PADI Open Water Diver Course, a passport to the sea.
The PADI Open Water Diver Course is the most popular dive course in the world.
Imagine the feeling, down at 18 meters, just you and your buddy, having followed the dive briefing and visualised the dive.
After 20 minutes underwater, feeling confident and exhilarated, you wonder why you didn’t learn to dive before.
Big Squid will get you to this point after expert, comprehensive training. We will prepare you to be ready and furthermore, confident to dive in the open water.
The PADI Open Water Diver Course is divided into 2 parts, ( part 1) the referral section, where you complete the knowledge development and confined water training and ( part 2) the qualifying dives.
The PADI Open Water Referral Course
includes the online development and pool training but excludes the Open Water Qualifying dives.
It enables you to complete your training through any PADI dive centre worldwide within 12 months.
Ideal if you are going on holiday and wish to avoid spending valuable holiday time inside a classroom preferring to be outdoors.
PADI Open Water Referral Contents:
- Knowledge development,
- 4-5 evenings pool dive training 20.00-22.00
Includes:
- Online dive theory course.
- All Dive Equipment
It’s about you
- Small groups (Maximum two students with one instructor in the pool)
- Very well-maintained dive equipment.
- Friendly, patient, and professional, staff.
- Advice and help in arranging your qualifying dives here in the UK or equally abroad.
Prerequisites:
- Minimum age 15 (10 for junior divers)
- Complete a medical form
Location:
- Our pools in Clapham and Dulwich
Completion:
You will receive your official PADI Open Water Referral certificate which furthermore enables you to complete your training together with any PADI dive centre worldwide within 12 months.
Cost: £565.00
How to Book:
This course has 5 pool sessions on set dates (see list below).
To book:
- Choose only the first session date when booking
- Make sure there are enough available dates between your first session and when you want to finish
- You can go to either location
4. After booking your first session, select your follow up sessions from the dates list and send us your selections.
The open-water qualifying dives are for students who have completed the open-water referral course.
The Open Water Qualifying Dives with Big Squid take place at Wraysbury lake near Windsor. The lake is set up with divers in mind and uniquely boasts many underwater attractions.
About you:
- Small groups (Maximum two students with one instructor )
- Together with very well-maintained dive equipment.
- Friendly patient and professional staff.
Prerequisites:
- Minimum age 15 (12 for junior divers)
- Firstly complete a medical form
- You must have completed a PADI Open Water Referral Course within the last 12 months.
- If the referral course was more than six months ago, you should also additionally complete a Refresher Course
Winter Courses:
- Take your whole course together with a Drysuit, for an extra £185.00 and also gain a PADI Drysuit Specialty rating.
Location:
- Close to Central London and a train journey of 35 minutes or correspondingly only a drive of 45 minutes.
- The train station is only a 2-minute walk from the lake.
- No additional overnight accommodation is required.
- Excellent catering is also on site.
PADI Open Water Completion:
After completing your Open Water Qualifying Dives, you will receive your official PADI Open Water certification e-card, allowing you to dive to 18 meters with a buddy.
Cost: £330.00 or £395.00 if you by the same token completed the referral section with another dive school.
Duration: 2 days