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PADI Open Water Diver

Your First Step Into Scuba Diving

Learn the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to become a certified diver with professional instruction from Innerspace Watersports.

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Become a Certified Diver
PADI Certification

Open Water Diver

$900 per diver + tax

Learn the fundamentals of recreational scuba diving through knowledge development, private pool training and real open-water dives.

Knowledge Development Learn fundamental scuba principles and safety.
Private Pool Training Practice essential skills in a controlled environment.
4 Open Water Dives Apply your skills in a real open-water environment.
PADI Certification Complete the program and become a PADI Open Water Diver.
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How It Works

From Beginner to Certified Diver

Your training progresses through three stages, giving you the knowledge and practical experience you need before earning your certification.

01

Knowledge Development

Learn the fundamental principles, terminology, equipment and safety practices behind recreational scuba diving.

Typical eLearning commitment: 5–10 hours
02

Confined Water Training

Work directly with your instructor in Innerspace Watersports' private pool facility and become comfortable using your scuba equipment.

Professional instructor supervision
03

Open Water Training

Complete four open-water training dives with your instructor and apply everything you learned in a real diving environment.

4 required open-water training dives
Build Your Skills

What You'll Learn

  • Assemble and properly use scuba equipment
  • Become comfortable breathing and moving underwater
  • Develop proper buoyancy control
  • Learn essential underwater safety skills
  • Handle common problems underwater
  • Dive responsibly with a buddy
  • Apply pool skills in real open water
  • Respect underwater environments and marine life
Before You Start

Course Requirements

Minimum Age 10 years old
Swimming Ability Must be able to swim and be comfortable in the water.
Health Participants must be medically fit for scuba diving.
Open Water Dives 4 training dives
Maximum Training Depth 18 m / 60 ft
Why Learn With Us?

Learn to Dive With Innerspace

Learning to dive isn't about rushing through a certification. It's about becoming comfortable, developing good habits and gaining the confidence to enjoy diving safely long after the course is finished.

Once certified, you can continue developing your skills through Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, specialty courses and professional-level training.

1982 Serving divers in Vernon and the Okanagan
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Ready to Become a Certified Diver?

Contact Innerspace Watersports for current course dates and reserve your spot in an upcoming PADI Open Water Diver course.

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