Your Dive certification begins here! Start with PADI's online eLearning course. Move to the pool and practice your new skills. Then experience four open water ocean dives.
During the PADI Open Water Diver course, you'll learn what you need to know to explore the underwater world using scuba. Most people find it a rewarding challenge.
The PADI Open Water Diver course includes three parts: Knowledge Development, Confined Water Dives, and Open Water Dives. Knowledge Development covers the principles, concepts and terms you need to know for dive safety and enjoyment. During the Confined Water Dives, you learn and practice scuba skills in a pool or water with pool-like conditions. You'll enjoy making one or more minidives, which take you through the same steps you follow when you make open water dives. To complete training you practice, apply and demonstrate what you learn during four Open Water Dives at a local dive site.
Earning a PADI Open Water Diver certification shows that you met the course requirements. Dive centers and resorts require proof of certification before they will rent scuba equipment, fill scuba cylinders or book dive excursions. As a PADI Open Water Diver, you'll be trained to a maximum depth of 18 metres/60 feet, and are qualified to dive in conditions as good as, or better than, those in which you trained.
It's just the beginning of a lifetime filled with dive adventures!
If there are no dates that suit you showing below please get in touch via Email: info@divezoneboi.co.nz
Dive Zone Bay of Islands boasts the best open water course in Northland!
" I would highly recommend doing your PADI open water course with Dive Zone in Waipapa, 10 out of 10. I’ve been diving for years and years and the only reason I done it was because of my son’s birthday, we done it together , I learnt a heap of knew knowledge myself and had an amazing time. My son absolutely loved it as well. The team at dive zone were friendly, polite and very helpful..."
The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases: Theory, Pool diving & Ocean diving.
Before the course: You complete 8-10 hours of online learning to understand basic principles of scuba diving. This is issued to you upon sign up and then you can complete the dive theory in your own time.
During the course: Each day we meet here at the Dive Shop (5 Klinac Lane, Waipapa) at 8.30am to get organised for the days diving. We will spend the first 2x days in the Pool completing our Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills. We use local pools such as Kawakawa and Kerikeri High School Pools.
The final 2 day we spend out in the ocean completing our Open Water Dives. Here we use your skills you have just learnt in the pool and explore! We complete 1x day of Shore diving at Matauri Bay and 1x day of Boat diving at Deep Water Cove.
If you would like NCEA Credits for the Open Water Diver course - please let us know.
Age Requirement
15 years or older
10-15year olds can complete a Junior OW course. (Depth limitation to 12m max)
Course Prerequisites
Able to swim
Medically fit for diving; able to complete a PADI medical questionaire or be signed off by a GP.
Time Commitment
Approximately 8-10 hours online learning
4 days of Diving!
Gear Requirements
All gear is supplied for you for the course. You only need to provide your own Mask & Snorkel. We have a great range in store and can help you choose one on the morning of your course.
Dive Zone Bay of Islands are the Best PADI store in Northland to learn to dive with.
We won an "Outstanding contribution to entry level diving in 2022" award from PADI as we were the top choice for beginner divers in Northland.
We are a 5 Star PADI IDC Resort - due to the high level of traning we complete.
We keep our course numbers low to ensure maximum safety and fun!
We are also a local family owned and operated business.
