Open Water Diver PADI course

Become a certified PADI diver and go to 18 metres with the Padi Open Water Diver course.

The PADI Open Water Diver course is a comprehensive and carefully structured dive course designed to convert a non-diver with little or no previous experience into a certified diver. The certification is recognised worldwide and is valid for life, to a maximum depth of 18 metres / 60 feet.

The fun part...

The most fun part of this course is... Well, almost everything. Learning to dive is an incredible discovery. During the course you will do at least two pool sessions and four dives on the reefs of Playa Del Carmen under the supervision of a PADI Professional Instructor.

Playa Del Carmen is a perfect place to do your training, crystal clear waters, plenty of fish, little current... Do your training in one of the most beautifuldive sites in the world... the Caribbean Sea.

Prerequisites :

To register, you must :

• Be at least 10 years old for the PADI Junior Open Water courses and at least 15 years old for the Open Water Diver course.

• Demonstrate that you can float for ten minutes and swim 200 metres in the pool.

• Complete our PADI Medical Questionnaire. This form allows you to check if you need to be examined by a doctor before participating in recreational dive training. If any of the items on the medical questionnaire apply to you, you should consult a doctor before participating in the dive.

What you learn:

The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three distinct sections....

Theory: The theory part of the Open Water course includes e-learning from home or with the manual, videos, quizzes and exams. The theory module consists of 5 chapters and covers a range of topics such as pressure-depth relationships, the underwater environment, dive planning and equipment.

Pool training: During the pool (or ‘confined water’) part, students practice all the basic diving exercises that they will have to master during open water dives, such as ear compensation, mask removal, regulator change, ... in a controlled, calm and familiar environment before entering the sea.

Open water dives: Under the close supervision of a PADI professional instructor, you'll apply the knowledge and skills learned in the theory and pool sections of the course to real dives in the sea.

Schedule and programme :

• PADI Open Water Diver with e-Learning: 3 days.

• On the first day we will meet you at our dive centre at 8.00 am.

• You will do 2 pool sessions.

• You will do 4 dives in the sea during the 3 days of training.

• End of the day : around 16:30

The material :

Choose the eLearning option and study from home. You will start in the pool and the next day you will be a certified diver.

PADI offers a variety of home study materials for the open water course. You can study wherever and whenever you want and arrive at our dive centre ready to start practising.

The PADI Open Water course material covers everything you need to know about basic dive skills,laterminology and safety procedures. In each section of the course, you'll read a chapter from the book and watch a video demonstration. Then you'll dive into the pool to practice these skills with your instructor. Later, as a certified diver, you'll use the course material as a reference guide for future dive adventures and review what you've learned.

Equipment: All the equipment you'll need is included in your course. You will use all the basic scuba diving equipment, which includes a mask, snorkel, fins, a buoyancy control device (BCD) that also holds your scuba tank, a regulator for breathing, a weighting system, a wetsuit and a pressure gauge to monitor your air supply.

What should I bring?

• Your wetsuit

• Your towel

• and your smile

What's included :

• Instruction by a PADI certified, multilingual, professional dive instructor

• PADI Open Water Divermanual or access to e-learning online

• Knowledge development

• Confined water skills practice

• Open water practice with 4 dives at 4 different dive sites in Playa Del Carmen (over 2 days)

• Dive equipment rental

• PADI Open Water certification fees

• Water bottles