{"id":3783,"date":"2022-02-26T21:12:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T21:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/?p=3783"},"modified":"2022-07-29T05:41:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T12:41:34","slug":"scuba-diving-kids-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/scuba-diving-kids-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Scuba Diving Kids Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3783\" class=\"elementor elementor-3783\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbf513e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbf513e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a8d3f3 sc_inner_width_none sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"8a8d3f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7aeb70 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7aeb70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.2 - 21-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>With their natural curiosity and affinity to learn new skills, children can make some of the best scuba divers. This article includes a list of all the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/open-water-diver\">scuba diving courses\u00a0<\/a>kids can take and the minimum age for scuba lessons.<\/p><p>So what are you waiting for? Read on and find out more about getting your little ones underwater and unlocking a lifetime of family scuba diving adventures!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d658022 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d658022\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76ab4f6 sc_inner_width_none sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"76ab4f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d845e elementor-aspect-ratio-169 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"54d845e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Ad5iorC7xlo&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.2 - 21-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a87aea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a87aea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5d0f94 sc_inner_width_none sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"a5d0f94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d368d4f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d368d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>When To Start Scuba Diving Lessons for Kids<\/h2><h4>Bubblemaker &amp; Seal Team Programs<\/h4><p>A good way to determine if your child is ready for scuba lessons is to enroll them in a\u00a0PADI<b>\u00ae\u00a0<\/b>Bubblemaker or Seal Team program first.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/bubblemaker\">Bubblemaker<\/a>\u00a0program gives kids that are 8 years and older the chance to try on scuba gear and swim around in a pool or confined water. The max depth is two meters (six feet).<\/li><li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/seal-team\">PADI Seal Team<\/a>\u00a0program is a more extensive pool program for kids aged 8 years and above that combines basic scuba diving skills with fun activities such as taking underwater photos, practicing buoyancy and learning about environmental awareness.<\/li><\/ul><h2>PADI\u2019s Junior Open Water Diver Course<\/h2><p>The Junior Open Water Diver course is similar to the adult certification program but with smaller teacher-to-student ratios and shallower depth limits. To enroll, kids must be age 10-15 years old and able to swim.\u00a0<\/p><p>To ensure that young divers don\u2019t exceed their limits, the Junior Open Water certification comes with restrictions. Divers aged 10 and 11 years old must dive with a PADI Professional or a certified parent or guardian, and dives cannot exceed 12 meters (40 feet).\u00a0Divers aged 12 years to 14 years old must dive with a certified adult and dives cannot exceed 18 meters (60 feet) in depth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-446ed46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"446ed46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83472cc sc_inner_width_none sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"83472cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce39481 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce39481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.2 - 21-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.padi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/BBleMkrSlTmJun2015_279-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c20a081 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c20a081\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9efb13 sc_inner_width_none sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"d9efb13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3894ae4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3894ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Jr. Advanced Open Water, Jr. Rescue &amp; Jr. PADI Specialty Courses<\/h2><p>After receiving a Junior Open Water certification, divers aged twelve years and older may continue to gain experience and explore deeper depths by enrolling in a Jr. Adventure Diver, Jr. Advanced Open Water, Jr. Rescue Diver or one of many PADI specialty courses.<\/p><p>Below is a complete list of certification courses and experiences young divers can take part in. Please note: certain programs and courses are not available in all areas.<\/p><h4><strong>No minimum age<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/efr\">Emergency First Response<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/project-aware-specialist\">Project AWARE specialty<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Age 6 or older<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/mermaid\">PADI Discover Mermaid Experience<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/mermaid\">PADI Basic Mermaid Course<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Age 8 or older<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/bubblemaker\">Bubblemaker<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/seal-team\">PADI Seal Team<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Age 10 or older<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/adventure-diver\">Jr. Adventure Diver<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/altitude-diver\">Altitude Diver<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/boat-diver\">Boat Diver<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/discover-scuba-diving\">Discover Scuba Diving<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/dive-against-debris\">Dive Against Debris<\/a>\u00ae<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/digital-underwater-photographer\">Digital Underwater Photographer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/dry-suit-diver\">Dry Suit Diver<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/equipment-specialist\">Equipment Specialist<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/fish-identification-diver\">Fish Identification<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/education\/learn-to-dive\">Jr. Open Water Diver<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/mermaid\">PADI Mermaid Course<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/peak-performance-buoyancy\">Peak Performance Buoyancy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/underwater-naturalist\">Underwater Naturalist<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/underwater-navigator\">Underwater Navigator<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Age 12 or older<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/advanced-open-water\">Jr. Advanced Open Water<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/delayed-surface-marker-buoy-dsmb-diver\">Delayed Surface Marker Buoy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/diver-propulsion-vehicle\">DPV Diver<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/drift-diver\">Drift Diver<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/enriched-air-diver\">Enriched Air (Nitrox)<\/a><\/li><li>Discover Freediving<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/basic-freediver\">Basic Freediver<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/freediver\">Freediver<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/full-face-mask-diver\">Full Face Mask<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/night-diver\">Night Diver<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/rescue-diver\">Jr. Rescue Diver<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/search-and-recovery-diver\">Search &amp; Recovery<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/aware-shark-conservation-diver\">Shark Conservation Diver<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Divers 12 years and older can become\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.padi.com\/tag\/junior-master-scuba-diver\/\">Jr. Master Scuba Divers<\/a>, the highest rating a recreational diver under the age of 15 can achieve.\u00a0<\/p><h2>Junior Diver Certification \u201cUpgrades\u201d<\/h2><p>After the age of 15, depth and buddy restrictions default to those of a regular PADI Open Water Diver. Divers who were initially certified as a junior diver and wish to receive a new card that simply says \u201cOpen Water Diver\u201d can order a replacement from their PADI Dive Center or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.padi.com\/scuba-diving\/replacement-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PADI\u2019s website<\/a>. The new card will automatically be printed without the word \u201cJunior\u201d based on the diver\u2019s age when the card is ordered. There is no special action that needs to be taken during the order process to receive a card to get a card without the word\u00a0<em>Junior<\/em>\u00a0on it. Of course, turning 15 is an excellent time to enroll in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/courses\/reactivate\">ReActive session<\/a>\u00a0or complete a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/education\/continue-learning\">continuing education course<\/a>, both of which will result in a new certification card without the \u201cJunior\u201d prefix.<\/p><p>If you are interested in diving lessons for kids, contact your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/apps.padi.com\/scuba-diving\/dive-shop-locator?utm_source=padi.com%2Fblog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=coursepost\/\">local PADI Dive Shop<\/a>\u00a0to register for any of the programs above. If your child participates in the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scouting.org\/Home\/BoyScouts\/AdvancementandAwards\/MeritBadges\/mb-scuba.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Boy Scouts of America<\/a>\u00a0or Scouts Canada, inquire about merit badge \/ award opportunities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With their natural curiosity and affinity to learn new skills, children can&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[167],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bubble-maker.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3783"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3783"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4212,"href":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3783\/revisions\/4212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nadivers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}