PADI Open Water Diver Course

Requirements:

• Minimum age 10 years
• Ability to swim 200m
• Good general health

Description:

<p>The Open Water Diver course is the qualification most people mean when they talk about "learning to dive". Unlike a taster or a supervised certification, it makes you a certified diver in your own right — able to plan and carry out dives with a buddy, rent equipment, and join dive trips anywhere.</p><p>The course runs over three days and has three parts: knowledge development, where you learn the theory behind pressure, buoyancy, and dive planning; confined water training, where you practise the core skills somewhere calm and shallow; and open water dives, where you apply everything across four dives in real conditions. All equipment is provided for the duration.</p><p>You'll need to be at least 10 years old, in good general health, and able to swim 200 metres. The swim isn't timed and there's no particular technique required — it's there to confirm you're comfortable enough in water to focus on learning rather than staying afloat.</p>

Notes:

• Price does not include PADI/SSI manual or certification fees.