Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.

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.

Children eight or older can try scuba diving in a pool (or pool-like environment).

Ask your PADI Dive Shop about a Bubblemaker experience or birthday party.

Children who are comfortable in the water can participate in the PADI Seal Team program, a multi-day pool diving experience.

Using eLearning, or in a classic classroom) to understand the basic principles of scuba diving.

1. The Underwater World

2. Adapting to the Underwater World

3. The Dive Environment

4. Dive Accessories

5. Special Dive Table and Dive Computer Procedures

PADI eLearning: 5-10 hours

Entire course: 3-4 days

PADI Open Water Diver course with Full eLearning (including streaming videos):

Part-1: You need to purchase the PADI eLearning (US$ 230) from https://www.padi.com/courses/open-water-diver?irra=2335

Part-2: Contact us for booking your in-water classes.