Get your PADI scuba certification.  If you’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures or simply see the wondrous 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! 

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

• Be 10 years or older (PADI eLearning requires an extra registration step for students under 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, and standard accessories.

 

The Learning Materials You Need

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 we head to our training site to practice these skills with your instructor.  Later, as a certified diver, use the course materials as a reference guide for future diving adventures and to review what you learned. 

 

Start Now

You don’t have to wait to get going.  With PADI eLearning and the PADI Open Water Diver Course Online, you can start right now.  The PADI Open Water Diver Course Online lets you learn the background information you need before each dive at your own pace through friendly, interactive learning.