Open Water

• Persons desiring to obtain a Scuba Diving certification 
• Persons interested in underwater exploration 

Age Requirement

Minimum age is 18.15-17 must have written parental consent

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Course Prerequisite

Must be able to show comfort in the water with the basic ability to swim and float.

• The SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Course will cover all of the necessary skills and knowledge for open water scuba diving, including:
• The aquatic environment: vision, light, sound, heat loss, tides, currents, waves, surge, etc.
• Physics and physiology: buoyancy, pressure, air spaces, breathing compressed air, mixed gases, etc. 
• Dive equipment selection, assembly, use and maintenance Dive planning
• Basic scuba skills including mask and regulator skills, swimming underwater, buoyancy control, basic rescue techniques, and emergency procedures
• and much more!

Upon successful completion of the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course, graduates may:

• Conduct open water dives in conditions similar to their training
• continue their dive education by enrolling in SDI Advanced Diver and Specialty courses

• Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution 
• Satisfactorily complete the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver knowledge quests or equivalent online learning source