About the Course
The Project AWARE Specialty course is an introduction to the global AWARE movement for ocean protection. It focuses and expands on the 10 Tips for Divers to Protect the Ocean Planet. Through interactive discussions, you'll learn how you can make a difference for ocean protection every time you dive or travel. A dry, ‘fins off' course, this specialty is ideal for divers and none divers alike to gain insight into how decisions above and below the surface impact our water planet.
Why take this course
You want to learn more about the AWARE foundation
Know what you can do as a diver or land based dive buddy to protect our planet
Become a partner in the efforts to preserve the underwater environment.
What you'll learn
Be introduced to the AWARE movement.
Understand the 10 Tips for Divers to Protect the Ocean Planet.
Develop an action plan for how you can personally make a difference.
Course Prerequisites
There is no minimum age for this course - we welcome anyone who can meet the performance requirements to sign up.
There are also no course prerequisites; just a desire to learn.
Equipment & Extra Cost
None - land based course
After the course...
Are you a diver? If so why not learn more and make a real difference in our PADI Dive Against Debris course where you'll complete surveys, collect marine debris and record your findings.
Land based buddy? Why not attend our PADI Coral Reef Conservation course where we discover what makes these incredible living structures so important to our planet.
Medical Requirements
None - land based