The PADI Scuba Diver certification opens the door on the underwater world for anyone who's thought that a course would take too long or be too difficult.
What's the difference between the 1-weekend Scuba Diver vs 2-weekend Open Water?
When you earn the PADI Scuba Diver certification, you'll earn a lifetime certification that's to maximum depth of 40ft and with an underwater guide, usually provided at vacation locations.
So if you only plan to go diving once or twice a year on vacation, or if you have limited time and can't commit to two weekends, then this one weekend life-time certification is for you.
Before your Saturday of pool training, you'll need to complete some online homework.
Then we'll take what you've learned in the pool, and apply your new skills in the ocean at Catalina Island or Anacapa Island. Yes, your island boat ticket is included.
For both days bring food, water, sunscreen, a towel, wind-breaker jacket.
Total Commitment: One full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) 4-5 hours of online homework before the weekend. Also, plan to come in to the dive center before the course for sizing.
When: Courses start every Saturday all year around.
Steps:
1. Start by buying this course now, then within 12hrs one of our staff will call you to verify account and assign your study tools.
2. Pickup your rental gear & purchase your personal items at the shop (mask, snorkel, fins, booties and gloves)
3. Saturday is pool practice & homework review (7-8 hr day)
4. Sunday is a trip to Catalina Island or Anacapa Island (8-12hr day depending on which boat)
During the course we'll cover your home-study material and practice skills related to topics such as:
- Buoyancy skills including comfortable ascents and descents, and breathing underwater.
- Staying neutral underwater, streamlining your swimming skills and buddy diving techniques.
- Diving environments and aquatic life you're likely to encounter.
- Preventing problems underwater.
- Emergencies.
- Proper dive etiquette.
- Diving from boats.
Schedule:
Saturday 1: Pool training and academic review (pack food & water).
Sunday 1: Ocean Training Day - Full day to Catalina Island or Anacapa Island (pack food & water).
Includes:
- eLearning code for Scuba Diver (and Open Water Diver just incase you want to upgrade later)
- Scuba Diver lifetime certification.
- All Scuba rental gear.
- Classroom, pool and ocean sessions with fun instructor.
- Ticket to Catalina Island or Anacapa Island.
- FREE Annual skill refreshers.
- FREE Digital logbook & app.
- HUGE Discounts all year around as you'll be an alumni.
- Invitations to our Tropical Dive Adventures.
- FREE Pool Discovery lessons for friends.
Why Us?
1. No difficult beach dives during training, it's all beautiful clear water island diving with us.
2. Quality instruction by hand picked professionals.
3. Top quality rental equipment for training.
4. Most popular and active dive community.
5. 20 years in business with great reputation.
6. Friendly, fun & professional instructors, crew, life-guards & assistants
7. We won't surprise you with additional hidden costs like our competition does (won't Groupon you).
8. We don't make you spend the night on the island like our competition does.
How to Get Started? Purchase the course online or over the phone, if purchased online we'll call you to verify your account, come to Eco Dive Center to pick-up your study tools and further instructions.
We'll be calling you soon to connect and remind you of these steps. Meanwhile, if you have a medical condition, start reaching out to your doctor for written permission to dive. Medical Form
This entire course is FREE with purchase of Head-to-Toe Scuba Diving System 
Upgrade later? Yes, you can upgrade to the Open Water Diver level at a later time. The next certification level allows you to explore deeper reefs and have more independence while exploring underwater.
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