Open Water Certification

Service Description

PADI Open Water certification in Los Cabos What’s involved? Cabo San Lucas is the perfect place to get certified. The dive sites are very close to the marina, there are varied sites to challenge you at each stage of the course and the Sea of Cortez is home to some of the world’s most impressive sea life! We always advise booking a 2 tank fun dive after your course so you can really get to know the whole area and to really get accustomed to the new world you are now able to explore. Your license can be used anywhere in the world. It never expires! Although, remember! You must continuously refresh your skills. What’s involved in a PADI Open Water Course Summary : The PADI Open Water course consists of 3 sections, conduct by our diving instructor, which will required you 3 to 4 days to be successfully certified: Diving theory Confined water training Open water dives Diving theory The diving theory covers basic physics and physiology concepts, discussion of emergency procedures and emergency protocol, diving conditions and how to plan dives conservatively. Don’t panic! Remember, 10 year olds can take this class so don’t let this put you off! Confined water training The confined water session is at the pool. We teach you skills based on 4 different concepts: Buoyancy Emergency air drills Surface skills Handling equipment issues. Each session builds on the last session so eventually you have mastery learning of the fundamental skills needed to be a safe diver. Open Water dives Finally, before earning your PADI Certification, you will complete 4 dives, to a maximum of 60ft/18m, and repeating some of the diving skills that you practiced in confined water to make sure you have no issues doing it in real life.