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Get your scuba certification. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures or simply see the wondrous world beneath the waves, this is where it starts.

The Open Water Diver course is the world’s most popular scuba course, and has introduced millions of people to the adventurous diving lifestyle,

What You Learn

The Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:

• Knowledge Development (online, home study or in a classroom ) to understand basic principles of scuba diving
• Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills in a pool
• Open Water Dives to review your skills and explore!

If you’ve tried diving through a Passport Diver / Discover Scuba Diving experience or resort course, the skills you learned may be credited towards a portion of the Open Water Diver course certification.

Prerequisites
To enroll in the Open Diver course or Junior Open Water Diver course, you must

• Be 10 years or older (eLearning requires a minimum age of 13 years due to international internet laws

The Fun Part

The fun part about this course is . . . well, just about all of it because learning to dive is incredible. You breathe underwater for the first time (something you’ll never forget) and learn what you need to know to become a certified diver. During the course, you’ll make at least five pool dives and four dives at local dive sites under the supervision of your Scuba Instructor.

Get College Credit
You may be able to earn college credit for the Open Water Diver course! 

The Scuba Gear You Use

In the Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear including a dive computer, and standard accessories. The equipment you wear varies somewhat, depending upon whether you’re diving in tropical, temperate or cold water 

Check with our staff about the gear you’ll use during this course. You can find most everything at our shop.

The Learning Materials You Need

We offers a variety of home-study materials for the Open Water Diver course. While eLearning is the most convenient option, you may also chose a book and DVD package or a multimedia DVD-ROM.

Open Water Diver materials cover what you need to know about basic scuba diving skills, terminology and safety procedures. For each concept you’ll read a description and watch a video demonstration. Then you’ll jump in the pool (or pool-like environment) to practice these skills with your instructor. Later, as a certified diver, use the course materials as a reference guide for future diving adventures and to review what you learned. 

Note: Enroll in the Open Water Diver Course Online for immediate computer-based access to the manual and video integrated into seamless, guided online learning.

Your Books, eRDP, Tables and Cert Card are included with the class.  Your confined water and open water dives in NC are also included with your class.

Start Now

You don’t have to wait to get going. With eLearning and the Open Water Diver Course Online, you can start right now. The Open Water Diver Course Online lets you learn the background information you need before each dive at your own pace through friendly, interactive learning.