Open Water Diver

The world's most popular scuba diving course

The PADI Open Water Diver course with ABCD DIVING

If you've always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures or simply see the wonderous world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world's most popular scuba course, and has introduced millions of people to the adventurous diving lifestyle.


What You Learn

The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:

  • Knowledge Development (online, home study or in a classroom ) to understand basic principles of scuba diving,
  • Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills,
  • Open Water Dives to review your skills and explore!

If you've participated in a Discover Scuba Diving experience or resort course, the skills you learned may be credited towards a portion of the full PADI Open Water Diver course certification.


Prerequisites

To enroll in the PADI Open Diver course or Junior Open Water Diver course, you must be:

  • 12 years or older (PADI eLearning requires a minimum age of 13 years due to international internet laws).


The Fun Part

The fun part about this course is...well, just about all of it because learning to dive is incredible. You breathe underwater for the first time (something you'll never forget) and learn what you need to know to become a certified diver. During the course, you'll make at least five pool dives and four dives at local dive sites under the supervision of your PADI Instructor.


The Scuba Gear You Use

In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear including a dive computer, and standard accessories. The equipment you wear will be chosen by a ABCD DIVING Representative to ensure your comfort throughout the course.


The Learning Materials You Need

PADI offers a variety of home-study materials for the Open Water Diver course - book and DVD package or a multimedia DVD. Recently PADI has enhanced this program by offering the learning material in an Elearning environment via the internet.

Contact ABCD DIVING to personalise the best study option for you!

PADI's Open Water Diver materials cover what you need to know about basic scuba diving skills, terminology and safety procedures. For each concept you'll read a description and watch a video demonstration. Then you'll jump in the pool (or pool-like environment) to practice these skills with your instructor.

    Start Date Course Course Type Location End Date Max. Places Places Available   Price    
14 Oct 2024 OW 14/10/2023 Open Water Diver Classroom 1, Classroom 2, Stoney Cove, Thornden School Pool, Whitgift School Pool 20 Oct 2024 8 8 US$ 739.75

Open Water Diver

Confined Water 5
Tue 15 Oct 2019
08:00 AM
60 minutes
Whitgift School Pool
Dry Suit
Tue 15 Oct 2019
03:00 PM
30 minutes
Thornden School Pool
Open Water 1
Sun 20 Oct 2019
12:00 AM
Stoney Cove
Open Water 2
Sun 20 Oct 2019
12:00 AM
Stoney Cove
Open Water 3
Sun 20 Oct 2019
12:00 AM
Stoney Cove
Open Water 4
Sun 20 Oct 2019
12:00 AM
Stoney Cove
Pool Dive 1
Mon 14 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Thornden School Pool
Confined Water 2
Mon 14 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Thornden School Pool
Swim Tests
Mon 14 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Thornden School Pool
Induction
Mon 14 Oct 2024
07:00 AM
60 minutes
Classroom 1
Knowledge Development 1
Mon 14 Oct 2024
08:00 AM
60 minutes
Classroom 1
Classroom 2
Mon 14 Oct 2024
09:00 AM
60 minutes
Classroom 1
Knowledge Development 3
Mon 14 Oct 2024
10:00 AM
60 minutes
Classroom 2
Knowledge Development 4
Tue 15 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Classroom 1
Knowledge Development 5
Tue 15 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Classroom 1
Confined Water 3
Tue 15 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Whitgift School Pool
Confined Water 4
Tue 15 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Thornden School Pool
Final Exam
Tue 15 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Classroom 1

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18 Oct 2024 AOW 18/10/2023 00:10 Advanced Open Water Diver Classroom 1, Stoney Cove 23 Oct 2024 8 6 US$ 571.43

Advanced Open Water Diver
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Knowledge Development
Fri 18 Oct 2024
02:00 PM
60 minutes
Classroom 1
Night Dive
Sun 20 Oct 2024
06:00 PM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Navigation
Mon 21 Oct 2024
02:00 PM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Deep
Tue 22 Oct 2024
10:00 AM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Wreck
Wed 23 Oct 2024
02:00 PM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Instructor(s): Alfred Dekker,

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21 Oct 2024 OW 21/10/2023 Open Water Diver Classroom 1, Classroom 2, Stoney Cove, Thornden School Pool, Whitgift School Pool 27 Oct 2024 8 8 US$ 739.75

