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Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration: <\/strong>3 &#8211; 4 days<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who should take this course? <\/strong>To enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course (or Junior Open Water Diver course), you must be 10 years old or older. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Academic: <\/strong>The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:<br \/>\n&#8211; Knowledge Development ( online, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving<br \/>\n&#8211; Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills<br \/>\n&#8211; Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How can you start: <\/strong>Contact us\u00a0to get more information and to enroll in the course.<\/p>\n<p>You can either Enroll in Open Water Diver Online \u2013 PADI\u2019s eLearning option \u2013 and you can start learning right away. PADI Open Water Diver Online gives you the background information you need to dive safely and allows you to study at your own pace through an interactive computer-based program. Get started now!<br \/>\nYou can also start learning at the dive center with PADI\u2019s materials : Open Water Diver TouchTM (a tablet app) or the Open Water Diver Manual and Open Water Diver Video (a book and DVD package). Contact us to enroll in the course, Your PADI Instructor will schedule time with you to check your progress and make sure you understand important scuba diving information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Equipment: <\/strong>In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear, including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device and a tank. 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