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Open Water Diver

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Become an Open Water Diver.

Get Certified! Take a Scuba Lesson with one of DIVE 24/7's PADI Certified Instructor's.

Do a PADI Discover Scuba session - if you've always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, this is the place to start. You can discover new adventures or simply see the amazing world that lies beneath the waves, that is where it really starts. If you enjoy the experience, the next step is the PADI Open Water Diver course with a PADI Certified DIVE 24/7 Instructor which is the world's most popular scuba course, and has introduced millions of people to the diving lifestyle.

You can really have fun getting your PADI Open Water Diver scuba certification.  You will learn how to
breathe underwater for the first time (something you will never forget) and you will see how incredible learning to dive can be.

Everything you need to learn to become a certified diver will be explained to you at your own pace and the Instructors at DIVE 24/7 will take great care to ensure that you are at ease and comfortable in what you are learning and putting into practice.

During the course, you'll make at least five pool dives and four dives at a local dive site under the supervision of your DIVE 24/7 PADI Instructor.

What You Learn:

  • How much fun scuba diving is.
  • All about Scuba diving equipment and the considerations for your local diving environment.
  • How to plan, and execute actual dives.
  • How to prevent and manage problems.

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

  • Knowledge Development to understand basic principles of scuba diving.
  • Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills and to become familiar with the various equipment.
  • Open Water Dives to review your skills and explore!

You will also learn all about the Scuba Gear you use in your PADI Open Water Diver course. You learn to use basic scuba gear including a dive computer, and standard accessories. The equipment you wear varies somewhat, depending upon whether you're diving in tropical, temperate or cold water. Your DIVE 24/7 Instructor can help you with which gear will suit you best and in sourcing the correct gear.

The Learning Materials you will need are supplied by PADI for the Open Water Diver course. Your DIVE 24/7 Instructor will advise you of your options, for example on some of the courses you may chose between a book and DVD package or a multimedia DVD-ROM. PADI's Open Water Diver materials cover what you need to know about basic scuba diving skills, terminology and safety procedures. For each concept you'll read a description and watch a video demonstration. Then you'll jump in the pool (or pool-like environment) to practice these skills with your instructor. Later, as a certified diver, use the course materials as a reference guide for future diving adventures and to review what you learned.

Prerequisites:

To enroll in the PADI Open Water Diver course you must be 15 years or older or PADI Junior Open Water Diver course, you must be 10 years or older.  

Bubble maker is a course that introduces children of 8 years to the underwater world in a safe and secure environment under the strict supervision of a DIVE 24/7 PADI Instructor. The maximum depth is 2M and children are introduced to the underwater world at a depth where they can easily stand and reach the surface.