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With our 4 day fastrack course we can complete your certification in either 4 concurrent days (which must include at least a Saturday or Sunday) or over two weekends.
If you’ve always wondered what lies beneath the surface, now’s the time to find out. Start the journey of a lifetime with the PADI Open Water Diver course. It will change you forever. The PADI open water course is PADI's first Diver cetification level.
In the PADI Open Water Diver course, your PADI Instructor takes you through the basics of learning how to scuba dive. You start in a pool or pool-like conditions and progress to the open water (ocean, lake, quarry, etc.) getting the background knowledge along the way.
Earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification is just the beginning. As a certified diver, fabulous dive destinations, exciting people, unparalleled adventure and uncommon tranquility await you. And, as you continue your adventure and gain experience through higher training levels, your opportunities expand.
Product details
• Number of Dives: Five Confined Water Dives (over 1 or two pool sessions (minimum 5 hours in the pool) and Four Open Water Dives
• Knowledge Development: 1 full day sessions
• Prerequisites: 10 for Junior Open Water Diver (UK) and 15 for Open Water Diver. Good health,
reasonable fitness and comfort in the water.
• Materials You’ll Need: PADI Open Water Crew-Pak, PADI Open Water Video or DVD, Log Book.
• Equipment you’ll use during the course includes: mask, fins, snorkel, tank, regulator, buoyancy
compensator, submersible pressure gauge and exposure protection as required by the local environment.
Becoming a diver opens a door to a whole new world. Open yours and step through.
Pool Dives are provided at James Brindley High School.
All open water dives are conducted at Capernwray, near Lancaster, junction 34 of the M6. (map)
The theory can be completed either in a classroom enviroment one evening per week over the length of the course, or via home study with your own personal Instructor assigned to you via phone to help with any queries. On completion of the reading and knowledge reviews you will attend either 2 half day classroom session or 1 full day to complete the theory training and exam.
Price
The course price is £499.99 which includes your Theory training/exams, pool sessions and open water dives. All equipment hire is included in the price.
For the self study option, you also need the PADI Open Water DVD, which cost £18.95, If the DVD is returned at the end of the course we will exchange it for a £18.95 gift voucher to use in the Dive Centre.
The only other cost is your Dive Site entry fees which are currntly £12.00 per day plus membership fee at Capernwray.