Scuba Ranger Specialties are fun activities involving different kinds of scuba equipment. Some specialties don’t involve diving, but focus on becoming better people. All Specialties count toward advanced Scuba Ranger ratings.

• Buddy Ranger - Invite up to five of your friends to try snorkeling or scuba in the pool. It’s a great time to demonstrate your skills and get your friends involved.
• Civics Ranger - Help in your home and community. Almost anything counts, such as cleaning your room, or participating in community events. After you get 12 sign-offs from the people you have helped, you get credit for the Civics Ranger specialty.
• Computer Ranger - Familiarize yourself with how computers are utilized in diving and diving research. Use the world wide web to find diving-based web sites and experience the use of a diving computer in the pool. Valuable in the water and out, the skills learned will assist you in both future academic and diving careers.
• Equipment Ranger - Gain additional knowledge, skills and experience with different types of diving equipment.
• Marine Life Ranger - Learn about aquatic fish, plants and animals that live in oceans, lakes and rivers. While no diving is involved, you get to see cool photos and maybe even visit and aquarium or tide pool.
• Maze Ranger - Test your buoyancy and scuba skills in an underwater "obstacle course." Skill stations are set up in the shallow end of a pool. Each station has a specific skill for you to perform. It’s underwater fun at it’s finest!
• Mile Ranger - The goal of Mile Ranger is to swim a full mile in the pool with the assistance of your mask, snorkel and fins. You have several sessions in which to complete the mile.
• Navigation Ranger - Learn how to use an underwater compass, and natural navigation techniques (navigating with no compass). Knowing how to get back to shore comes in really handy when you start diving in open water.
• Night Ranger - Practice your skills and play games - at night with the pool lights off! It’s awesome! But don’t worry, you’ll have an underwater diving light so you can see what you’re doing.
• Rescue Ranger - Learn what it takes to help your buddy if he or she is in trouble while diving. Some Clubs invite police and rescue professionals to tell you about their jobs and what they do to help people.
• Search Ranger - Learn the basic techniques for locating lost objects under water. It’s not exactly what you need to become a treasure hunter, but it’s a good start.

Plus, many Scuba Ranger Instructors create lots of cool Specialties for their local Clubs. Go and check for them!

Collect RANGER Specialties and reach higher levels!