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How to Earn your Open Water Scuba Diving Certification

Learn about scuba diving principles and terminology (either offline or online), then learn basic scuba skills in a pool (or pool-like environment) with a highly trained PADI Instructor. When you're ready, make four dives in an open water environment (the ocean, a lake) with your instructor supporting you every step of the way. Expect shallow dives (12m/40ft), the maximum allowed depth is 18m/60ftOpen Water

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Whats involved

There is various ways you can study the theory dependant on you daily schedule

PADI eLearning Touch or on the go or with an Instructor in the classroom. Once you have completed the theory its time to go to the pool.

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AT THE POOL

With Your Instructor

Practice different skills using scuba gear in a pool until you and your Instructor are comfortable.

PADI training includes practice "mini dives"  and safety skills to help you build confidence in your new abilities before making four dives in open water.

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IN OPEN WATER

With your Instructor

Complete 4 Open Water Dives repeating the skills you have learnt in the pool but his time in Open water.

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Here is a list of skills that we will teach and help you learn

PADI Open Water Course Skills List:

  1. Dive Equipment Assembly

  2. Put on dive equipment using proper technique

  3. Buddy Check

  4. Giant Stride Entry

  5. Inflate/Deflate BCD at the Surface

  6. Buoyancy Check at the Surface

  7. No Mask Breathing Surface

  8. Snorkeling

  9. 5 Point Descent Over Sensitive Bottom

  10. Regulator Clearing Two Methods

  11. Regulator Removal & Recovery

  12. Partially Flooded Mask

  13. Alternate Air Source Stationary for 30 Seconds

  14. Swim Maintaining Buoyancy

  15. Air Check

  16. Skin Dive

  17. Snorkel to Regulator Exchange

  18. Fully Flooded Mask

  19. Mask Removal & Replacement

  20. Air Depletion & Signal

  21. Mask Removal & Replacement for 1 Minute

  22. Exit Using the Ladder

  23. Cramp Release at the Surface (with a buddy)

  24. Neutrally Buoyant (Fin Pivot LPI - Optional)

  25. Cramp Release Underwater (with a buddy)

  26. Hover for 30 seconds

  27. Alternate Air Source Swim for 1 Minute (with a buddy)

  28. CESA - Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent

  29. Tired Diver Tow 25 Meters

  30. Scuba Unit Removal & Replacement at the Surface

  31. Hover Orally Inflate for 1 Minute

  32. Free Flowing Regulator for 30 Seconds

  33. No Mask Swim

  34. Emergency Weight Belt Drop

  35. Weight Belt Removal and Replacement Underwater

  36. Scuba Unit Removal and Replacement Underwater

  37. PADI Mini Dive

  38. PADI 5 Point Ascent

  39. Orally Inflate the BCD at the Surface

  40. Equipment Disassembly

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