PADI Open Water Diver Certification Course

The PADI Open Water Diver Course is the world’s most popular scuba certification and the first step to 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 dive safely anywhere in the world.

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

Knowledge Development (Online Learning)

The course begins with PADI eLearning, where you’ll learn the essential principles of scuba diving including dive safety, equipment basics, dive planning, and underwater communication. The online learning allows you to study at your own pace from home before coming to the dive shop for in-water training.

Confined Water Training

During confined water dives, you’ll practice essential scuba skills in a pool or pool-like environment under the supervision of a certified PADI instructor. This is where you become comfortable with your scuba equipment while learning skills such as breathing underwater, mask clearing, regulator recovery, buoyancy control, and underwater communication.

You’ll complete several training dives that simulate real diving experiences so that when you move to open water you feel confident and prepared.

Open Water Training Dives

The final step is completing four Open Water training dives at a local dive site. During these dives you will apply the skills you learned in training while exploring the underwater environment with your instructor. Once these dives are completed successfully, 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, shipwrecks, coral reefs, and underwater adventures.

Course Cost

Total Course Cost: $550 per person

This includes:

• PADI eLearning

• Five Confined water training dives

• Four open water training dives

• Use of regulators, BCD, 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 you properly fit at the dive shop.

Start Your Scuba Certification Today

You can get started immediately from home by enrolling in the PADI Open Water eLearning program. Once you complete the online portion, call the shop and we will schedule your in-water training sessions.

Click here to start your PADI Open Water eLearning today and begin your scuba diving certification.