The South West's First & Only Premier PADI 5 Star Career Development Centre

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PADI 5 Star Career Development Centre

Looe Divers - the closest full-service 5 star dive centre to the Scylla Site. Hard Boat diving.

 

TEL 01503 262727

Phone lines open 10:00 - 16:00

 


PADI Open Water Diver course.

Learn to scuba dive with LOOE DIVERS in Cornwall

Click here to download PADI Open Water Diver course details (PDF)

PADI Open Water Diver Course Details

Now is the time to dive into the PADI Open Water Diver course, the most popular dive program in the world! This is your ticket to a lifetime of intense adventure with PADI, the dive company that sets the standards in the global diving community.

What do I need to start?
Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification. Looe Divers' regular schedule is for anybody over the age of 15. If you are between 10 and 14 or have a child between these ages, there is a PADI Junior Open Water Diver program available and Looe Divers can offer a Personalised Family Open Water Course, tailored just for you - contact centre for details.

What will I do?
Throughout the course, you’ll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques. You earn this rating by completing five pool/confined water dives and knowledge development sessions and by making four open water/sea dives.

PADI Open Water Diver Crew PakHow long will it take?
PADI programs are performance based. You proceed as you demonstrate mastery of the course skills. This allows you to work at a pace that is comfortable for you. At Looe Divers, we schedule our PADI Open Water Diver courses to run over evenings and weekends, allowing you to complete the course without having to take time from work.

What will I need?

Where can I go from here?
Continue the adventure with PADI’s Adventures in diving program, you next step in exploring the underwater world. Stop by Looe Divers or explore the Training Section of Looe Divers' website, for more information on the PADI Adventures In Diving program. Upgrade to PADI Advanced Open Water by completing Looe Divers' PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy course and the National Geographic Diver Specialty course, followed by our Advanced Upgrade - Dive the Scylla!

Learn to Scuba Dive in Looe’s beautiful Marine Reserve, just 15 metres in front of the dive centre and Looe Island, just 200 metres off shore.  You can up-grade to our Advanced Open Water Course, during your Open Water course and enjoy the adventure of diving the Scylla - Europe's First Artificial Diving Reef.

QUALITY TRAINING / QUALITY DIVE TEAM / QUALITY DIVE EQUIPMENT / QUALITY EXPERIENCE

...with LOOE DIVERS, the South West's only PADI 5 Star Career Development Centre and National Geographic Dive Centre ( the sign of a professional establishment ).

Plan now... once certified you can join our Dive Club - Freemembership to Looe Diver's Dive Club with every Open Water course (NB. membership expires 31/12)

All equipment is provided free of charge, however for personal hygiene reasons, most candidates purchase a mask, snorkel and hood from our fantastic dive store.

PADI OPEN WATER DIVER - LEARN TO SCUBA DIVE WEEKEND COURSES - ONLY £299 INCLUDING PADI OPEN WATER CREW PACK, GEAR RENTAL, CERTIFICATION FEE & CLUB MEMBERSHIP (PADI DVD for course available to buy at discounted rate)

 

Our PADI Open Water Diver Course generally runs to the following schedule:

First Friday Night - Course orientation, diving equipment selection for the course, first confined water pool dive and course learning materials collection (it is advised that you pop into the dive centre after booking to collect your materials and start your course straight away)

 

Subsequent Weekends - Confined water / pool dives, Knowledge development & Open Water sea dives. There are five confined water pool dive modules in the course where you are introduced to diving skills and why you need to know them until you reach mastery in the skills. These sessions are normally conducted on Friday evenings 6pm - 8:30pm. These sessions are performance based as opposed to time based. Our Confined water / pool sessions are fun sessions that will give you confidence and put a smile on your face!

 

Open Water Dives - This is where we make the four open water sea dives. On these dives you repeat the skills that you have mastered in confined water, in open water in the sea. You will also have a reef tour on each dive where you can witness the spectacle of the underwater world! On the last Sunday afternoon, we catch up on some paperwork ready for certification as PADI Open Water Divers. We will also inform you of how and when to get involved with our dive club , diving with Looe Divers and progressing to your next steps of PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialist, PADI National Geographic Diver & PADI Advanced Open Water Diver.

