Learn to Dive
Learn to Dive!
Course Description
Learn to dive with Spartan SCUBA and open a whole new world of adventure possibilities!
Imagine floating weightlessly like an astronaut, cruising with the currents among colorful fish, or investigating shipwrecks, which are like underwater museums. Scuba diving offers you the unique experience of exploring a world that many people never get to see firsthand. With your SDI Open Water Scuba Diver certification, you gain access to this world in a safe and educated manner. This certification opens a new realm of environmental awareness, adventure, and camaraderie, as divers are part of a community that shares a passion for the underwater world.
Scuba diving is not just another sport; it’s a transformative experience that allows you to witness life under the waves. It is an activity that can be enjoyed at almost any age and can be combined with travel to some of the most beautiful and remote destinations in the world. Certification is your ticket to these experiences and the starting point for many more advanced diving opportunities.
Read the full course Open Water Scuba Diver Standards and Procedures.
Who this course is for:
- Persons desiring to learn to dive, obtaining a Scuba Diving certification
- Persons interested in underwater exploration
Course prerequisites
- Minimum age 18, or 10-17 with parental consent
What you can expect to learn:
The SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Course will cover all of the necessary skills and knowledge for open water scuba diving, including:
- The aquatic environment: vision, light, sound, heat loss, tides, currents, waves, surge, etc.
- Physics and physiology: buoyancy, pressure, air spaces, breathing compressed air, mixed gases, etc.
- Dive equipment selection, assembly, use and maintenance
- Dive planning
- Basic scuba skills including mask and regulator skills, swimming underwater, buoyancy control, basic rescue techniques, and emergency procedures
- And much more!
What’s in it for you:
Upon successful completion of the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course, graduates may:
- Conduct open water dives in conditions similar to their training
- Continue their dive education by enrolling in SDI Advanced Diver and Specialty courses
SDI Open Water Scuba Diver minimum requirements:
- Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution
- Satisfactorily complete the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver knowledge quests or equivalent online learning course
- Complete all open water requirements safely and efficiently
Why Us?
Learn to Dive with Spartan SCUBA and receive:
- Private lessons
- eLearning to suit your busy life
- Dedicated instructor for you or your group
- Hands on learning with top end gear
- Gear included
- Your class purchase includes a new mask and snorkel
- Student discounts on any new equipment purchase!
- Top of the line rental equipment for your learning safety and comfort.
- Certify local or tropical
- Learn to dive in the cool, green waters of the Pacific Northwest -or-
- Take your experience up a notch and certify on one of our tropical dive trips!
- You get to be a SPARTAN
- We set the bar at the top
- Adherence to the rules
- Exceptional safety protocols
- Focus on mastery of the basics
- We set the bar at the top
Local Training & Certification Package – $849*
Includes eLearning, private instruction, certification card upon completion, as well as:
- Mask and snorkel
- Student discount on any new equipment purchase
- Dive insurance while training (up to $25,000)
- All necessary rental gear
- Direct access to your instructional team (cell phone and email)
- All training and certification dives done over a long weekend
Already trained: Referral Certification – $525*
Includes necessary rental gear; dives performed over two days; certification card upon completion (mailed to residence on file with SDI).
Must have your own mask, and snorkel, or purchase prior to certification.
Tropical Certification Package – Varies in Price
Travel with us on one of our exciting tropical dive trips and get your certification in epic blue waters. See our current list of Dive Vacations for more information!
*Does not include the cost of travel, lodging, insurance, and anything else not specifically noted.