MORE ABOUT OUR OPEN WATER COURSE

Our Open Water Course is taught in two parts. The academic/theoretical component undertaken online, and the practical, hands-on component provided by us. To become a PADI Open Water Diver you must successfully complete all of the training exercises. Upon this, you will receive your certification, which permits you to dive to a maximum depth of 18m.

Set out below is a little more information about how we generally stage the course (note, some timings are variable according to whether you select our AM or PM schedule):

Students first complete the theory component of the course online (at home or in their hotel) using, for example, PADI’s E-learning tools.

Between 15.00 and 18.00 hrs on the day of your arrival we meet at our dive center so that you can check in with us, sign the required medical statement and release form, try-on the dive gear you will use, and meet your PADI instructor.

The following days of your course proceed as follows:

Day 1
08.30 to 13.00 hrs. Swimming pool class/confined water training, Dive session No. 1.

Day 2
08.00 - 08.20 Depart the dive center with dive gear.
08.20 Board our boat, NINA, at the town’s main pier
08.30 - 09.45 Arrive at the dive site
10.00 - 11.00 Dive session No 2
11.00 - 11.30 Surface interval / snack/drink
11.30 - 12.30 Dive session No 3
12.30 - 13.00 Return to the dive center / log dives

Day 3
08.00 - 08.20 Depart the dive center with dive gear.
08.20 Board our boat, NINA, at the town’s main pier
08.30 - 09.45 Arrive at the dive site
10.00 - 11.00 Dive session No 4
11.00 - 11.30 Surface interval / snack/drink
11.30 - 12.30 Dive session No 5
12.00 - 13.00 Return to the dive center / log dives and process certification

Summary of equipment and services provided for the trip:
• Dive Gear per client: 5- 7mm wetsuit, SCUBA Regulator with yoke, BCD, mask, fins, booties, hood (if required), weight belt, and 12 litre tanks filled with compressed air.
• Bilingual PADI instructor/guide
• 1 swimming pool class.
• 4 open water dives in Academy Bay.
• Digital PADI E-lite material, when required (no videos)
• Digital PADI log book.
• Digital certification.

Notes: A minimum of 2 students is required to confirm the course. A maximum of 5 students are taught simultaneously.
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