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Open Water Diver
Get Certified
Learn to Dive
Course Price $595
includes ALL course materials
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Dive World Austin prides itself on small classes to give our students a premium, personalized experience. ​Our open-water classes are capped at a maximum of six students. Our pros are professional, approachable, and knowledgeable - just what you need to put you at ease during your training!
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To enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course (or Junior Open Water Diver course), you must be 10 years old or older. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required!
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What will I learn?
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Learn the basic theories and best practices of scuba diving with the online academic portion of the course (PADI eLearning).
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Put theory into practice when you jump in our heated, indoor pool - the confined water sessions.
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Complete your open water dives (typically at Lake Travis or Spring Lake).
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What is included?
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All Training Materials (eLearning or traditional course manual)
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Instructor Fees, Pool Fees
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Dive World Austin provides scuba equipment as rental equipment - this includes a regulator, buoyancy control device (BCD), weights, and scuba cylinders, wetsuits, and hood/gloves.
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Air Fills
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Certification Card
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Not Included
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Entrance Fee to Mansfield Dam Park, $5.00 per person cash only, per day for the weekend of Open Water Certification Dives (2 days).
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Entrance Fee to Spring Lake in San Marcos, $40 per day.
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Each diver must have their own own mask (tempered glass) and snorkel comob, fins, and boots. Please do not buy online - buy from Dive World Austin and get 10% student discount and a custom fitting to ensure a proper fit which is critical to success in your training.
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*Note: An additional $225 fee is required for 10 and 11-year-old students as we must restrict class size to four students to maintain PADI standards.
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Make time for homework! Enroll at least one week prior to class. This will allow for adequate time to complete all training materials.
Private Courses​
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Description: includes eLearning materials, and a custom schedule for 1-6 individuals.
Entrance fees, mask, snorkel, fins, and dive booties are not included in the course fee.
Contact the store for pricing and to get started on your customized schedule.
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Already purchased your course from PADI.com?
Open Water Practical
(pool and lake dives)
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If you already purchased your course from PADI.com, you can complete your certification by scheduling your practical sessions (both confined-water and open-water dives) with Dive World Austin. Please contact the store to for pricing and to schedule.
Refer Out!
Finish your open-water cert dives at your dive destination
eLearning and Pool Sessions Only
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This is an excellent option for divers who want to minimize their training time on vacation! We will prepare you for your open-water certification dives wherever youyou travel! Complete your academics and confined-water (pool sessions) with us and finish your open-water certification at your dive destination. Check our schedule for Refer Out classes or contact us for a custom-schedule course.
Bonus - Travel with us! Pick a Dive World Austin dive destination where we have pros to complete your training! Contact the store to schedule.
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You can also join a regularly scheduled open water class for the confined water portion only. Check out our open water courses here!
Open Water Course Options
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You have three options for Open Water Certification:
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eLearning
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Traditional Classroom
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Split eLearning and practical dives
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eLearning
$595
Includes Open Water eLearning materials for online academic learning and practical (pool and lake dives)
Includes ALL course materials
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PADI eLearning means the classroom/academic portion of work is completed in the comfort of your own home, at your own pace using study tools that integrate text, images, and video into interactive learning experiences through a mobile device or computer.
After completing the eLearning coursework portion of certification, choose one of three options to complete your practical training sessions (confined-water training and open-water training).
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eLearning Open Water-Tuesday Start
Tues/Thurs evenings then weekend.
Academics completed online
Includes ALL course materials
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Description: Tues/Thurs. confined-water sessions are from 6-10:30 pm. Then on Sat/Sun open water dive sessions (4 total dives - 2 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday). Open water sessions typically start at 8 am at the lake and you are done by approximately 2:00 pm.
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Two-weekend course.
Academic pre-work completed online
Includes ALL course materials
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Description: two consecutive weekends. Weekend one: confined-water training from 8 am -1:30 pm. Weekend two: open water dive sessions (4 total dives - 2 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday). Open water sessions typically start at 8 am at the lake and you are done by approximately 2:00 pm.​
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Open Water - 4-Days-In-A-Row Class
Attend four consecutive-day water sessions
(pool and lake)
Academic pre-work completed online
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Description: Days one and two: confined-water dive training. Days three and four: open water dive sessions. The store will notify you of class times upon registration. Typically scheduled in the summer and over the holidays. (ex. Memorial and Labor Day weekends)
Contact the store for more details.
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Traditional Open Water
$595
Two consecutive weekends
Course manual for pre-work plus classroom time
Includes ALL course materials
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This is a classic approach to conducting development training in the dive center's classroom using hard copies of the training materials. Our weekend classes allow you to complete your scuba certification in two consecutive weekends. The first weekend consists of classroom and pool instruction (8:00 am - 5:30 pm). On the second weekend, you head to the open water on Lake Travis for your open water training dives (8:00 am - 2:00 pm).
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10 and 11-year-olds will be assessed a $225 upgrade charge due to class size limitations for this age group.
Read the Diver Medical Form carefully to determine if you need a physician's approval to participate in this course.
What's Next?
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After Open Water certification, take PADI Advanced Open Water and/or Rescue Diver. Or, work on honing your skills with a specialty dive course.