Is it hard to get scuba certified?

Anyone age 10 years and older can learn to dive and explore the underwater world. PADI knowledge development provides the fundamentals you need to confidently advance to your in-water dive training. With PADI eLearning you can read, watch videos, and take quizzes at your own pace before moving on to the next step. During in-water training, an experienced PADI Instructor will help you learn the necessary dive skills to become a safe and competent diver. Find out the benefits of underwater connection with your PADI Open Water Diver certification!

PADI is the world’s largest scuba diving training organisation and the most widely recognised dive certification in the world, with 30,000,000 PADI certified divers and counting. PADI sets the standard for the highest quality dive training, underwater safety, and conservation initiatives while promoting the benefits of underwater connection. With PADI eLearning you can study at your own pace to achieve the dive knowledge and fundamentals required to confidently advance to your in-water training. With over 6,600 PADI Dive Centers and resorts across the globe and 128,000 PADI Professionals worldwide, it’s easy to complete your dive training.

How long does a scuba certification last?

Your scuba diving certification is for life! However, diving regularly is highly recommended to maintain your dive skills and knowledge. Try to avoid long periods without diving (6 months or longer). If you haven’t been scuba diving recently, you should take the PADI Reactivate Scuba Refresher.

How many dives do you need for scuba certification?

After learning basic diving skills in confined water (a pool or pool-like environment), you and your PADI Dive Instructor will make four open water dives, usually over two days. On these dives, you'll get to apply the dive skills you learned in confined water and explore the underwater world.

What is a scuba certification?

With a PADI scuba diving certification, you can explore the underwater world, experience amazing marine wildlife, and learn how to protect our blue planet. With a PADI Open Water Diver certification, you can dive anywhere in the world up to 18m, book dive excursions with boats or resorts, get air fills and rent scuba tanks, rent scuba gear, and meet fellow ocean lovers from the world’s largest diver community.

What are the levels of scuba certification?

PADI dive education and dive certifications fall under recreational diving or professional diving: Beginner, Continuing Education, and Professional. Beginner: PADI Open Water Diver is the first dive certification. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to dive at home or abroad up to 18m. Continuing Education: Expand your knowledge and dive skills after you’re Open Water Diver certified. ConEd dive courses prepare you to explore the underwater world at greater depths, extend your bottom time, discover your unique diving aptitude, and become a better dive buddy. Explore continuing education courses. Professional: As a PADI Divemaster or PADI Instructor, you’ll learn how to lead dives and help others with their dive education. Explore PADI Pro courses.

How does scuba certification work?

PADI Open Water Diver is the world’s most popular and widely-recognised scuba diving certification. You can become a certified diver in as little as four days, or over the course of a year. Once certified you can dive anywhere in the world with a partner (without professional supervision), get air fills or rent scuba tanks, rent scuba gear, book dive excursions with dive boats and resorts, and call yourself a PADI-certified diver.

How far do you have to swim for scuba certification?

To complete your scuba diving certification, you must swim 200 metres (or 300 metres in mask, fins and snorkel) without stopping, and float/tread water for 10 minutes, using any swimming methods you want. There is no time limit.

Open Water Diver

Name: Open Water Diver
Price: 999 AUD
Availability: InStock

$999

total value of $1265, you save 21% ($266)

Includes

ALL rental equipment including mask, fins, snorkel & booties (valued at $230)

Plus

$50 Store voucher to spend on your next course or equipment
FREE One year club membership valued at $125 (includes club t-shirt, club dives, discounts on dive course, equipment & airfill)

About the Course

PADI Open Water Diver is the first scuba certification level. A highly-trained PADI Instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a relaxed, supportive learning environment. By the end of the course, you'll have the skills and knowledge to dive at home or abroad and be an ambassador for the underwater world.

