Open Water Certification Course

There is a very good reason why PADI selected us as “Most Innovative Dive Centre" in the Canary Islands, when you learn to dive with us you will discover the reasons why. Don't settle for second best!

Our course is staffed by a team of professional instructors who are dedicated to teaching diving in a fun, safe and relaxing manner. You should also be in good overall general health, particularly your respiratory and circulatory systems. There is no need to be an Olympic swimmer to participate in diving.

With a maximum of four students to each of our instructors, you will gain confidence and experience unmatched by any other scuba diving classes. With this approach, your instructor can more easily target specific areas that you need attention to, rather than wasting your time while they concentrate on other students. As a result you will get more time having fun scuba diving, finishing the course a much better diver. This lets you complete your course with only 2 days of in-water training.

It is time to select the dates and the theory training option that suit you best, ELearning or Traditional.

NOTE: If you have a group of more than three you can still learn together all we do is add another instructor to keep the student to instructor ratio at a maximum of 4 students for each instructor

It is time to select the dates and the theory training option that suit you best, ELearning or Traditional.

e-Learning

Learning to scuba dive has never been more convenient!

This is quick and easy with only small classes (4 students per instructor). You will maximize your learning while giving you great flexibility.

Designed with the busy diver in mind, eLearning is all about convenience – the opportunity to begin and continue diver education beginning on the internet and continuing through PADI Dive Center. Through an interactive web-based program new students will read, hear and see the same material other student divers receive from interacting with the PADI Open Water Diver manual and Video or Multimedia Simply sign up online and begin your eLearning (it takes 8-10 hours to complete this program online).

Book the days you would like to do your in-water sessions then complete your eLearning theory online. Your in water training is reduced to 2 days because we have no more than 4 students for each of our instructors, eliminating waiting time like in standard groups of 8 or more! You will then be a diver, ready to enjoy this fantastic sport.

Traditional

If you prefer the traditional method, the theory will have to do with the manual and DVD. You have to watch the DVD and read the manual on your own time. You need two days to complete the theory for this method. In Blue Bottom Diving have the latest multimedia technologies and you are able to watch the videos in your Diving Center.

Finally your in-water training is completed in just 2 more days. This is reduced to 2 days because we have no more than 4 students for each of our instructors, eliminating time waiting in groups of 8 or more. You will then be a diver, ready to enjoy this fantastic sport.

In addition to the knowledge development portion of the PADI Open Water Diver course, you’ll need to complete inwater training

Water Training

TRAINING SESSIONS CONFINED WATER:  The confined water training sessions are designed for you to enjoy a smooth transition to the underwater world. These sessions will help you relax and have fun in the water using scuba equipment. All this is accomplished with your instructor by your side. We will have plenty of time to cover all scuba skills and gain proficiency in scuba techniques.

OPEN WATER TRAINING SESSIONS: All four of your open water training dives will be done in the ocean from boat. On these dives you will confidently demonstrate scuba skills that were practiced in the pool. You will not be asked to do anything that you have not already practiced in the pool. The skill portion of the dive takes about five minutes. The rest of each dive is spent exploring the fascinating underwater world.

NOTE: If you've completed your classroom work elsewhere and have a referral from that school, you may complete the open water training portion of your certification only. Please note Children between 10 - 14 years of age will qualify as Junior Open Water Divers & must dive with an adult certified diver Divers.

Inclusions

• PADI International Certification Card.
• Confined water sessions & four ocean dives
• New course  weekly
• All gear's supplied during the course (no need to buy anything)
• Maximum of four people per instructional staff
• Free photos for your certification card
• Log Book
• PADI Open Water manual for those doing the traditional course but for those doing elearning you will receive 7 years access to the online eLearning as a reference material.

Pre Requisites

• A Dive Medical examination 
• Minimum age is 10 years, maximum age70. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or adult to sign the authorization.
• You must be able to complete a 200 meters swim & be able to tread water (float) for 10mins.

These pre-requisites are designed to ensure that you are able to complete the course safely and confidently. Our instructors are only too happy to help you complete any details to ensure your smooth progression through the above pre requisites.

Some medical conditions may prevent you from diving.

• For example: heart disease, asthma, epilepsy or diabetes.
• If you are unsure of a particular medical condition, please check with us prior to reservation.

Please Note: In the interests of safety we recommend that you should not fly within 24 hours after your last dive.

With this certification you will able to:

• Purchase tickets for local boat trips and enjoy diving at all dive destinations. 
• Dive with a buddy independent of supervision. Unless you want a guide.
• Enroll in other certification courses like Advanced or Rescue Diver.