Open water scuba diver is the first certification course in scuba diving. It teaches you the all you need to know to scuba dive. In the Philippines scuba diving offers an unparalleled experience with its crystal-clear waters, vibrant coral reefs, and abundant marine life. Completing the Open Water Diver certification here means you’ll have access to world-renowned dive sites like Anilao and Puerto Galera where you can immediately put your skills to the test.
With professional dive centers in idyllic coastal towns and islands, learning to dive in the Philippines also means enjoying warm, tropical conditions and a welcoming dive community. Whether exploring shipwrecks in Subic Bay or swimming alongside whale sharks in Donsol, becoming a certified diver in the Philippines is the gateway to unforgettable underwater adventures.
Here’s how the journey unfolds:
THE 3 PHASES
With professional dive centers in idyllic coastal towns and islands, learning to dive in the Philippines also means enjoying warm, tropical conditions and a welcoming dive community. Whether exploring shipwrecks in Subic Bay or swimming alongside whale sharks in Donsol, becoming a certified diver in the Philippines is the gateway to unforgettable underwater adventures.
Phase 1: Knowledge Development
PADI’s open water diver eLearning is a well-thought-out learning materials are the best in the industry. A scientifically proven resource that has guided over 30 Million students in over 186 countries. This will be available to you in the cloud, able to bring them with you anywhere in the world. At the end of each section, there are review questions to check your understanding, and your Instructor will be there to guide you.
With the first two sections to prepare you for your confined water sessions, you will gain foundational knowledge and build confidence as you learn essential scuba diving principles and techniques. These sections cover topics such as basic underwater environment introduction, basic scuba equipment setup, underwater communication, and basic safety protocols. By the time you reach your confined water sessions, you’ll be ready to practice key skills in a controlled environment, ensuring a smooth transition to open water dives.
The remaining three sections will prepare you for the Open-water dives you will be doing by the end of your course. It will teach you more advanced equipment, essential to your scuba diving adventures. Essential, because it will be your guide and safety beacon especially when you venture out to new territories. It also reminds you of the most important lesson in scuba diving which is being the Underwater World Ambassadorship. Why you, along with the other 1% will need to aid the world in making them aware of the importance of the ocean in our lives.
Phase 2: Confined Water Dives
The second phase is putting all you have learned into practice in a confined setting like a dive pool or shallow part of the ocean. There are five confined water dives. With each dive we will carefully train you for the open water dives and teach you the skills you need to staying calm and how to handle natural scenarios that may or may not happen. One thing I learned in scuba diving is to be prepared for anything. Murphy’s Law.
If you have been certified in Discover Scuba Diving under PADI, you only need to complete four of the five confined water dives and three open water dives. The reason is the PADI DSD program counts as your first confined water session and the first open water dive.
Finally, you’ll take a short exam to confirm your knowledge.
You’ll also watch videos and see demonstrations of key skills, preparing you for the hands-on practice.
Phase 3: Open Water Dives
Now on to the good part. Welcome to the world beneath the waves. Welcome to Scuba Diving.Er not quite though, the reason is of course we won’t be just flinging you out into the waves and just dive. As I have said, the PADI open water scuba diver course is a well thought out science and dumping the valve (a scuba diver term,something you will learn soon) will be done with eloquence and finesse. We don’t wing it, we will ease you into it. It is how PADI taught us, and it is what we will teach you. That with each step to becoming a better diver is the calmness of learning how to become a good diver. Because we want you to take good care of yourself this sport we really love.
You will be eased into descending underwater. You will be eased into staying off the bottom and keeping buoyant. You will be eased into taking off your mask in an environment without any handrails. You will be eased into becoming a good, independent, ocean loving scuba diver capable of retaining the knowledge the confidence and the responsibilities of getting certified into the 1%.