Includes ALL course materials.

Weekend One: Satruday and Sunday, 8:00 am - 12:30 pm or 1:00 - 5:30 pm on both Saturday and Sunday; complete ALL online coursework before your first session; quick-review quiz on day one; confined-water sessions to follow

Weekend Two: Saturday and Sunday, 8 am-3 pm; open water training dives (4 total dives) at Windy Point Park on Lake Travis

Dive World Austin prides itself on small classes to give our students a premium, personalized experience. Open-water classes are capped at a maximum of six students. Our pros are professional, approachable, and knowledgeable-simply the best!  

To enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course (or Junior Open Water Diver course), you must be 10 years old or older. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required!

What will I learn?

• Learn the basic theories and best practices of scuba diving in a classroom session
• Put theory into practice when you jump in our heated, indoor pool
• Head to Lake Travis (15 mins away!) to complete your open-water dives

What is included?

• ALL Training Materials: eLearning, PADI logbook, student file folder, PADI sticker, and Blue zipper pouch. Must pick up and complete ALL training materials BEFORE the start of class
• Instructor Fees
• Pool Fees
• Dive World Austin provides basic scuba equipment including a regulator, buoyancy control device (BCD), weights, and scuba cylinders
• Wetsuits, hoods, and gloves are provided depending on the season and water temperature
• Air Fills
• Certification Card

Not Included

• Entrance Fee to Windy Point Scuba Park; $15.00 per person, per day for the weekend of Open Water Certification Dives (2 days)
• Entrance Fee to Spring Lake in San Marcos; $40 per day. (Some courses will be designated for dives at Spring Lake)
• Personal gear: mask (tempered glass), fins, boots, and snorkel-shop at local at Dive World Auti and receive a 10% student discount 

*Note:  A additional $200 fee for 10 and 11-year-old students will be added due to the class size being limited to only four students. Must call to book 10 and 11-year-olds. 

Make time for homework! Enroll at least one week prior to class. This will allow for adequate time to complete all training materials.

You have two options for Open Water Certification:

1. Traditional Classroom-course manual, time to review dive theory with the instructor, written final exam, two confined water sessions, four open water certification dives
2. eLearning-all coursework completed online including the final exam (no classroom time), quick review quiz with the instructor, two confined water sessions, four open water certification dives

Download Diver Medical Form here

Read the Diver Medical Form carefully to determine if you need a physician's approval to participate in this course.