Open Water Diver Course

 
 

The PADI Open Water Diver course teaches student divers the foundational knowledge and skills they need to dive with a buddy, independent of supervision. This course is performance-based so we are able to spend as much time with you as needed to make you a safe, confident open water scuba diver. PADI Open Water Divers are qualified to:

  1. *Dive with a buddy independent of supervision while applying the knowledge and skills they learn in this course, within the limits of their training and experience

  2. *Obtain air fills, scuba equipment and other services

  3. *Plan, conduct and log open water no stop dives when properly equipped and when accompanied by a buddy in conditions with which they have training and/or experience.

  4. *Continue their dive training with an adventure dive in the PADI Adventures in Diving program or in PADI Specialty courses.


Course Prerequisites

  1. *Be at least 15 years old by the start of class (10 for Junior Open Water Certification)

  2. *Fill out the necessary paperwork - including a medical statement

  3. *Must be able to swim 200 meters without stopping (any stroke, not for time)

  4. *Must be able to tread or float at the surface for 10 minutes


Required Equipment

Each student must have their own:

  1. *Mask

  2. *Snorkel

  3. *Fins

  4. *Boots (if appropriate for fins)

  5. *Appropriate exposure suit


Required Materials

Each student diver must have a personal set of these materials for study and use during the course and for reference afterward:

  1. *PADI Open Water Diver Manual & Video OR Multimedia

  2. *RDP - Wheel, table or eRDP & the corresponding instructions

  3. *Log Book


Course Overview

This course is divided into 3 modules:


Knowledge Development – establishes the foundation of scuba principles through self-directed learning. Students will be required to complete 5 knowledge reviews prior to the start of class. We will review the knowledge reviews and expand on the information learned during our classroom sessions. Knowledge will be assessed through 5 quizzes and a final exam.


Confined Water Dives – 5 dives will be completed in a pool or open water with pool-like conditions. This will be a chance to learn and practice valuable scuba skills in a controlled environment. The instructor will demonstrate every skill and help each student achieve mastery.


Open Water Dives – this is a chance to use the skills learned in the confined water dives in real life conditions. There are 4 open water dives that will be conducted over 2 days.


Course Tuition

$350 - Includes Rental Gear (BCD, Regulator Set, Tanks, Weights), Classroom Materials, Pool Sessions and Open Water Certification Dives in Lake Pleasant. You may choose to do your certification dives in a different location for an added fee.


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