PADI Open Water Diver Certification

The Open Water Diver certification is a full certification and qualifies you to:

• Dive independently with another certified diver while applying the knowledge and skills you learn in this course, within the limits of your training and experience.

• Procure air fills, scuba equipment and other services for use while diving supervised.

• Plan, conduct and log open water no stop (no decompression) dives when equipped properly in conditions which you have training and/or experience to a maximum recommended depth of 60 feet.

What You Need To Do

Step 1 -

Come into the store to register and pick up your Open Water Diver Crew Pak.

Step 2 -

Do the assigned reading then do the knowledge review at the end of the chapter.

Step 3 -

Attend five classroom and pool sessions.

Step 4 -

With your instructor complete four Open Water Experience Dives.

Step 5 -

Fill out the required paperwork, get your picture taken  and the instructor will send for your card.   Congratulations. You are now a certified PADI Open Water Diver.

Step 6 -

Continue your diver training with the PADI Adventure or Advanced Open Water Diver certification and/or some select specialty courses.

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