You learn the basics you need to dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional.
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Find out what it’s like to breathe underwater and learn whether you can be comfortable there. Learn some basic skills and safety rules that will carry over to your full scuba certification course when you take the next step
You learn all the basics of scuba diving through knowledge development, a set of scuba skills in the pool that you’ll use again during open water dives.
During the course you’ll cover material and practice skills related to topics such as:
Buoyancy skills including comfortable ascents and descents, and breathing underwater. Staying warm underwater, streamlining your swimming skills and buddy diving techniques.
Diving environments and aquatic life you’re likely to encounter. Preventing common problems underwater. An introduction to boat diving.
The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases: Knowledge Development (online, home study or in a classroom ) to understand basic principles of scuba diving Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills
Open Water Dives to review your skills and explore.
Prerequisites
​ Be 10 years or older (PADI eLearning requires an extra registration step for students under 13 years due to international internet laws
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​You can choose what you’re most interested in learning. Choose any three of the following Adventure Dives:
Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 10 years old and older:
Altitude Diver ​
Digital Underwater Photography
Additional Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 12 years old and older:
You'll hone your skills by completing five adventure dives that introduce you to:
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(typically anywhere from 18-30 metres/ 60-100 feet)T
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Three more Adventure Dives of your choice
Specialty Courses


* 2-3days
What You Learn in the EFR Primary and Secondary Care Courses.
Scuba diving training class that includes CPR.
BLS (Basic Life Support) CPR and rescue breathing at the layperson level.
AED (automated external defibrillator) use (optional)
Preventing and caring for shock.
Spinal injury management. Use of barriers to reduce disease transmission risk.
Basic first aid and first aid kit considerations
What You Learn
Self rescue.
Recognizing and managing stress in other divers.
Emergency management and equipment.
Rescuing panicked divers.
Rescuing unresponsive divers
Looking for the first step in working with scuba as a career? Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, in this program you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level. PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers. PADI Divemaster is the prerequisite certification for both the PADI Assistant Instructor and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications. Get started now with Divemaster Online! What You Learn During the PADI Divemaster program, you learn dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills and stamina exercises, as well as training exercises that stretch your ability to organize and solve problems as well as help others improve their scuba. You put this knowledge into action through a structured internship or series of practical training exercises. As you progress through your Divemaster course, you’ll expand your diving knowledge, hone you skills and increase your confidence. Then, as a PADI Divemaster, you’ll use these attributes to lead, mentor and motivate other divers and experience the joy of seeing them transformed by the majesty of the the acquatic realm.
The PADI Assistant Instructor course As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional scuba diver, but you also start learning the PADI System of diver education. You can act as an instructional scuba assistant and assume limited teaching responsibilities. It’s a great way to gain experience in order to become a scuba instructor!