PADI COURSES

OPEN WATER DIVER

Beginner

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OVER 10 YEARS OF AGE

adequate swimming skills

good physical health

No prior SCUBA experience

takes 4 days TO COMPLETE

age
OVER 10 YEARS OF AGE

 

swimming skills
ADEQUATE SWIMMER

 

good physical health
GOOD PHYSICAL HEALTH

 

NO PRIOR DIVING SKILL
NO PRIOR DIVE EXPERIENCE

 

Course Duration
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

  • PADI Digital Materials

  • All required diving equipment for duration of course

  • Review of your E-learning sessions and test

  • 5x Pool sessions

  • 5x Sea Dives (4 Shore Based and the Final Dive from the Boat)

  • 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

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REVIEWS

  • star rating  Everything about our experience with Pisces was great. I highly recommend booking your diving experience in South Africa with Jacqui and the team at Pisces. My wife and... read more

    PierreL49
    February 23, 2020
  • star rating  Woke up this morning expecting 2 great dives and that’s exactly what we got!
    At the dive centre we were kitted out by Jack (I think was his name), he... read more

    Scubacase
    December 24, 2019
  • star rating  My 14 year old daughter dived with them. They were quick to respond and were always willing to answer any of my concerns. Jan spent most of the morning explaining... read more

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    April 14, 2019
  • star rating  Well done to the Pisces dive centre. From the time I booked everything ran like clock work. The team was very organized and welcoming. If you planning on doing your... read more

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    February 10, 2019
  • star rating  Highly recommended - My husband and I were in Cape Town for a few days. As Covid had wrecked havoc with our diving plans the past 2 years, we decided to dive the... read more

    Checv
    January 3, 2022
  • star rating  Super friendly Team from Dive Centre Manager to Dive guides, quality equipment is given when you book the dives. They have a swimming pool in front of the centre in... read more

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    January 11, 2023
  • star rating  So many people contributed to making this a 5* experience. The weather was bad on the day I booked, so Jacqui was diligent and wrote to me in advance... read more

    Sadie S
    November 12, 2019
  • star rating  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

    Abigail G
    February 1, 2022
  • star rating  Fantastic Dive Centre!  - I have done tons of dives with Pisces and regularly hire the gear. I have never had an equipment issue. There gear works perfectly. All the staff are super professional,... read more

    Chay S
    December 29, 2022
  • star rating  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

    neil_wiltshire
    January 8, 2021

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