom blend breathing gas mixtures; a complete knowledge of the limits of any EANx mixture, and the use of EANx and oxygen for decompression.

  • Prerequisite: Advanced EANx Diver with 100 logged dives
  • Course Contents: 5 dives over 3 days
  • Price: US$ 850
Closed Circuit Rebreather Diver

This program enables students to learn the essentials of rebreather technology & practical use of rebreathers. The course is designed to work in conjunction with manufacturers’ programs specific to each rebreather unit.

  • Prerequisite: Advanced EANx Diver or Advanced Recreational Trimix Diver
  • Course Contents: 8 dives during 5 days
  • Price: US$ 1500
Normoxic Trimix Diver

This program is designed to train those who wish to dive to depths between 39 meters (130 Ft) and 60 meters (200 Ft), but do not wish to breathe air below 39 meters (130 Ft). Trimix affords a means of reducing narcosis on dives to such depths.

  • Prerequisite: Technical Diver with 100 logged dives
  • Course Contents: 3 days, 5 dives
  • Price: US$ 1000
IANTD Divemaster

The IANTD Divemaster course is designed to introduce you to the art of being a scuba diving professional. Your course will include dive theory and practical application in areas including deep diving (to 130 feet), underwater navigation and night diving. Divemaster candidates will be required to give dive briefings and debriefings on dives covering multiple environments.

  • Prerequisite: Rescue Diver with 60 logged dives. Must be 18 years old.
  • Course Contents: 2 confined and 10 open water dives.
    Three days classroom time
  • Price: US$ 869
IANTD Cavern Divemaster

This program is designed to extend the diver’s knowledge to safely guide professional cavern tours of non-cavern certified divers (maximum 4) in the overhead environment.

  • Prerequisite: Divemaster and Full Cave Diver
  • Course Contents: 3 days, 4 dives
  • Price: US$ 500
IANTD Technical Supervisor

To become an IANTD Technical Supervisor you must first be a Recreational Divemaster and hold a technical diver rating. Your course will include 4 training dives where you will assist on technical courses in a safe and professional manner.

  • Prerequisite: Recreational Divemaster and hold a Technical Diver rating
  • Course Contents: 3 days, 4 dives
  • Price: US$ 400
IANTD Assistant Instructor

The IANTD Assistant Instructor Course requires the candidate to assist an active instructor in conducting at least one Open Water Diver Course, four IANTD Specialty Diver Courses and one Rescue Diver Course prior to certification. In addition, the candidate will complete a full spectrum of classwork to include presentations in the classroom, confined water and open water environments.

  • Prerequisite: Recreational Divemaster
  • Course Contents: 2 confined and 2 open water dives.
    Three days classroom time. In addition, the candidate will also have to staff 1 Open Water Course, 4 Specialty Courses and 1 Rescue Diver Course
  • Price: US$ 700
IANTD OW/Nitrox Instructor – IEC

The IANTD Instructor Evaluation Course is for Divemasters and Assistant Instructors from IANTD or any other recognized agency (ACUC, ANDI, CMAS, NAUI, PADI, PDIC, PSA, SDI, SSI, TDI, YMCA, others) who are ready to take that next step and become fully qualified to teach others the joy of scuba diving. Will be certified to teach Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver and the IANTD Nitrox Diver Programs.

  • Prerequisite: Must be at least 18 years old, a current CPR, First Aid and Oxygen Provider, have been certified to dive for at least 6 months, a current medical examination by a physician, at least 100 logged dives and an entrance interview with an Instructor Trainer.
  • Course Contents: 4 confined and 3 open water dives.
    Eight days total training time.
  • Price: US$ 1500
IANTD OW/Nitrox Instructor Crossover

For the Instructor from another recognized agency (ACUC, ANDI, CMAS, NAUI, PADI, PDIC, PSA, SDI, SSI, TDI, YMCA, others) who is ready to crossover to IANTD. Please provide a copy of all Instructor Certification Cards as well as a copy of student counts certified.

  • Prerequisite: Instructor from another recognized agency.
  • Course Contents: 2 confined and 4 open water dives.
    Three days classroom time.
  • Price: US$ 1000
IANTD Advanced Nitrox Instructor – IEC

The IANTD Instructor Evaluation Course is for Divemasters and Assistant Instructors from IANTD or any other recognized agency (ACUC, ANDI, CMAS, NAUI, PADI, PDIC, PSA, SDI, SSI, TDI, YMCA, others) who are ready to take that next step and become fully qualified to teach others the joy of scuba diving. Will be certified to teach Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, the IANTD Nitrox Diver, Divemaster, Deep Diver and Advanced Nitrox Diver Programs.

