Open Water Dive Course

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Scuba PADI Open Water Course $430 Are you ready to take the first step into the exciting world of scuba diving? If so, this is the perfect course for you. By the time you’re done, you’ll be on your way to your Open Water Certification Card.To begin your scuba adventure, you must complete the required medical waivers and schedule a time for your first appointment. You will then be given your student kit which provides you with everything you will need for the class.Now the real excitement begins! During the Scuba Training part of your certification process, you will go through extensive pool and classroom sessions. Here you will experience first hand all of the necessary fundamentals of scuba diving.In the Open Water Diver course, your instructor takes you through the basics of learning how to scuba dive. You’ll learn all the essential SCUBA skills with one-on-one instruction. You start in our own indoor heated pool and progress to the open water getting the background knowledge along the way. Upon completion of your pool and classroom sessions, you will now take your knowledge to the open water for your certification dives. Let you life-long journey as a scuba diver begin!

Private Open Water Course $419 Are you ready to take the first step into the exciting world of scuba diving? If so, this is the perfect course for you. By the time you?re done, you?ll be well on your way to your Open Water Certification Card.This course entails 4 classroom sessions and 4 sessions in our heated on-premises pool. You will learn first hand all of the necessary fundamentals of scuba diving with one-on-one instruction. Upon completion of your pool and classroom sessions, you will be able to sign up for your certification dives and let your life-long journey as a scuba diver begin!

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PADI open water referral course – is it a MUST DO?

My ideal target is to get an open water diver qualification for a start so I can dive with a friend without instructor for 18M.

My question is – Is it a must DO to do the PADI open water referral course first?
or can I just jump straight to do the Open Water Diver Course straight away without any ‘pre-course’?

I know of course having a pre-course will be helpful, but just want to know is it necessary and must spend money on?

Many times have been told from different diving schools that I have to do one of these course first before taking the open water diver course. Are they just want to earn more money by saying that or really is a must do?!

Also, does the open water referral course stuff repeats in the open water diver course? What’s the main difference between the 2 courses? I know besides the getting qualify to be open water diver.

Please any info will help me decide what to do next. Thanks.

P.S £75 for the referral course, is that reasonable?

You’re confusing some things here. The PADI referral program allows you to do your academics in your location and then to do the actual open water diving portion at a destination of your choice that has a PADI shop.
Yes..there is a sort of “pre course” but it’s called Discover Scuba. The shop ought to be offering this for free and not charge for it other than perhaps a few dollars for pool admission to help cover their rental costs. You don’t need to do Discover Scuba but it is a good idea. Better to find out if scuba is for you by only spending the price of a beer than laying out for a course only to find you’re claustrophobic and panic easily.
All you need do is head in to your local dive shop, sign up for the open water and choose if you’d like to do your open water dives at your location or at a different one.
The referral program is really only to get people diving in areas that are cold water and give them the opportunity to do the dive portion in a warm environment instead. These days, probably 25% of people wouldn’t even think of trying diving if they could only complete their course in cold water. Giving them the option of warm water gets more folk diving. I don’t personally agree with it since I believe people should learn in challenging environments which usually leads to better divers but hey…I’m not a PADI Bossman.

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