Training and Certifications
Marine Biology Voyage is a marine biology adventure filled with lots of hands-on learning, diving, sailing and water sports for those with little or no prior experience. On Marine Biology Voyage there are opportunities to receive the following training and internationally recognized certifications:
PADI Open Water Diver
Broadreach is a fully accredited PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) Five Star Gold Palm Facility and is the industry leader in dive education programs for teenagers. This PADI course is the first step in learning how to be a conscientious and confident diver.
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
This essential component of dive education reinforces the PADI Safe Diving Practices and assists divers in learning to be responsible and aware in a variety of environments. Training dives include a deep dive, a navigation dive, an underwater naturalist dive and a night dive.
PADI and AWARE Specialty Certifications
As part of our marine biology studies, participants earn their PADI Underwater Naturalist, AWARE Coral Reef Conservation and AWARE Fish Identification specialty certifications.
International Yacht Training (IYT)
These courses teach participants important sailing basics including points of sail, knots and splices, reefing, tacking, jibing, yacht nomenclature, coastal and ocean navigation, docking, anchoring, helmsmanship, man overboard drills and GPS navigation.
IYT - Introduction to Yachting
This course is designed to introduce a beginner to the world of yachting onboard a sailboat. The course combines knowledge and practical skills and includes: yacht nomenclature, basic rope work and knots, safety briefings and equipment and short passage planning.
Water Sports
There is plenty of time on any Broadreach Caribbean program for instruction in water sports including waterskiing, wake boarding, knee boarding, small boat handling and laser sailing.
