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PADI OPEN WATER DIVE COURSE

If you’ve always wondered what lies beneath the surface, now’s the time to find out. Start the journey of a lifetime with the PADI Open Water Diver course at the FLOAt N’ FLAG Dive Centre. It will change you forever.

In the PADI Open Water Diver course, your PADI Instructor takes you through the basics of learning how to scuba dive. You start in a pool or pool-like conditions and progress to the open water (ocean, lake, quarry, etc.) getting the background knowledge along the way.

Earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification is just the beginning. As a certified diver, fabulous dive destinations, exciting people, unparalleled adventure and uncommon tranquility await you. And, as you continue your adventure and gain experience through higher training levels, your opportunities expand. Please also check the Float N’ Flag trip schedule to join others like you with a love for the world underwater.

Your Course:
There are 3 main elements to the Open Water Dive Course. You’ll do some pre-work in advance, attend a set of weekend classes and pool time, and then finally, you’ll do some open water dives with the Instructors. To help make you more comfortable about making the decision to learn to dive, the primary thing to remember is that Scuba Diving is FUN. It’s should fill you with awe and wonder. We’ll work with each student to make sure you’re comfortable with each step of your learning adventure. Here’s a brief outline of the 3 main learning segments:

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). 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 or in a body of water with pool-like conditions. 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.
There are five confined water dives, with each building upon the previous. Over the course of these five dives, you attain the skills you need to dive in open water.

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 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. You may make these dives near where you live or at a more exotic destination on holiday.

The Course: includes all classroom and in-pool instruction
Materials You’ll Need: PADI Open Water Crew-Pak, PADI Open Water Video or DVD, Log Book.
Mask, Fins and Snorkel: You can purchase these in advance of your course weekend at the Float N’ Flag. Please be sure to come in and check out our Full Open Water Package for extra value and savings.
Other Equipment: You’ll also use the following during the course: tank, air delivery system, buoyancy control system, submersible pressure gauge. This equipment is included in the price of the course.

Becoming a diver opens a door to a whole new world.
Open yours and step through.

Materials: PADI Course textbook + DVD
Cost: $300 (Materials $75 + Course $225)
NOTE: You will need to purchase your own Mask, fins and snorkel in advance of the course. Please visit the store to speak with the staff about selecting approved equipment for you needs.