DIVELINE PADI Open Water Diver Course

The DIVELINE PADI Open Water Course is your first learning to dive experence in Melbourne.

Victoria offers a fantastic variety of dive sites for you to explore. You will have the opportunity to discover a world of reefs, shipwrecks and see some unique and stunning marine life. On completion of the course you will be qualified to dive anywhere in the world to a depth of 18 metres.

Diveline PADI Open Water Divers are qualified to:

• Dive a maximum depth of 18 metres
• Obtain air fills, rent or purchase scuba equipment and participate in dive activities as long as properly supervised
• Continue dive training by completing the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification and taking certain specialty diver courses
• Avoid fee on first boat dive

Prerequisites:

• Minimum of 10 years of age for junior open water
• Minimum of 15 years of age for open water course
• Need to be comfortable in the water, swim 200m and tread water for 10 minutes
• Need to be in good physical and mental health
• Diver scuba diving medical Highly Recommended. Required if you are over 45 years of age, and, or if you answer yes to any question on the medical disclaimer. Go to https://www.spums.org.au/ to find a local certified dive doctor.
• Your own mask, snorkel, boots and fins (receive 10% of snorkeling gear at Diveline whilst booked on course)

The Diveline PADI Open Water Course consists of three main phases:

• Knowledge Development (online, independent study / in the classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving
• Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills. Need to pass 24 skills
• Open Water Dives (3 Shore Dives + 1 Boat Dive) to use your skills and explore the underwater world

Costs Include:

• PADI Standard Open Water e-learning.
• Use of Rental Scuba Equipment, (where required) including BCD (Buoyancy Control Device), Regulators, Computer, Weights, Cylinders and Air Fills
• Pool Entry Fees
• Professional PADI Scuba Diving Instructor for 3 Days
• PADI Certification e-Card, most accepted diving licence in the world. Life long licence.
• 1 Boat Dive

Cost does NOT include:

• Snorkelling, being appropriate scuba diving Mask, Snorkel, Fins and Booties
• Travel to other locations used during the undertaking of the course

Whilst booked on course you are entitled to 10% off snorkelling gear available for purchase at Diveline

Basic snorkelling gear equipment can be hired for $40 a day,

Courses Runs:

• Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Saturday, Sunday, Saturday
• During peak season mid week courses

Course Structure

Day         Description                                                         Duration

Day 1      Theory & Confined Water Dives                      Approximately 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Day 2      2 Open Water Shore Dives                               Approximately 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Day 3      1 Open Water Boat Dive & 1 Shore Dive        Approximately 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

**Cancellation within 48 hours will incur a $50 fee