PADI OPEN WATER REFERRAL COURSE

The Open Water Referral course is designed for students holidaying abroad, and covers the 3-day pool and theory elements of the 5-day Open Water Course.

Please make sure that clients bring the referral papers with them, which must have all the theory and confined water modules signed as completed by their initial instructor.

Having completed the Open Water Referral course, you can than complete the four dives of the open water part of the course whilst you are abroad. These dives must be completed within 12 months.  Perhaps you have all but the Open Water Dives left to do as part of the course for fear of the cold water back home or bad visibility Certification fee of € 30.00 is paid by the client

The PADI Open Water Referral course takes 2 days and includes 4 open water dives. The minimum age is 10 years. A typical schedule is as follows:

Day 1: open water dives 1 and 2

Day 2: open water dives 3 and 4

On completion of the course, a PADI Open Water Diver may dive with a buddy of similar or greater experience, under conditions as good as or better as those in which they learned, to a maximum depth of 18m. Junior Open Water Divers must dive with a certified parent/guardian or PADI professional. The depth limit for 10 to 11 year olds is 12m. For 12 to 14 year olds may dive to18m.

• Scuba equipment rental is included for all courses.

• A diving medical self-declaration must be completed prior to any in-water training. In the case
of children under 15 this must be counter-signed by a parent or guardian.

• PADI course materials may be purchased by guests at home, or locally after arrival
(cost approximately Euro 52.00 including sales tax)

• Certification fee of Euro 30.00 is payable locally by the client on completion of the course.
 (10% sales tax is charged on all items paid for locally)

• The minimum number of students required to start a course is 2

• Maximum number of students per instructor is 6:1