OPEN WATER COURSE

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The Open Water Diver is the most popular scuba diving certification in the world. It is accepted worldwide and takes just two to four days to complete depending on your time constraints!

No prior scuba diving experience is needed and you will be certified to dive to a maximum depth of 18 meters. Contact us now to book your Open Water course.

OPEN WATER PREREQUISITES

To start the Open Water Course you need to be at least 10 years old. You need to be able to swim 200 Meters and float/tread water for ten minutes.

You also need to be in good physical health.  Please take a look at the Medical Participant Questionnaire to find out if you should be examined by your Doctor before participating in Recreational Scuba Diving.

What is involved?

You’ll learn the theory behind open water diving so you have the knowledge and skills to plan fun and safe dives. You’ll learn all about scuba equipment and how to use it effectively. The Open Water Course consists of three sections:

  • Knowledge development (online, independent study)

  • Confined water dives (to learn all the basic scuba skills)

  • Open water dives (to practice your skills and gain confidence)

OPEN WATER COURSE SCHEDULE

confined water

DAY 1

Starting: 8:00 - 11:00 am or 13:00 - 16:00 pm

Classroom - Your Instructor will evaluate the knowledge reviews you’ve completed online and explain anything not fully understood.

Then you’ll spend the morning or afternoon in a protected area for the confined water session. In shallow water close to one of our pristine beaches you’ll learn and practice important scuba diving skills while gaining confidence under the water!

DAY 2

Choose your time: 7:00 - 12:30 pm or 13:00 - 17:30 pm

Complete Open Water Dives 1 and 2 to a maximum depth of 12 meters. During these dives you will be under the close supervision of your Instructor as you further master the scuba diving skills learned during the confined water session.

DAY 3

Choose your time: 7:00 - 12:30 pm or 13:00 - 17:30 pm

Complete Open Water Dives 3 and 4 to a maximum depth of 18 meters allowing you to explore some of our deeper dive sites under the close supervision of your Instructor. You’ll finish up back at the shop to log your dives and receive you certification.

Congratulations you’re certified!

Open Water Course

13,600 THB

FAQ

What if I don’t have time to complete the Open Water course?

For those who don’t have time to complete the full Open Water certification, we offer the Scuba Diver certification which is an entry-level scuba diving certification that allows individuals to dive under the direct supervision of a Professional to a maximum depth of 12 meters/40 feet. Here are some key points about the Scuba Diver license:

What our students say?

“Can’t recommend the team at Barakuda enough! My boyfriend and I did the Open Water cert as first time divers and we had an absolute blast.

Massive shout out and thanks to Keegan, we could not have asked for a better instructor. Super knowledgeable, fun, experienced and a great teacher, he brought the energy and always made sure we felt comfortable, safe and confident in our own skills.

The rest of the team were great and helpful, and we saw some incredible wildlife on our dives around Phi Phi. Definitely give scuba diving a go if you’re interested, rest assured you’ll be in good hands if you come to Barakuda :)

Cat Wong

I did my Open Water Certification with Jeremy as a instructor. He was very helpful accommodating the course dates to my schedule and maintained a very good communication throughout the whole process, answering every question that I had. At the spot, very clear briefings to prepare the techniques that we were going to be performing underwater. Under the water, very easy going session, smooth and checking on me and other divers periodically, leaving us freedom to dive around without compromising safety at any moment. I can highly recommend Jeremy as a diving instructor because you will have a lot of fun and you will learn diving in a very intuitive and professional way. You can feel that he is really passionate at what he does, and that has an impact on the students. The crew of Barrakuda and other instructors were very friendly and the atmosphere was always very nice. If I come back to Phi Phi, I will choose Barrakuda again. Thanks for making a memorable experience and initiating me in the "business", and I hope we see you guys again!

David TG

Myself and 5 friends took the open water cert course whilst traveling through the region. The experience was fantastic from start to finish. Our main instructors (huge s/o to Keegan and Italo) knew their material, were funny, kind, and handled the group with ease. Would heartily recommend the experience & this company.

A couple things I liked that I didn’t know I cared about:
- instructors humor made the boat, diving, learning experience comfortable. Made the tricky skills enjoyable to practice/learn
- Barakuda has a wide range of instructors speaking many different languages. In our case there was absolutely no language barrier (something I wasn’t too worried about but didn’t know how it would go)
- the online/in person option was sweet to get the book material via platform before traveling to Thailand. Then just focus on actually diving and the confined skills day
- Good vibes between all instructors
- a few other customers were getting other certs or doing fun dives
- the wildlife and coral on every dive

Scott Schubert

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