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Open Water


Diver certification begins here. Start with PADI online eLearning course. Move to the pool and practice your new skills. Then, experience four open water (ocean/lake) dives.


If you have 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.

Academic


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

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

Confinded 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.


Equipment


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 qre diving in tropical, temperate or cold water.

Check with me about the gear you will use during this course, and get advice about everything you need in order to dive into your new adventure.


To talk with our PADI Course Director, click below or contact Michael Casey by calling (267) 257-9782.

Contact

Getting Started


Enroll in ELearning — a desktop option — 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 program. Get started now.

Set an appointment with me to enroll in the in water component of your course. I will personally oversee your schedule time, check your progress and make sure you understand important scuba diving information.