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PADI Open Water Diver w/ Nitrox

PADI Open Water Diver w/ Nitrox

This is the most popular dive program in the world! And can be your chance to have a lifetime of intense adventures.

If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Get your scuba diving certification with the PADI® Open Water Diver course - the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba course. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course. To enrol in a PADI Open Water Diver course (or Junior Open Water Diver course), you must be 10 years old or older. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required.

What the Course Entails

The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:

Knowledge Development ( online, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving
Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills
Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore!

Course Duration: 1 Days

Course Pre-requisites

The minimum age is 10 years old (in most areas). Student divers who are younger than 15 earn the PADI Junior Open Water Diver certification, which they may upgrade to PADI Open Water Diver certification upon reaching 15. Children under the age of 13 require parent or guardian permission to register for PADI eLearning, or to use PADI Open Water Diver Touch™.

Swim 200 metres/yards (or 300 metres/yards in mask, fins and snorkel) without stopping. There is no time limit for this, and you may use any swimming strokes you want

Float and tread water for 10 minutes, again using any methods you want.

Course Flow

Diver certification begins here. Start with PADI's online eLearning course. Move to the pool and practice your new skills. Then experience four open water (ocean/lake) dives.

How Can I Get Started?

Enrol in Open Water Diver Online PADI’s eLearning option and you can start learning right away. PADI Open Water Diver Online gives you the background information you need to dive safely and allows you to study at your own pace through an interactive computer-based program. Get started now!

You can also start learning with PADI’s home-study materials Open Water Diver TouchTM (a tablet app) or the Open Water Diver Manual and Open Water Diver Video (a book and DVD package). Stop by your local PADI dive shop to enrol in the course, get your materials and start reading the book and watching the video. Your PADI Instructor will schedule time with you to check your progress and make sure you understand important scuba diving information.

What is the next adventure?

You can continue the adventure with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification. Then you will be able to explore deeper depths and under the moon light at night.

Holidays featuring this Course

Solo Divers

Volivoli Beach

Fiji, Bligh Waters

Volivoli is a wonderfully relaxed beach resort located in a truly unspoiled and spectacular corner of Fiji where life is simply sun, fun and water sports. The perfect spot for scuba divers.

  • Pristine location, north of Viti Levu
  • Family friendly beach resort
  • 19 rooms and villas
  • Close to Bligh Waters sites
  • Fiji Siren departure point
  • Great value for money
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Solo Divers

Wananavu Beach Resort

Fiji, Bligh Waters

If you’re looking for a true Fijian dive holiday then Wananavu Beach Resort is where you want to be spending your time relaxing in a paradise luxury bure accommodation.

  • 34 bures and villas
  • Full service spa
  • Boutique beach front resort
  • Unlimited shore diving
  • On-site dive centre with Nitrox
  • Located north of Viti Levu
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