Please note: courses do not include accommodation, meals and transfers.
10 & 12ltr steel dive tanks
Wave BCD
Calypso DIN regulators
Rob Allen 3mm full & shortie wetsuits
Open heel fins suitable for both snorkeling and scuba diving
Low volume masks with snorkels
You will learn the basic safety guidelines and skills needed to dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Dive Instructor.
Become familiar with scuba equipment by learning to use the scuba equipment and discovering just how easy it is to move around underwater with your gear. Find out what it’s like to breathe underwater. Learn the important skills that you’ll use during every scuba dive. Have fun swimming around and get used to breathing underwater.
It will take a half-day, which includes one knowledge development session, a brief confined water (pool) session and 1 dive.
What is the minimum age required? 10 years old.
This course does not offer a lasting qualification but is more about “let me see if I like it or not” option.
per person
Includes:
1 x half-day
1 x knowledge development session
1 x pool session
1 x open water ocean dive
PADI Certification
You will learn all the important concepts of scuba diving, in-depth gear and scuba techniques, as well as learning the buddy system in diving, planning a dive, basic underwater navigation and problem management.
It will take a minimum of 4 – 5 days, where you will have 5 knowledge development theory sessions followed by a quiz after each section and a final theory exam at the end.
What qualifications do I need to start? Be a minimum of 10 years old and able to swim.
If you answer Yes to any question on the medical form you may need an approval letter from your doctor.
Full scuba gear is supplied for the duration of the course.
per person
Includes:
4 – 5 days in duration
5 x knowledge development sessions & quiz’s
1 x theory exam
5 x pool sessions
4 x open water ocean dives
Full scuba gear supplied
PADI Certification
The PADI eLearning Openwater Scuba Course involves video-theory, quizzes and exercises that you can now complete at home, leaving you more time to enjoy your holiday. It is important to point out that you don’t necessarily save on costs but you do save on holiday time!
After enrolling directly with PADI online, PADI’s eLearning® system presents you with a series of interactive presentations that include videos, audio, graphics and reading. Short quizzes let you gauge your progress and review and the chance to correct anything you might happen to miss.
This lets you move through the online theory session efficiently, at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home.
Prior to certification as a PADI Open Water Diver, you will join us at Ossimba Beach Lodge Dive Centre to complete your training. We will do a short eLearning Quick Review to confirm your understanding of safety-related material from the course.
You must successfully complete five confined water pool sessions and four open water ocean training dives with our PADI Instructor.
Yes.
The PADI Open Water Diver Course online is approximately $120 (US), billed to you directly by PADI. Prices are subject to change and can be obtained on the PADI online portal https://www.padi.com/courses
The fee covers your knowledge development training and gives you unlimited access to an electronic version of the PADI Open Water Diver Manual (course textbook).
Ossimba Beach Lodge Dive Centre charges a fee of $320.00 (US) for the in-water portion of your certification.
This fee covers all of your confined water pool training sessions, rental equipment, four ocean dives and certification card.
It’s never been easier.
Simply enroll in the PADI e-Learning system in the link below and follow the steps. After successfully completing your knowledge development theoretical section you will receive a code which you will need to bring for us. Please do not forget to register.
https://www.padi.com/courses?LanguageType=en&lang=en&irra=26707
per person
Includes:
5 x pool sessions
4 x open water ocean dives
Full scuba gear supplied
PADI Certification
The Adventure dives are similar to a regular dive, except you focus on a particular diving speciality.
The Deep Adventure dive of the course (mandatory) involves diving deeper to depths of between 18 – 30 metres.
During the Underwater Navigation adventure dive (mandatory) you will practise advanced navigation and compass skills underwater while diving.
During the Advanced Open Water Course, you will have very little classroom time and no written exams. Instead, the focus is on honing your practical scuba skills.
The balance of 3 dives you will get to choose what interests you the most and there are 25 Adventure Dives to choose from.
What qualifications do I need to start? Be a PADI Open Water diver or hold an equivalent.
per person
Includes:
5 adventure dives (including Deep & Navigation)
Full scuba gear supplied
PADI Certification
The PADI Open Water course has 3 phases:
Instead of spending 4-5 days of your holiday studying and practicing skills in a pool, you will arrive with the majority of your Open Water course done i.e., phase 1 & 2. All that is left to do at Ossimba Beach Lodge is to complete phase 3, the four fun ocean dives.
per person
What is the difference between a Scuba Diver & Open Water diver you may ask?
You may have heard people say that they are a scuba diver or that they are a PADI Diver.
An Open Water diver is the first certification level, having completed the full course (4 – 5 days in duration and allows you to:
The PADI Scuba Diver course (2-3 days) is like obtaining a learner’s licence but not yet being fully qualified to drive on your own. It is an intermediate step towards full scuba certification for aspiring divers who:
You can become a Scuba Diver by:
A Scuba Diver rated diver may only dive under the direct supervision of a PADI professional to a maximum depth of 12 metres.
The PADI Scuba Diver course is roughly the first half of the PADI Open Water course. It omits some of the challenging skills and is a good choice for aspiring scuba divers who have limited time and are not sure whether they would like to become fully qualified Open Water divers.
You will:
per person
Includes:
2-3 days
PADI eLearning or classroom instruction
3 x pool sessions
2 x open water ocean dives
Full scuba gear supplied
PADI Certification