What is Open Water?
Open Water
Course is the main scuba diving certification courses are taught by all
certification bodies. There are minor differences in course content between
organisms, but all include the same basic skills and knowledge you need to know
how free divers.
Who can apply?
Children
aged 10 years (12 years in some countries) may enroll in the Junior Open Water
course and 15 years can enroll in the Open Water course. Junior Open Water
certified divers are automatically upgraded to Open Water divers aged 15 years
without re-certification.
You also
need to be in good health with no health problems.
What is the right thing to do?
If you are
certified as Open Water Diver you can dive to 60 feet / 18 meters (40 feet / 12
meters 10-12 years) as long as accompanied by a colleague of the same level of
certification or higher (other others not so divers must be 18 years old for
Junior Open Air). You do not need to be accompanied by a divemaster or
instructor, but can, if you wish. You also qualify for the Advanced Open Water
and many of specialization.
How long is the course?
The program
is usually taught in 3-5 days diving destination, but also can be taught over
several weeks or even months if taken as a part-time course. Course content is
the same but the work day is much higher, though still very manageable, the
shorter course.
What should
I do to complete the course?
Knowledge for Development
You will get
books and videos to watch and study independently either on their own time,
with the help of your instructor, or in line with the guidance of e-learning.
You will learn the basics of technical diving, how it affects your body, dive
safety, equipment selection and maintenance, dive planning, and preview their
learned skills in the water. There will be a test at the end, but if you
increase the material should have no trouble passing.
Air Training Limited
Your
confined water training will be held at the pool or the pool and the
environment, for a quiet beach. Shallow water, enough to stand up to you to
learn all the basics you need to confidently and safely enjoy the diving. As
you gain confidence slowly into the deeper water and throw in some more
advanced skills and safety skills.
This is what
it is all about - diving in open water. Over four or more dives to practice all
the skills you've mastered confined water in open water, which means open sea
or other body of water used for diving. We practice the skills to teach until
it is completely safe and easy to perform in real diving situations. Of course,
it also will reach the whole world under the sea has to offer and develop a
kind of life you love to dive.
Should I
renew my certification?
Open Water
Certification forever and you do not need to be updated. However, it is
recommended that if you have not dived for a while (usually a year or more) or
do you need to improve your skills to make a review of diving. This review is a
short program in professional upgrades that can be combined with regular
immersion in the first place.
