Open Water Course
Your first step into the diving world. You can enrol into an open water course from the age of 10, and by the end of the course you'll be qualified to dive down to 18m all around the world! Hit the link for more information!
Paying your enrolment fee will secure a reservation spot on the course but not your online materials.
For you to be fully enrolled you must fully complete the forms that we send to you via email once payment has been received.
If you are have not completed the forms for the course, we reserve the right to change your reservation.
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At Oceano Dive Centre, the NAUI Open Water SCUBA Diver course consists of three main phases:
- Theory. This academic training will help you understand the basic principles of SCUBA diving first at home doing an e-learning then a review in our classroom with your instructor.
- Pool. That is where we do all the swimming part of the training.
- Confined Water Dives. You will learn in a confined water environment how to use all the snorkelling and SCUBA gear safely and comfortably.
- Open Water Dives. You complete your certification by doing a minimum of 4 open water dives in the ocean to demonstrate what you've learned under real diving conditions.
During your confined water dives, you will learn how to assemble, operate and break down your SCUBA kit. You will also learn basic SCUBA skills such as mask and regulator clearing, buoyancy control, emergency air management, basic rescue skills and dive planning. Later, you will demonstrate all of these skills in your Open Water Dives.
When you complete this course, you will receive the NAUI Open Water Diver e-certification. This certification level allows you to participate in many unsupervised dive activities worldwide. You will probably want to take additional training later, but the NAUI Open Water Diver certification will send you on your way to many exciting underwater adventures, this is just the first step.
Prerequisites
To enrol in the NAUI Open Water SCUBA Diver course or Junior Open Water SCUBA Diver course, you must:
- Pay the course fee in full
- Be at least 10 years-old
- Be able to swim without stopping comfortably at the surface and underwater (15m)
- Be able to tread or float in the water for 10 minutes
- eLearning must be completed before review day
- Have OR hire a full set of personal gear (see conditions below)
- Complete a medical assessment for diving
- What's Included in the Beginning Scuba Course Fee
Our course fee includes the following materials:
- NAUI Open Water SCUBA Diver eLearning course
- NAUI app including all dive tools and logbook
- NAUI e-certification in your NAUI app
- Use of life support equipment (wetsuit, tanks, BCD and regulator)
- Pool fees
- Small Class Size (between 2 to 4 people max)
- Oceano Training guaranty
Items Not Included
We do not include personal gear (mask, snorkel, boots, fins and weight belt with 18 Lb ) as you will need these items once you are a certified diver. There is a student discount on purchasing these items when you buy from Oceano Dive Centre.
Transportation to and from the dive sites/pool
Schedule
Friday:
Meet your fellow students and Instructor at the shop
Knowledge review at the classroom
Fitting for rental Scuba gear & Snorkelling Gear if hiring
Meet at the pool for swimming and floating tests
Saturday:
Meet your fellow students and Instructor at the confined water site
Confined water training
First ocean dive
Equipment care and debrief
Sunday:
Meet your fellow students and Instructor at the dive site
3 ocean certification dives
Equipment care and debrief
Note Regarding Certification Dives
Dive is an outdoor activity completely out of our control, if weather is not safe to dive we will reschedule your dives, we will do our best to inform ASAP at the latest within 24 hours from the scheduled dive dates.
