Thresher Shark Diver PADI Specialty Course
Details
The PADI Thresher Shark Diver Specialty Course has been written by TSD staff and is exclusive to our customers. This is a PADI sanctioned course, written in conjunction with their educational consultants, but TSD is the only dive shop in the world you can
do this particular course.
The course consists of two classroom sessions and two dives.
Classroom
There are two academic presentations which include slides and video footage.
Section 1: Shark Fundamentals
Topics covered include:
* Shark classification and evolution
* Biology
* Senses
* Movement
* Social behavior
* Reproduction
* Human interactions
* Conservation
Section 2: Thresher sharks
Topics covered include:
* Thresher shark biology, behavior
* Monad Shoal
* Why the threshers are here
* How to interact with thresher sharks
* How to find and observe thresher sharks
* In-field observation methods such as how to determine gender, categorizing movement patterns etc
Shark Dives
During the two dives you will focus on Monad Shoal and how to dive with thresher sharks. You will lead a dive in search of sharks. You will observe the sharks and add the information to our shark database.
Project Aware
At the end of this course we encourage a donation to Project Aware, PADI's non-profit conservation group, to aid shark conservation. You will receive a special Project Aware PADI certification card with a shark on the front.
Nitrox
We advise diving nitrox on this course to extend your bottom time.
Thresher Shark Divers is based on Bounty Beach, Malapascua Island, just off the north tip of Cebu in the Philippines. We are located in the middle of this picture perfect white sandy beach near to Cocobana Resort.
PADIWe like to keep things small so that your dive experience is as personalized as possible. You won't be packed into a huge dive shop, just one insignificant diver among many. We keep groups as small as we can, usually no more than 4 per group. In addition, we try to be flexible and will do our best to accommodate the dive sites YOU want to go to. We will go diving even if it is just you on the boat.
We are a PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Center, certified to teach PADI courses all the way up to PADI Instructor level. As a PADI 5 Star Center you know that we adhere to the high standards of PADI.
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