The PADI Scuba Diver course is a subset of the PADI Open Water Diver course, designed for students who are short on time. This course is an intermediate step for earning an Open Water Diver certification.
To enroll in a PADI Scuba Diver course (or Junior Scuba Diver course), students must be 10 years old or older. Adequate swimming skills are required. Students need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required.
Academic
The PADI Scuba Diver course consists of three main phases:
Knowledge Development (eLearning, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving — the first three of five sections of the Open Water Diver course
Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills — just the first three of five dives of the Open Water Diver course
Open Water dives to use skills and to explore — two of four dives of the Open Water Diver course
Planning a search operation based on facts gathered about a lost object prior to the dive
Qualified
PADI Scuba Divers are qualified to:
Dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional to a maximum depth of 12 meters/40 feet.
Obtain air fills, rent or purchase scuba equipment and participate in dive activities as long as properly supervised.
Open Water dives to use skills and to explore — two of four dives of the Open Water Diver course
Continue dive training by completing the PADI Open Water Diver certification and taking certain specialty diver courses.
To enroll in a PADI Scuba Diver course (or Junior Scuba Diver course), students must be 10 years old or older with adequate swimming skills and in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required. Students may try the course, first, through the Discover Scuba Diving program.
Dive under the direct supervision of a PADI professional to a maximum depth of 12 meters/40 feet.
Equipment
Students learn to use basic scuba gear, including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device and a tank. The equipment varies, depending upon whether or not a student is diving in tropical, temperate or cold water.
To talk with our PADI Course Director, contact Michael Casey by calling (267) 257-9782.
Students may be able to get college credit for this PADI Specialty course. Ask the instructor. The first dive of this PADI Specialty course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward Advanced Open Water Diver certification. Ask the instructor about earning credit.
Requirements
10 years old
Adequate swimming skills
Good physical health
Getting Started
Contact me directly to discuss scheduling, equipment and enrollment in the course.