Open Water Scuba Diver

Description

Basic scuba diving course with certificate.

Open Water Scuba Diver is a complete, carefully structured beginner’s course, designed to take you from a non-diver with little or no previous experience to a certified diver to a maximum depth of 18 meters. The certification is globally recognized and valid for life.

Who this Open Water Scuba Diver course is for:

• Persons desiring to obtain a Scuba Diving certification
• Persons interested in underwater exploration

Course prerequisites

• Minimum age 18, 15 with parental consent

What you can expect to learn:

The SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Course will cover all of the necessary skills and knowledge for open water scuba diving, including:

• The aquatic environment: vision, light, sound, heat loss, tides, currents, waves, surge, etc.
• Physics and physiology: buoyancy, pressure, air spaces, breathing compressed air, mixed gases, etc.
• Dive equipment selection, assembly, use and maintenance
• Dive planning
• Basic scuba skills including mask and regulator skills, swimming underwater, buoyancy control, basic rescue techniques, and emergency procedures
• And much more!

What’s in it for you:

Upon successful completion of the SDI OWD  course, graduates may:

• Conduct open water dives in conditions similar to their training
• Continue their dive education by enrolling in SDI Advanced Diver and Specialty courses

SDI Open Water Scuba Diver minimum requirements:

• Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution
• Satisfactorily complete the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver knowledge quests or equivalent online learning course
• Complete all open water requirements safely and efficiently