If you've always wanted to learn to dive, discover new adventures or simply see the amazing world underwater, this is where it all begins.

The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world's most popular scuba diving course and has introduced millions of people to the adventure lifestyle of scuba diving. During the course you'll make at least five pool dives and four dives at local sites under the supervision of your PADI Instructor. How much fun scuba diving is.

Dive equipment considerations for your local dive environment, how to plan and conduct real dives and how to prevent and manage problems.

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

Knowledge development (online, home study or classroom) to understand the basics of scuba diving, confined water dives to learn basic diving techniques and open water dives to brush up your skills and explore! The duration of the course is three or four days depending on the needs of each student.

Open Water Divers are qualified to dive all over the world autonomously, always with a buddy.

To sign up for the PADI Open Diver or Junior Open Water Diver course, you must:

Be 10 years of age or older (PADI eLearning requires a minimum age of 13, due to international Internet legislation).