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RAID Explorer 30

RAID Explorer 30

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RAID Explorer 30: Dive Deeper and Gain Advanced Skills for Exploration

  • Advanced Diving Depths: Extends your dive limit to 30 meters, allowing you to explore deeper underwater environments and discover more diverse marine life.
  • Skill Enhancement: Builds on foundational skills like buoyancy control, navigation, and air management, preparing you for more challenging dives.
  • Specialized Dive Techniques: Learn advanced skills such as deep diving, limited visibility navigation, and enhanced safety procedures.
  • Exploration & Adventure Focused: Experience new underwater settings like wrecks, reefs, and unique deep-sea landscapes with RAID-certified instructors.
  • Pathway to Higher Certifications: A stepping stone for divers looking to continue their education, serving as a bridge to more advanced courses like RAID Advanced 35.

The RAID Explorer 30 course is an exciting step forward for divers ready to expand their skills, explore deeper, and gain confidence for more challenging dives. Through expert guidance, practical training, and unforgettable open-water experiences, you’ll build the skills and confidence to unlock new dive sites and experience the thrill of advanced scuba diving. Join Aqua Ventura Divers and take your diving adventures to the next level with RAID Explorer 30!

The RAID Explorer 30 course is designed for certified divers eager to expand their skills and experience the excitement of deeper dives. Ideal for those looking to enhance their foundational skills, this course takes you to depths of up to 30 meters, allowing you to explore the ocean like never before. With RAID Explorer 30, you’ll gain advanced diving techniques, increase your underwater confidence, and open up new possibilities for exploration, all under the guidance of experienced RAID instructors.

This advanced course at Aqua Ventura Divers equips divers with the knowledge and skills necessary for safe, controlled dives in deeper water. Building on what you learned in your initial certification, RAID Explorer 30 enhances core competencies, such as buoyancy control and dive planning, while introducing specialized techniques that prepare you for a broader range of dive experiences. By the end of this course, you’ll have the skills to venture further into the underwater world, exploring areas typically inaccessible to beginner divers.

What to Expect in the RAID Explorer 30 Course

The RAID Explorer 30 course blends theory, confined water training, and open water dives to ensure you have a thorough understanding of advanced diving concepts and techniques. The course begins with classroom sessions, where you’ll dive deeper into key topics such as dive planning for greater depths, managing gas supply, and understanding the effects of pressure on the body. These sessions are interactive and engaging, giving you a solid foundation for the more challenging aspects of diving at 30 meters.

As part of the course, you’ll also gain hands-on experience with essential equipment and learn to make adjustments for deeper dives. Instructors will cover important safety considerations, such as nitrogen narcosis awareness, emergency protocols, and dive planning for extended no-decompression limits. By understanding these concepts, you’ll be well-prepared for safe, enjoyable dives in deeper environments.

Key Skills You’ll Develop

The RAID Explorer 30 course emphasizes skill refinement and mastery of techniques needed for advanced diving. Each skill builds on what you learned in your entry-level certification, enhancing your control, comfort, and safety underwater. Here are some of the essential skills covered in the course:

  • Deep Dive Planning: Learn to assess dive conditions, manage air supply, and calculate your no-decompression limits, which are crucial for extended depths.
  • Advanced Buoyancy Control: Enhance your buoyancy skills to achieve precise control, allowing you to move effortlessly in different underwater environments.
  • Gas Management: Understand the importance of air consumption at depth and how to manage your gas supply to ensure safe, efficient diving.
  • Navigation Techniques: Develop navigation skills for deep and open-water environments, enabling you to maintain orientation and plan safe return routes.
  • Emergency Procedures and Safety Protocols: Practice essential rescue skills, emergency ascent techniques, and communication signals that enhance diver safety.

With guidance from RAID-certified instructors, you’ll practice these skills in both confined and open water environments. Each exercise is designed to give you the confidence to handle the unique challenges of diving at 30 meters.

Open Water Dives: Unlocking New Experiences

A highlight of the RAID Explorer 30 course is the series of open-water dives, which allow you to experience firsthand the thrill of diving deeper. These dives are conducted in carefully chosen locations that offer exciting exploration opportunities, such as vibrant coral walls, unique rock formations, and captivating marine life that can only be found at greater depths. The open-water sessions give you the chance to apply what you’ve learned in real-world settings, practicing advanced skills while enjoying the beauty of the underwater world.

