During the PADI Open Water Diver course, you’ll learn what you need to know to explore the underwater world using scuba. Most people find it a rewarding challenge.

The PADI Open Water Diver course includes three parts: Knowledge Development, Confined Water Dives, and Open Water Dives. Knowledge Development covers the principles, concepts and terms you need to know for dive safety and enjoyment. During the Confined Water Dives, you learn and practice scuba skills in a pool or water with pool-like conditions. You’ll enjoy making one or more minidives, which take you through the same steps you follow when you make open water dives. To complete training you practice, apply and demonstrate what you learn during four Open Water Dives at a local dive site.

Earning a PADI Open Water Diver certification shows that you met the course requirements. Dive centers and resorts require proof of certification before they will rent scuba equipment, fill scuba cylinders or book dive excursions. As a PADI Open Water Diver, you’ll be trained to a maximum depth of 18 metres/60 feet, and are qualified to dive in conditions as good as, or better than, those in which you trained. It’s just the beginning of a lifetime filled with dive adventure.

The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:

• Knowledge Development (Online with PADI eLearning) to understand basic principles of scuba diving coupled with an in-person orientation at MIDWEST SCUBA.
• Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills (indoor swimming-pool)
• Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore!

Prerequisites & Requirements

Age Requirement

• 10 years or older

Course Prerequisites

• Able to swim; medically fit for diving

Cost:

• $575 per person.
• $475 for referral (knowledge development and pool only)

All materials and fees included. All equipment included including mask, fins, snorkel and boots (no need to buy).
New for 2023!
Every student diver will receive a pair of brand-new, premium dive boots. Think of it like your dive gear… on us!

scubapro delta dive boot

Let’s recap here…

Cost is $575, tax inclusive. Everything you need for the course is included. All your equipment is supplied for use and each diver will receive a NEW pair of boots to keep your feet warm and protected during class!

Not doing your dives with us?

That’s cool. Referrals are very common. Class and pool only is the same deal, just no dives and is $475. All equipment once again provided for pool and each referral diver will receive brand new boots as well!

We provide high quality mask, fins, snorkel and boots, but if you would like to purchase these items for class or shortly after, you will receive a student discount towards that purchase.

Equipment

In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear, including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device and a tank.

The equipment you wear varies, depending upon whether you’re diving in tropical, temperate or cold water.

Check with Midwest Scuba about the gear you’ll use during this course and get advice about everything you need from your PADI Instructor.

We provide high quality masks, fins and snorkels for your PADI Open Water Diver Certification Course.

Getting Started

You can start your learning now with PADI’s home-study materials – Open Water Diver eLearning. Select referral or full SCUBA certification below and you will receive access to the academic materials via email. You should stop by or contact us at Midwest Scuba to speak to a PADI Instructor about scheduling time for in-water training. Your instructor will also answer any questions you have along the way and check your progress to make sure you understand important scuba diving information.

2024 Open Water Schedule