Project AWARE Specialty Course Why Project AWARE Specialty course? If you want to learn about the plight of worldwide aquatic ecosystems and how you can protect them, this Specialty course is for you. This non-diving Specialty course may also be conducted in conjunction with other PADI Specialty Diver courses. What do I need to start? No dive certification required No minimum age limit What will I do? You'll learn about aquatic ecosystem degradation and the conservation measures protecting aquatic resources. This includes: The Project AWARE philosophy The importance and interdependence of worldwide aquatic ecosystems Current issues regarding fisheries, coastal zone management and marine pollution The status of several critically degraded marine environments How you can help How long will it take? Recommended Course Hours: four What will I need? AWARE, Our World, Our Water Where can I go from here? The Project AWARE Specialty course certification counts as one of five Specialty certifications required for your Master Scuba Diver certification. For more information on the aquatic environment and how you can help, Sign Up Today with PADI Master Instructor Monte Lee Thornton or sign up online Today. . --- Choose your Scuba Course for Information --- Snorkeling Course OpenWater Diver Course Our OpenWater Diver Courses Adventure Diver Course Advance OpenWater Diver Course Emergency First Aid Rescue Diver Course MasterScuba Diver Course Divemaster Course Assistant Instructor Course Altitude Diver AWARE - Marine Life Marine Biology Fish Identification Diver Program AWARE - Coral Reef Conservation Boat Diver Deep Diver Distinctive Specialties Drift Diver Dry Suit Diver Equipment Specialist Multilevel Diver Night Diver Peak Performance Buoyancy Project AWARE Specialty Course Search and Recovery Diver Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigator Underwater Photographer Underwater Videographer Wreck Diver Begin Scuba Course Bubble Blower Course Discover Scuba Diving Scuba Diver Email Us Now to Enroll!     Our 10 year old son Alec, who loves movies, especially the Disney productions of Pirates of the Caribbean, was facinated when we showed him the hull of an old shipwreck at 35 feet, at the Eden Rock dive site. It had been uncovered due to the waves of Ivan. Irene pointed out a Cleaner Shrimp hiding in the wreckage to Alec, and later explained to him that it is now a cleaning station for fish. After that experience Alec determined that it was in fact an old pirate shipwreck, and who are we to correct a ten year old. Afterall they know more than the parents, right? Top of Page Web site first created 14 March, 1996