This is not only our most popular course but the most popular Scuba Course in the world. It's the first level of PADI Certification and as a certified PADI Open Water Diver you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a professional to a maximum depth of 18 meters.
Throughout the course, you'll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques.
You'll complete five confined sessions, knowledge development sessions and four open water dives. You don't have to be super fit to learn, virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification.
We pride ourselves on small group instruction ensuring our clients get the very best of attention from the instructor. Safety is paramount, we adhere to PADI standards and procedures and follow British HSE guidelines.
If you are between 10 and 14 or have a child between these ages, there is a PADI Junior Open Water Diver program available, which involves exactly the same training however the child is certified to dive with a certified adult to a maximum depth of 12 meters until the age of 15 years when the certification can be upgraded at no extra cost.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To overcome the general misconception of the underwater environment and the understanding of safety rules of diving using scuba
To apply the basic knowledge of physics, physiology and medical aspects as they are related to student diver performance in the water
To provide student divers with the basic knowledge of the purpose, features, types of equipment used during the course
To educate student divers in basic aquatic knowledge of the diving environment.
This course covers all the essential skills of adapting to the underwater world, dive equipment, buddy system, communication underwater, dive planning, boat diving procedures, problem management, health in diving, breathing air at depth, special dive table and computer procedures, basic compass navigation, use of the dive tables, physics and physiology, skills development in confined and practical application of skills in open water training dives.
LEARNING APPROACH
Practical sessions with lectures and/ or online learning, discussions, and small group activities, audiovisual materials
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Knowledge mastery is assessed using Knowledge Reviews, Quizzes and Final Exam with a minimum score of 75%. Skills mastery is assessed by student demonstration of skill proficiency and competency in water.
COURSE DURATION
This 4 day course, day one for self study followed by three days on the islands of the TAR Park can be tailored to meet individual needs.
PADI Open Water Diver Manual, DVD, Recreational Dive Planner, Training Log Book
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Potential students must be able to swim 200m and tread water/ float for 10 minutes.
Please contact us for more information, our courses run throughout the entire year.
If you want to learn more about our underwater world, why not enroll on one of our Conservation or Awareness Program.
What course comes next ? PADI Advanced Open Water Course
