| PADI, the Professional Association of Scuba | | | | the young diver reinforce the skills of the first part and |
| Instructors, sets the minimum age for kids going scuba | | | | learn more skills which will prepare them in a fun way |
| diving to eight years. The PADI Seal Team Program is | | | | towards their full Junior Open Water certification |
| designed for young divers who are ready to | | | | (minimum age for JOWD is 10 years). The PADI Seals |
| experience not only breathing under water. The five so | | | | reach the Master Seal Team Member-Status after |
| called Aqua Missions in part one of this Program | | | | completing 10 additional Special Missions. While going |
| guides the young scuba diver through action packed | | | | through the full program the Kids learn all Skills required |
| fun-dives where they learn the basic skills of scuba | | | | for the PADI Junior Open Water certification. |
| diving in the safe environment of a swimming pool. | | | | The PADI Seal Team Program also helps children to |
| All these 5 Aqua Missions are conducted and | | | | learn being responsible and teaches kids about the |
| supervised by certified PADI Open Water Scuba | | | | aquatic environment. This program is limited to a |
| Instructors (OWSI). The OWSI guides the kids (also | | | | swimming-pool to keep them in a safe environment. |
| called PADI seals) patiently through essential skills like | | | | The whole program combines education with fun |
| underwater mask clearing, regulator recovery and | | | | under water. PADI Seals use standard scuba |
| several buoyancy control skills. | | | | equipment adjusted to their sizes. Before enrolling in |
| But the Missions do not stop there. During this Aqua | | | | the Seal Team Program, kids get a colorful crewpak |
| Missions the PADI Seals learn also basic navigation, | | | | which includes a DVD, an activity book with all missions |
| how to handle underwater lights and gain knowledge | | | | and logbook pages. |
| about underwater photography. | | | | Participants need to be 8 years old at the beginning of |
| After accomplishing the first five missions, kids can | | | | the program. When turning 10, kids can go on and |
| move on to the second part of the program where | | | | complete the PADI Junior Open Water certification. |