SSCE - Open Water Diver - English

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.

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

1. Knowledge Development (home study) to understand basic principles of scuba diving.

2. Confined Water dives to learn basic scuba skills.

3. Open Water dives to review your skills and explore.

Before each course, the administration must be in order. Download these forms and hand it in at the first contact moment. 

If you answered a question of the medical statement with 'yes', than this form must also be signed by a physician.

The learning materials

PADI offers home-study materials for the Open Water Diver course. From SSC you will get these in the Open Water Student Kit. 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 to practice these skills with your instructor and later you'll demonstrate these skills in the Open Water Dives. 

Later, as a certified diver, use the course materials as a reference guide for future diving adventures and to review what you learned. 

Knowledge Reviews

Before the start of the training you get the student kit from the SSC. 

To take part you need to fill in the knowledge reviews of the five chapters and drop them off at the start of the first pool training.

You will start the first pool training with some quizzes and the second pool training you will start with the theory exam. During the pool sessions, you must bring a pen and note paper.

Certification

We need need 2 passport photos for our administration and your certification, drop them off at the start of the first pool training.

In three to five training moments you will learn the proper technique for equipment assembly, diving and problem solving. You can find these techniques on the PADI website with the code in you student kit. You will practise these after the demonstration of your instructor.

The pool water is not hot. To borrow a diver shorty or windsurf suit from a friend or colleague is convenient. The training lasts until approximately 14:30 so it is wise to bring a lunch.

Metingpoint is the frontdesk.

Equipment

You must take the open-water diving equipment (dive computer, compass, diving suit, regulator, compressed air cylinder, BCD, weight belt and 8 kg of lead) with you. SSCE has rented these items as part of your training at Safe Diving at Esp 108 in Eindhoven. An appointment has been made to fit the diving equipment. The basic set (mask, snorkel, shoes and fins) are not included in this rental agreement. You must purchase these items yourself and they can be bought at a reduced price during the fitting.

Diveschool Diventure ensures that the remaining equipment (spare bottle and training materials) will be present.

All our students are registered with DAN Europe "Divers Alert Network" at the start of the Open Water course and are insured during the course.