Open Water 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.
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Get your scuba diving certification with the PADI 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 Open Water Diver course teaches you the basics of diving and how to stay safe through knowledge development and practical training. The course consists of three main phases:
- Knowledge Development (online, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles and theory of scuba diving.
- Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills in a pool or shallow, confined water.
- Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore the underwater environment!
Click here for the eLearning Open Water Diver course
We schedule our scuba classes once a month with classroom and confined water (pool) training beginning on Friday evening and finishing up on Sunday at 4:30pm. After completing the Classroom and Pool sessions, you will do 4 Open Water check-out dives over the course of 2 days. We use a local lake, or do a shore dive in Door County. You also have the option of completing your check-out dives on your vacation to a diving destination. Check the calendar for dates and times.
Friday 6pm-9:30pm – Classroom
Saturday 9am-noon – Classroom
Saturday 3-5:30pm – Confined Water (Pool)
Sunday 9:30-noon – Confined Water (Pool)
Sunday 1:30-4:30pm – Open Water dives 1-2-3
The price of the class is $525.00 and includes all your gear. It does not include your personal mask, snorkel, fins and boots.
A-la-carte
- If you do the E-learning we charge $400 for the pool and OW dives.
- If you just need the pool sessions we charge $235
- OW dives are $60 per dive
We offer a new student discount if you purchase the items at Green Bay Scuba.