PADI Introduction to Open Water Diver
Watch a short clip to see what it is like to be a PADI Certified Open Water Diver, then pick the class format that fits how you want to learn.
A short clip from the shop. Watch it on YouTube.
What the certification is made of
Three parts, in this order
Knowledge development
The theory, done online as PADI eLearning before you get in the water, at whatever pace suits you.
Confined water dives
Practicing each skill somewhere calm and shallow with an instructor beside you, until it is second nature.
Open water dives
Putting it together on real dives, which is where the certification is earned.
Choose your route
Three ways to take the course
Never dived at all?
Start with Discover Scuba Diving — a short supervised session in confined water with no certification attached. Everything you practice there carries straight into this course.
Want to know what the dives are like?
Read the open water dive information for what to expect on your certification dives, or ask an instructor — working out which package you need takes about a minute.
Get certified
Courses run at the shop in Hampton Falls throughout the year. Give us a call and we will work out which package fits you.