  • Prerequisite: Divemasters and Assistant Instructors must be at least 18 years old, a current CPR, First Aid and Oxygen Provider, have been certified to dive for at least 6 months, a current medical examination by a physician, at least 100 logged dives and an entrance interview with an Instructor Trainer. Requires a minimum certification of Advanced Nitrox Diver in order to enter at this level.
  • Course Contents: 2 confined and 4 open water dives.
    Eight days classroom time.
  • Price: US$ 1800
IANTD Advanced Nitrox Instructor Crossover

For the Instructor from another recognized agency (ACUC, ANDI, CMAS, NAUI, PADI, PDIC, PSA, SDI, SSI, TDI, YMCA, others) who is ready to crossover to IANTD. Please provide a copy of all Instructor Certification Cards as well as a copy of student counts certified.

  • Prerequisite: Requires a minimum diver or Instructor certification of Advanced Nitrox in order to enter at this level.
  • Course Contents: 2 confined and 4 open water dives.
    Three days classroom time.
  • Price: US$ 1000
IANTD Advanced Nitrox Instructor Upgrade

For the IANTD OW/Nitrox Instructors who wish to upgrade their certification. The upgrade requires a minimum certification of Advanced Nitrox Diver, which may be completed in conjunction with this course upon IT approval.

  • Prerequisite: Requires a minimum of Instructor and Advanced Nitrox Diver certifications in order to enter at this level.
  • Course Contents: 1 confined and 2 open water dives.
    Two days classroom time.
  • Price: US$ 400
IANTD Advanced Recreational Trimix Instructor – IEC

The IANTD Instructor Evaluation Course is for Divemasters and Assistant Instructors from IANTD or any other recognized agency (ACUC, ANDI, CMAS, NAUI, PADI, PDIC, PSA, SDI, SSI, TDI, YMCA, others) who are ready to take that next step and become fully qualified to teach others to joy of scuba diving. Will be certified to teach Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, the IANTD Nitrox Diver, Divemaster, Deep Diver, Recreational Trimix Diver, Advanced Nitrox Diver and Advanced Recreational Diver Programs.

  • Prerequisite: Divemasters and Assistant Instructors must be at least 18 years old, a current CPR, First Aid and Oxygen Provider, have been certified to dive for at least 6 months, a current medical examination by a physician, at least 100 logged dives and an entrance interview with an Instructor Trainer. Requires a minimum certification of Advanced Recreational Trimix Diver with a recommendation of Normoxic Trimix Diver, which may be completed in conjunction with this course upon IT approval.
  • Course Contents: 4 confined and 4 open water dives.
    Eight days classroom time.
  • Price: US$ 1800
IANTD Adv Recreational Trimix Instructor Crossover

For the Instructor from another recognized agency (ACUC, ANDI, CMAS, NAUI, PADI, PDIC, PSA, SDI, SSI, TDI, YMCA, others) who is ready to crossover to IANTD. Please provide a copy of all Instructor Certification Cards as well as a copy of student counts certified.

  • Prerequisite: Requires a minimum certification of Advanced Recreational Trimix Diver with a recommendation of Normoxic Trimix Diver, which may be completed in conjunction with this course upon IT approval.
  • Course Contents: 2 confined and 4 open water dives.
    Three days classroom time.
  • Price: US$ 1000
IANTD Adv Recreational Trimix Instructor Upgrade

For the IANTD OW/Nitrox or Advanced Nitrox Instructors who wish to upgrade their certification.

  • Prerequisite: Requires a minimum certification of Advanced Recreational Trimix Diver with a recommendation of Normoxic Trimix Diver, which may be completed in conjunction with this course upon IT approval.
  • Course Contents: 1 confined and 2 open water dives.
    Two days classroom time.
  • Price: US$ 400
IANTD Nitrox Blending Instructor

Trains the IANTD Instructor in Blending Theory for Nitrox so that he may properly conduct courses in gas blending for store staff and others who have a need for Nitrox Blending.

