Learn To Dive Course

PADI Open Water Diver

Your adventure starts here.

Open Water Diver is the world's most popular scuba course and your first full certification. With a YAY Scuba PADI Instructor by your side in a relaxed, supportive setting, you'll go from your first breath underwater to diving with confidence. When you finish, you'll be certified to dive with a buddy almost anywhere in the world, for life.

What you'll learn

• Scuba gear: Set up, use, and care for your equipment.
• Buoyancy control: Hover effortlessly, which is the key to great dives and protecting the reef.
• Core skills: Clear your mask, share air, and handle common problems calmly.
• Dive planning and safety: Plan your dives and dive with a buddy.
• Respecting marine life: Enjoy the underwater world while leaving it as you found it.

How it works

1. PADI eLearning: Learn the principles of diving online at your own pace, about 5–10 hours on your computer or phone.
2. Pool sessions: Practice your skills in the pool with your instructor until they feel natural.
3. Open water dives: Complete four dives in open water to put everything together and earn your certification.

After certification: You can dive to a maximum of 60 feet, rent gear, get tanks filled, and book dive trips anywhere in the world.

Prerequisites

• Minimum age: 10 (divers ages 10–14 earn the Junior Open Water Diver certification)
• Able to swim and medically fit for diving. You'll complete a short swim and float test, plus the PADI medical questionnaire before any in-water training.

What's included:

• eLearning and pool training session with a professional: $565
• Pool sessions: $60
• Bundle total: $625