PADI Open Water Diver Course | Learn to Dive & Get Certified
Start your scuba journey with the PADI Open Water Diver Course. Learn to dive safely, earn your certification, and explore the underwater world today! PADI® Open Water Diver is the first scuba certification level. A highly trained PADI Instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a relaxed, supportive learning environment.
By the end of the course, you'll have the skills and knowledge to dive at home or abroad and be an ambassador for the underwater world.
Starting at $745
Availability: Contact us for booking information
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Contact us with any question you have or to schedule your PADI Open Water Diver course today.
email: scott@allusionidiving.com
phone: 903-654-0208
PADI eLearning
PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Learn about scuba diving principles and terminology whenever, wherever it's convenient for you.
It's your course on your time. Study offline, or online using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor whenever you have a question.
- eLearning time commitment: 5-10 hours
Prerequisites & Minimum Age:
Course prerequisites: able to swim, medically fit for diving, comfortable in the water
During the Open Water Diver course, your instructor will ask you to:
- Float or tread water without aids for 10 minutes
- Swim 200 metres/yards with no aids or 300 metres/yards with mask, fins and snorkel
Minimum age: 10
Divers certified between the ages of 10-14 earn a Junior Diver certification
Junior Open Water Divers automatically become Open Water Divers at age 15. Any replacement certification card or eCard purchased the day after the diver's 15th birthday will automatically show an Open Water Diver (not Jr. Open Water Diver) certification.
Step 4
With Your Instructor
ADDITIONAL COST: Your Dive Shop will charge fees for training and gear rental.
Practice using scuba gear in a pool (or pool-like environment) until you're comfortable. PADI training includes practice "mini dives" to help you build confidence in your new abilities before making four dives in open water.
- Total time commitment: In as little as 2-4 days
