Become a certified Open Water Diver with SSI at The Scuba Dive Shop

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

What to expect:

Over three days, you will work with your instructor and dive masters to become an Open Water Certified Diver. The course consists of three main sections – theory, confined water and open water. The first two days will run over a single weekend and (Saturday and Sunday) and cover the following:

Open Water Diver Course Day 1 – 9^th January 2027

Theory and Confined Water (Pool Sessions)

Open Water Diver Course Day 2 – 10^th January 2027

Open Water Dives 1 and 2 (Shore based dives)

The following weekend, you will return for your final shore based dive and conclude your course with an exciting boat dive at one of our incredible local reef dive sites.

Open Water Diver Course Day 3 – 16^th January 2027

Open Water Dive 3 (shore dive) and Open Water Dive 4 (Boat Dive)

Your Adventure starts here

Here are the benefits you can expect from attending this training program:

• Discover a completely new world hidden just below the surface
• Learn about new environments and exotic new species
• Experience the nearly weightless sensation of flight

Facts and Training Standards

Minimum Age - 10

Amount of Academic Sessions - 6

Amount of Pool/Confined Water Sessions - 6

Amount of Open Water Sessions - 4

Maximum Training Depth - 18 m / 60 ft

Suggested duration (h) - 16-32

Certification Prerequisites - Fit to swim (200m swim and 10 minute float), No certification prerequisites

More Information

Training Prerequisites

SSI Entry-Level Programs – Open Water Diver, Freediver, or Mermaid require students to complete a water fitness evaluation prior to open water training. The goal of this evaluation is to determine a comfort level baseline consisting of:

• Swim Assessment
• Survival Float

Technical Requirements

To start training, students must create a MySSI profile. This can either be done via the SSI website at www.divessi.com/register or by installing the MySSI App.

Simply download the app for either iOS or Android, set up the user profile, and access the world of diving in minutes! The MySSI App safely stores everything in one place, online or offline – training materials, logbook, and certification cards. This includes Recreational Scuba, Extended Range, Freediving and Mermaid.

Medical & Administrative Requirements

Each student or candidate must complete the required SSI Training Record Forms prior to participating in any SSI training program. The forms for minors must be reviewed and signed by a parent or guardian.

Responsible Diver Code

SSI Responsible Diver Code - Scuba Diving

SSI Responsible Diver Code - Freediving

SSI Responsible Diver Code - Extended Range Diving

• Diver Medical Statement & Questionnaire or Physician’s Approval to Dive (where required)
• Training Assumption of Risk, Liability Release, & Liability Release, & Hold Harmless Agreement (where required / not applicable within the European Union)
• Program-specific Completion Record (done by the Instructor prior to certification)