Open Water Diver Course
If you have ever dreamt of exploring the ocean and seeing its amazing beauty, all while actually being able to breathe underwater, then it is time to become a PADI Open Water scuba diver! This course will teach you everything you need to know about how to scuba dive, how to be safe, and how to have a fantastic experience. This is life-changing, so come prepared to have a whole new world unfold before your eyes.
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Book online- Sign up for the day you would be able to come in for Orientation, and we will schedule your dives at that point in time.
We do offer a Military discount. Please call us to receive that.
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About the Course
PADI® Open Water Diver is the first scuba certification level. A highly-trained PADI Instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a relaxed, supportive learning environment.
By the end of the course, you'll have the skills and knowledge to dive at home or abroad and be an ambassador for the underwater world.
Take This Course If You Want to
- Explore the other 70 percent of our planet
- Support ocean protection
- See things you've never seen before
- Learn from a scuba diving expert
- Carry the world's most recognized scuba certification
Learn How to
- Be a confident and skilled diver
- Assemble and use scuba gear
- Manage your buoyancy
- Respectfully approach marine life
- Handle common problems
Included in this course
- All gear rental for confined water sessions. Try out some of our equipment to ensure you get the correct gear before you need to purchase anything.
- Wetsuit, BCD, Regulator, dive computer included for Open water sessions (Mask, Snorkel, Boots, and Fins should be purchased for open water dives but can be rented for $25 a day)
Our confined water dives are held on Sunday mornings from 9am-12:30pm at the George Washington Rec Center, with some availability at the indoor pool on Fort Belvoir on weekdays.
Our open water dives are held at the Rappahannock Quarry in Fredericksburg Va or in Rawlings, VA, at Lake Phoenix. These dives take 2 days to complete. They can be done on a weekend or spread out if need be.
Don't hesitate to get in touch with the shop by email or phone to get started today!
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