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The PADI Open Water Diver Course
This course is divided into 3 phases:
1. Knowledge Development - develop your familiarity with basic diving principles and procedures
2. Confined Water Dives - practice and learn the basic scuba skills
3. Open Water Dives - put everything together and fully experience the underwater adventure

You may begin the PADI Open Water Diver program at the age of 10.  The course will involve reading the five chapters in the PADI Open Water Diver Manual and completing the knowledge review.  At the end of the course you will take an exam to make sure you have the key concepts and ideas.  Confined water training sessions are conducted in a pool enviroment and evaluation portion of the course will consist of four Open Water checkout dives.  Our classroom & confined water courses typically run approximately 4 hours per session.

Check the
2008 Class Schedule for dates & times and the Bulletin Board for the latest news, trip info, and party invites! Complete the knowledge development portion of the PADI Open Water Diver course online with PADI eLearning 
 
Orientation
Our course begins with an orientation which includes:
  • Welcoming session and introductions
  • Registration (parents of minors should attend to sign waivers)
  • Required equipment (mask, snorkel, fins, booties & weight belt) will be on sale
Please sign up before orientation date. Class size is limited to 10 students.

Knowledge Development & Confined Water Dives Instruction
This part of the course consists of 4 pool sessions and 4 academic (classroom sessions) each of which is approximately 2 hours long. 

Course Costs:  $375.00 which includes:
  • Academic materials including the PADI Open Water Diver Manual and Video
  • Use of tanks, regulators, and buoyancy control devices    
  • Pool instruction
Required Equipment (all items are available in our store)
Weightbelt, mask, fins, booties, snorkel
Students should have the required equipment before the first pool session

Open Water Checkout Dives:
This part of the course consists of 4 dives over 2 days in an open water (lake, quarry, ocean) environment. We can either use a local dive site or take a trip to the Caribbean to do your checkout dives.  

Course Costs:  $250.00 which includes:
  • Professional instruction & evaluation
  • Rental gear
  • PADI photo ID
FLEX Schedule
Ultimate Scuba offers a condensed version of the Open Water Diver Course for individuals who want to complete the Knowledge Development & Confined Water Dives in one weekend.
The fee for the FLEX course is $375.00

Not included in the course costs:  Entry passes, camping, air fills, and night diving fees for the weekend at Dutch Springs

Please call us as soon as you decide to take the course so that we can order and receive all required materials in time for the advertised dates