PADI Open Water Diver
Did you know that 70% of the world is underwater? Come discover this world with Aquarius Dive Shop's Open Water SCUBA Certification program! This course will give you basic knowledge in SCUBA diving and upon successful completion, provide you with a diving certification card. We are a PADI 5-Star center, which is recognized worldwide as the premier dive certification agency. The excellence in training standards along with the experience and professionalism of Aquarius dive instructors and staff have created this top quality diving program. The classes are small, 8 students or less, ensuring that each student gets the attention and time needed to practice and learn all of the required skills.
We normally offer one Open Water class each month. The course lasts two weeks, and upon successful completion you will be fully trained to plan and execute your own dives in conditions
similar to those in which you were trained.
You must read the Open Water manual, complete the knowledge reviews, and watch the training video (which we lend to you) before the first classroom session.
During the first week of the class, we will meet for
three weekday evenings from 6:00pm to approx. 9:30 pm in the dive store for review and discussion of the material
in the manual and on the video. Then on Saturday and Sunday we will have
the confined water (pool) training
from 8 am - 12 noon where you will have the opportunity to master the basic skills in a calm, controlled environment.
The second weekend, we will meet on both Saturday and Sunday from 7:30 am to
approx. 2 pm and we will complete 2 open water dives each day at a popular Monterey Bay dive
site.
| Schedule of Upcoming Classes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Classroom | Pool | Ocean Dives |
| Feb 22, 23, 25 | Feb 27, 28 | Mar 6, 7 |
| March 29, 30, April 1 | April 3, 4 | April 10, 11 |
| May 10, 11, 13 | May 15, 16 | May 22, 23 |
Cost
You will need to have (or buy) a personal copy of the PADI Open Water Student Crew-Pak, available in the shop for $60. This package contains material you will need to study before your course begins.The cost of the course is $300, which covers tuition for the classroom sessions, the pool and the ocean dives. We also provide the following rental equipment: Wetsuit, Bouyancy Control Device (BCD), Regulator/Gauges/Computer, Hood, Tanks, Weights and Weight Belt for the pool and ocean sessions at no additional cost.
To ensure the best personal fit, students must have their own mask, snorkel, fins, boots and gloves. If you don't own these items, we have a wide selection in the shop, we can help you select the proper fit, and students receive a 10% discount on all purchases.
Please call the shop at (831) 375-1933 to reserve your spot.
Can't Attend The Week Night Classroom Sessions? Prefer to learn on-line?
| We hear from lots of people who want to take the Open Water course, but they absolutely cannot make the mid-week classroom sessions. Or, they just prefer to learn at their own pace on-line. Well, PADI has now introduced a new program to address precisely these issues. It's called "eLearning", a programmed instruction course you can take in the comfort and privacy of your own home and at whatever hours of the day suit you. With this course, you will cover all of the required academic material at your own pace and take all of the quizzes and the final exam on-line. If you affiliate with Aquarius Dive Shop when you register with PADI, then you will be able to interact with our instructors on-line as you proceed through the course. We will answer any questions you may have during the on-line course and will be prepared to assist you in any way necessary. |
PADI charges $120 for the eLearning option, which is payable to PADI at the time you register for the course on-line. Typically, you would complete your eLearning Open Water course first, and then join our next regularly scheduled class at the first Confined Water (pool) session and continue on to do the Ocean Dives as well.
Sound interesting? Click on the image below to go to the PADI eLearning registration page:
Private Open Water Classes
If our regularly scheduled classes are not convenient for you, we can arrange private Open Water classes. This is a more expensive option than joining a class, and the per person rate will vary depending on the number of people involved. But we will work with you to create a schedule (either weekdays or weekends) that will meet your specific needs.
PADI eLearning is the recommended way for people needing private lessons to complete the knowledge portion of the Open Water class.
