Open Water Diver Course

                                     

Week Night / Weekend Class

At Dive California we offer both private and group classes depending on your schedule requirements and interests. One advantage to getting your Open Water Certification in San Diego with us is that we limit our class size to No more than 6 Students. Where other Dive shops go for volume, our training goal is to develop the SAFEST and MOST COMPETENT divers possible.

Our typical Open Water Course consists of a classroom workshop, a confined water pool dive session, followed by 2 days of open water diving where you'll complete 4 certification Ocean dives.

We offer 2 different price categories as followed below:

$199.00 SPECIAL, when you purchase your personal equipment scuba package (5 items), Mask, Snorkel, Fins, Boots and Gloves at DIVE CALIFORNIA, and YES we will match any competitive price on the same non-sale items from any competitor in San Diego. You are also elegible for a 10% STUDENT DISCOUNT on all non-sale items when you purchase scuba gear during your course period an additional 30 days after certification.

Or you may choose,
 
$299.00 if you with to bring your already owned or borrowed personal scuba gear.

Your Responsibilities are:

Remember, We will also match any competitiors equipment price in San Diego (Authorized dealers only accepted, restriction may apply.)    

The majority of the academic work will be completed on your own. There is a DVD to watch and a book with Knowledge Reviews that must be completed prior to the class. The information on the DVD will complement and reinforce what you have read in the book. You may also choose to do the academic work on-line (see the above link and click on it). 

During the class you'll meet with your Instructor who will review your Knowledge Reviews and explain any information you didn't fully understand. You will also complete four ten-question quizzes and one fifty-question final exam on the information you've learned. At that point we'll fit you for a wetsuit, buoyancy compensator (BCD), and get you geared up for the diving that comes next. 

Following the class we'll meet at the pool to review thirteen separate skills before we venture out in the ocean. The open water dive training pool session normally takes four to six hours to complete, depending on the class size. As a final step in your Open Water Diver Certification, we take you on four ocean dives conducted over two days. On the ocean dives we will pratice some of the skills we worked on in the pool.

At that point you're a certified diver, and welcomed at any dive shop on the planet!

Private - Beach Dive Program

The Private Beach Dive Program incorporates hours of personalized and customized Instruction to your Schedule with 4 Local San Diego Beach Dives to complete your Certification.

You may substitude a Local Point Loma Kelpbed or Coronado Island (Mexico) 2-Tank Boat Dive at additional cost of  $80.00 to $129.00 per person.

1Person - $595.00p/p
2People - $550.00p/p
3People - $500.00p/p

The Tuition Fee to DIVE CALIFORNIA includes: