In three days you can become a PADI Open Water Diver. This is a lifetime certification recognized anywhere in the world.


We provide all diving equipment you'll need for the course, on a rental basis.

The course is taught by Monte L. Thornton, PADI Master Instructor, who has taught over 1700 people to love scuba diving.

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  SCUBA DIVING CERTIFICATION

Based out of

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Private or small group instruction is available.
FlexibleSchedule

Monte Lee Thornton

PADI Master Scuba Instructor

PADI Thirty Year Member



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The diverse training, research, photography and locations that Monte Lee Thornton has traveled will enhance your understanding of the diving locations you will travel, and your knowledge of the marine life you will encounter.

Email: Monte.Thornton@Thornton.ky


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PADI Courses of Continuing Education

    PADI is the leading certification agency for recreational scuba diving. Open Water certification enables the diver to buy and rent scubaequipment, and to dive without instructor supervision. Learning to diveis fun and can be accomplished by anyone who is at least 12 years old,able to swim, and reasonably comfortable in the water.

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     The PADI Open Water Divercourse begins with academic training, designed to provide the knowledge necessary to begin diving safely. Use of diving equipment and diving skills are then practiced in a swimming pool. Learning how to applythe newly acquired knowledge and skills are then practiced during four open water dives.

     We offer the PADI Open Water Diver certificationcourse in a flexible format tailored to meet your needs. Varying degrees of independent study is availablethrough the use of books,video tapes, DVD, and computer CD-ROM.

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    The PADI Open Water Diver course materials include the textbook, recreational dive planner, and dive log.

Price :

Course tuition
PADI course material (textbook , RDP Table, Training Logbook & Certification) and the PADI Openwater DVD
Dive site entrance fees

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Private Scuba Classes in Cayman Islands!
    Classes offered by PADI Master Instructor Monte Lee Thornton and Irene Scott Thornton PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
    A Great Husband and Wife Team

    Please Email Us To Book your Class. Be sure and include contact phone numbers.

    Note: If a you want is not avaliable, or you need weekday sessions, or to spread out the sessions over two weeks, we will be willing to work with your schedule. Just give us a call.

    Please Review the Medical Form form, if you answer Yes to any question a Doctor must sign off on page two.

    2003 Newly Certified Divers
    Sillivan Susan Y Vargas Jaime R Janssen Teresa L Schmit Donald G Gresens Jennifer R Clyne Matthew J Hutchison Eddie Lanzone Jr Vincent Pape Warner T Ortega Eduardo Boyd Stephanie Kingsley Taylor Kingsley Lyndsey Boyd Michael Boyd Stephen Potter Meredith A Pruden James B Alexander Jody A Rosales Iii Carlos E Rosales Brennan C Alexander Justin M Neary Robert J Holland Lisa B Morrow Leslie D Hwang Rosa F Jacobs Mark E Saik John D Kana Rick J Baker Van M Baker Mindy D Tangney Ryan N Castillo Andrew Sedita Carl J Deville Jay P Sadler Emery A Kovar Kalub O Kovar Darryl A Kovar Jacob R 
    Mosley Marshall P Darby Allyson E Dabry Jessica L Hardy Joseph G Smith Ron Smith Ronnie Cox Clay C Zyskowski Scott Truong Tracy Smiley Jr Bruce E Chandran Rangram Simmons Kim K Simmons William L Simmons Michael H Aloma Tania M Bailey Natalie M Nieto Cherie Sillivan John A Chandran SubhasminiHutchings J Craig Taylor Matthew L Embry Tracie M Faubus Dax O Belcher Clare Pham Hoang T Pham Hieu T Dunnam Frederich Mc Cauley Travis Knight James E Silverman Emily K Murphey Michael C Waring Jessica S Hinojosa Robert J Mc Cauley Travis M Carreras Miriam M Cornett Paul B Sandler Robert M Mc Dade Brian D 
    Once the certification card has been processed your name will appear on this list.

     Feel free to contact Monte for further information at Please Email Us or email.
    He currently teaches 26 PADI courses.





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    Email: Monte.Thornton@Thornton.ky 



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