PADI OPEN WATER COURSE in 3 steps:
Step 1 - Theory (12-15 hours)
Step 3 - Open Water dives (2-3 days)
Step 2 - Pool training (2-3 days)
PADI Open Water theory is completed online using the PADI e-learning platform. This means you can go through the content at your own pace. It also means the time I spend with you is focused on in-water training. If you're interested in face-to-face theory tution, please reach out.
Please note - don't purchase e-learning directly through PADI as this works out more expensive.
Step 2 - Pool training (2-3 days)
Step 3 - Open Water dives (2-3 days)
Step 2 - Pool training (2-3 days)
Once the PADI e-learning has been completed, it's time to get in the water. For this step, I rent a private swimming pool to start building the fundemental skills of scuba diving. The pool gives us an oppurtunity do this very slowly, ensuring you are prepared for your Open Water Dives.
Because the pool is private, you know you won't be overlooked during this critical stage.
Step 3 - Open Water dives (2-3 days)
Step 3 - Open Water dives (2-3 days)
Step 3 - Open Water dives (2-3 days)
Once the PADI Open Water skills have been mastered in the pool, we will travel to a shore-based dive site to start diving in the sea!
During this stage all of the skills you have learned are applied to an open water environment.
This is where everything starts to come together and you begin to really enjoy the sensation of being underwater.
Continued education
Advanced Open Water
The Advanced Open Water Diver course is designed to help you refine your diving abilities. During the course, you’ll focus on improving your navigation and buoyancy skills, experience deep diving, and complete three specialty dives of your choice (think of it as a sampler of different full PADI specialty course). Each specialty dive you complete counts toward earning PADI® specialty certifications.
1:1 - £700
2+ people - £400 pp
PADI specialities
A PADI specialty is a specific area of scuba diving that you can focus on to gain more experience and expertise. These courses are designed to teach you advanced skills in a particular type of diving. When you complete a specialty course, you typically receive a PADI certification that shows you’re qualified in that specific area.
Specialty courses are a great way to tailor your diving experience to your interests, and each one helps you become a more confident and capable diver. I teach a variety of PADI specialities including: Deep, Wreck, Nitrox, Sidemount, AWARE Coral Reef Conservation, Peak Performance Buoyancy. Reach out to learn more and discuss prices.
Scuba tution/refresher course
As well as the PADI courses I teach, I also run scuba refresher courses and skills workshops. These can be for divers who haven't been in the water for a while, or those that just want a bit of tuition in a low-pressure environment.
Maybe there is a particular skill or element to your diving you'd like to spend some time on before going on an important trip. As always, these workshops are for private groups or 1:1. Reach out to learn more and discuss prices.