As per recent BC Health Orders, effective September 13th, all divers participating in classes or trips must be able to provide proof of at least a single Vaccination. By October 17th, divers will need to be fully vaccinated in order to participate in a dive course. This is a temporary measure, and we appreciate your cooperation and understanding as we work through this period.
Students are required to provide their own personal gear (mask, snorkel & fins) for the course. Fins can be rented for $10, but all divers must bring or purchase their own mask, snorkel and regulator mouthpiece.
Must be 10 years of age or older.
Must be able to complete a medical questionnaire, and obtain medical clearance if necessary. Click here to download the PADI Medical Questionnaire. (A list of physicians considered knowledgeable and competent in diving medicine for the purposes of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation on WORK SAFE BC >>).
Before completing the PADI Open Water Diver course, your instructor will have you demonstrate basic water skill comfort by having you: swim 200 metres/yards. There is no time limit for this, and you may use any swimming strokes you want. You will also need to float or tread water for 10 minutes, again using any methods that you want.
Something come up and need to postpone your course? No problem! To avoid late cancellation fees, we ask that you give us 14 Days notice, as we do fill up quickly so we’d like to have time to fill your spot.
Unfortunately we do not offer refunds, but we would be happy to move you to a different date or offer you a credit towards a future trip or course.
Private Fast Track cancellations may incur an additional fee if we need to cancel the pool booking.
Our full cancellation policy can be found here
When you are arranging to complete your ocean dives, please make sure you complete the dives with a PADI Dive Shop. You can use PADI’s dive shop locator here.
After you complete your class/pool work, you will need to make sure to ask for a copy of your paperwork to take to your referring dive shop.
When arranging a shop to complete your dives, be sure to ask if they include the cost of the certification (PIC). We are seeing more and more shops charging exorbitant amounts for just processing the certification. If they charge more than $40, it is possible for us to sell you a paper PIC to take with you. Once the instructor signs off, you will just need to mail it in to PADI, along with a picture. Please let us know in advance, as we do not always have the paper PIC’s in stock.
If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts.
The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases: