Open Water Diver
Course Duration 2-3 Days
This course gives you the Open Water Diver certification, which allows you to dive with any qualified diver to a maximum depth of 18m/60feet. This three-day course consists of five knowledge development sessions, five-confined water/pool sessions and four open water-qualifying dives to a depth of 18m/60feet. It is a prerequisite course for any further training.
The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases
This is your ticket to a lifetime of intense adventure with PADI, a dive company that sets the standards in the global diving community.
Throughout the course, you’ll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques. You will also earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification that is recognized worldwide. You earn this rating by completing five pool dives and knowledge development sessions and by making four open water (ocean or lake) dives.
As a certified PADI Open Water Diver you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a professional. If you already tried a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience or are PADI Scuba Diver certified, check with your instructor to see how credit from these courses may apply to the open water program.
Your underwater adventure can begin as soon as today with the new PADI Open Water Diver Video and interactive CD-ROM! You can view these materials at home, at your own pace and then meet with an instructor for further assistance. Open water learning options also include group or private instruction.
This course offers tremendous flexibility and lets you work out individual needs with your instructor.
Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification.
At some point in the course, your PADI Instructor will ask you to demonstrate the ability to swim 200 metres/yards without swim aids or 300 metres/yards with mask, fins and snorkel and complete a bit of paperwork, to get you on your way.
If you are between 10 and 14 or have a child between these ages, there is a PADI Junior Open Water Diver program available. Please ask for more details.
This certification will be recognized at many diving centres and schools around the globe.
eLearning Scuba Diving Courses Online
eLearning Option PADI Open Water Diver Course
What does it cover?
The PADI Open Water Diver course is, by far, the world’s most popular scuba certification course. Millions of people have started diving as certified PADI Open Water Divers. Learning to scuba dive requires both knowledge development (facts, principles, concepts) and motor procedures (skills, techniques, methods). The PADI Open Water Diver Course online provides the knowledge development portion you need. You develop the remaining skills by actually diving with a PADI Instructor at your local PADI Dive Centre or Resort.
How does it work?
After enrolling, PADI’s eLearning system presents you with interactive presentations that include videos, audio, graphics and reading. Short quizzes let you gauge your progress, and review and correct anything you might happen to miss. This lets you move through the program efficiently and at your own pace.
What does it cost?
The PADI Open Water Diver Course online is ($120 US Paid To PADI) or you can have it combined with our eLearning Openwater Package with our Access Pass to eLearning, non-refundable. The fee covers your knowledge development training and gives you unlimited access to an electronic version of the PADI Open Water Diver Manual (course textbook). Your PADI Dive Centre or Resort will charge an additional fee for the in water portion of your certification. You will also need to purchase a mask, snorkel, pair of fins, and other personal dive equipment. Your PADI Dive Centre or Resort will guide you through this process and may suggest additional equipment along with the required purchase of a Recreational Dive Planner (Table or eRDP version) and a log book.
If you choose to take our eLearning Package Openwater Course which will include:
- Elearning Access Pass (complete ALL your theory and quizzes and exam online before you arrive)
- Pick Up from your hotel in resort (Ayia Napa, Protaras, Pernera or Paralimni)
- Free Equipment Hire during your PADI Openwater Course
- Free Log Book
- 5 Confine Water Training Dives
- 4 Openwater Dives
- PADI Certification (your registration and certification to Padi)
- Total Cost will be €465.00 All Inclusive.
How long do you have to complete the eLearning course?
The eLearning course will be available for one year from the time of course registration.
What have past e Learners said about the course? (since the 2008 PADI eLearning Exit Survey)
- Great, fast, got me ready for in water training!
- Amazing. Loved the flexibility of learning at my own pace. Great videos.
- Excellent material. Never thought it would be such a convenient way of learning.
- Great! I am excited to continue to Dive Master!
- I am very pleased to have done this online…I sometimes feel intimidated with the presence of others in a course…This way I could answer the questions at my relaxed leisure.
- Having this course available was a great help as I saved at least a day of vacation by doing it ahead of time. THANKS.
- It was at my pace, concise, easy to understand, and I can’t wait until I move on to another level of advancement. I will certainly be using the PADI e-learning system again.
- This course was excellent, online support also very excellent!! I would very strongly consider taking more PADI online courses in the future. Very user friendly.
- This was a wonderful experience; I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to learn to scuba dive.
- Overall, the course is clear and concise and easy to navigate and very, very informative
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PADI Open Water Diver Course Details
Get your PADI scuba certification
If you’ve always wondered what lies beneath the surface, now is the time to find out. Start the journey of a lifetime with the PADI Open Water Diver course. It will change you forever.
In the PADI Open Water Diver course, your PADI Instructor takes you through the basics of learning how to scuba dive in a safe comfortable environment. You start in a pool or pool-like conditions (The Sea) and progress to the open water (The Mediterranean Sea) getting the background knowledge and skills along the way.
Earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification is just the beginning.
As a certified diver, you will travel to fabulous dive destinations, meet exciting people and instructors, unparalleled adventure and uncommon tranquillity awaits you. When you continue your adventure and gain experience through higher training levels like the Padi Advanced Open Water Diver Course, your opportunities expand. For more details on the PADI Open Water Diver course, Please fill in our booking form.
- Number of Dives: Five Confined Water Dives and Four Open Water Dives
- Knowledge Development: Five sessions
- Prerequisites: 10 for Junior Open Water Diver and 15 for Open Water Diver.
- Good health, reasonable fitness and comfort in the water.
- Materials You’ll Need: PADI Open Water manual or Crew-Pack, Log Book.
Equipment you’ll use during the course includes: mask, fins, snorkel, tank, regulator, buoyancy compensator, submersible pressure gauge and exposure protection as required by the local environment
Becoming a diver opens a door to a whole new world. Open yours and step in?
