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CoursesNew Year, New Diver: How to Actually Start Learning to DiveThinking of learning to dive as a New Year resolution? Here's exactly how to go from first enquiry to certified diver, step by step, this year.17 Jan 2022 · 7 min readRead Article →CoursesOpen Water Diver: Your First Step Into a Lifetime of DivingEverything you need to know about the PADI Open Water Diver course at our Reading academy, from prerequisites to what you'll actually learn.22 Nov 2021 · 6 min readRead Article →CoursesDiscover Scuba Diving: Your No-Commitment First Taste of DivingCurious about diving but not ready to commit? Discover Scuba Diving lets you breathe underwater with an instructor, no experience required at all.15 Nov 2021 · 7 min readRead Article →CoursesBecome a Mermaid Instructor at Diving Academy This TermThinking of becoming a Mermaid Instructor? Here is what the course covers, who it suits, and how to book at our Reading academy this autumn.13 Sept 2021 · 6 min readRead Article →CoursesBasic Mermaid Instructor: Turn Your Skill Into a Teaching CareerOur Basic Mermaid Instructor course trains certified mermaids to teach safely. Here's what it covers, who it suits, and how the autumn intake works.6 Sept 2021 · 6 min readRead Article →CoursesMaster Freediver: The Final Step in Your Breath-Hold JourneyThinking about Master Freediver? Here's exactly what the course covers, who it suits, and how it fits your wider freediving pathway with us.5 Jul 2021 · 7 min readRead Article →CoursesPADI Freediver: Your Introduction to Breath-Hold DivingCurious about freediving? Here is what the PADI Freediver course actually involves, who it suits, and how it fits into a bigger freediving pathway.28 Jun 2021 · 7 min readRead Article →CoursesPADI Digital Underwater Photographer Instructor CourseWhat the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Instructor course really involves, from prerequisites to running your first specialty class properly.26 Apr 2021 · 6 min readRead Article →CoursesUnderwater Naturalist Instructor: Teach Divers to See MoreWhat the Underwater Naturalist Instructor course involves, who it suits, and how it fits into your wider professional diving career pathway.19 Apr 2021 · 7 min readRead Article →CoursesMaster Scuba Diver: PADI's Highest Non-Pro Rating ExplainedCurious what comes after Advanced Open Water? Here's everything you need to know about earning your Master Scuba Diver rating with us in Reading, UK.8 Feb 2021 · 6 min readRead Article →CoursesPADI Tec 45: The Next Step in Technical DivingThinking about going technical this year? Here's what PADI Tec 45 actually involves, who it suits, and how it fits into a full tec diving pathway.7 Dec 2020 · 7 min readRead Article →CoursesTec 40 Explained: Your First Step Into Technical DivingTec 40 is the bridge from recreational to technical diving. Discover the prerequisites, training days and skills behind this landmark PADI course.30 Nov 2020 · 7 min readRead Article →CoursesAdaptive Techniques Instructor: Teach Diving For AllDiscover the PADI Adaptive Techniques Instructor course at our Reading academy, teaching instructors to open diving to every kind of student, safely.28 Sept 2020 · 6 min readRead Article →CoursesWhy Autumn Is the Best Time to Start Diving in ReadingMissed the summer rush? Discover why our September training intake is one of the best times of year to start learning to dive here in Reading, Berkshire.14 Sept 2020 · 6 min readRead Article →CoursesDry Suit Diver Instructor: Teach Cold-Water ConfidenceBecome a PADI Dry Suit Diver Instructor at our Reading academy. What the course covers, who it suits, and how it opens up year-round UK teaching work.20 Jul 2020 · 7 min readRead Article →CoursesSearch and Recovery Diver Instructor: Course SpotlightThinking about adding Search and Recovery Diver Instructor to your ratings? Here's exactly what the course covers, and who it genuinely suits.13 Jul 2020 · 6 min readRead Article →CoursesFamily Learn-to-Dive: Your Summer Holiday Diving GuideThinking of learning to dive together as a family this summer? Here's what age to start, what a typical course involves, and how to prepare properly.6 Jul 2020 · 6 min readRead Article →CoursesFull Face Mask Diving: Warmer, Drier, More ComfortableDiscover how the Full Face Mask Diver course keeps you warmer, drier and more comfortable underwater, and why it suits UK cold water diving so well.11 May 2020 · 7 min readRead Article →CoursesPADI DPV Specialty: Cover More Reef, Meet More TurtlesChase turtles without the chase. Discover the PADI DPV specialty: what it involves, who it suits, and how it changes your next diving holiday.4 May 2020 · 7 min readRead Article →CoursesTec Sidemount: Is This PADI Course Right for You?Thinking about PADI Tec Sidemount training? Here is what the course covers, who it suits, and how it fits into technical diving at our Reading academy.2 Mar 2020 · 7 min readRead Article →CoursesTec 50 Explained: Reading's Path to Technical DivingWhat Tec 50 involves, who it's for, and how our Reading-based Tec Academy prepares divers to safely dive to 50 metres with staged decompression.24 Feb 2020 · 7 min readRead Article →CoursesThe PADI Advanced Training Academy: Your Next StepThinking about Advanced Open Water training or a Christmas gift voucher this year? Here's what our Advanced Training Academy covers and who it suits.23 Dec 2019 · 6 min readRead Article →CoursesMaster Scuba Diver Trainer: Your Guide to Going ProfessionalWhat is Master Scuba Diver Trainer, and is it right for you? Here's who it suits, what a typical day involves, and how it fits the professional pathway.16 Dec 2019 · 6 min readRead Article →CoursesSidemount Diver Instructor: How to Start Teaching ItWhat the Sidemount Diver Instructor course involves, who should take it, and how it fits your professional teaching pathway at Diving Academy Reading.14 Oct 2019 · 7 min readRead Article →CoursesWhy Autumn Is Actually The Best Time To Learn To DiveQuieter pools, calmer open water sites, and a genuine head start on next year's holiday diving. Here's why September beats June for new divers.30 Sept 2019 · 6 min readRead Article →