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You'll choose focused PADI specialty training in Cabo de Palos, from deep and navigation to buoyancy, wreck, and enriched air adventures matched to local Mediterranean sites, boat days, and the prerequisites each specialty requires.
Depth specialties use controlled deep dives on headland walls, while navigation courses combine compass and natural reference skills on reef routes you can revisit after certification with our guided fun dive team.
Wreck and enriched air programmes add briefing depth about gas planning, line work, analyser use, or wreck penetration limits according to the specialty you select. Each module includes PADI knowledge development plus two or more training dives when the specialty requires inwater performance.
Local reefs, reserve approaches, and documented wrecks near Cabo de Palos support many elective specialties when conditions and permits allow, with shore entries or harbour departures chosen for the training objective that day.
Instructor-led dives use sites aligned with each specialty's performance requirements rather than generic fun dives. Briefings start at Paseo Dimas Ortega 18 unless a boat specialty specifies harbour check-in times for cylinder and kit loading.
Many specialties require Open Water; deeper modules expect Advanced Open Water or equivalent logged experience before enrolment. Nitrox and wreck paths have additional knowledge reviews we assign before your first dive.
We confirm prerequisites when you pick a specialty before booking dates, and we may suggest buoyancy or navigation first if your logbook shows a long surface interval since your last dive in Murcia.
Focused specialty days let you deepen one skill at a time with instructors who dive these sites daily, not generic pool-only modules disconnected from Cabo de Palos terrain.
Popular paths include buoyancy polish before deep or wreck electives around Murcia's rocky coast, building a specialty stack that counts toward Master Scuba Diver when combined with Rescue and logged experience.
Complete the knowledge development assigned to your chosen specialty through digital materials or classroom review. Topics cover risks, planning and equipment specific to that theme.
Your instructor answers questions before any in-water training begins.
Instructor-led dives apply specialty skills at appropriate Cabo de Palos sites, whether reef, wreck exterior or night entry points. Skills repeat until you meet PADI performance requirements.
Debriefs connect each dive to future recreational planning.
After successful dives your instructor completes certification paperwork for the specialty you enrolled in. You receive guidance on how to use the new qualification on future fun dives.
Logbook stamps document training dives for your records.
Common options include Deep, Wreck, Enriched Air Nitrox, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Navigator, and Fish Identification.
Availability depends on instructor calendar, boat days, and season, so we confirm the module before you lock dates. Prerequisites differ, and we will not start a deep or wreck path until your card and logbook match that specialty.
Most specialties complete in one to two days with knowledge development plus the training dives that module requires.
Enriched Air can be more theory-heavy, with optional dives when gas and boats align. We keep harbour logistics tight so short courses still spend more time on the skill than in queues. We confirm the module and prerequisites before you lock harbour dates.
Five specialties plus Rescue contribute toward PADI Master Scuba Diver when combined with the other published requirements.
Your instructor can outline a long-term path if that rating is your goal, including which modules make sense first on this coast. Buoyancy and navigation often sit early because they improve every later elective. We confirm the module and prerequisites before you lock harbour dates.
Open Water is enough for many specialties. Deep and Wreck typically require Advanced Open Water or equivalent logged experience.
We confirm prerequisites when you pick a module, including knowledge reviews for nitrox or wreck. A buoyancy day first can help if your logbook shows a long gap since your last Murcia dive. We confirm the module and prerequisites before you lock harbour dates.
Wreck specialty training includes limited penetration skills within instructor and local-rule limits, not cave exploration.
Full cave penetration is not part of standard recreational wreck training here. Briefings cover line work, limits, and what the Cabo de Palos wrecks allow on the day you train. We confirm the module and prerequisites before you lock harbour dates.
Back-to-back specialty days are possible when schedules, stamina, and boat space align.
Ask us to draft a multi-day plan so nitrox theory, buoyancy, or wreck dives do not stack into an exhausting week. We sequence modules so each set of training dives still meets that specialty's performance requirements. We confirm the module and prerequisites before you lock harbour dates.
Enriched Air training covers analyser use, labelling, and gas planning. Dives may use nitrox when available and appropriate.
Standard scuba kit still applies, with a gas-specific briefing before you splash. We stage analysers and cylinders at the harbour so the specialty stays focused on planning, not hunting kit. We confirm the module and prerequisites before you lock harbour dates.
Sites are chosen for each specialty's goals, from shallow buoyancy reefs to deeper walls or wreck routes near Cabo de Palos.
Weather may shift the site but not the training objectives. Briefings start at Paseo Dimas Ortega 18 unless a boat module specifies harbour check-in for cylinders and kit loading. We confirm the module and prerequisites before you lock harbour dates.
Tell us whether you want confidence, depth access, wreck interest, or better air use, and we suggest a sensible order.
Buoyancy and navigation benefit almost every diver early on, before deep or wreck electives on Murcia's rocky coast. We match the first module to your logbook rather than selling a stack you are not ready for. We confirm the module and prerequisites before you lock harbour dates.
Meet at Paseo Dimas Ortega 18 for briefings unless a boat specialty specifies harbour check-in.
Bring your certification card, logbook, and notes on which module you booked. From the harbour we travel to the reef, wall, or wreck that specialty needs that day. We confirm the module and prerequisites before you lock harbour dates.
About the centre
Cabo de Palos
You'll dive on one of the most celebrated stretches of the Spanish Mediterranean, where the Cabo de Palos headland meets clear open water and protected seagrass meadows. Our team runs relaxed guided days, PADI training, and refresher sessions from a harbour-side base, with small groups and patient coaching whether you're blowing bubbles for the first time or logging another fun dive.
From shore entries and daily boat dives to specialty courses and seasonal dive trips, we keep the day well organised so you spend more time underwater. Equipment hire, briefings, and local site knowledge are part of how we work, and we're happy to help you plan the right experience for your certification level and the conditions on the day.
Operated by Mangamar Dive Center, a partner of adventuro.
