PADI
The PADI open water course is great for a whole bunch of reasons! Not only does it teach you the skills for your new favourite pass time, but it is something you can take any where around the world and do when ever you want, it connects you to new people and it introduces you to a whole new world hiding on the ocean floor.
The open water course costs $395.00; this includes your open water pack (which has a book, a DVD, dive tables and a log book), gear hire, air fills and an instructor. Can’t make the weekend? That’s ok- Personalised Courses are also available at your convenience for a price of $550.00.
PADI Open Water Diver course
Now is the time to dive into the PADI Open Water Diver course, the most popular dive program in the world! This is your ticket to a lifetime of intense adventure with PADI, the industry standard in the global diving community.
Why PADI Open Water?
As a certified PADI Open Water Diver, (the most widely recognized and respected rating in the world) 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 us to see how credit from these courses may apply to the open water program.
What do I need to start?
Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification. You must be older than the age of 14 to begin the PADI Open Water Diver program. For those of you who are not above the age of 14 and would like to participate in the PADI Open Water Diver Program, then the PADI Jr Open Water Diver program is available to you. If you are between 10 and 14 or have a child between these ages, there is a PADI Junior Open Water Diver program available.
- A PADI Jr Open Water Diver between the ages of 10 and 11 years may only dive with a PADI Professional, a certified parent or certified guardian to a maximum depth of 12 metres/40 feet.
What will I do?
Throughout the course, you’ll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques. You earn this rating by completing pool dives, knowledge development sessions and by making four open water ocean dives.
What will I need?
- Swim wear, Towel
- PADI Open Water Crew-Pak
- PADI Open Water Video or DVD
Where can I go from here?
Continue the adventure with PADI’s Adventures in diving program, you next step in exploring the underwater world. Ask us for more information on the PADI Adventures In Diving program.
The course goes over 4 days- usually two consecutive weekends. It starts bright and early at 8:30 finishing at approximately 4pm but this can change depending on class sizes.
Day One
Consists of theory work, the instructor, your fellow students and yourself all go through your PADI Open Water book, completing any Chapter reviews that you had trouble with and going over the basics of scuba diving as well as safety issues and procedures.
Day Two
You get to jump in the pool to try out scuba! Once you feel comfortable we begin to go through some basic skills that you need to be able to do comfortably and confidently. You will learn how to put your gear together and how to do your buddy checks with your class mates, you get to learn buoyancy control and how to enter the water with all your gear on, you also learn what to do in certain situations.
Day Three
You get to go in the ocean! The first dive is usually an orientation dive- just to get you used to being in the real thing. We get to show you our world! Depending on the conditions you will dive at either The Gravel loader or Bushrangers Bay located at Bass point. On your second dive we can begin to go through the skills completed previously in the pool.
Day Four
Your final day, on the first dive of the day you finish off the skills from the day before, hopefully they are all completed so you can spend your fourth dive doing what we love best- just diving!