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 Escape to a different world with new colors, shapes, textures and creatures. Explore and connect with nature. Experience new sensations and new perspectives. Become a diver and transform yourself forever.

Explore the underwater world from historic shipwrecks and pristine reefs to the mysteries of your local quarry. When you become a scuba diver, you can see what youve been missing locally or on vacation.

WHY DIVE?

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WHAT D I L Do Learn? ?
When becoming a PADI Open Water Diver, you enjoy three simple phases:

2. Conned Water/ Pool Dives You develop basic scuba skills in a pool or in a body of water with pool-like conditions. Here, you learn everything from setting up your gear to how to easily get water out of your mask without surfacing. 3. Open Water Dives You and your new friends youve made continue learning during four open water dives with your PADI Instructor in a typical dive environment. This is where you have fun putting it all together and fully experience the underwater adventure at the beginner level.
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1. Knowledge Development You learn things such as how pressure affects your body, how to choose the best gear and what to consider when planning dives.

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WHAT G Gear Do I N d? D Need?

As a minimum, you want your own mask, ns and snorkel when you start the PADI Open Water Diver course. These have a personal t, and your PADI Dive Center or Resort will help you choose ones that have the t and features best suited to you. Its a good idea to invest in as much of your own equipment as you can because youre more comfortable learning to dive using gear chosen and tted for you divers who own their own gear dive more having your own gear is part of the fun of diving Many dive operators provide the rest of your gear for all or part of your PADI Open Water Diver course as part of the enrollment fee.

WHAT GEAR DO I NEED?

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WHO Di Dives? ?
If you have an appetite for excitement and adventure, odds are you can become an avid PADI diver. Youll also want to keep in mind these requirements: 1. Physical For safety, all students complete a brief questionnaire about medical conditions. 2. Waterskills You demonstrate basic waterskill comfort by swimming 200 yards/metres. There is no time limit for this, and you may use any swimming strokes you want. You will also oat in deep water for 10 minutes, again using any methods that you want. 3. Learning Materials Youll need and use these training materials during and after your course: PADI Open Water Diver Manual and PADI Open Water Diver Video (a multimedia version is also available for computer based learning) Log book Recreational Dive Planner (Table, The WheelTM or eRDPTM) 4. Age You must be at least 10 years old.
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HOW S Soon? ?
Youll be diving in less time than you think. Typically, you complete the PADI Open Water Diver course over anywhere from four days to six weeks, depending upon how frequently you meet with your instructor. PADI courses are performancebased, which means your instructors interested in you learning to dive, not in how long you sit in a class. Progress at your own pace faster or slower depending upon the time you need to become a condent diver who dives regularly.

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IS IT E p Expensive? i ?
Compared with getting started in other popular adventure sports and outdoor activities learning to dive isnt expensive. You can expect to pay about the same as you would for: a full day of surng lessons a weekend of rock climbing lessons a weekend of kayaking lessons about three hours of private golf lessons an intense weekend of cake decorating lessons one amazing night out at the pub! When you invest in scuba diving lessons, you learn something youll enjoy the rest of your life. Learning to dive is a great value when you consider that your PADI Instructor is a highly trained and experienced professional, which is exactly what you want.

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When you learn to dive with PADI, you enjoy the highest standards for dive training, safety and customer service. With more than 5,000 PADI dive centers and resorts in more than 180 countries and territories, PADI makes learning to dive fun and convenient. Log onto www.padi.com to nd your nearest PADI facility and go dive today.

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