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!