Open Water Certification - Pool and Class - Weekend
Your Open Water Certification consists of three components: Classroom Knowledge Development, Confined Water Training, and Open Water Dives. This is the first of two parts - the first step - to becoming a PADI Open Water Diver. This is the traditional version of Pool and Class, with in-person classroom work on a Weekend.
Your Classroom and Confined Water Training will prepare you to complete your open water dives through the introduction and in-depth study of diving skills, safety, physiology, and problem management. Your instructor will guide you through the program, introducing you to the gear you'll be using to dive, and walking you through becoming a diver, step-by-step. Through five modules, you'll cover the following:
-Use and basic maintenance of scuba diving gear
-Management of problems underwater and at the surface
-Mastery of skills required to dive safely
-Dive theory and physiology
-Dive computer use
Prerequisites:
-Minimum 10 years old (Junior Open Water)
-Good swimming skills
-Completion of PADI Medical Questionnaire
Please pick up at least a week in advance of your course to give you enough time to complete the pre-read and knowledge reviews.
Your crewpack will contain a medical waiver that you are required to fill out. You will need to physically answer 'YES' or 'NO' to all the questions asked. If you have any 'YES' answers - no worries, you will need to get a doctor to sign off prior to being allowed to participate in the pool portion of the course. Please note this is a requirement to being able to get in the pool. If you come to class with a 'YES' and no Doctor's approval, you will be required to reschedule.
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Gear Required:
-Swimsuit and Towel (We will provide all the dive gear you need for the pool sessions!)
Included in Course:
-Classroom training sessions
-Pool training sessions and use of all gear required for the course
-Open Water Crewpack with all training materials
What you need to do:
-Register for the course!
-Your Crewpack will be held for pickup - Please pick up at least a week in advance of your course to give you enough time to complete the pre-read and knowledge reviews.
-Fill in the indicated paperwork (student file info sections, medical, logbook)
-Read through your textbook and complete the five Knowledge Reviews at the end of each section. Completing the Quick-Reviews throughout the book is highly recommended.
-You will need to devote a full weekend to the course:
- Friday: 6pm - 10pm
- Saturday: 9am - 5pm
- Sunday: 9am - 4pm
Classes are held in our heated pool located at 4652 MacLeod Trail S.W. in Calgary.
Upon completion of the Pool and Class course, you will be ready to complete your four open water dives, and earn your PADI Open Water Certification. These dives can be completed at any PADI facility worldwide - or locally, in our beautiful mountain lakes.
Knowledge Development
This develops your familiarity with basic principles and procedures. You learn things like how pressure affects your body, how to choose the best gear and what to consider when planning dives.
You complete Knowledge Development on your own, reading each of five sections of the PADI Open Water Diver Manual and watching the corresponding section of the PADI Open Water Diver Video (which also previews skills You'll learn). If you like learning with a personal computer, you can also get the Open Water Diver Manual and Video together as a CD-ROM You briefly review what you studied in each section with your instructor and take a short quiz to be sure you’re getting it. At the end of the course, you take an exam that makes sure you've got all the key concepts and ideas down.
Confined Water Dives
This is what it’s all about – diving. You develop basic scuba skills in a pool. Here You'll learn everything from setting up your gear to how to easily get water out of your mask without surfacing. You'll also practice some emergency skills, like sharing air – just in case. Plus, you may play some games, make new friends and have a great time.
There are five confined water dives, with each building upon the previous. Over the course of these five dives, you attain the skills you need to dive in open water.
