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Join us for these exciting specialty courses

Additional courses available by request (minimum of four people required). Course cost does not include rental of any SCUBA equipment. Times and dive locations will be determined by the instructional staff. Specialty course recognition cards are available for an additional fee.

Stress & Rescue

Diver Stress & Rescue is the next course recommended after Open Water Diver, because it helps you gain confidence and makes you a better buddy.
Learn the signs of stress, and how to deal with stress in yourself and other divers before the dive, during the dive and after the dive. You will learn skills and techniques to help you and other divers prevent and overcome common stressors associated with diving. You will also learn self aid and buddy aid skills for potentially stressful and/or rescue situations.

Navigation

Required Equipment or Materials: all equipment necessary for SCUBA, a compass and a slate.
Recommended Equipment or Materials: dive float and strobe light.

Underwater Photography

Bamboo Reef's Staff has put together a fun and exciting underwater photography course designed to meet the needs of every diver hoping to bring home something more substantial than just memories.

Boat Diving

Contact a branch for more details. Required Equipment or Materials: all equipment necessary for SCUBA.

Night Diving

Required Equipment or Materials: all equipment necessary for SCUBA, a primary dive light and a personal locator light. Recommended Equipment or Materials: back up light. Contact Us for more details.

Underwater Naturalist

Required Equipment or Materials: all equipment necessary for SCUBA, a large slate, and Coastal Fish Identification, Paul Humann.
Recommended Equipment or Materials: Pacific Coast Nudibranchs, David Behrens, and Pacific Coast Invertebrates, David Wrobel and Claudia Mills.

 

Store Programs

San Francisco

Monthly Specialty Cources
Looking to learn some new dive skills?  Have you been wondering what new sea life come out at night?  Always wanted to try your hand at underwater photography, but never gotten the chance?  Our specialty of the month program offers you the opportunity to take a different specialty course every month.

We will be offering monthly specialties in Navigation, Night Diving, Underwater Photography, Search and Recovery, and Drysuit Diving.  Classes will meet Thursday nights at Bamboo Reef to complete paperwork and classroom training.  Then we will be in Monterey Sunday morning for our dives (Night Diving classes will take place Saturday nights).

This is a great way to earn an advanced certification at a more relaxed pace.  You only have to focus on one new skill set each month.  Certification cards will be issued for each specialty, with an Advanced Certification card issued after your fourth specialty.  Take a Stress and Rescue class along the way and you can receive your SSI Master Diver card (must meet minimum number of dives to receive Advanced and Master certification) cards. 

The cost is $100.00 per class.  There will be additional costs for books and gear rental as needed.  Some classes may require special equipment not available to rent.  Sign up for a series of four specialties for only $350.  Ask about additional discounts for dive club members.

Class Schedule

Call the store.
Monterey Bay
Call our Monterey Branch Tel: (831) 372-1685
Marin
Visit the Marin Store site for their Speciality Program
Sonoma Coast
Visit the Sonoma Coast Store site for their Speciality Program

 

** Marin, Monterey Bay and Sonoma Coast stores run there own programs. Contact these stores directly for for Dates and Prices.

San Francisco [Tel: (415) 362-6694]
Monterey Bay [Tel: (831) 372-1685]
Marin Bay [Tel: (415) 479-4332]
Sonoma Coast [Tel: (707) 586-0272]

All classes require a non-refundable/non-transferable deposit at the time of registration.


San Francisco


Monthly Specialty Cources

Looking to learn some new  dive skills?  Have you been wondering  what new sea life come out at night?   Always wanted to try your hand at underwater photography, but never  gotten the chance?  Our specialty of the  month program offers you the opportunity to take a different specialty course  every month.



We will be offering monthly  specialties in Navigation, Night Diving, Underwater Photography, Search and  Recovery, and Drysuit Diving.  Classes  will meet Thursday nights at Bamboo Reef to complete paperwork and classroom  training.  Then we will be in Monterey Sunday morning  for our dives (Night Diving classes will take place Saturday nights).


This is a great way to earn  an advanced certification at a more relaxed pace.  You only have to focus on one new skill set  each month.  Certification cards will be  issued for each specialty, with an Advanced Certification card issued after  your fourth specialty.  Take a Stress and  Rescue class along the way and you can receive your SSI Master Diver card (must  meet minimum number of dives to receive Advanced and Master certification)  cards. 


The cost is $100.00 per class.  There will be additional costs for books and  gear rental as needed.  Some classes may  require special equipment not available to rent.  Sign up for a series of four specialties for  only $350.  Ask about additional  discounts for dive club members.



Class Schedule


Call the store.

Monterey Bay

Call our Monterey Branch Tel: (831) 372-1685

Marin

Visit the Sonoma Coast Store site for their Speciality Program

Sonoma Coast

Visit the Sonoma Coast Store site for their Speciality Program