Course Overview [back]
The PADI Scuba Diver Course allows you to get certified quickly and easily by minimising time constraints. With the PADI Scuba Diver Certification teaches you can dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor or Instructor or higher professional on your next vacation or dive trip. The program is a wonderful oportunity to explore the underwater world with the comfort and safety of having an experienced guide with you at all times. The knowlwdge and skill that you learn in this program are just the beginning of a exciting array of courses and programs that await.
The Course Consists Of 8 Sessions:
3 Academic Sessions (Classroom)
The classromm sessions consist of the first three lessons of the PADI Openwater Course, each lasting a period of approximately one and a half hours.
3 Confined Water Sessions (Pool)
The confined water sessions consist of 3 sessions in a swimming pool. We recommend the wearing of a t-shirt in the pool to prevent the equipment causing discomfort. This will teach you the basic necessary skills to be able to go into the Open Water.
2 Openwater Dives
Here is where you will put the classroom and the pool training into practice. The openwater sessions consist of one surface session and two dives in the sea or fresh water.
Course Schedule
One Night Per Week
Average class size consists of two to six students for the classroom sessions and four to six students for the pool and openwater dives can be scheduled at any time to suit participants, also dives may be conducted on holiday.
Two Nights Per Week
As above but attending both Tuesday & Thursday nights.
Intensive Course - One Week
These courses are full time and commence every Wednesday morning and be finished by Saturday. Courses start on the Wednesday and dependent upon various factors will finish either Friday or Saturday. Classroom sessions can be organised at times which are convenient for the participants as can the Openwater Dives.
Excludes:
Mask, fins and snorkel, which can be purchased from ourselves at a special rate.
Course Dates:
We have courses starting all the time, but if you have a particular date in mind you need to start and finish by, please contact the shop for a list of course dates and come in the shop and we will arrange a start date for you there and then.
What Will It Let You Do?
With a PADI Scuba Diver Certification Card, you will be able to obtain air fills, scuba equipment and other services for diving under supervision. After completing the program, you will want to continue your dive education and the PADI Openwater Course to explore more dive opportunities.
What Is After This course?
By completing 2 or more classroom sessions, 2 more Confined Water Sessions and 2 more Openwater Dives, you will then qualify as a PADI OpenWater Diver. The materials you use to complete the PADI Scuba Diver Course is the same as the PADI Open Water Course, so you are already on your way to continuing firther dive adventures. You will then be able to complete the PADI Adventure diver or the PADI Advanced Open Water Course, and also do a variety of PADI Speciality Courses.
Who Can Do The Course?
Anyone age 15 or over qualifies for the PADI Scuba Diver program. If you are between the ages of 10-14 a PADI Junior Scuba Diver program is available.
Prerequisites
To qualify for the PADI Scuba Diver Course and individual must:
  • Be 10 years of age or older
  • Have completed the PADI Statement of Understanding
  • Have signed the PADI Liability Release
  • Completed the Medical History Form
Scuba Diver
Price: £125.00
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