What is an open water referral dive?

A PADI referral allows you to complete most of your scuba training at home; Then, finish your certification dives anywhere in the world. This means you can support your local dive shop and avoid studying during your vacation at the same time.

How much does a PADI Open Water course cost?

You can expect a PADI Open Water Diver certification to cost between $350-$500 depending on where you learn.

How do I get certified to open water dive?

In order to complete your Open Water Diver certification, you need to complete 4 Checkout dives. These dives must take place in an open water environment. These dives can only take place after you have completed your online or classroom training, and pool portion of the Open Water certification class.

What can I do with a PADI Open Water Certification?

An Open Water Diver certification card allows you to: Obtain air fills. Rent dive equipment. Dive on your own with a buddy up to a maximum depth of 18 meters/60 feet.

What is a check out dive?

Whenever you go diving with an operation you have not dived with before, pay them the courtesy of doing a checkout dive or even volunteering to do one. Whenever you have been out of the water for a couple of months, do a checkout dive as the first dive of your next trip.

How deep can I dive with PADI Open Water?

PADI Open Water Diver: Maximum Depth. – Open Water Divers can plan and execute dives with a certified buddy or dive professional to a maximum depth of 18 meters/60 feet. – Scuba Divers may only dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional to a maximum depth of 12 metres/40 feet.

Is scuba certification hard?

Is it hard to learn to scuba dive? As active recreational pastimes go, scuba diving is one of the easiest to learn. While you’re gliding around enjoying the underwater sights, you’re engaged in only three basic skills: floating, kicking and breathing. The necessary skills are not tough for most people to master.

How long does it take to get certified in scuba diving?

The number of dives needed to complete the course means it can take anywhere between six weeks and six months to attain the certification.

What happens at first open water dive?

The first session is all about getting used to the SCUBA equipment, taking your first breath, getting in and out the water, remaining calm, buoyancy setting a foundation that many more tasks are slowly built upon with each objective met.

What do you learn in the PADI Open Water Diver course?

During the PADI Open Water Diver course, you’ll learn what you need to know to explore the underwater world using scuba. Most people find it a rewarding challenge. The PADI Open Water Diver course includes three parts: Knowledge Development, Confined Water Dives, and Open Water Dives.

Which is the first level of scuba certification?

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.

Where can I go with an open water referral?

With an open water referral, you’ll complete some or all of the two phases (knowledge development and confined water) before leaving home. You can finish the final part of your scuba course, the open water dives (aka “check out dives”), anywhere in the world.

What do you need to know to become a scuba diver?

Connect with your instructor whenever you have a question. 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. Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness.