The ocean is calling, and your online scuba training is the first step towards answering its mesmerizing song. Enroll today, embrace the excitement, and get ready to embark on a scuba journey that will redefine your sense of adventure!
Begin your academics portion of your scuba certification online at your own pace, anytime, anywhere with PADI eLearning.
While you’re working through the PADI Open Water Diver Course Online or after you complete all the segments, you can print your eLearning record and bring it in to any PADI dive shop or resort to start the next phase in your underwater adventure.
PADI eLearning gives you:
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Convenient online access
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Unrestricted access to your online PADI Open Water Diver Manual
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FREEDOM!! Learning at your own pace and on your own schedule.
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Completion of all required academics portion of your certification.
There will be additional charges for your in-water pool & ocean training through Eco Dive Center.
KIDS: An eLearner under the age of 13 requires parent or guardian permission to register online. Also, for the protection of the child’s privacy, PADI Dive Centers and Resorts will only receive the parent or guardian’s email address and must communicate directly with the parent or guardian, until or unless given parental permission to communicate with the child.
Want to give the gift of scuba diving?
Purchase a PADI eLearning Gift Pass so your friends and loved ones can join you underwater. It’s a great gift for birthdays, holidays or special occasions.
What does it cover?
The PADI Open Water Diver course is, by far, the world's most popular scuba certification course. Millions of people have started diving as certified PADI Open Water Divers. Learning to scuba dive requires both knowledge development (facts, principles, concepts) and dive skills (techniques, methods). The PADI Open Water Diver Course online provides the knowledge development portion you need. You develop the remaining skills by actually diving with a PADI Instructor at your local PADI Dive Center or Resort.
What are the PADI Open Water Diver course prerequisites?
To be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, you need to be at least 10 years old*, fit for diving, and able to swim. To be able to participate in the PADI eLearning Open Water online program, you simply need to be at least 10 years old.
How does it work?
After enrolling, PADI's eLearning system presents you with interactive presentations that include videos, audio, graphics and reading. Short quizzes let you gauge your progress, and review and correct anything you might happen to miss. This lets you move through the program efficiently and at your own pace.
What else is required to complete the course?
Prior to certification as a PADI Open Water Diver, you'll visit Eco Dive Center to complete your training. You'll take a short eLearning Quick Review to confirm your understanding of safety-related material from the course, and you must successfully complete your pool and ocean training. You learn and master each of the required skills in a pool first before moving on and showing your instructor that you can comfortably repeat those skills in open water. As a PADI Open Water Diver, you will be a certified entry-level diver able to rent dive gear, get air fills and dive anywhere in the world in better or similar conditions to those you've trained in.
What does it cost?
The PADI Open Water eLearning Code is nonrefundable. This fee covers your knowledge development training and gives you unlimited access to an electronic version of the PADI Open Water Diver Manual (course textbook). Your PADI Dive Center will charge an additional fee for the in water portion of your certification. You may also need to purchase a mask, snorkel, pair of fins and other personal dive equipment. Eco Dive Center will help you choose equipment suited to your needs.
What is the minimum amount of time it will take to complete this eLearning program?
The PADI Open Water online portion will take approximately 12-15 hours to complete.
Later, the pool portion of training will be conducted over two Saturdays with Island dives on Sundays.
How do you document that you've completed the eLearning segment?
Once you finish the eLearning portion of the course, your dive center is notified that you have completed it and that you are ready for the practical phase of the program. At the end of the eLearning program, you can print out your eRecord and bring a copy of it with you to Eco Dive Center in Los Angeles or your resort.
