The Open Water Scuba Diver course consists of four phases.

1st Phase, is the on-line E-Learning academic portion with 44 core topics and a short quiz for each topic and a final exam. During the on-line portion you will learn the fundamental knowledge, skills to safely scuba dive and the safe rules of scuba diving down to a trained maximum depth of 60th feet at the comfort and pace at home with a computer, tablet or mobile device.

2nd Phase, is the Classroom Academic Sessions.  Here we will review the on-line academic topics that you had struggled, what are the 3 rules of diving, Dive Tables, Lungs, Nitrogen & Diving, what is Decompression Sickness (DCS) and how to avoid it, Equipment Assembly etc...

3rd Phase, Confine Water (pool) Skills Sessions.  Diving skills will be taught and practiced first in the comfort and convenience of a pool, under the supervision of a dive professional.

4th Phase, Open Water Skills.  It consists of a minimum of 4 open water dives, divided in 2 separate days sessions under the supervision of a dive professional.  During this session, you will apply the skills you have learned during your academic sessions and pool training.  

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates are 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 training.  That's why this course is the foundation upon which your entire diving adventure is based.  

Course Tuition Includes: E-learning, Classroom Academic Sessions, All basic Gear Rentals, Air Fills, Pool Training and Open Water Skill Dive Sessions, Dive Professional Fees and both Phyiscal and Digital Certification Card.

The only gear you have to purchase from Riverside Scuba is your personal gear package i.e. Mask, Snorkel, Boots, Fins, Gloves, Hood, Safety SMB and Safety Whistle.