Become a PADI Certified Open water diver with professional training and your first open water dives in the Caribbean Sea off of St Croix.

What to Expect:

The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:

• Knowledge Development (online eLearning), independent study or in a classroom) to understand the basic principles of scuba diving

• Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills

• Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore!

details:

To enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course (or Junior Open Water Diver course), you must:

• be 10 years old or older.
• Have adequate swimming skills.
• Be in good physical health.
• No prior experience with scuba diving is required.

Estimated Time:

• E-Learning (8-12 hours)
• Confined & Open Water Course Completion (12-16 hours)

GETTING YOUR CERTIFICATION

There are two steps to any Scuba Diving Certification – learning the fundamentals via coursework and then applying what you’ve learned in the open water. 

STEP 1 – ELEARNING

• Sign up for PADI Open Water Diver – click here
• eLearning coursework consists of lectures, videos, knowledge reviews & tests.
• Complete the online portion at your own pace.
• You will pay PADI directly for the eLearning portion of your Open Water Diver certification course.

STEP 2 – PRACTICAL SKILLS/Confined & open water dives

• Your Cane Bay Dive Shop trained PADI Instructor will work with you in the water to apply the skills you’ve learned.  
• Learn basic scuba skills in a pool (or pool-like environment) with your instructor.
• When you’re ready, make four dives in an open water environment (the ocean) with your instructor supporting you every step of the way.
• Course Completion fees are in addition to PADI eLearning fees and paid directly to Cane Bay Dive Shop.