HOW TO GET STARTED?
A scuba diving certification, also known as an Open Water Diver certification, allows you to dive anywhere in the world. Scuba diving requires specific knowledge, skills and training. A PADI Open Water Diver certification allows you to seek adventure anywhere where there’s water.
3 CERTIFICATION OPTIONS
Learn to Dive Close to Home
Complete all three parts of your scuba certification (knowledge development, pool practice, and open water training dives) where you live.
Start at Home, finish on vacation
If you are not ready to try diving in your local environment, you can complete everything but the open water dives near where you live
Learn on Vacation
Complete all elements of the course (knowledge development, pool practice, and open water dives) — while on vacation. Use PADI eLearning to finish your independent study online before or during travel to minimize classroom time
Diver certification begins here. Start with PADI's online eLearning course. Move to the pool and practice your new skills. Then experience four open water dives.
PADI eLearning
In its efforts to continually improve the dive learning process, PADI has created a system online by which you can start your Certification right now!
For all e-learning courses students need to register with our dive shop as their training center.
BEGINNER
OPEN WATER
Diver certification begins here. Start with PADI's online eLearning course. Move to the pool and practice your new skills. Then experience four open water (ocean/lake) dives.
CONTINUING-EDUCATION
ADVANCED OPEN WATER
This course can be taken after completing the PADI Open Water Diver certification. It's titled PADI Advanced Open Water Diver because it advances your diving knowledge & skills.
