NO HIDDEN COSTS! This superior course is a very special opportunity: a ONE ON ONE with one of our owners, Captain Joe. Joe Letts is a PADI Master Instructor, and boasts an impressive 53 years of experience, 7000 dives, 3500 hours underwater, and 1,000s of certifications.
Your class with Joe includes PADI E-learning, Equipment Rentals, and air fills; PLUS, all entry fees, and an Enriched Air (Nitrox) Certification. Personal gear, Educational Kit (logbook, recreational dive planner, and dive planning slate), accommodations, and charter fees* (open water site-specific) are not included.
This course with Joe is ONE-ON-ONE with one of Tampa Bay's most experienced instructors! You decide your dates for your open water dives and create your own schedule.
NOTE: There is also room for two, if signing up as a couple. Full families are eligible for discounts.
Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course. To enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course (or Junior Open Water Diver 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.
THIS COURSE IS CUSTOMIZABLE TO YOUR SCHEDULE
Forms and eLearning must be done prior to the first night of class. The eLearning may take you 8 to 12 hours or more to complete. Additionally, if there are any reasons that you would need to get a physician to sign your medical release for the course this must also be done by the first date of class. If the eLearning or forms are not completed prior to the start of the class, you will need to be rescheduled.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE/HAVE THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL GEAR:
(Mask must be non-mirrored and fins must be scuba fins, not snorkel or freediving fins)
Purchasing your own wetsuit is recommended, however we have wetsuits for you to use your open water class.
Other recommended gear: finger spool, gloves
**There is a 10% student discount on Open Water Diver required equipment packages.
***Ask us about INTEREST FREE FINANCING (6 or 12 months)
Did you know that many institutions allow PADI courses to be used as College Credit? Want to learn more? Download an information sheet and Student Transcript Request form (pdf) or contact our shop for more information!
(UD-4-23)
Skill Level:
Beginner
Skill Details:
The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases: Knowledge Development (online eLearning, independent study) to understand basic principles of scuba diving. Confined water dives to learn basic scuba skills. Open water dives to use your skills and explore!
Materials Included:
PADI Open Water Diver Materials
Requirements:
To enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course (or Junior Open Water Diver 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.
Instructor:
Joe Letts
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Includes PADI Open Water Diver Materials; Enriched Air Certification; Instructor Fees; Rentals & Air Fills; Confined Water time & four open water dives