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Project AWARE Specialist - 10 Tips
Uniting scuba divers and water enthusiasts to make a difference. By earning this certification, you'll learn how you can make a difference for ocean protection every time you dive or travel.
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Project AWARE Specialist

Description

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 nondivers alike to gain insight into how decisions above and below the surface impact our water planet.

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Academic

Through classroom workshops, you will:

  • 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.

Available Languages

For information on other available languages please contact your PADI Dive Center.

Getting Started

You can read all about the 10 Tips for Divers to Protect the Ocean Planet on the PADI AWARE Foundation website. Stop by your local PADI Dive Center and Resort to enroll in the course and make personal commitments to help the environment.

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