Your journey beneath the waves starts here. Learn to scuba dive with The Dive Tribe and earn your internationally recognised PADI Open Water Diver certification. With professional instruction and practical experience, you’ll develop the skills and confidence to explore the underwater world with a buddy. No previous diving experience is required.

 

 

How You’ll Learn

Your course combines independent study with practical training in three stages:

• Knowledge Development: Discover how diving works, understand your equipment and learn essential safety principles through convenient independent study, supported by your instructor.

• Confined Water Dives: Take your first breaths underwater and practise essential scuba skills in a pool or sheltered water with pool conditions.

• Open Water Dives: Complete four training dives with your instructor, applying your skills while discovering the underwater environment.

 

You’ll build your abilities step by step, meeting the requirements of each stage before progressing.

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Why Get Certified?

Your PADI certification opens the door to diving adventures at home and around the world.

• Explore with confidence: Dive with a certified buddy to depths of up to 18 metres (60 feet), within the limits of your training and experience. Age restrictions apply to junior divers.

• Access diving services: Rent scuba equipment and arrange air fills at dive centres worldwide.

• Discover new destinations: Join guided dives, boat trips and diving holidays suited to your certification and experience.

 

Course Details at a Glance

Feature                  Requirement

Minimum Age     15 years (10–14 for Junior Open Water)

Prerequisites       Good health, basic fitness, and comfort in the water

Duration               Performance-based; typically 2 days of in-water training

Equipment           All necessary gear is provided for your training

 

What’s Included?

We set you up for success from day one. Your course fee includes:

• PADI Open Water Diver Digital Manual

• Access to PADI instructional videos

• All scuba equipment rentals

 

Ready for More?

Continue your adventure with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course, where you’ll develop your navigation skills, gain experience with deeper diving and explore new underwater activities.

You can also choose the PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver course to learn how enriched air can provide longer no-decompression times than air at the same depth.

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Frequently Asked Questions

 

Do I need to be a pro swimmer to take the course?

You need basic swimming ability and confidence in the water. During the course, you’ll demonstrate that you can:

• Swim 200 metres without swimming aids, or 300 metres using a mask, fins and snorkel, without stopping.

• Float or tread water for 10 minutes without aids.

 

The swim is not timed, and you may use any swimming stroke.

 

What if I’m not sure I’ll like it?

Feeling nervous before your first dive is perfectly normal. Our instructors will explain each step and help you become comfortable with the equipment and skills.

 

If you’d like to try diving before enrolling, ask about PADI Discover Scuba Diving, a supervised introductory experience in a pool or calm, sheltered water.

 

Can my children learn to dive?

Yes. Children aged 10–14 can earn the PADI Junior Open Water Diver certification, completing the same core learning and skill requirements as adults.

After certification:

• Ages 10–11: Maximum depth of 12 metres (40 feet), accompanied by a PADI Professional or a certified parent or guardian.

• Ages 12–14: Maximum depth of 18 metres (60 feet), accompanied by a certified adult.

 

Can I participate if I have a medical condition?

Every student must complete a Diver Medical Participant Questionnaire. Depending on your answers, you may require a physician’s evaluation and written approval before participating in in-water training.

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Contact us before your course if you have questions about the required medical paperwork.

 

Do I have to buy all my own gear right away?

All necessary scuba equipment is provided during your training, including cylinders, regulators, buoyancy control devices and wetsuits.

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When you’re ready to purchase your own equipment, we can help you select items that suit your fit, comfort and diving plans.

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Ready to take your first breath underwater? Contact The Dive Tribe to book your PADI Open Water Diver course.