SSI Open Water Diver - Saturday & Sunday Class & Pool Sessions
(This is part one of two required for complete Certification.)
If you've always wanted to learn to SCUBA dive, experience unparalleled adventure, and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it all starts! Obtain your SCUBA diving certification with the Open Water Diver course – the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba course - and experience the world in a brand new way. Millions of people have learned to SCUBA dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the marine and aquatic realms with this certification.
To enroll in a SSI Open Water Diver course you must be at least 10 years old, have adequate swimming skills, and need to be in good physical health, and must complete the SSI Medical Questionnaire. No prior experience with SCUBA diving is required.
Here at Deep Blue Adventures, the course can be completed in as a little as two weeks! The class is broken into 2 parts.
When creating an account on this website to sign up for the class, make sure you enter your First and Last name, Phone Number, Email, and Date of Birth, our system will automatically create an SSI account for you when you sign up for the class with that information. With your SSI account created, please log in to it and fill out any additional information and sign the forms, especially the Medical Questionnaire.
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Part 1 (Class & Pool Training)
Part 1 is home study (SSI Digital Learning Materials should be done before the class meets), class, and pool sessions.
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Weekend classes are from 9:00am to about 5:00pm on Saturday and Sunday normally. Weekend sessions may start a little earlier or run a little later at the Instructor's discretion based on class size - your Instructor will communicate directly with you after registering for class.
Focus entirely on your learning experience in the comfort of our 80° heated pool. 3mm wetsuit, tanks, weights, buoyancy compensation device, and regulator are included for your pool training at no additional charge.
Required Personal Equipment: You will need to own your own mask, snorkel, fins, neoprene boots, and two saftey decives (usually a whistle and surface marker bouy). We have a wide selection of equipment with great prices with student discount. This portion of your gear features an extremely personalized fit. Come into the shop and let our staff take you through a multi-point gear fitting to ensure optimal performance and comfort. Expect to pay between $300 and $600 for good quality personal equipment.
Learn with your own equipment - continuously renting equipment means almost never diving in a familiar set, resulting in an additional learning curve at the beginning of every dive trip. We highly recommend learning to dive with your own set of equipment.
Part 2 (Open Water Certification Dives)
Choose your preferred option for Part 2 of your SSI Open Water Diver Certification course. Your Open Water Certification Dives are the final step of your SSI Open Water Diver Certification. This is four (4) dives conducted in open water under an instructor’s supervision. You will display your newly mastered skills during 2 dives per day over the course of 2 days.
Rescheduling/Cancellation Policy:
Classes begin promptly at their scheduled time, please check your itinerary or contact us any time with your questions. You must complete all of Part 1 (class and pool sessions) before you are eligible for Part 2 (open water dives). However, if it becomes necessary to cancel a lesson, make-up sessions can be scheduled with an Instructor for an additional cost of $30.00 per hour. A seven-days notice is required to cancel or reschedule a class without penalty. Cancellations less than seven days before class will incur a charge of 50% tuition. Cancellations less than three days before class will forfeit all tuition paid. All tuition is non-refundable after class begins, whether the course is completed or not. Rescheduling due to needing a physician's release is still subject to our rescheduling policy above.