Wreck ’n Reef, Scuba Diving Tenerife

Open Water Course

€280.00

PADI Open Water Diver course

Duration 4 days – 9.30am to 4.30pm (Schedule is flexible)

Take a Scuba diving course with the PADI Open Water Diver Course

Learn to dive with your PADI scuba diving certification course. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new a new world and travel to new destination beneath the waves, this is where it starts.

The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world’s most popular scuba diving course, and has introduced millions of people to the adventurous diving lifestyle.

The Benefits

Learning to dive is incredible. When you breathe underwater for the first time (something you’ll never forget) and learn what you need to know to become a certified diver you will soon realize that learning to dive is not just a one off experience but a lifestyle that will stay with you forever.

During the course you’ll make at least five pool dives and four dives at local dive sites under the supervision of your PADI diving Instructor.

The PADI Open Water Course is your passport to the underwater world and no holiday will be complete without using your lifelong license to scuba dive.

What You Learn

How much fun scuba diving is
Scuba diving equipment considerations for your local diving environment
How to plan, and execute actual dives
How to prevent and manage problems

The PADI Open Water Diver Course consists of three main phases:

Knowledge Development (home study or in our classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving
Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills
Open Water Dives to review your skills and explore!

The Scuba Gear You Use

In the PADI Open Water Diver Course, you will learn to use basic scuba diving gear including a diving cylinder, Buoyancy Control Device (BCD), SCUBA Regulator and standard accessories related to diving in the sub-tropical climate of Tenerife.

Your Instructor will guide and advise you on what equipment is most suitable for your needs.

We are committed to developing a lifelong trust with our divers and to give unbiased, impartial advice on dive equipment.

Recommended items to purchase as a PADI Open Water Diver:

Mask & Snorkel
Fins & boots
Dive bag

Course structure... What you can expect

Wreck n Reef has introduced over 20,000 people to scuba diving since 1995 through its beginner programs. We believe that our unique and unequaled experience provides the most effective learning environment available.

During your diving course we will endeavor to remain flexible and refrain from a regimented learning process. We take into account that your diving course is also your holiday and with our experience we can guarantee a smooth fun process of learning to dive.

However; here we provide you with a brief out line of how the course will be run.

Day 1 consists of the first part Knowledge development. We will provide you with your Open Water Diver manual which you can use as a reference as you which the first part of the PADI training video.

Once we have established the first basic knowledge of scuba diving we will take you into the sea for your first diving experience. You will learn the two first basic steps of scuba diving and then put it into practice for your first Open Water dive to a depth of 6 – 8 meters for about 30 minutes.

The afternoon of the first day will consist of a swim test of 200 meters and a 10 minute tread water. Don’t worry if you don–t feel confident about this test, in our experience many people find this much easier than they expect. We will guide you through it with some tips if you feel that you are not a strong swimmer.

The rest of the afternoon we will guide you through the equipment set up so you can independently assemble and disassemble your scuba equipment as well as teaching you to look after your own equipment.

Day 2 will begin with furthering your knowledge of scuba diving in the class room. You learn important safety procedures and common sense tips. By putting together what we learn in the classroom and what you learn in your manual we will be ready to take a few short quizzes to reinforce what you have learned.

The afternoon of the second day will consist of 2 more confined water skill development sessions followed by your second open water dive where you will begin to put into practice what you learned in the in the confined water sessions.

Day 3 Will begin with your final two knowledge development sessions & quizzes in the classroom. Here we will learn to use DIVE TABLES and understand the concepts of decompression theory. Once we have completed all 5 modules in the classroom you will be ready to take your final exam. This is a multiple choice exam that is designed to drive home the knowledge you have already learned.

The afternoon of the third day we will complete the final confined water sessions to really boost your confidence in the water. No doubt by the end of day 3 you will be ready to take on the absolute thrill of diving; however be warned that by this time you will be totally hooked on diving.

Day 4 It’s all fun and laughs on the last day of your Open Water course. The day will consist of your last 2 Open Water dives. You will fine tune the skills you learned in deeper water and really experience what millions of divers around the world are addicted to.

Once you have successfully completed all the performance requirements of the course, well... It’s party time. Wreck n Reef famously holds a certification ceremony with a night out once a week. This is when you will be invited to join the Wreck n Reef team for dinner and drinks and maybe a bit of live music... Whatever takes your fancy you will be welcomed as part of the Wreck n Reef team.

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