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OPEN WATER DIVER The world's most popular scuba diving course

The PADI Open Water Diver course with Oceandivers

If you've always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, Oceandivers can help you discover new adventures and see the wonderous world beneath the waves. The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world's most popular scuba course, and has introduced millions of people to the adventurous diving lifestyle.

You can now book your Open Water course online here


What You Learn

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

  • Knowledge Development (online, home study or in a classroom ) to understand basic principles of scuba diving (5 modules)
  • Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills (5 pool training dives).
  • Open Water Dives to review your skills and explore (4 open water dives).

Prerequisites

To enroll in the PADI Open Diver course or Junior Open Water Diver course, you must be:

  • 12 years or older (PADI eLearning requires a minimum age of 13 years due to international internet laws).
  • You need to be able to swim and be happy in the water to safely enjoy learning to dive.  


The course structure explained

Your first breath underwater is something you'll never forget and you will progress through the skills from basic to more complex. The latest PADI Open Water course is split into three parts –

During Part 1 you'll get to learn about all the important principles of safe and enjoyable scubadiving, this theory section is delivered through a brilliantly designed eLearning package which you complete online.

In Part 2, you complete at least five pool training dives in the National Aquatic Centre Blanchardstown where you master all of the key skills under the helpful eye of a PADI Instructor.  Once you have successfully completed all sections of Parts 1 and 2, you are ready to move on to the final part.  

Part 3 requires that you complete four open water dives in the sea where you get to demonstrate your new skills in the real environment. You can choose different locations depending on your needs, Sandycove Beach just south of Dublin is really convenient but you might prefer the clearer waters off Connemara  or the warmer waters of a tropical location. There is great flexibility in how Part 3 is delivered so we can help you decide what’s best for you.  


The Scuba Gear You Use

In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear and standard accessories. Oceandivers supply all the scuba equipment required by their students for the Open Water course, the use of our school gear is included in your course fee. All our scuba gear is regularly updated and well maintained but you might prefer to purchase your own Mask and Snorkel, and we offer a special price on a number of packages. 


The Learning Materials You Need

All the training materials you will need are included in the course fee - eLearning personal access codes - Dive Logbook and Student Record file.

PADI's Open Water Diver materials cover what you need to know about basic scuba diving skills, terminology and safety procedures. For each concept you'll read a description and watch a video demonstration followed by completing the online Quizzes and Knowledge Reviews. Then you'll head to the pool to practice these skills with your instructor. 

Course Timetable

We typically run our Open Water courses over six weeks of evening classes meeting every Tuesday at 7.00pm in the National Aquatic Centre, Blanchardstown. The first part of the evening is classroom based followed by gear selection and assembly on the pool deck before an hour long in-water session of skills and fun in the pool. Finishing time each Tuesday is about 10.15pm.

At the bottom of this page you can view dates for our upcoming courses but you will find much more detail with simple online booking options by clicking the link to our Open Water Online Store here

As well as evening classes, we also offer the full Open Water course as a 5 day Intensive programme during the summer months. The Intensive course meets on a Monday at 9.00am and continues each day from 9.00am till 5.30pm finishing on the Friday afternoon.

If none of our normal schedule work out for you, let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you. Alternatively we also offer the Gold Open Water course that is tailored to your own individual schedule.

Got a Question?

Do feel free to give us a call or drop us an email but you will also find the answers to many common questions about learning to dive on our FAQs page here

    Start Date End Date   Price    
02 Apr 2024 07 May 2024 € 650.00

Induction
Tue 02 Apr 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Knowledge Development 1
Tue 02 Apr 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 1
Tue 02 Apr 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 2
Tue 09 Apr 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 2
Tue 09 Apr 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 3
Tue 16 Apr 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 3
Tue 16 Apr 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 4
Tue 23 Apr 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 4
Tue 23 Apr 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 5
Tue 30 Apr 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 5
Tue 30 Apr 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Final Exam
Tue 07 May 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Swim Tests
Tue 07 May 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes

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07 May 2024 11 Jun 2024 € 650.00

Induction
Tue 07 May 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Knowledge Development 1
Tue 07 May 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 1
Tue 07 May 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 2
Tue 14 May 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 2
Tue 14 May 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 3
Tue 21 May 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 3
Tue 21 May 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 4
Tue 28 May 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 4
Tue 28 May 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 5
Tue 04 Jun 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 5
Tue 04 Jun 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Final Exam
Tue 11 Jun 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Swim Tests
Tue 11 Jun 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes

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11 Jun 2024 16 Jul 2024 € 650.00

Induction
Tue 11 Jun 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Knowledge Development 1
Tue 11 Jun 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 1
Tue 11 Jun 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 2
Tue 18 Jun 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 2
Tue 18 Jun 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 3
Tue 25 Jun 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 3
Tue 25 Jun 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 4
Tue 02 Jul 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 4
Tue 02 Jul 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 5
Tue 09 Jul 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 5
Tue 09 Jul 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Final Exam
Tue 16 Jul 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Swim Tests
Tue 16 Jul 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes

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16 Jul 2024 20 Aug 2024 € 650.00

Induction
Tue 16 Jul 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Knowledge Development 1
Tue 16 Jul 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 1
Tue 16 Jul 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 2
Tue 23 Jul 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 2
Tue 23 Jul 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 3
Tue 30 Jul 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 3
Tue 30 Jul 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 4
Tue 06 Aug 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 4
Tue 06 Aug 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Knowledge Development 5
Tue 13 Aug 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Confined Water 5
Tue 13 Aug 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes
Final Exam
Tue 20 Aug 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Swim Tests
Tue 20 Aug 2024
09:00 PM
60 minutes

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