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PADI Open Water Diver Course
Your PADI Open Water Diver certification is your ticket to a lifetime of underwater adventure. With it you will be able to dive with a buddy anywhere in the world to a maximum depth of 18 meters!
Short on time? All PADI scuba courses can be upgraded to a one-on-one session organised on your terms - get in touch to arrange your exclusive session HERE.
Why Wild Blue?
Simple, we put one thing above all else – giving you the best possible customer experience. As such we only offer the very best diver training.
Small Groups – have a maximum student to instructor ratio of 4 to 1, half the maximum limit allowed by PADI, so you get all the instructor time you need and can enjoy as much time in the water as possible.
The PADI Advantage – We are Hamilton’s premier PADI dive centre. PADI is the world’s most sought after diver training agency certifying more students, in more countries, through more dive centres than any other training agency in the world. Your PADI Open Water certification carries that authority and is recognised the world over.
Online Learning – PADI’s superb eLearning package allows you to learn in the comfort of your own home, at your own pace. You also have access to our experienced, highly qualified instructors to help you at any stage of your course.
Experienced, Highly Qualified Instructors – Our staff have trained students across the world and New Zealand, from the Bay of Islands to Bluff.
The PADI Open Water Diver Course consists of three main sections:
Theory:
The first stage is the PADI eLearning section. For your convenience this is done by you at home in your own time, at your own pace.
Content: Theory quick review to check knowledge Practical training: Equipment assembly and care, skin diving techniques, scuba survival skills, self and buddy rescue, underwater resource management, neutral buoyancy, the buddy system and more Equipment Required: Mask, snorkel, booties & fins. What you need to bring: Drinking water and a packed lunch. Location - Gallagher Aquatic Centre, Melville, Hamilton.
Finish - approximately 4PM
Saturday: Open Water
Start: 9AM, at the dive site
Content: Dive planning, assessing conditions, dive logging Practical training: Two open water dives to a maximum of 12 metres Equipment Required: Mask, snorkel, booties & fins. What you need to bring: Drinking water, packed lunch, sun protection, warm, waterproof clothing. Location - Open water location TBC, depending on conditions. Finish: Approximately 3PM
Sunday: Open Water
Start: 9AM, at the dive site
Content: Dive planning, assessing conditions, dive logging, compass navigation Practical training: Two open water dives to a maximum of 18 metres Equipment Required: Mask, snorkel, booties & fins. What you need to bring: Drinking water, packed lunch, sun protection, warm, waterproof clothing. Location - Open water location TBC, depending on conditions Finish: Approximately 3PM
With your dives complete, skills demonstrated and log book filled out you'll be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, ready to dive anywhere in the world!
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PADI Open Water Diver Course
Your PADI Open Water Diver certification is your ticket to a lifetime of underwater adventure. With it you will be able to dive with a buddy anywhere in the world to a maximum depth of 18 meters!
Short on time? All PADI scuba courses can be upgraded to a one-on-one session organised on your terms - get in touch to arrange your exclusive session HERE.
Why Wild Blue?
Simple, we put one thing above all else – giving you the best possible customer experience. As such we only offer the very best diver training.
Small Groups – have a maximum student to instructor ratio of 4 to 1, half the maximum limit allowed by PADI, so you get all the instructor time you need and can enjoy as much time in the water as possible.
The PADI Advantage – We are Hamilton’s premier PADI dive centre. PADI is the world’s most sought after diver training agency certifying more students, in more countries, through more dive centres than any other training agency in the world. Your PADI Open Water certification carries that authority and is recognised the world over.
Online Learning – PADI’s superb eLearning package allows you to learn in the comfort of your own home, at your own pace. You also have access to our experienced, highly qualified instructors to help you at any stage of your course.
Experienced, Highly Qualified Instructors – Our staff have trained students across the world and New Zealand, from the Bay of Islands to Bluff.
The PADI Open Water Diver Course consists of three main sections:Theory:
The first stage is the PADI eLearning section. For your convenience this is done by you at home in your own time, at your own pace.
Friday: Pool
Start: 8AM - Wild Blue, 51 King Street, Frankton, (07) 847 7675
Content: Theory quick review to check knowledge
Practical training: Equipment assembly and care, skin diving techniques, scuba survival skills, self and buddy rescue, underwater resource management, neutral buoyancy, the buddy system and more
Equipment Required: Mask, snorkel, booties & fins.
What you need to bring: Drinking water and a packed lunch.
Location - Gallagher Aquatic Centre, Melville, Hamilton.
Finish - approximately 4PM
Saturday: Open Water
Start: 9AM, at the dive site
Content: Dive planning, assessing conditions, dive logging
Practical training: Two open water dives to a maximum of 12 metres
Equipment Required: Mask, snorkel, booties & fins.
What you need to bring: Drinking water, packed lunch, sun protection, warm, waterproof clothing.
Location - Open water location TBC, depending on conditions.
Finish: Approximately 3PM
Sunday: Open Water
Start: 9AM, at the dive site
Content: Dive planning, assessing conditions, dive logging, compass navigation
Practical training: Two open water dives to a maximum of 18 metres
Equipment Required: Mask, snorkel, booties & fins.
What you need to bring: Drinking water, packed lunch, sun protection, warm, waterproof clothing.
Location - Open water location TBC, depending on conditions
Finish: Approximately 3PM
With your dives complete, skills demonstrated and log book filled out you'll be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, ready to dive anywhere in the world!