Medical Release         Dive Class Insert

Class Title: Open Water - Elearning

Age Requirements: 10 years or older.

Average Class Size: Max of 8 students per instructor (unless 10-11 year old present, then max is 4 students)

Class Location/Venue: Scuba Monkey Dive Center for classroom session and confined water in our indoor pool. Open water sessions to be completed at designated freshwater springs closeby depending on conditions.

Class Length: Courses typically begin with one classroom sessions from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM on Friday. Open water sessions begin Saturday and Sunday at 8:00 AM and last until 4:00 PM.

Who should take this course?

If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Get your scuba diving certification with the PADI Open Water Diver course – the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba course. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course.

You need adequate swimming skills (swim 200m and float 10 minutes) and need to be in good physical health (medical release due at signup). No prior experience with scuba diving is required.

What will you learn?

The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases: knowledge development in classroom to understand basic principles of SCUBA diving, confined water dives to learn basic SCUBA skills, and open water dives to demonstrate your skills and explore!

What gear will you need?

SCUBA-grade mask & snorkel, boots and fins. The classroom materials and additional SCUBA gear will be provided during your course.

How do I enroll?

Sign up above! Reservations are only held when paid in full. Be advised that a $25 rescheduling fee will be applied if you wish to cancel or change your reservation within two weeks of your course begin date. Please fill out your PADI medical release as soon as possible, as it will need to be signed by your doctor before you can begin if you must answer "Yes" to any screening questions. Please feel free to contact us to schedule private courses that fit your schedule!

Class Requirements

Prior to class, please follow PADI Elearning instructions online, completing each section's knowledge reviews (bring a copy of the completed knowledge reviews with you to class).

Watch the Open Water Training Videos available here.