Open Water Diver, PADI scuba lessons

The Open Water Diver Course is the most popular PADI scuba lesson offered at Aqua-Nuts Diving.

This course is your ticket to the exciting adventure of the underwater world. The course covers simple academic principles and emphasizes actual diving experiences starting in the shallows of a local lake, and then progressing to the deeper more challenging parts of the lake.

This course can be accomplished in 2 or 3 days depending on where you choose to complete your Open Water Testing.

Summer   Pick a lake and camp for the 3 days.  Or take it one day at a time.  A fun-filled Alberta summer experience!

Call to book your Summer Adventure!

Winter  Head to Open Water!  You can travel with Aqua-Nuts Diving, or choose an adventure of your own and have a Referral to a Dive Shop of your choosing.  This is called Open Water Referral

• at least 12 years old
• a good swimmer
• confident in and around water
• To purchase your course online, please fill out the following forms Diver  Information, Medical Statement and Liability Release 
• If you have a YES answer you must take this form to your Doctor to sign. This must happen BEFORE Aqua-Nuts Diving can take you in the water.  
• Please email them to denise@scubanut.ca with your photo. 

• 12-14-year-old divers earn a Junior Open Water Diver certification
• 12-year-olds must be accompanied by a legal guardian that is a certified scuba diver.

Please see refund policy - 12 months to complete

• eLearning course 
• 2 confined water sessions
• 4 open water sessions
•  App dive planner or table and a logbook
• exam and certification cost
• rental for scuba equipment
• All the air you can breath

For your comfort, we do not supply personal equipment. I recommend purchasing:

• Mask
• Snorkel
• Boots 

A selection of good quality gear is available through Aqua-Nuts Diving. Special student pricing is available, please ask!

Upon completion of The Open Water course a diver will be able to dive with the following limitations:

• Dive to a maximum depth of 60 feet / 18 meters
• Dive in environments equal to or better to that which you were trained
• No overhead environments
• Able to dive with other certified divers, independent of a professional diver
• Participate in further training beyond entry-level
• Dive during daylight hours

• Class #1.  This will be your introduction to Scuba. You will learn the very basics of how to breathe, operate your scuba gear, and generally how to survive underwater.
• Class #2.  You will be required to have completed chapters 1 through 3 in your eLearning.
• Class #3.  You will be required to have completed your eLearning, including the online final exam. Please print a copy of the results of your course, fill out the information on that paper and provide a copy to Aqua-Nuts Diving.

Confined Water Training will cover the skills you need to pass your Open Water Testing. During this training, you will learn how the equipment works, how to use it and maintain scuba equipment. You will be shown skills that will help you to stay comfortable, be safe, and have fun. This class will also teach you how to avoid emergencies and what to do if presented with one.  

All this will strengthen your confidence in your newfound skills!

Open Water Testing will start with a nice, fun dive! Just to help you get your “sea legs/lake legs” and to demonstrate what you learned in the confined water portion. For the remaining 3 dives you will get to "show off” what you learned in confined water!  No big deal, just a lot of fun! 

Then, Congratulations, you are a Scuba Diver!