Becoming a certified diver

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 ou SDI 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.

The PADI Scuba Diver course is a subset of the PADI Open Water Diver course. If you’re short on time but really want to become a diver, the PADI Scuba Diver rating might be right for you ̶ particularly if you expect to go scuba diving primarily with a dive guide. This course is an intermediate step for earning an Open Water Diver certification, if that’s your ultimate goal.

COURSES	SCUBA DIVER	OPEN WATER DIVER
To enroll in this course, you must be	10 years old or older. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required.
You will be qualified to	Dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional to a maximum depth of 12 metres/40 feet. Obtain air fills, rent or purchase scuba equipment and participate in dive activities as long as properly supervised. Continue dive training by completing the PADI Open Water Diver certification and taking certain specialty diver courses.	Dive to a maximum depth of 18 metres/60 feet. Obtain air fills and rent or purchase scuba equipment. Continue dive training by completing the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification and taking certain specialty diver courses.
What will you learn?	Knowledge Development (online, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving – just the first three of five sections of the Open Water Diver course. Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills – just the first three of five dives of the Open Water Diver course Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore – just two of four dives of the Open Water Diver course.	Knowledge Development ( online, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore!
How can you start learning now?	Enroll in Open Water Diver Online – PADI’s eLearning option – and you can start learning right away. PADI Open Water Diver Online gives you the background information you need to dive safely and allows you to study at your own pace through an interactive computer-based program. Get started now!You can also start learning with PADI’s home-study materials – Open Water Diver Touch ^TM (a tablet app) or the Open Water Diver Manual and Open Water Diver Video (a book and DVD package).You can also borrow us the materials and start reading the book and watching the video. We will schedule time with you to check your progress and make sure you understand important scuba diving information.
What scuba gear will you use?	You learn to use basic scuba gear, including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device and a tank. All the scuba gear is include.

You need 2 days to complete the Scuba diver course and 3 days for the PADI open water diver.

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Serial Divers : Isabelle & Emmanuel
Quai de la Collectivité, Gustavia,
97133 St Barthélemy

+590 (0) 690 516 786
contact@serialdivers.com