Open Water Course

This certification is your license to a lifetime of scuba diving adventures! Anyone who is comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification.


Our Open Water courses are conducted in small group ratios to ensure your safety and fun. Once certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, you will have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a professional.

Throughout our PADI Open Water Diver course, you'll learn the fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive theory, equipment, techniques and planning to dive safely with a buddy.

The program is structured into 3 main sections:

  • Theory, Pool and Open Water.
    The Theory comprised of 5 knowledge Reviews, 4 quizzes and 1 exam.
  • At the pool, you will have to complete a swim test:
  • 200m swim or 300m snorkeling. No time limit.
  • 10 min float

There are 5 modules of skills practice and mastering at the pool before the 4 Open Water dives on an island of your choice.

Course Standard

Prerequisite certification:

None

Minimum age:

15 (10 for Junior certification)

Knowledge Development: 5 modules, 6 hours
Confined water dive 5 modules, 6 – 8 hours
Open water dive: 4 dives, 1 weekend
Maximum Depth: 18 meters/60 feet

 

The Submersibles love being underwater, in the sea, under the big bright sun.