Have you always wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? If you want to try scuba diving, but aren’t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is for you. While not a scuba certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world. To sign up for a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience, you must be at least 14 years old. No prior experience with scuba diving is necessary, but you need to be in reasonable physical health. Are you ready to try it out?
For further information, please check out the Frequently Asked Questions. If you wish, you can click here to access the free of charge PADI Elearning App and start discovering the underwater world.
This is the first step in becoming a certified diver. After completing your training in 3-4 days, you will join the millions of certified divers who enjoy the pleasures of diving all around the world. The entry level courses consists of Theoretical, Confined Water Practical and Open Water Diving sections. You will learn the basic theorical background of diving in the Theoretical section and will have ample opportunity to practice the basic underwater skills in the Shallow Water section. Finally, you will be able to put into practice what you have learned in the Open Water Diving section. 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 enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course (or Junior Open Water Diver course), you must be 14 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 will you learn?
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 learn basic scuba skills
Frequently Asked Questions
The PADI Scuba Diver course is a subset of the PADI Open Water Diver course. If you’re short on time but really want to become a diver, the PADI Scuba Diver rating might be right for you ̶ particularly if you expect to go scuba diving primarily with a dive guide. This course is an intermediate step for earning an Open Water Diver certification, if that’s your ultimate goal.
PADI Scuba Divers are qualified to:
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Dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional to a maximum depth of 12 metres/40 feet.
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Obtain air fills, rent or purchase scuba equipment and participate in dive activities as long as properly supervised.
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Continue dive training by completing the PADI Open Water Diver certification and taking certain specialty diver courses.
To enroll in a PADI Scuba Diver course (or Junior Scuba Diver course), you must be 14 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, but you can try it first through the Discover Scuba® Diving program.
The PADI Scuba Diver course consists of three main phases:
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Knowledge Development (eLearning, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving – just the first three of five sections of the Open Water Diver course.
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Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills – just the first three of five dives of the Open Water Diver course
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Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore – just two of four dives of the Open Water Diver course.