Now is the time to dive into the PADI Open Water Diver course, the most popular dive program in the world! This is your ticket to a lifetime of intense adventure!

Why Dive?

Escape to a different world. Scuba takes you to a different world with new colours, shapes, textures and creatures – a world where the roles you play – husband, wife, mother, father, friend – take on a new dimension. Become a scuba diver and escape to a peaceful place to renew your energy and excite your senses.

Explore new places. Scuba diving frees you to explore the underwater world – from historic shipwrecks and pristine reefs to the mysteries of your local quarry. Become a scuba diver and explore what you’ve been missing.

Experience a connection with nature; a feeling of freedom, and a transformation. Diving connects you with nature. It immerses you in new sensations and experiences. It transforms your perception of life forever. Become a diver and transform yourself.

What's Involved?

1. Knowledge Development – This develops your familiarity with basic principles and procedures. You learn things like how pressure affects your body, how to choose the best gear and what to consider when planning dives.

You complete Knowledge Development on your own, reading each of five sections of the PADI Open Water Diver Manual and watching the corresponding section of the PADI Open Water Diver Video (which also previews skills you’ll learn). If you like learning with a personal computer, you can also get the Open Water Diver Manual and Video together as a CD-ROM. You briefly review what you studied in each section with your instructor and take a short quiz to be sure you’re getting it. At the end of the course, you take an exam that makes sure you’ve got all the key concepts and ideas down.

2. Confined Water Dives – This is what it’s all about – diving. You develop basic scuba skills in a pool. Here you’ll learn everything from setting up your gear to how to easily get water out of your mask without surfacing. You’ll also practice some emergency skills, like sharing air – just in case. Plus, you may play some games, make new friends and have a great time.

3. Open Water Dives – After your confined water dives, you and the new friends you’ve made continue learning during four open water dives with your Pro Dive PADI Instructor at a dive site. This is where you have fun putting it all together and fully experience the underwater adventure – at the beginner level, of course.

Throughout the course, you’ll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques. You will also earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification that is recognized worldwide. As a certified Open Water Diver, you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a Instructor or Divemaster.

Your underwater adventure can begin as soon as today, the Open Water learning options also include group or private instruction. This course offers tremendous flexibility and lets you work out individual needs with your instructor. Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification.

What Do I Need to Get Started?

For the PADI Open Water Diver course we provide all the equipment you'll need to complete the course. All you need to provide is a medical certificate from your doctor indicating that you're fit to dive and two passport sized photographs of yourself.

As a recommendation, you may want to consider buying your own mask, fins and snorkel when you start your course. These have a personal fit, and we can help you choose ones that have the fit and features best suited to you.

Fact Sheet Course Price Includes;
Course takes 4 days to complete, 1 Day Class Room Lectures, 1 Day in Pool, 2 Days in Ocean. Tuition by a PADI qualified Dive Instructor. PADI Open Water Manual Student Kit (worth over $70). Log Book and Dive Tables. Pool Entry fees are included. All equipment hire for course and pleasure dives. 6 Ocean Dives (4 Course Dives & 2 free Pleasure Dives). PADI Open Water Diver Wall Certificate. PADI Open Water Diver Certification Card. Light refreshments provided between Ocean Dives. Lots of Fun!
Course Cost	Mates Rates Special for July 2008
$495.00 or $375.00 (Advanced Purchase - Weekend course), $345.00 (Advanced Purchase - Mon-Thu course). (Advanced Purchase requires payment for course 2 weeks in advance of commencing the course.)	Group Booking Prices Weekend Courses - 2 People for $355ea or 4 People (or more) for $345ea. Mon to Thu Courses - 2 People for $325ea or 4 People (or more) for $315ea

Pre-Course Requirements
Certification from a Doctor that you're medically fit to Scuba Dive 2 Passport sized photographs of yourself	General Enquiry. Download Medical Form Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Obtain Acrobat Reader Frequently Asked Questions.