Open Water Diver Course

Please ensure you have read the manual and completed the knowledge review sections for each chapter, or completed the theory online (Method 4), before attending the classroom sessions. The knowledge review pages will be removed from your manual and retained for our records so, if you wish to keep them, either copy the completed pages or download our answer sheet pages here.

Method 1
The duration of the course is two weekends. The first weekend is to complete the academics and diving skills in the pool. Each of these is broken down into five modules, which makes for easy learning. During this time you will be instructed on all the skills and knowledge required to dive safely and you will practice in the pool. The second weekend consists of four open water dives. The location of these dives is either an inland dive site in Leicestershire or at various coastal locations such as Portland, Wales or Horsea, depending on weather conditions. The lake has a number of items including a helicopter, Viscount fuselage and Piper aircraft and the coastal locations allow experience of tidal water and boat diving. More Details ...

Cost : £389 including :- All tuition, an official PADI manual and dive tables, pool sessions and use of Scuba equipment. Minimum age : 12 years old (no maximum age limit)

Please note: For the second weekend you will need to pay for travel costs, accomodation costs and air fills required for the four open water dives. Air fills are approximately £3.50 each. If we complete the open water dives at an inland site there is normally an entrance fee of around 15 pounds per day that is paid to the lake owners.

Method 2
If spare time is a problem at weekends, then this option gives you the opportunity to view the academics in the comfort of your own home, at your own leisure, by way of the PADI Open Water Course on CD ROM. The exam at the end would have to be completed at the Cambridge Dive and Watersports Centre, before going on to the pool and open water dives.

Costs and location of dives are as method 1.

Method 3
You can complete a dive course by way of referral. All the academics and pool work would be completed in this country then, after successful completion of both academics and pool skills, you will be given a referral note which enables you to complete the open water dives at any PADI dive centre world wide. Students opting for this method need only attend the first weekend of each course listed below.

Cost : £299 (additional fees will be charged by the dive centre that completes your open water dives).

Method 4
You can do the academic part of the course via the PADI eLearning web site then complete either just the pool work or both the pool work and the open water dives. More details on the PADI eLearning web site. There is also a fee of $120 (dollars) direct to PADI.

Cost : Pool only £225, Pool, open water dives and certification £299. See Method 1 for other open water costs.
It is also recommended you purchase a log book and a set of dive tables with this option - see below.

Manuals
All required PADI manuals are supplied in the cost of the course for Methods 1,2 and 3, including a log book and a set of PADI dive tables and these are yours to keep on completion of the course. The exception to this is Method 4 - you do not require manuals as you have access to the online materials on the PADI web site, however you will need a log book and a set of dive tables. If you wish to purchase training materials the costs are:

PADI Log Book: £11.55
PADI Dive Tables (RDP): £12.50
PADI Open Water Manual: £25.95
PADI Crew Pack (all of the above in a waterproof folder): £41.17 (save £8.83)

Unless you choose to collect from the store your manuals will be posted to you. Select your shipping options at checkout.