Once this course is purchased within 24 hours, Riverside Scuba's Training Department Dive Professional will create either a SSI, NAUI or SDI account for you, and enroll you in this course.  Once the activation code is activated, you will receive an email with instructions to create a password.  Once you have completed this process you can start your Online E-Learning portion of the course.

PREREQUISITES FOR ENTERING THIS COURSE

• 15 years old for Open Water Scuba Diver certification.
• 10 -14 years old for Junior Open Water Scuba Diver certification.
• Know how to swim

Water Skills Training Include

• Regulator Removal, Placement & Recovery

• Mask: Partial, Full Flooding, Full Removal, Placement & Clearing

• BCD Removal and Placement

• Buoyancy Skills

• Equalization Techniques

• Ascents and Descents

• Out of Air Procedures

• Buddy Assistance

• ... and much more!

You will have plenty of time for just plain old FUN!!! We will make sure you are completely comfortable in this confined water environment before we move on to the next step - Open Water surface and underwater dive skills.

The Open Water dives will give you the actual practical experience you need to feel confident to dive safely on your own to a maximum depth of 60 feet.

It's your course on your time. Study offline, or online using a computer, tablet or mobile device. Connect with your instructor whenever you have a question.

• eLearning time commitment

The Open Water Scuba Diver course consists of four phases.

Phase 1

1. Independent online e-learning academic study.  This makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into your busy schedule. Learn about scuba diving principles and terminology whenever, wherever it's convenient for you whether on the go, at home or at work. This phase consists of 44 core topics and a short quiz for each topic and a final exam. During the online e-learning portion, you will learn

• Modern dive equipment
• Diving sciences
• Responsible diving practices
• Environment
• Fundamental knowledge
• The safe rules of scuba diving down to a trained maximum depth of 60th feet

Phase 2

Classroom Academic Session(s).  Here we will review the on-line academic topics that you had struggled, along with the following:

• 3 rules of diving,
• Dive Tables
• Lungs
•  Nitrogen & Diving
• What is Decompression Sickness (DCS)
• Lung Overpansion Injury, how to avoid it,
• Equipment Assembly etc...

Phase 3

Confine Water (pool) training session(s).  Diving skills will be taught and practiced first in the comfort and convenience of a pool, under the supervision of an Instructor.  The pool water training skills will be as follows:

• Swim Assesment 

• Inflator Hose Disconnect and Re-Connect From BCD Power Inflator Both On The Surface and Underwater

• SMB Deployment On The Surface

• Tire Diver Tow (3 methods) On The Surface

• Self and Buddy Cramp Removal on The Surface and Underwater

• BCD Removal and Placement on The Surface and Underwater

• Regulator Removal, Placement & Recovery At The Bottom

• Mask Partial Flooding,Clearing and Full Removal, Placement & Clearing At The Bottom

• Stationary Share Air As a Donor and Receiver

• Buoyancy Skills At The Bottom

• Equalization Techniques

• Ascents and Descents

• Buddy Assistance

• Share Air on Accent

• Emergency Accent (Out of Air)

• ... and much more!

Phase 4

Open water training.  It consists of a minimum of four (4) open water dives, divided in two (2) separate calendar days under the supervision of an Instructor.  During this session, you will apply the knowledge and skills you have learned during your academic and pool training sessions..  

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be considered competent to engage in open water diving activities without supervision down to a trained maximum depth of 60 feet, provided the diving activities and the areas dived approximate those of your training with a certified experience dive buddy.  That's why this course is the foundation upon which your entire diving adventure is based.

DISCLAIMERS

All of the above pricing is based upon student purchasing their Basic Personal Gear Package from Riverside Scuba, Inc. i.e. Mask, Snorkel, Boots, Fins, Gloves, Hood, Safety SMB , Safety Whistle and log book.  Students who have their own personal basic personal gear package/or purchased said package from another retailer, there will be an additional charge for the course in the amount of $100.00.  Please contact Riverside Scuba, Inc. for any and all terms, conditions & requirements.