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PADI Entry Level Courses
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Open Water Express |
The
PADI Express Open Water Diver Course enables students
to complete the full Open Water Course in three
days.
This is done by completing all of the knowledge
development section prior to coming on holiday
(see
PADI
products).
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Prerequisites |
Participants
of all ages must sign and complete the following
forms:
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| 10
years of age or older. |
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Course overview |
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Knowledge
development, prior to coming on holiday.
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On
arrival at the College, you will be asked to complete
the exam and then it will be straight into the
confined water segment of the course and this
is made up of five dives, these are done in water
that represents swimming pool like conditions.
During this portion of the course you will be
taught how to master all of the scuba skills.
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The
final segment is made up of four open water dives
the last two are to a maximum depth of 18m. During
these dives you will show that you have mastered
all that you have learned in the previous two
areas and before completion the student must complete
a 200m swim and a 10-minute tread water.
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PADI
Open Water Divers are qualified to:
- Dive
with a buddy independent of supervision while applying
the knowledge and skills they learn in this course,
within the limits of their training and experience.
- Obtain
airfills, scuba equipment and other services
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Plan,
conduct and log open water no stop dives when properly
equipped and when accompanied by a buddy in conditions
that they have either had training or experience
in.
- Dive
to a maximum depth of 18m.
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