PADI Open Water Diver Certification Course

The PADI Open Water Diver Course is the world’s most popular scuba certification and the first step toward exploring the underwater world. If you’ve been searching for scuba certification near me or want to learn to scuba dive, this course will give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to safely dive anywhere in the world.

At Southeast Texas Scuba, our experienced instructors guide you through the complete PADI training system, which includes three phases: Knowledge Development, Confined Water Training, and Open Water Dives.

Knowledge Development (Online Learning)

After purchasing the course through our website, you will receive an email from PADI with instructions to access your Open Water Diver eLearning.

The PADI eLearning program allows you to complete the academic portion of the course at your own pace from home. During this portion of the course you will learn important scuba diving principles including:

• Dive safety procedures

• Scuba equipment basics

• Dive planning and underwater navigation

• Buoyancy control and underwater communication

All eLearning modules and required medical paperwork must be completed before attending your confined water training session.

Confined Water Training (Pool Sessions)

The course date you select during registration is for your Confined Water training session.

During these sessions you will complete five confined water training dives in a pool or pool-like environment under the supervision of a certified PADI instructor. This is where you become comfortable using scuba equipment and practice the essential skills required for safe diving.

Skills practiced include:

• Breathing underwater with scuba equipment

• Mask clearing and regulator recovery

• Buoyancy control

• Underwater communication

• Safe ascents and descents

These training dives are designed to prepare you for the real diving experience in open water.

Open Water Training Dives

After successfully completing the confined water training, we will schedule your four Open Water checkout dives at the Blue Lagoon.

During these dives you will apply the skills you learned during pool training while exploring the underwater environment with your instructor.

Once these dives are successfully completed, you will earn your PADI Open Water Diver Certification.

What Your Certification Allows You To Do

After certification you will be qualified to:

• Dive anywhere in the world with a buddy
• Rent scuba equipment and fill scuba tanks at dive shops and resorts
• Join guided dive trips and dive excursions
• Dive to a maximum depth of 60 feet (18 meters)

Your PADI certification is recognized worldwide, opening the door to incredible dive destinations, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and underwater adventures.

Course Cost

Total Course Cost: $555 per person

The course includes:

• PADI Open Water Diver eLearning

• Five confined water training dives

• Four open water checkout dives

• Use of regulators, BCDs, air tanks, and weights during training

• Wetsuits, hoods, and gloves as needed

Students will need their own mask, snorkel, fins, and boots, which we can help properly fit at the dive shop.

Start Your Scuba Certification Today

You can purchase the course directly through our website and start your PADI eLearning immediately.

After purchasing, you will receive an email from PADI providing access to your Open Water Diver eLearning course so you can begin learning right away.

Once your eLearning and medical paperwork are completed, attend your scheduled confined water training session, and then we will schedule your open water checkout dives at the Blue Lagoon.

Enroll today and begin your journey to becoming a certified scuba diver.