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Who should take this course?

If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Get your scuba diving certification with the PADI Open Water Diver course – the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba course. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course.To enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course (or Junior Open Water Diver course), you must be 10 years old or older. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required.

 

What will you learn?

The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:

Knowledge Development ( online, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving

Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills

Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore!

You may be able to  get college credit for the Open Water Diver course.

Short on time? The PADI Scuba Diver course might be right for you.

 

How can you start learning now?

Enroll in the PADI Open Water Diver Online – PADI’s online learning options – and you can start learning right away.
PADI Open Water Diver Online gives you the background information you need to dive safely and allows you to study at your own pace through an interactive computer-based programs and PDF's.

 

What scuba gear will you use?

In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear, including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device and a tank. The equipment you wear varies, depending upon whether you’re diving in tropical, temperate or cold water.

 

Next Step

Breathing underwater for the first time is something you’ll never forget, so don’t wait.

Enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course by making contact today.

Try scuba diving with the  PADI Discover Scuba Diving program if you wish try before any full comittment.

Download a Medical Statement and Questionnaire.

Browse the scuba certification FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).

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