PADI Open Water Diver Course
The PADI Open Water Diver course includes three parts: Knowledge Development, Confined Water Dives, and Open Water Dives. Knowledge Development covers the principles, concepts and terms you need to know for dive safety and enjoyment. During the Confined Water Dives, you learn and practice scuba skills in a pool or water with pool-like conditions. You will enjoy diving and practice scuba skills during Open Water Dives at a local dive site. This is just the beginning of a lifetime filled with dive adventures.
Prerequisite
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10 years or older (Open Water Junior for age 10-14)
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Medically fit for diving
Duration
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3 days
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2 days for PADI e-Learning
Learn How To
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Be a confident and skilled diver
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Assemble and use scuba gear
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Manage your buoyancy
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Respectfully approach marine life
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Handle common problems
Take this course to
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Explore the other 70 percent of our planet
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Support ocean protection
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See things you've never seen before
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Carry the world's most recognized scuba certification
PADI e-Learning
PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Learn about scuba diving principles and terminology whenever, wherever it's convenient for you.
It's your course on your time. Study offline, or online using a computer or mobile device.
Complete the PADI Diver Theory class online and you can then complete the 2 days diving part of the course with us at Kota Kinabalu.
Itinerary
Day 1
1000 Meet the dive team at our dive centre
Complete the course registration
1030 Open Water Diver Course video session 1 & 2
1230 Lunch break
1330 Open Water Diver Course video session 3 - 5
1530 Quizzes
Day 2
0845 Meet at Jesselton Point
0900 Depart to Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park
0930 Course briefing and equipment preparation
1030 Confined Water Dive / Open Water Dive 1
1230 Lunch break
1400 Confined Water Dive / Open Water Dive 2
1600 Depart back to Jesselton Point
Day 3
0845 Meet at Jesselton Point
0900 Depart to Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park
0930 Course briefing and equipment preparation
1030 Confined Water Dive / Open Water Dive 3
1230 Lunch break / Final Exam
1400 Confined Water Dive / Open Water Dive 4
1600 Depart back to Jesselton Point
Package Includes
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Return boat transfer: Jesselton Point jetty – Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park - Jesselton Point jetty.
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Full scuba diving equipments: Buoyancy Control Device (BCD), fins, mask, snorkel, regulator, wetsuit, tanks, weight belt and weights.
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Ala carte lunch at island’s restaurant.
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Bottled drinking water.
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Instructor fee.
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Jetty fee.
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Marine park dive permit.
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Marine park conservation fee.
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PADI learning materials and certification.
Things To bring
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Change of clothes
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Sunscreen lotion
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Towel
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Personal toiletries
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Hat
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Sunglasses
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Personal medication
Terms & Conditions
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Items and services that are not listed are excluded from the package price. These include land transportation, lunch during classroom session, extra food on the island, soft drinks, personal insurance, etc.
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We have the right to rearrange the order of a tour itinerary, as well as to substitute and cancel sections of a plan without notice when the need arises. This may happen, for example, when weather conditions make such changes mandatory. Apart from this, our tours are pre-arranged and cannot be modified to fit any type of individual changes.
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All payment made are non refundable.
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All participants must fill and sign PADI Medical Statement, PADI Standard Safe Diving Practices Statement of Understanding and PADI Liability Release/Assumption of Risk/Non-Agency Acknowledgement Form during registration.
