PADI COURSES
OPEN WATER DIVER
Beginner
OVER 10 YEARS OF AGE
adequate swimming skills
good physical health
No prior SCUBA experience
takes 4 days TO COMPLETE
OVER 10 YEARS OF AGE
ADEQUATE SWIMMER
GOOD PHYSICAL HEALTH
NO PRIOR DIVE EXPERIENCE
TAKES S DAYs TO COMPLETE
Your diving journey begins here! The PADI Open Water Diver course starts with PADI’s online eLearning theory training. Then we move to the pool to practice your new skills. Finally, you will experience four open water training dives.
The PADI Open water course is where it all begins, this is your foundation course that will qualify you to dive anywhere in the world to a maximum depth of 18 meters. Millions of people all around the world have learned to SCUBA dive with the PADI Open water course and have continued to discover the wonders of the underwater world.
To enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course (or Junior Open Water Diver course):
- You must be over 10 years of age.
- You need adequate swimming skills.
- You need to be in good physical health.
- No prior experience with scuba diving is required.
- The PADI Open Water course takes 4 days and is run throughout the year.
With our onsite pool, easy access to our local training beach in Simonstown and full in-house facilities including a coffee and tea station, spacious classroom and warm shower, completing your open water course couldn’t be easier. We are a group of passionate diving instructors excited about sharing our knowledge with you!
INCLUDED
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PADI Digital Materials
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All required diving equipment for duration of course
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Review of your E-learning sessions and test
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5x Pool sessions
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5x Sea Dives (4 Shore Based and the Final Dive from the Boat)
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PADI online certification couldn’t be easier once all the performance requirements are met.
ITINERARY
This is a 4 day course.
Our maximum ratio for this course is four students per instructor to achieve personal attention and enjoyment.
We feel the Open Water course requires a full four days for maximum enjoyment and learning.
The days start at 8:30 am and finish between 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm.
- Day 1: We will get you set up with your equipment and have a session in our onsite swimming pool where you and your instructor will go through all the first two pool dive skills. After a lunch break, you will head down to the ocean for your first sea dive.
- Day 2: We continue in the pool with more skills and practice, followed by your second ocean dive after a lunch break.
- Day 3: Final skills are taught in the pool and when mastery is achieved, we head down to the beach for sea dive three.
- Day 4: This is the day where it all comes together! We head out for a lovely shore dive to a new dive site, followed by an adventurous boat dive to a slightly deeper site, enabling us to bring you to your certification depth of a maximum of 18 metres.
Private Tuition: If you require or prefer a private course (one-on-one) and according to your availability, please note that this is available on request and at an additional cost.
PADI OPEN WATER DIVER
R9,200.00
PADI OPEN WATER DIVER VIDEO
REVIEWS
- Sophie B.
What a blast ! We had 4 fantastic dives on rebreathers ! Pisces is a very well organized and very professional operation. The staff is so friendly, helpful and very... read more 
September 1, 2021 - malebee The dive base is well organized. The price includes all equipment and a delicious lunch after the dive. The diving equipment is high class (only gloves were slightly damaged).... read more
July 1, 2020 - 881rachelp This was the best cold water diving we've ever done, the colors you're going to see are indescribable!! Also if you go with Pisces diving you'll be in excellent hands... read more
September 30, 2019 - Ian_of_London A belated review - just thinking about the next dive holiday but I keep thinking back to the time in Cape Town at Pisces Divers in August. My son and... read more
October 15, 2019 - amgraham2020 Seal Snorkeling Fun! - I did the simple seal snorkel, and this was my very first time doing any snorkeling/diving. The team was super fun to be with, and fit us with gear very... read more
April 6, 2022 - One of the highlights of my Western Cape trip in March 2019! It did not lessen the fun and the incredible experience being the only snorkeler in a group of... read more
Uwe Z
March 19, 2019 - We had an amazing experience with the whole Pisces team. The Cape Safari is something we will recommend to anyone traveling to Simonstown.
We started with beautiful views... read more 
Torrisi8985
May 7, 2022 - It was my first time diving and I was a little bit nervous about it. But the instructors were really kind, trustworthy and sympathic, so I lost my fear very... read more
Chrisinthebox
February 9, 2019 - elasm0branch I would like to say a huge thank you to Pisces Divers for providing a brilliant service. We felt safe and thoroughly enjoyed our diving in Simon's Town. I... read more
September 22, 2019 - Hamish S Enjoyable Experiances with a Great Staff - A great dive centre, run by a lovely staff, good equipment and always had an enjoyable time with upbeat and friendly dive-masters, skippers and instructors.
Highly recommended for... read more
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