The PADI entry level scuba diving course. Spread over four days of training, the Open Water Diver Course teaches student divers the foundation knowledge and skills required to dive safely with a buddy independent of supervision to a maximum depth of 18 metres. The course builds upon the concept of performance-based learning. This means student divers progress through the course by demonstrating that they meet measurable learning objectives. The course’s instructional design sequences these objectives from simple to complex, so students build upon previous learning as they progress. The course is modular which means that it can be conducted if you wish, in stages. Typically the course is divided into 2 days of classroom and pool work which is known as a referral and then the open water section known as the completion.

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Because PADI is a truly international training agency it is possible to take the referral course in the UK and travel to a PADI centre in the Red Sea for example, and complete your Open Water Course there. All the accademic coursework will have been done in the UK, so this allows you to complete the course and dive at your holiday destination without wasting valuable holiday time studying.

If you wish, we can combine your Open Water Course with one of the regular dive holidays arranged by ourselves and led by our experienced instructors. Click here for more information