The RAID Explorer 30 course’s depth range opens up a whole new world of dive sites and experiences. By diving at 30 meters, you’ll encounter marine species and underwater landscapes that differ from those at shallower depths. With each dive, you’ll feel your confidence grow as you become comfortable with advanced techniques, buoyancy control, and the dynamics of deep diving.

Safety and Preparedness in Every Dive

Safety is at the core of the RAID Explorer 30 program, and Aqua Ventura Divers follows strict protocols to ensure that every dive is conducted with utmost care. Each session begins with a comprehensive pre-dive briefing, equipment check, and review of safety procedures. Instructors will guide you through each phase of the dive plan, making sure you feel prepared and informed before entering the water. RAID’s training standards emphasize safe diving practices and responsible behavior, helping you develop the skills needed for a lifetime of safe, enjoyable diving.

In addition to safety skills, the RAID Explorer 30 course also teaches environmental awareness. You’ll learn how to minimize your impact on marine ecosystems, maintain proper buoyancy to avoid damaging coral reefs, and respect underwater wildlife. These practices not only protect the ocean but also help ensure that future generations of divers can enjoy its beauty.

What’s Included in the RAID Explorer 30 Course

The RAID Explorer 30 course includes all necessary scuba equipment, including a buoyancy control device (BCD), regulator, tank, mask, fins, and snorkel. You’ll also receive course materials and guided instruction from certified RAID instructors. At the end of the course, you’ll earn the RAID Explorer 30 certification, qualifying you to dive up to 30 meters with a buddy.

Included/Excluded

  • RAID Instructor
  • Lunch
  • Scuba Equipment
  • RAID Certificate (I.D.)
  • All Fees
  • Land Transfers

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Booking & Payment

All Dive Courses, Fun Dives and Day Tours are booked and fully paid in advance. We shall require the following:
  • Full payment (Bank/Wire Transfer or Credit/Debit card via Paypal Invoice) is required to confirm/reserve booking of day tours/dive courses/fun dives cost, minimum of 8-10 days before tour date.
  • Complete Guests details preferably with photocopy of valid I.D.’s (Passport/government I.D. etc.)
  • Hotel/Resort pickup information (for day tour guests)

Rebooking Policy

A one-time rebooking of tour is allowed up to 60 days or 2 months from original tour date (depending upon availability) for free with advance notice of at least 5 days before tour date.For succeeding rebookings there after a rebooking fee of $50 will be charged per rebooking.Failure to inform or give advance notice of intent to rebook will be considered a no show/on the day cancellation (see cancellation policy).

Refund & Cancellation Policy

Total dive or tour amount paid will be refunded less the cost of cancellation fees levied by PAMBI/DENR/Boat Operators Fees (rebookable but non-refundable), hotels, transport reservations or food expenses and administrative costs, belowNo Of Days Percentage Forfeited of Total Tour Price
  • 31 days ++ Full refund less 20% administration fee
  • 14-30 days 35% of the tour price +15% administration fee
  • 6-14 days 50% of the tour price +15% administration fee
  • Less than 5 days and No Show / On the day cancellations no refunds
  • Whale Sharks Fee is non-refundable 
  • No Sighting of Whale Sharks (small chance) is non-refundable
Full refund during Force Majeure/Coastguard advised cancellations less PAMBI/DENR/Boat Operators non-refundable fee and payment (bank/card) online transfer fees.Please be guided with the estimated time for refunds to be completed.
  • Cash/Bank Transfer 7-14 Business Days
  • Credit Card/PayPal 14-25 Business Days

Payment Flow

Once you book your dive course, fun dive, or day tour through our website, we will send a digital invoice to the email you provided. The invoice will include payment instructions for bank or wire transfer and credit/debit card payment via PayPal Invoice (additional 6.5% PayPal and bank fees apply).

Payment Types

Full payment for dives and tours is required to secure your booking. Payment options include:
  1. Bank/Wire Transfer (Cash)
  2. Credit Card/Debit Card via PayPal Invoice (+6.5% Paypal and bank Fees)
Please ensure timely payment to confirm your reservation. Thank you!

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