Open Water Diver

Get Certified with Goose's Scuba! Take the PADI Open Water Diver Course with Northwest Indiana's only IDC Training facility!!

Get your PADI Scuba Certification.  If you've always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures or simply see the wondrous world beneath the waves, this is where it starts.

The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world's most popular scuba course, and has introduced millions of people to the adventurous diving lifestyle.  Start your scuba certification online.

 

What You Learn

The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:

First is Knowledge Development (start now online or complete home study and classroom sessions) to understanding the basic principles of scuba diving.

Second is the Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills.

Last, we take to the Open Water to review your skills from the Confined Water Dives and enhance them through exploration!

If you've tried diving through a Discover Scuba Diving experience or resort course, the skills you learned will be great starting ground as you work toward the full PADI Open Water Diver course certification.

Prerequisites
To enroll in the PADI Open Water Diver course or Junior Open Water Course, you must:
Be 10 years or older (PADI eLearning requires a minimum age of 13 years due to international internet laws)

The Fun Part
The fun part about this course is ... well, just about all of it because learning to dive is incredible.  You breathe underwater for the first time (something you'll never forget) and learn what you need to know to become a certified diver.  During the course, you'll make at least five confined water dives and four dives at local dive sites under the supervision of your PADI Instructor.

Get College Credit
You may be able to earn college credit for completing the PADI Open Water Diver course through Goose's Scuba!

The Scuba Gear You Use
In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear.  The equipment you wear varies somewhat depending upon whether you're diving in tropical, temperate or cold water.

Check with Goose's about the gear you'll use during this Open Water course.

The Learning Materials You Need
PADI offers a variety of home-study materials for the Open Water Diver course.  While eLearning is the most convenient option, you may also choose a book and DVD package or a multimedia DVD-ROM.




PADI's Open Water Diver materials cover what you need to know about basic scuba diving skills, terminology and safety procedures.  For each concept you'll read a description and watch a video demonstration.  Then you'll jump in the pool (or pool-like environment) to practice these skills with your instructor.  Later, as a certified diver, use the course materials as a reference guide for future diving adventures and to review what you learned.

NOTE: Enroll in the PADI Open Water Diver Course Online for immediate computer-based access to the manual and video integrated into seamless, guided online learning.

To purchase these products, contact Goose's Scuba Shack and talk with one of the staff or instructor's.

Start Now
You don't have to wait to get going.  With PADI eLearning and the PADI Open Water Course Online, you can start right now.  The PADI Open Water Diver Course Online lets you learn the background information you need before each dive at your own pace through friendly, interactive learning.  When signing up, be sure to indicate Goose's Scuba as the dive shop that you will complete your certification through.

Goose's Scuba Course Price: Varies based on course options, please call or email for details!

Adventure Diver


Your Adventure Starts here with the most Experienced IDC Dive Shop in Northwest Indiana and Chicago

The PADI Adventure Diver course helps you get more out of diving by introducing you to new types of scuba diving adventures.  It's a great opportunity to work with your favorite instructor to build your scuba diving skills and gain more confidence.

The Fun Part

Have you always wanted to try digital underwater photography?  How about wreck diving?  Here's your chance because you can sample three dives of your choice, get a taste of what you like, and feel more at ease in the water, thus strengthening your underwater skills and letting you enjoy scuba diving more than ever.

Each Adventure dive may be credited toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Course.  This means you can be well on your path to becoming a Master Scuba Diver. 

What You Learn

You can choose what you're most interested in learning.  Need to work on your buoyancy skills?  Try the Peak Performance Buoyancy Adventure Dive.  Want to know what you're looking at down there?  Try the AWARE-Fish Identification Adventure Dive.  Choose any three of the following dives:

Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 10 years old and older:

AWARE-Fish Identification
Boat Diver
Digital Underwater Photography
Dry Suit Diver
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Underwater Naturalist
Underwater Navigator

Additional Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 12 years old and older:

Deep Diver
Multilevel Diver
Night Diver
Search and Recovery Diver
Underwater Videography
Wreck Diver

The Scuba Gear You Use

You use all your basic scuba gear including your underwater compass.  Depending on which three adventure dives you pick, you may also try out underwater photography equipment, dive lights, dry suits, or other specialty gear.

Check with Goose's Scuba for the equipment you will need for your Adventure Dives.

The Learning Materials You Need

PADI's Adventures in Diving Manual and video on DVD provide information on more that 16 types of specialty diving.  You'll use them as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and prepare for new experiences and adventures.

Curious about night diving?  Flip to the night diving chapter.  Once you've previewed the skills, your favorite instructor will guide you on your first night diving adventure.  Having trouble with underwater navigation?  Review the underwater navigation section then sign up for the Underwater Navigation Adventure dive with your Northwest Indiana IDC dive shop, Goose's Scuba Shack.

To purchase this product or rent equipment come into Goose's Scuba and we will get you set up.

Prerequisites

To take the Adventure Diver course, you must be:

A PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from a recognized training organization)
Minimum age:  15 years old (10 years old for PADI Junior Adventure Diver)

Goose's Scuba Course Price: $50 per dive

Your Next Adventure

After your PADI Adventure Diver certification you can take the next step by completing two more adventure dives.  If you've completed five total adventure dives that include deep and navigation, you're a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver.

