The PADI Bubblemaker program is meant for 8 and 9 year old children who want to try Scuba ;
This program comes with a Crewpak, containing a logbook, a certificate, a towel and a toy. Besides this PADI sends the young divers an official certification card after doing this Bubblemaker ;
Before we start parents or legal guardians sign a medical form and a liability release. Of course our young divers can co-sign the forms :-))
We start at the dive center with a briefing in which we explain how to use the dive-equipment, how to equalize, how to empty a regulator and a mask when water came in, and what’s important when breathing ;
After this we have the children try on the equipment, load up the car and go to a confined beach where it’s safe to practice but where there’s also a lot to see. Maximum depth for children doing the Bubblemaker course is 2 meters/6 feet.
Did the young divers like scuba diving and do they want to learn more? Then they can become PADI Seal Team members. Read more about this in a separate activity page: Seal Team.