Learn How to

Be a confident and skilled diver
Assemble and use scuba gear
Manage your buoyancy
Respectfully approach marine life
Handle common problems

Take This Course If You Want to

Explore the other 70 percent of our planet
Support ocean protection
See things you've never seen before
Learn from a scuba diving expert
Carry the world's most recognised scuba certification

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Upcoming Course Dates

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What's Included

The PADI Open Water Diver course is $999 and includes ALL equipment hire including mask, fins, snorkel, and booties
(most dive centres require you to purchase them, average prices $250 and above).

Course price includes:

Theory eLearning
1x pool session
2x shore dives
2x boat dives
Small group class (max 4 students)
ScubaPro premium rental equipment
Limited Edition PADI AWARE certification card* (dive anywhere in the world to 18m)
$50 store credit* (to spend on your next course or equipment)
One year club membership valued at $125* (includes club t-shirt, club dives, discounts on dive course, equipment & airfill)
$10 donation to PADI AWARE marine conservation program

* Upon completion of course requirements, not transferable.

Why Dive with ADI

1400+ PADI divers certified

11+ Years of Experience

Since becoming a PADI dive centre, ADI certified over 1000 divers, many who continued their diving journey to become divemasters, instructors, technical divers and commercial divers.

Full scuba equipment provided

No hidden fees

We provide complete scuba equipment with all entry-level courses. This includes mask, snorkel, fins & booties!

The course fee is what you pay, no hidden fees.

We believe "scuba diving is for everyone". So no need to buy hundreds of dollars worth of equipment before you even get in the water.

ScubaPro Professional Diving Equipment

Premium rental fleet

We pride ourselves in quality! We believe quality equipment is a major part of a quality dive course, therefore we have chosen ScubaPro professional dive equipment as our rental equipment!

We teach PADI

The Way the World Learns to Dive

PADI (the Professional Association of Diving Instructors) is the most recognised dive training organisation worldwide with 29 million certifications and counting. PADI Dive Instructors undergo rigorous training to ensure your scuba certification class is fun and safe.

100% AWARE Dive Centre

Giving back to marine conservation

We donate $10 to PADI AWARE foundation for every PADI course we teach, in support of the protection of the underwater world and to combat the ocean's greatest challenges. In addition, we adopted and conduct regular clean up dives at these sites in effort of reducing marine debris.

How to Earn your Scuba Diving Certification

Overview

Learn about scuba diving principles and terminology (either offline or online), then learn basic scuba skills in a pool (or pool-like environment) with a highly trained PADI Instructor. When you're ready, make four dives in an open water environment (the ocean, a lake) with your instructor supporting you every step of the way.

Prerequisites

Minimum age: 10
Ability to float or tread water without aids for 10 minutes
Ability to swim 200 metres with no aids or 300 metres with mask, fins and snorkel

PADI eLearning

PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Learn about scuba diving principles and terminology whenever, wherever it's convenient for you. It's your course on your time. Study offline, or online using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor whenever you have a question.

Time commitment: 5-10 hours

With Your Instructor

Practice using scuba gear in a pool (or pool-like environment) until you're comfortable. PADI training includes practice "mini dives" to help you build confidence in your new abilities before making four dives in open water.

Time commitment: 3 days

After This Course

Once you have completed this course you'll be eligible to enrol in a number of specialty courses, such as Digital Underwater Photographer, Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver, Fish Identification and Underwater Navigator, just to name a few. If you are not sure which specialty to try first, enrol in the Advanced Open Water Diver course, which is like a specialty sample platter. If you don't have the opportunity to dive for six months (or longer), you can quickly refresh the knowledge and skills you learned in Open Water with the PADI ReActivate program. Your PADI certification never expires, but after a long period of inactivity, you may want to brush up on diving fundamentals and safety procedures.

Junior Divers

Divers certified between the ages of 10-14 earn a Junior Diver certification. Junior Open Water Divers automatically become Open Water Divers at age 15. Any replacement certification card or eCard purchased the day after the diver's 15th birthday will automatically show an Open Water Diver (not Jr. Open Water Diver) certification.