Schnorchel Diver

The Schnorchel Diver course at Correct Diving is a full-day programme — eight hours combining theory and water sessions — run from the Glavotok bay base on Krk island. Entry age is 7, making it one of the few courses here where younger children can start alongside adults. Everyone who completes it leaves with an I.R.T.D.A. certificate that qualifies them to snorkel independently without direct supervision.

The theory side covers three modules split across six chapters: equipment selection (mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit, weight belt), physics relevant to snorkeling, ecology of the underwater environment including local fauna and flora, and emergency management such as cramp and blackout response. There's a 25-question written exam before the water sessions begin.

Practical training happens in the bay in front of the base, using the same entry and exit points the dive students use. Skills include entry from a flat surface, from one metre height, and from an inflatable boat, plus buddy-system protocols, descent and ascent techniques, equalization, use of a dive flag and surface buoy, and managing a buddy blackout. The house reef right in front of the base gives students immediate access to real underwater terrain once basic skills are confirmed.

Participants need no prior experience — no previous dives, no prerequisites beyond showing up. Required paperwork includes a course registration form and a medical questionnaire. For families spending a week at Glavotok campsite, this is a practical half-step before committing a child (or an adult) to a full certification course.