Open Water Diver
If you’ve always wondered what lies beneath the surface, now’s the time to find out. Start the journey of a lifetime with the PADI Open Water Diver course.
Getting Started
There are two parts to becoming a certified scuba diver:
- Classroom and Pool training
- Openwater certification dives
To get started, all you need to do is find the class that best fits your schedule
Part 1: Class and Pool Training
All class and pool training is conducted on-site at The Underwater Connection. To ensure your comfort in the pool, the temperature is kept at a toasty 82˚F, and wetsuits are provided. Our classes are conducted in a fun, relaxed, and safe atmosphere. You will receive the level of attention you need to be fully trained as a safe diver so you can enjoy yourself in the water, knowing that you can perform every skill effectively.
- Option 1: 2-Week Course - Class meets 2 nights a week for two weeks from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
- Option 2: Weekend Course - Class meets on two consecutive Saturdays from 8:00am to 6:00pm
- Option 3: 2-Day Course - Class meets on Saturday and Sunday in one weekend from 8:00am to 6:00pm
- Option 4: Private Course - Tell us your schedule and we will customize a course for you
Part 2: Open Water Certification Dives
This is where you get to show what you learned in the pool, and earn your certification. You will do four dives over two days in an open water training site of your choice. Once you are certified, you can do another dive to see what it is like to dive on your own. You can also add on advanced training and save some money for your next dive vacation.
Option 1: Blue Hole, Santa Rosa, NM
The best choice if you want an inexpensive way to finish your certification, as well as experience great visibility in a spot that is recognized as one of the top 10 inland diving locations in the country. The combination of clear water and a constant year 'round temperature of 63˚, as well as the excellent diving platforms and easy entry contribute to making this a great site to get certified.
$329
- Not included:
- Park fee ($8.00)
- Lodging
- Transportation
- Meals and incidentals
Option 2: Homestead Crater, Midway, UT
Why not a 95˚ volcanic crater? Talk about comfortable diving, and it is located in the beautiful Homestead Resort in Midway, UT
$389
- Not included:
- Park fee ($22 per day)
- Two nights lodging
- Meals and incidentals
- Transportation
Option 3: Carribean Choice
This is by far, the most enjoyable way to finish your certification. Join us on one of our fabulous trips to the Caribbean or beyond. Warm water, great visibility, and great destinations. What could be better than that!
$298
- Also includes:
- 50% discount on rental of any dive equipment for the trip
- tanks and weights for openwater dives
- Not Included
- Price of the trip you choose
Option 4: Local Certification
Don't have the time to take off? Why not finish your course locally and save some time, as well as money.
$299
Option 5: Referral Course
Includes class and pools only, records will be provided for the certifying instructor
$199
- Includes
- Class and Pool sessions
- use of all equipment for class and pools
- all referral paperwork
- Free use of our on-site pool for life, after you become certified
- 25% discount on rental of any dive equipment for your trip
Not Included: Student materials
In the PADI Open Water Diver course, your PADI Instructor takes you through the basics of learning how to scuba dive. You start in a pool and progress to the open water, getting the background knowledge along the way.
To participate in the Openwater Scuba Diver program, all you need is a bathing suit, be at least 10 years old, have good judgement, and the ability to have FUN!
Note: Divers 10 and 11 years old must enroll in a private course due to reduced student-instructor ratios
Course Fees
All courses include:
- All class, pool, and openwater training
- Use of all equipment for the entire course (except Caribbean Choice, class and pool only)
- Extra openwater fun dive
- Extra use of our on-site pool for life, after you are certified
- Certification card, good for life
Number of Dives: Five Confined Water Dives and Four Open Water Dives
Knowledge Development: Five sessions
Prerequisites: 10 for Junior Open Water Diver and 15 for Open Water Diver. Good health, reasonable fitness and comfort in the water.
Materials You’ll Need: PADI Open Water Crew-Pak, PADI Open Water Video or DVD, Log Book.
Equipment you’ll use during the course includes: mask, fins, snorkel, tank, regulator, buoyancy compensator, submersible pressure gauge and exposure protection as required by the local environment.
Learning Materials
- Option A: PADI Open Water Diver Crew Pack: $69.95
- Includes: Manual, DVD, dive table, and Adventure log starter pack
- Option B: PADI Open Water Diver Multimedia: $77.50
- Includes: CDROM Manual, dive table, and Adventure log starter pack
Becoming a diver opens a door to a whole new world. Open yours and step through.
Add on Options
Peak Performance Buoyancy: $89.00
Adventure Diver: $129.00*
Advanced Openwater Diver: $199.00*
National Geographic Diver: $129.00*
* Price does not include course materials