Open Water Diver

Confined Water 5
Tue 22 Oct 2019
08:00 AM
60 minutes
Whitgift School Pool
Dry Suit
Tue 22 Oct 2019
03:00 PM
30 minutes
Thornden School Pool
Open Water 1
Sun 27 Oct 2019
12:00 AM
Stoney Cove
Open Water 2
Sun 27 Oct 2019
12:00 AM
Stoney Cove
Open Water 3
Sun 27 Oct 2019
12:00 AM
Stoney Cove
Open Water 4
Sun 27 Oct 2019
12:00 AM
Stoney Cove
Pool Dive 1
Mon 21 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Thornden School Pool
Confined Water 2
Mon 21 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Thornden School Pool
Swim Tests
Mon 21 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Thornden School Pool
Induction
Mon 21 Oct 2024
07:00 AM
60 minutes
Classroom 1
Knowledge Development 1
Mon 21 Oct 2024
08:00 AM
60 minutes
Classroom 1
Classroom 2
Mon 21 Oct 2024
09:00 AM
60 minutes
Classroom 1
Knowledge Development 3
Mon 21 Oct 2024
10:00 AM
60 minutes
Classroom 2
Knowledge Development 4
Tue 22 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Classroom 1
Knowledge Development 5
Tue 22 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Classroom 1
Confined Water 3
Tue 22 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Whitgift School Pool
Confined Water 4
Tue 22 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Thornden School Pool
Final Exam
Tue 22 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Classroom 1

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23 Oct 2024 AOW 23/10/2023 00:10 Advanced Open Water Diver Classroom 1, Stoney Cove 27 Oct 2024 8 8 US$ 571.43

Advanced Open Water Diver
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Knowledge Development
Wed 23 Oct 2024
02:00 PM
60 minutes
Classroom 1
Night Dive
Wed 23 Oct 2024
06:00 PM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Deep
Fri 25 Oct 2024
10:00 AM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Navigation
Fri 25 Oct 2024
02:00 PM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Wreck
Sun 27 Oct 2024
02:00 PM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Instructor(s): Alfred Dekker,

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25 Oct 2024 AOW 25/10/2023 00:10 Advanced Open Water Diver Classroom 1, Stoney Cove 30 Oct 2024 8 6 US$ 571.43

Advanced Open Water Diver
(AOW 25/10/2023 00:10)

Knowledge Development
Fri 25 Oct 2024
02:00 PM
60 minutes
Classroom 1
Night Dive
Fri 25 Oct 2024
06:00 PM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Navigation
Sat 26 Oct 2024
02:00 PM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Deep
Tue 29 Oct 2024
10:00 AM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Wreck
Wed 30 Oct 2024
02:00 PM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Instructor(s): Alfred Dekker,

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28 Oct 2024 OW 28/10/2023 Open Water Diver Classroom 1, Classroom 2, Stoney Cove, Thornden School Pool, Whitgift School Pool 03 Nov 2024 8 8 US$ 739.75

Open Water Diver

Confined Water 5
Tue 29 Oct 2019
08:00 AM
60 minutes
Whitgift School Pool
Dry Suit
Tue 29 Oct 2019
03:00 PM
30 minutes
Thornden School Pool
Open Water 1
Sun 03 Nov 2019
12:00 AM
Stoney Cove
Open Water 2
Sun 03 Nov 2019
12:00 AM
Stoney Cove
Open Water 3
Sun 03 Nov 2019
12:00 AM
Stoney Cove
Open Water 4
Sun 03 Nov 2019
12:00 AM
Stoney Cove
Pool Dive 1
Mon 28 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Thornden School Pool
Confined Water 2
Mon 28 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Thornden School Pool
Swim Tests
Mon 28 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Thornden School Pool
Induction
Mon 28 Oct 2024
07:00 AM
60 minutes
Classroom 1
Knowledge Development 1
Mon 28 Oct 2024
08:00 AM
60 minutes
Classroom 1
Classroom 2
Mon 28 Oct 2024
09:00 AM
60 minutes
Classroom 1
Knowledge Development 3
Mon 28 Oct 2024
10:00 AM
60 minutes
Classroom 2
Knowledge Development 4
Tue 29 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Classroom 1
Knowledge Development 5
Tue 29 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Classroom 1
Confined Water 3
Tue 29 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Whitgift School Pool
Confined Water 4
Tue 29 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Thornden School Pool
Final Exam
Tue 29 Oct 2024
12:00 AM
Classroom 1

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30 Oct 2024 AOW 30/10/2023 00:10 Advanced Open Water Diver Classroom 1, Stoney Cove 03 Nov 2024 8 8 US$ 571.43

Advanced Open Water Diver
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Navigation
Wed 01 Nov 2023
02:00 PM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Deep
Thu 02 Nov 2023
10:00 AM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Wreck
Fri 03 Nov 2023
02:00 PM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Knowledge Development
Wed 30 Oct 2024
02:00 PM
60 minutes
Classroom 1
Night Dive
Thu 31 Oct 2024
06:00 PM
60 minutes
Stoney Cove
Instructor(s): Alfred Dekker,

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