PADI Adventure Dives can also count towards PADI Specialty Diver certifications.  For example, if you liked your Night Adventure Dive so much that you wanted to take a complete PADI Night Diver Specialty course, your Night Adventure Dive can count as the first dive of that specialty.

 



Rescue Diver

The PADI Rescue Diver Course Always been described as "Challenging" and "Rewarding"!  In this course you will be challenged and build upon what you have learned already.  Goose's Instructors will continue to expand on your knowledge on how to prevent problems and manage them if that unforeseen issue occurs.

The Fun Part   

The fun part about this course is rising to the challenges and mastering them.  Most divers find this course both demanding and rewarding, and at the end, they say it is the best course they've ever taken.

 Get College Credit 

 You may be able to earn college credit for the PADI Rescue Diver course

 What You Learn 

Self Rescue
Recognizing and managing stress in other divers
Emergency management and equipment
Rescuing panicked divers
Rescuing unresponsive divers

The Scuba Gear You will Use  

You use all your basic scuba gear including a dive computer and accessories. 

Come into Goose's Scuba Shack for any rental equipment that you may need for this course.

 The Learning Materials You Need 

 Come into Goose's Scuba for the Rescue Diver Crewpak.  It will have all the materials that you need for becoming a PADI Rescue Diver.  Included within is the Rescue Diver Manual, Rescue Diver DVD, Pocket Mask and a Surface Safety Device (Safety Sausage).  Also, you are able to enroll for the PADI Rescue Diver eLearning.  Through eLearning you are able to take all the knowledge portions of the Rescue Diver course at home.

No matter which method of instruction you choose, the physical training of the PADI Rescue Diver course is where all your skills will be honed.

Goose's Scuba Shack has this product and is always looking to set up classes for you.

Prerequisites 

To enroll in the PADI Rescue Diver course, you must:

Be 12 years or older
Have a PADI Adventure or Advanced Diver certification (or have a qualifying certification from another recognized organization)
Be trained and current for first aid and CPR within the previous two years (you can ask Goose's Scuba about Emergency First Response, CPR and first aid courses).

Rescue Diver Online

The PADI Rescue Diver Course is the newest addition to the PADI eLearning family.  Rescue Diver Online gets you started right away and let's you learn at your own pace and in your own time.  START NOW!

Your Next Adventure

After completing CPR and first aid and taking the PADI Rescue Diver course, you should take the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider course.  Together these three courses round out your ability to handle scuba diver emergencies.

Master Scuba Diver

Sharpen Your Skills with the PADI Master Scuba Diver Rating!!!

You have the passion!  You want to join the best of the best, the black belt of recreational divers as it were.  You want to live the dive lifestyle and continue to explore the underwater world.  You want to go places and see things that most others will never experience!

Is it a Pipe Dream?

Heck NO!  YOU ABSOLUTELY can do all of that and more by becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver.  This is a rating that puts you in a class of distinction!  Writing your ticket of endless adventure and opportunites through the experience and scuba training that sets you apart.

The Fun Part

With that PADI Master Scuba Diver rating, you have reached the highest non professional level in the PADI System of diver education.  It means that you have acquired significant training and experience in a variety of dive environments.  You just have to pick out the dive specialty courses that you want.

Prerequisites

Need to be 12 years old or older
PADI Open Water Diver (or qualified certification from a recognized organization)
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualified certification from a recognized organization)
PADI Rescue Diver (or qualified certification from a recognized organization)
Minimum of five PADI Specialty Diver Courses
Minimum of 50 logged dives

For more information on becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver, contact Goose's Scuba.  We can help you acheive this standard of diver training and enjoyment.

Scuba Review


Feeling a little rusty? Going on a trip and haven't been in the water for a while? Choose the level of Scuba Review that best meets your needs. Having trouble deciding? Either give us a call or shoot us an e-mail and we will help you figure out what level of review is best for you.


SCUBA REVIEW LEVEL 1: (REVIEW L1) - ONLY $50.00

This is the course for you if it's been a while since you've been in the water and you just need a tuneup before your next dive or vacation.

Get back into the pool with a Divemaster to review skills, equipment set-up, buoyancy and more.
1 - Pool Dive

prerequisite: AGE 10 and Open Water Certified

SCUBA REVIEW LEVEL 2: (REVIEW L2) - ONLY $95.00

This course is Great for divers that have been away from the diving lifestyle for more than a year. You need to review the basic skills as well as some of the diving knowledge.

Get back into the pool with a Divemaster to review skills, equipment set-up, buoyancy and more. Also review classroom and Dive tables.
prerequisite: AGE 10 and Open Water Certified

1 - Pool Dive and 1 - Classroom Session

SCUBA REVIEW LEVEL 3: (REVIEW L3) - ONLY $140.00

This course is perfect for divers that have been away from the water for 3 years or more. You will review basic skills and dive knowledge, and make your next Open Water venture with a Dive Professional by your side.

Get back into the pool with a Divemaster to review skills, equipment set-up, buoyancy and more. Also review classroom and Dive tables. PLUS hit the Open Water under the guidance of a PADI Professional.
prerequisite: AGE 10 and Open Water Certified

1 - Pool Dive, 1 - Classroom Session and 1 - Open Water Dive.

Has it been a LONG time since you've been in the water? Don't worry, at Goose's Scuba we can meet with all levels of divers and discuss your best option for getting back into the water. Diving is a lifelong activity, let us help you get it back into your life today!