$1,250
Open Water – Group Course
Dive CoursesLearn To DiveThe Open Water Diver course is the world’s most popular dive program, globally recognised and illustrates that you have met all the course requirements to dive in open water.
This is where dive certification begins and gives you a ticket to a lifetime of underwater adventure.
Our course is based on students taking an online class (e-learning) prior to commencing the in-water training sessions, which is typically scheduled over the course of three days. A two-day course schedule is also available upon request.
The Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:
+ Home Based Study: Online knowledge Development (e-learning materials) to understand basic principles of scuba diving
+ Day 1: Confined Water Dive (1 dive) to learn basic scuba skills
+ Day 2 & 3: Open Water Dives (4 dives in total) to use your skills and explore
Start your course today, and once you have completed your e-learning, we will contact you to confirm dive dates.
Course Overview
Get your Open Water Diver Certification.
Be certified to dive with a buddy to a maximum depth of 18 metres anywhere in the world.
Start your eLearning as soon as you sign up and once complete it is time to get in the water.
DAY 1 – CONFINED WATER TRAINING (POOL OR CONFINED LOCATION WITH POOL LIKE CONDITIONS)
The confined training is where you learn basic scuba skills in a controlled environment. Once you are comfortable in this confined environment with all your scuba skills, then it is time to move into the open water – this is where the real scuba diving action begins!
DAY 2 & 3 – OPEN WATER SESSIONS
This is where your OZDIVE instructor will take you into the open water and you will complete at least four open water dives. Everything that you learnt and experienced in the confined session will now be experienced in the open water. After successful completion of your open water training dives, you will become a certified open water diver!
Course Inclusions:
- All eLearning materials (Video and Exams)
- Multilingual eLearning
- e-logbook
- SSI certification (upon successful completion of course)
- Pool training / confined open water training to master 24 skills
- 4 open water / ocean training dives
- All confined and open water training dives (including four open water dives)
- All scuba diving equipment EXCEPT wetsuit
- SSI Diver Profile— Your OZDIVE PADI instructor will assist with getting your online profile set up and will assign OzDive as your chosen Dive Centre.
- Internationally Recognised Certification
Prerequisites & Requirements:
- No prior experience with scuba diving is required
- Start with the online eLearning course at any time and from the comfort of your home
- As with all our dive courses we will get you to complete (and pass) the independent online study prior before confined and open water training can commence
- Your Open Water Dives are conducted either from shore or our dive vessel depending on numbers, weather conditions, etc.
- Minimum age must be 10 years old or older (guardian/parent consent required for participants under 18 years of age)
- You need adequate swimming skills (200 meters without stopping, using any stroke and with no time limit).
- You must be able to float or tread water for 10 minutes, using any method(s) you wish, without the use of any swimming aids
- Good physical health required
- A Medical Questionnaire must be completed by all students BEFORE starting your course. If any questions are flagged as 'Yes' we may require a medical clearance from a doctor prior to participating in the course.
- Children between ages 10 and 14 years will qualify as Junior Open Water Divers, must dive with an adult certified diver and only up to a depth of 12 meters.
- Dive medical if required (only needed after YES response on medical questionnaire form)
