Open Water Course
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Included on the SDI Open Water course is your eLearning study guide, medical forms, all air fills and scuba diving equipment (excluding mask/snorkel) and upon completion your SDI Open Water Diver online certification.
REQUIRMENTS
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Participants need to be a minimum of 12 years old, and parent/guardian authorisation is required for anyone under 18 years of age.
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Adequate swimming skill and general fitness are also compulsory.
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Due to the uniqueness of face shapes you will need to supply your own mask and snorkel, if you don't currently have one please visit the shop at 41 Addison Street, Shellharbour to get correctly fitted for a scuba mask.
GETTING STARTED
Please click above link to sign up to one of our Open Water courses. Deposit of $200 is required to book and full payment can be made at the start of the course.
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STUDY
Before the start date of your course you will need to complete your online self-study and exam via the SDI eLearning portal. We supply you with a unique code to access the site and once you have filled in your profile and login details you are ready to learn. All eLearning courses work on mobile and tablet devices.
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MEDICAL
There is also a dive medical questionnaire that must be completed before the start of the course (and before accessing your SDI eLearning portal).
If you answer NO to all questions bring the completed form with you on the first day of the course. If you answered YES (specifically on page 2) to one or more questions you will need to get clearance from your doctor or other specialised physician after a more thorough examination. You will be denied access to all in-water components until you obtain medical clearance.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL DEPOSITS ARE NONREFUNDABLE ONCE ELEARNING CODES ARE USED
Day One
Equipment and Pool
Today consists of online study revision, in depth discussions on hand signals and underwater communication, and fitting you out with correctly sized dive equipment for the course. After lunch you head to the pool for your first in water scuba experience. You will focus on learning equipment assembly and function, surface and underwater skills, and basic buoyancy. These skills will be your foundation for all diving.
Continuing your diving afterwards
Once you have completed your course we encourage you to join us for our weekly social dives every Saturday and Sunday. We also organise group travel holidays overseas to experience exotic dive locations and other unique underwater attractions like shipwrrcks and marine life encounters.
Day Two
Ocean Dives 1 and 2
Today will be your first ocean dives. Dive 1 in the morning is an orientation dive where we only focus on 4 key areas: equalisation, buoyancy, buddy teams and FUN. On dive 2 in the afternoon we begin to reintroduce some of the skills completed previously in the pool, and work more on buddy systems and communication.
Day Three
Ocean Dives 3 and 4
Your final day. The first dive of the day we aim to finish off all the remaining skill requirements, so when we get to dive 4 in the afternoon you can focus on having a fun enjoyable dive, feeling confident in what you have learnt and taking the time to really engage with and observe the ocean environment.
