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Pre-requisites:
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- 15 years
of age (10 years of age for Junior Certifications)
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- be
comfortable in the water and have basic swimming skills
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- good
health particularly your respiratory and circulatory systems
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- mature
attitude and the self-discipline to follow the guide-lines and
principles required for safe diving
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- Before
any confined water dives (in the swimming pool or an environment
similar to a swimming pool i.e. an enclosed and sheltered bay) or
skills, your instructor will have you complete a medical statement.
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The Open Water Diver certification (O/W)
-is a full entry level certification you earn by successfully completing
the entire Open Water Diver course. The PADI Open Water Diver
certification qualifies you to:
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1.
Dive independently (with a certified diving buddy) while applying
the knowledge and skills that you learned in this course, within the
limits of your dive training and experience. You shall be licensed
to dive to a depth of 18 meters.
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2.
Procure air fills, scuba equipment and other service for scuba
diving.
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3.
Plan, conduct and log open water no stop (no decompression) dives
when equipped properly and accompanied by a buddy in conditions
which you have training and or experience.
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4.
Continue your diver training with a specialty dive in the PADI
Advanced Open Water program, and or in PADI specialty course.
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The PADI
Scuba Diver (S/D) Qualification is earned by completing only
a portion of the Open Water Course. The Scuba Diver course is a
pre-entry level certification and qualifies you to:
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1.
Scuba dive under the in water supervision of a PADI Divemaster (or
someone with a higher professional rating) while applying the
knowledge and skills that you learned in the course, within the
limits of your training and experience. You shall be licensed to
dive to a maximum of 12 meters.
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2.
Procure air fills, scuba equipment and other service for scuba
diving whilst under direct supervision.
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3.
Plan, conduct and log open water no stop (no decompression) dives
when equipped properly and accompanied by a buddy in conditions
which you have training and or experience.
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4.
Continue your scuba dive training to the PADI Open Water Diver
certification and some selected specialty courses.