Nep2une Scuba Diving is a full service PADI Dive Center teaching scuba courses from Discover Scuba Dive to Divemaster Certification! We specialize in small or private classes, with a schedule that works for you. Our instructors all have many years of experience to ensure that receive the best instruction possible. Our goal is for you to become a safe and confident diver while having fun!
Please note that before you participate in any PADI certification course, all student divers must review the PADI Medical Statement at the bottom of this page. It asks about medical conditions that could be a problem while diving. If you do have any YES responses to the questions, you will need to have it filled out by your physician in order to dive. We cannot take any student with a YES answer into the water until we have a signed physician’s release on file. However, if you have all NO answers, then no further action or additional paperwork is required on your part.
Review our list of Scuba Certifications and Specialty Courses or contact us to help find the one that is right for you. If you are short on time or not ready for the full course work, we can still help you experience scuba diving with a Discover Scuba Diving class.
Open Water Diver Certification
Are you ready to become a certified scuba diver? Then there is no better place to start than right here in St. Croix with Nep2une Scuba Diving. PADI’s Open Water Diver course teaches you the skills necessary to become a safe and confident diver. After booking your certification with us, you will receive a link to enroll in your PADI online course. Once completed, you’ll need 2-3 days with a Nep2une Scuba Diving Instructor for your in-water training. This educational section consists of 5 confined water dives completed in the shallow, swimming-pool-like conditions at the Frederiksted Pier as well as 4 open water dives. The first 2 open water dives are completed at the Pier and the final 2 dives are completed at a reef from our boat so you can experience a full range of diving scenarios.
Prices
- PADI E-Learning, confined water session, four open water dives, log book, certification card, & diving rental equipment: $575 per person
Not Ready for the Full Certification or Short on Time, you can still “TRY DIVING!” with our Discover Scuba Diving class.
Open Water Diver Referral
One of the great things about PADI, is how easy it is to start a certification course with your local PADI shop and finish at another PADI shop! If you have completed the Classroom and Confined Water/Pool Sessions with a PADI shop near home, you can complete your 4 Open Water Dives with us in the warm, clear waters of St. Croix. Just be sure to contact us to review the necessary paperwork and instructor referral form.
Are you not a PADI Student? We also offer referral certifications from SDI as well as universal referrals from NAUI and SSI.
Prices
- PADI four open water dives, certification card, and diving rental equipment: $290 per person
- SDI, NAUI, SSI Universal Referral Certification and diving rental equipment: $290 per person
Open Water Refresher
Has it been over a year or two since you’ve been diving? No problem! You can book a “check-out” dive at the pier as a refresher. However, if it has been more than 3 years since your last dive, we highly recommend that you complete either the PADI ReActivate (for PADI divers) or Scuba Review (for non-PADI divers). These online courses allow you to refresh important dive safety concepts, dive planning essentials, and problem management. After you purchase the refresher course from us, we will send you a link to complete the PADI.com eLearning before you arrive. After your 1-tank shore dive at the pier with us for your confined water practice, you’ll feel more confident about jumping back in the water. The cost is $150 per person and includes complimentary rental equipment.
If you are not sure what class is right for you, please contact us and we will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Advance reservations are required for all instructional dives.
Advanced Open Water Diver
Are you ready for the next step? Designed to advance your diving, the Advanced Open Water course helps build your confidence and expand your scuba skills with five Adventure Dives. The Deep Adventure Dive and Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive are both required, but then you get to choose the remaining three, for a total of five dives. After learning to deal with the physiological effects of deeper diving, you can refine your compass skills and learn to navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks, and time. The rest is up to you! Will you learn how to plan a night dive, or what to expect when exploring a wreck, or even how to achieve perfect buoyancy? The Advanced Open Water eLearning contains seven of the most popular Adventures Dives – including the required Deep and Underwater Navigation, as well as Boat, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Naturalist and Wreck Adventure Dives. Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions about specific Adventure Dives, or for our expert advice and recommendations.
Don’t have time to complete all five Adventure Dives, or just want to try the ones you like? You can complete any three to get your Adventure Diver certification instead. This is a great way to get a taste of what Specialty Courses are like and each Adventure Dives may give you credit toward that specialty. After achieving your Adventure Diver certification, you can upgrade it to Advanced by completing your two remaining dives.
Prices
- PADI E-Learning, 5 adventure dives, certification card, & diving rental equipment: $575 per person
- PADI E-Learning, 3 adventure dives, certification card, & diving rental equipment: $400 per person
- Adventure dive referral & diving rental equipment: $100 per person*
*additional fee to process certification card
Specialty Courses
Fine tune your skills in a specific area of diving with any of these Specialty Courses. If you don’t a see the course of interest, check out PADI.com for the full list of all PADI Speciality Courses available. Don’t forget that most specialty courses also earn credit as Adventure Dives toward your Advanced Open Water certification. Contact us to make a reservation or ask for more information!
- Emergency First Response with Primary and Secondary Care training focuses on building confidence in lay rescuers and increasing their willingness to respond when faced with a medical emergency. $100 and includes your educational materials.
- PADI Enriched Air Diver Course aka “Nitrox Air” is a two part course. First section is the PADI E-Learning for $180 and then about 2 hours of classroom time with us for $50. Your certification card is included in the classroom portion. There are no required dives but you can choose to add Nitrox to your package dives for $15 per tank.
- PADI Digital Underwater Photographer is the best method to hone in on your photography skills while diving. And we do these dives at the amazing Frederiksted Pier! Start with PADI E-Learning for $183 then complete 2 dives with classroom time and rental equipment for $220.
- PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy is the best course if you want to hover effortlessly over fragile coral, improve your photography, or learn how to use less air. The cost for this course is $280 for 2 dives with educational materials and rental equipment if needed.
- Become the best of the best by earning your PADI Master Scuba Diver certification. This rating places you in an elite group of respected divers who have earned this rating through both significant experience and scuba training. Fewer than two percent of divers ever achieve this rating. Contact us for current prices.
Rescue Diver
Divers can have problems under the water or at the surface. This course teaches you how to prevent and respond to problems while becoming a more confident diver. Plus you become a better dive buddy! PADI’s Rescue Diver Course is one of the most challenging and rewarding classes we offer! You begin with PADI E-Learning to complete the academic portion of the course. Then you will need 2 full days with us for all in-water training. Prerequisites include your Advanced Open Water Certification from PADI or another qualified scuba agency, and Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training completed within the past 24 months which can be completed during your Rescue Diver course.
- PADI eLearning, rescue slate, pocket mask, certification card, & rental equipment: $600 per person
Divemaster
Do you have what it takes to go pro? As a PADI Divemaster, you’ll lead guided dives, supervise safe scuba diving activities, and assist with diver training. Whether you want to work at your local dive shop, or travel to exotic dive destinations, the adventure of a lifetime awaits you. If you are a PADI Rescue Diver with current Emergency First Response training, who is at least 18 years old and has a minimum of 40 logged dives, you can take the plunge into the world of dive professionals. The PADI Divemaster eLearning teaches you the how to be a leader and take charge of dive activities to ensure both fun and safety. Through knowledge development exercises, in-water training, and hands-on practical assessment, you’ll put your knowledge to the test and learn to be a role model and mentor. Take the PADI Divemaster course and do what you love as a career.
- PADI eLearning, certification card, & rental equipment: $900 per person
We look forward to answering your questions about scuba instruction!