  • Prerequisite: Instructor Nitrox certified
  • Course Contents: One half day of Classroom
  • Price: US$ 250
IANTD Trimix Blending Instructor

Train the IANTD Instructor in Blending Theory for Trimix so that he may properly conduct courses in gas blending for store staff and others to blend all technical gas mixes.

  • Prerequisite: Instructor Trimix certified
  • Course Contents: One half day of classroom
  • Price: US$ 250
IANTD Life Support Systems Service Tech Instructor

Clinic for Instructors to be able to teach Oxygen Service Technician procedures to store staff and others who have a need to be versed in technical service procedures.

  • Prerequisite: Instructor Nitrox certified
  • Course Contents: One half day of classroom
  • Price: US$ 250
IANTD Complete Blending Technician Instructor

Includes training in Nitrox Gas Blending, Trimix Gas Blending and Life Support Systems Service Technician to achieve the Instructor Rating in all three disciplines.

  • Prerequisite: Instructor Trimix certified
  • Course Contents: Two days of classroom
  • Price: US$ 600
IANTD Instructor Specialty Ratings

Get trained on the IANTD Specialty Courses you may offer. Take these Specialty Instructor Courses immediately following your IEC and begin teaching them as soon as your Instructor Application is processed by World Headquarters.

  • Boat Diving Instructor — US$ 225
  • Dry Suit Instructor — US$ 275
  • Night Diving Instructor — US$ 225
  • Open Water Diver Propulsion Vehicle Instructor —
    US$ 275
  • Research Diving Instructor — US$ 275
  • Search and Recovery Diving Instructor — US$ 275
  • Underwater Navigation Instructor — US$ 225
  • Underwater Photography Instructor — US$ 275
  • Underwater Video Instructor — US$ 275

  • Course Contents: Dives may be required at its discretion. Half day of classroom orientation.
IANTD Wreck Instructor

The IANTD Wreck Diving Instructor is a highly regarded overhead environment professional. You must be a minimum of an IANTD EANx Instructor with 150 logged dives. Certification as an IANTD Wreck Diver or equivalent (BSAC, NACD, CDAA, NSS/CDS) is required.

  • Prerequisite: At least 50 wreck penetration dives and assist an Instructor with a wreck diving program.
  • Course Contents: 1 confined and 4 open water dives.
    One day of classroom.
  • Price: US$ 700
IANTD Cavern Instructor

The IANTD Cavern Diving Instructor is a highly regarded overhead environment professional. You must be a minimum of an IANTD EANx Instructor with 150 logged dives. Certification as an IANTD Cave Diver or equivalent (BSAC, NACD, CDAA, NSS/CDS) is required.

  • Prerequisite: At least 50 cave dives and assist an Instructor with a cave diving program.
  • Course Contents: 1 confined and 4 open water dives.
    Two days of classroom.
  • Price: US$ 700
IANTD Intro Cave Instructor

This Program is designed to provide quality training to divers advancing into introductory cave diving. In addition, it serves as a mechanism to further develop overhead teaching experience for instructors, enabling them to evolve to more competent Cave Instructors. The IANTD Introductory Cave Instructor may teach all levels of the IANTD Sport Diver Programs plus they may assist / supervise a Cave Instructor in a Cave / Advanced Cave Diver Programs.

  • Prerequisite: At least 100 cave dives and assist an Instructor with one complete Intro cave diving program.
  • Course Contents: 1 confined and 4 open water dives.
    Two days of classroom.
  • Price: US$ 1300
IANTD Full Cave Instructor

This Program is designed to provide further training to Intro Cave Instructor, to teach more complex cave exploration and techniques.

  • Prerequisite: At least 150 cave dives and assist an Instructor with a cave diving program.
  • Course Contents: 1 confined and 4 open water dives.
    Two days of classroom.
  • Price: US$ 1500
IANTD Technical Full Cave Instructor

This program is designed to develop competent instructors for teaching the safe use of EANx mixtures while cave diving. The Technical Cave Instructor may teach all IANTD Sport and Technical Programs up through IANTD Technical Diver, IANTD Cave Diver and IANTD Technical Cave Diver.

  • Prerequisite: At least 150 Technical dives and at least 100 where cave dives and assist an Instructor with a cave diving program.
  • Course Contents: 1 confined and 4 open water dives.
    One day of classroom.
  • Price: US$ 1800

 

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