Learning to scuba dive requires both knowledge development – including facts, principles and concepts – and dive skills including techniques and methods. You develop dive skills during actual dives with your instructor. Review, Pool and Ocean.
The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:
Knowledge Development (independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving.
Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills. This portion will include 6-8 hours of practical in-water training.
Six Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore! Four are shore dives, and two are dives of the Topline boat.
Upon completion you will receive your Open Water Certification as well as your Dry Suit Certification.
Why six open water dives?
Because of our involvement in both tropical and northern diving locations, we have seen the need for more open water training at the basic entry level. This additional training will ensure a comfortable and competent diver.
Why boat dives?
Boat dives are a must – as over 90% of diving world-wide is off boats. With two boat dives being a requirement to complete the Sea Dragon Open Water course you will learn about boat diving techniques and protocol. You will have a greater appreciation for the abundant marine life that you will not experience at the shore training sites and also experience the thrill, freedom and ease of boat diving.
Why include a dry suit certification?
It just makes sense, as you will not continue to dive unless you are comfortable. The dry suit is designed to keep water out and so with a proper under garment and no water you will be warm and comfortable. The dry suit does require some additional training and this can be easily accomplished because we are providing six open water dives on this course.
You live here – so why not dive here! The immediate dry suit certification will allow you to rent a dry suit at any dive centre.
Meet at the dive center.
Address: 6373 Bruce Street, West Vancouver, British Columbia, V7W 2G5, Canada
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