Once this course is purchased within 24 hours, Riverside Scuba's Training Department will email you either a NAUI or SDI Scuba Diving course activation code.  Once you receive the activation code you will then creat your account with a username and password.  Once you have completed this process you can start your On-line 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.

The Open Water Scuba Diver course consists of four phases.

1st Phase, online e-learning academic portion which consists of 44 core topics and a short quiz for each topic and a final exam. During the on-line portion you will learn modern dive equipment, diving sciences, responsible diving practices, environment, 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, Classroom Academic Session(s).  Here we will review the on-line academic topics that you had struggled, along with the 3 rules of diving, Dive Tables, Lungs, Nitrogen & Diving, what is Decompression Sickness (DCS) and Lung Overpansion Injury, and how to avoid it, Equipment Assembly etc...

3rd Phase, 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 a NAUI or SDI Instructor.

4th Phase, open water training.  It consists 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 sessions and pool training.  

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 training with a certified 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.