MEDICAL FITNESS TO SCUBA DIVE

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Download the Medical Statement by following the link below: Follow the instructions - if you can answer 'YES' to any question, print off the Medical Statement and take it along to your doctor to obtain Medical Approval to Scuba Dive. If you require Medical Approval to Scuba Dive, you will be asked to submit your approval (signed by your doctor) to your PADI Instructor. You will not be allowed to scuba dive if you do not submit your medical approval, where required. Please complete the Medical Statement (with the help of your parents/guardian where applicable) and bring it along with you to your Scuba Session.

Click here to download the PADI Medical Statement Medical Statement.

Prior Bookings Only. Next evening course starts Friday 30th May 6pm - 9pm

Learn to scuba dive with Jon Bass - PADI Course Director/Instructor Trainer and owner of Looe Divers

Click HERE to email your interest or call Jon on 01503 262727.

10 Reasons to Learn to Dive
 

1. Escape to a different world. Scuba takes you to a different world with new colours, shapes, textures and creatures – a world where the roles you play – husband, wife, mother, father, friend – take on a new dimension. Become a scuba diver and escape to a peaceful place to renew your energy and excite your senses.

2. Explore new places. Scuba diving frees you to explore the underwater world – from historic shipwrecks and pristine reefs to the mysteries of your local quarry. Become a scuba diver and explore what you’ve been missing.

3. Experience a connection with nature; a feeling of freedom, and a transformation. Diving connects you with nature. It immerses you in new sensations and experiences. It transforms your perception of life forever. Become a diver and transform yourself.

4. Inexpensive compared with getting started in other popular adventure sports and outdoor activities learning to dive isn’t expensive. For example, you can expect to pay about the same as you would for:

• a full day of surfing lessons
• a weekend of rock climbing lessons
• a weekend of kayaking lessons
• a weekend of fly-fishing lessons
• about three hours of private golf lessons
• about three hours of private water skiing lessons
• one amazing night out at the pub!

5. Great value as learning to dive is a great value when you consider that your PADI Instructor is a highly trained and experienced professional. Invest in scuba diving lessons and learn something you’ll enjoy the rest of your life. From the first day, diving starts transforming your life with new experiences you share with friends. And, you can do it almost anywhere there is water.

6. Dive anywhere there’s water – from a swimming pool to the ocean and all points in between, including quarries, lakes, rivers and springs. Your experience level, site accessibility, conditions and your interests determine where you can dive. For example, if you’ve just finished your PADI Open Water Diver course, you probably won’t be diving under the Antarctic ice on your next dive. But, don’t limit your thinking to the warm, clear water you see in travel magazines. Some of the best diving is closer than you think, and more unusual than you think.

7. Dive Local Diving your own back yard has more to offer than you might first think. They may be a ship-wreck, manmade reservoir or a fossil-filled river. It’s not all about great visibility because what you see is more important than how far you see.

8. PADI training The only truly important thing about where you dive is that you have the training and experience appropriate for diving there, and that you have a dive buddy to go with you. Your local PADI Dive Centre, Looe Divers can help you organise great local diving or a dive vacation. Visit today to get started.

9. Dive Now! You’ll be diving in less time than you think. Typically, you complete the PADI Open Water Diver course over anywhere from three or four days to six weeks, depending upon how frequently you meet with your instructor. PADI courses are performance-based, which means your instructor’s interested in you learning to dive, not in how long you sit in a class. This means that you progress at your own pace – faster or slower depending upon the time you need to become a confident diver who dives regularly.

10. It’s fun! You will find your social life really takes off when you start diving. The contacts you make through this sport can potentially last a lifetime. The fun you have outside of the water can equal the enjoyment you have in it. What have you got to lose?

Prior Bookings Only. Next evening course starts Friday 30th May 6pm - 9pm

Learn to scuba dive with Jon Bass - PADI Course Director/Instructor Trainer and owner of Looe Divers

Click HERE to email your interest or call Jon on 01503 262727.

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