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
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Have dived with them on many different occasions. Great Team , always available for advice. Good set up, know the dive area well. Would most always use them when i... read more 
NicolasV1311
February 24, 2019 - vodz0001_Toronto Awesome shore and boat dives at the Octopus Teacher dive sites. It was my goal to follow the steps of filmmaker - So far the best, absolutely the best diving school I was diving with. Im travelling the world and dive at different destinations with different school. This school offering great... read more
February 21, 2022 - Completed my diving certificates here and it was everything you could want in a dive school. They were friendly, professional, fun, accommodating and reasonably priced. Diving in Cape Town was... read more
PeterWillmott
March 6, 2019 - Julia T A well organized and professional operation. Friendly, helpful and knowledgeable staff . The centre was well equipped and set up and the shop stocks a good selection of gear to... read more
September 4, 2021 - 552jennya What a brilliant dive centre this place is. I did my Open Water Course with them and it was very well organised and I was given all the different options.... read more
July 25, 2019 - I completed my PADI Open Water Diver with Pisces Divers in early August and it was honestly the best experience I have ever had. The team members are all extremely... read more
oceanMJ
December 5, 2018 - 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 - Had a stunning 2 dives with them today. From arrival made to feel like family. Very friendly greeting from Jacky at reception and all staff explaining workings. Did a stunning... read more
Pietre73
December 1, 2018 - neil_wiltshire I did 5 dives with Pisces Divers, and thoroughly enjoyed every moment. The staff are friendly, relaxed and efficient. Jacqui, who does the bookings, went out of her way to... read more
January 1, 2021 - Julia T A well organized and professional operation. Friendly, helpful and knowledgeable staff . The centre was well equipped and set up and the shop stocks a good selection of gear to... read more
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