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PADI Specialties
These PADI specialities are ONLY available at Key Largo Undersea Park!
THE HABITAT SPECIALTY PROGRAM
Jules’ Habitat Specialty covers the history of Marine Habitats and their many uses for Marine Exploration. The advantages and disadvantages of different structures and life support logistics and techniques to provide electric power, water, food and atmosphere regeneration are also examined.
This course is an academic course given to you by our Mission Director while you are staying in the lodge.
Please sign up when you make your reservation.
Cost per person is $95.00 plus tax.
THE AQUANAUT SPECIALTY PROGRAM
The Aquanaut Program is a 24 hour stay in the lodge combined with three lagoon dives. Upon arrival, you will receive a systems briefing on both the lodge and its topside support systems by an experienced Aquanaut. A Jules’ Undersea Lodge Aquanaut Certificate suitable for framing will be provided upon completion along with the PADI Aquanaut Specialty.
Please book at least 1 month in advance.
Price for certified divers (includes 12.5% lodging / sales tax):
$1575.00 single occupancy
$2587.50 per couple
$4275.00 for 4 persons
All dive gear along with dinner, lunch and breakfast are included with your program. Check-in for the Aquanaut Program is 10:30 am and check-out is 24 hours after you enter the lodge.
UNDERWATER MAINTENANCE SPECIALTY
Our Underwater Maintenance Specialty is designed for the recreational diver to participate in underwater clean-up with safety for the diver and the environment first and foremost.
You will learn the importance of proper buoyancy, the correct tools needed, use of a lift bag, analyzing and executing the proper procedures for the task at hand and how to work around the coral reefs to protect them from injury.
This is a one day PADI specialty for those already an open water diver, designed by MSDT Daniel Blezio and conducted exclusively in Jules’ Lagoon.
Cost for this Distinctive Specialty is $175.00 plus tax.
If you are a guest of Jules’ Lodge the cost is $150.00 plus tax.
INNERSPACE SPECIALTY
This is the first specialty offered where an overnight stay is not a prerequisite. However, your lesson will be conducted from Jules’ Lodge.
This course introduces you to some of the training astronauts experience while in an underwater environment. You will learn the effects of gravity and the lack of it in outer space, and techniques for working in outer space.
Goals:
1. Understanding the relationship between Astronauts and Aquanauts.
2. Developing neutral buoyancy skills.
3. Enable planning and executing tasks underwater safely.
The InnerSpace Specialty will be a one day course with a lunch break. You will need to bring a set of dry clothes to change into while in the lodge. Cost for the InnerSpace Specialty is $395.00 per person. For those who plan an overnight stay with us your cost is $295.00. All prices plus 7.5% tax.