PADI Open Water Certification

The PADI Open Water certification is a world-renowned scuba certification. Once you have it, you are certified for life. We take great pride in knowing that all the divers we train take away a part of us; PV Ocean Tours will help shape the future of your diving. All training is done by our PADI Elite Instructor, Marc Pearsey, (PADI: 250610).

So, have a look at the details listed below and we hope that you give us the chance to guide you through your training.

The first Scuba Diving Course is the PADI Open Water Diver. As a certified Open Water Diver you will be qualified to:

1. Dive with a buddy independent of supervision while applying the knowledge that you will learn from this course.

2. Obtain air fills, scuba equipment, and other services.

3. Plan, conduct, and log open water dives accompanied by a buddy in conditions with which you have been trained.

4. Be ready to continue in your PADI training in the Adventurers or Advanced PADI diver courses.

The PADI Open Water Diver Certification course has three phases and will take as little as 3 days:

• Knowledge development: You learn things such as how pressure affects your body, how to choose the best gear, and what to consider when planning dives. (e-learning or book training)
• Pool dives: You develop basic scuba skills in a pool. Here you learn everything from setting up your gear to how to easily get water out of your mask without surfacing.
• Open Water Dives: Your learning continues during four Open Water Dives in a typical dive environment. This is where you have fun putting it all together and fully experience the beginning of you underwater adventure.

The course includes: use of tank, regulator with alternate air source and gauges, bcd, weights, wetsuit and computer, for all of the pool sessions and all of the Open Water Dives

You will receive your own text book, log book. (when doing the book training.)

Student Diver Prerequisites

Minimum age: Open Water Diver 15 years old by the end of the course.

For Kids: Junior Open Water Diver must be 10 years old by the start of the course. Junior divers must meet all the requirements for the Open Water Diver other that age. 10 and 11 year old divers must dive with a PADI Instructor or Dive Master. 12, 13 and 14 year old divers must dive with a certified diver of legal age until they turn 15 years old.

Fill out and sign Medical Statement, Standard Safe Diving Practices and Liability Release. Some individuals may be required to obtain a physician’s approval.

At PV ocean tours we believe that there are no silly questions. Please ask any question you can think of. Diving is there to be enjoyed; we don’t believe that a fun day can be had without safety and peace of mind. All our training is carried out to meet our own meticulous standards, which are above and beyond the PADI’s.

We ensure all of our divers represent us in the best light possible, where ever in the world your underwater adventures lead you.