PADI Open Water Course and Scuba Diver

  • Pre-requisites:

  • - 15 years of age (10 years of age for Junior Certifications)

  • - be comfortable in the water and have basic swimming skills

  • - good health particularly your respiratory and circulatory systems

  • - mature attitude and the self-discipline to follow the guide-lines and principles required for safe diving

  • - 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.

  • 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:

  • 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.

  • 2.    Procure air fills, scuba equipment and other service for scuba diving.

  • 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.

  • 4.    Continue your diver training with a specialty dive in the PADI Advanced Open Water program, and or in PADI specialty course.

  • 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:

  • 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.

  • 2.   Procure air fills, scuba equipment and other service for scuba diving whilst under direct supervision.

  • 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.

  • 4.   Continue your scuba dive training to the PADI Open Water Diver certification and some selected specialty courses.


PRICE $229.00
(add $4/day reef/chamber fees)

  • includes 4 nights accommodation.................YOU SAVE $40.00

  • includes all learning materials.......................YOU SAVE $35.00

  • 2 free fundives............................................ YOU SAVE $50.00

  • free kayak and snorkel rental........................YOU SAVE $40.00

  • TOTAL SAVINGS..........................................................$165.00

We offer great savings with two or more divers