3 DAYS
18 M MAXIMALE (12m Junior)
AGES 10 +
4 Dives
ABOUT THE COURSE:
The SSI Open Water Diver Course is your gateway to the underwater world! As the most popular entry-level certification, this course provides you with the knowledge and skills to dive confidently and safely. From exploring vibrant coral reefs to discovering sunken shipwrecks, becoming a certified diver opens the door to endless aquatic adventures.
Prerequisite:
No prior diving experience is required! Just basic swimming and good health.
Minimum Age: 10 years old.
Course Structure:
Knowledge Development: Learn the theory behind scuba diving, including dive planning, underwater communication, buoyancy control, and the use of dive equipment. Complete this portion online through e-learning and during academic sessions with your instructor.
Confined Water Sessions: Practice essential scuba skills in a controlled environment. These sessions focus on mastering equipment use, buoyancy, safety procedures, and underwater communication.
Open Water Dives: Complete four open water dives under the guidance of a professional instructor. Apply your skills in real dive conditions while exploring fascinating underwater environments.
Learn to assemble and care for your scuba gear.
Practice essential safety skills, such as buddy checks, emergency ascents, and navigation.
Gain confidence in your ability to dive independently with a buddy to a maximum depth of 18 meters (60 feet).
Explore open water environments while applying your new knowledge and skills.
Upon successful completion, you will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification, which:
Allows you to dive independently with a buddy, worldwide, to a depth of 18 meters.
Serves as a foundation for more advanced dive training, such as the SSI Advanced Adventurer or specialty courses.
Empowers you to explore the underwater world with confidence and competence.
The SSI Open Water Diver Course is designed to make learning easy, enjoyable, and accessible. With personalized instruction and plenty of practice, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge you need to dive safely and have fun underwater.
Start your scuba journey today! Enroll in the SSI Open Water Diver Course and take the first step toward exploring the wonders beneath the waves.
EXCELLENT Based on 328 reviews David B2024-12-01Verified Fantastic experience Great experience, from a professional company with good communication, spent the trip with Jacque, who absolutely made the whole experience. He was professional, informative, helpful, but most importantly he had a great sense of humour.Cheers Jacque, hopefully see you next summer Emin K2024-07-09Verified First time experience It was such a great experience diving with air tanks as the first time. Our instructor Erica helped a lot. She speaks English and Italian so it made things easier for us. When you go to the place, ask for Erica as she will make your experience better. Jurgen T2024-07-09Verified Great experience It was such a lovely experience diving with air tanks. First time with air tanks and felt like we were professionals thanks to our instructor Erica. Make sure to ask for her when you’re there as she speak both English and Italian. thel672024-04-06Verified 10/10 for Gozo Dive Second time with St Andrews. Fab instructor Ericka for my OW course, learned loads & went on further dive with Simon, hugely informative. Sites were amazing, what an island under & over water. Mark, Natalie & staff very welcoming, & organised our transfers, accommodation & gave suggestions. Very impressive team, working hard to cover everything & ensure safety. 10/10. Thanks Gozo Dive 💝 Erik S2024-03-14Verified St Andrew’s dive shop, Gozo Amazing dive shop! Martin made our week dive experience. Easy to work with and very accommodating. Recommended for diver with experience. My group is all advanced open water and Nitrox certified with no need for dive guide. Very knowledgeable about conditions and very accurate daily dive site recommendations. Rory K2023-11-10Verified Incredible people and excellent place to learn I did my Advanced Open Water padi course with St. Andrew’s Divers Cove the experience was exceptional.my instructor Simon is one of the best instructor I’ve had, friendly, excellent knowledge and amazing instructor. Simon has made me better and a more confident diver through conducting the padi course in a knowledge able and entertaining way! thel672023-11-04Verified Comes with Free bananas 😂😎 New to this dive school - happy customers. Well experienced staff, confident, informative, attentive & fun. Owner presence & oversight ensures well run system & quality delivery with good vfm. Thanks for the fun days out, til next time 🤗💚 chris g2023-10-12Verified St andews dive shop gozo As a diver I have always known of this dive shop in Gozo and have had air fills from there . On a recent holiday we visited Gozo and my friends car who keeps his car in malta to use on holiday/ diving trips broke down with a broken clutch cable . I suggested we go to see Mark at St Andews dive shop to see if he could recommend a good mechanic . Well to cut a long story short Mark the governor was so helpful he arranged his mechanic to fix the problem and the car was fixed within four hours . We were delighted as we were only on gozo for one day and were due to fly out a few days later so thankyou Mark and his mechanics !! On my many visits to Gozo the St andrews dive shop is always busy and customer friendly . If your planning a diving trip give that diving shop a go Evercurios2023-09-07Verified Great days diving We had the best refresher day with st Andrew’s dive centre.We hadn’t dived for 15 years or more and we eeee a little apprehensive but that evaporated very quickly. We were set up so just the two of us went out with our dive master Erika in xlendi bay.She really helped us to feel comfortable and in control and we had full faith in her. She obviously new the bay well and gave us a beautiful experience pointing out various fish and squid then ultimately taking us through the ledge. She went above and beyond by taking many great photos of us diving and the things we saw which she sent to us as a memento.Mark in the office was reliable and well organised and all the team were super friendly.Really recommend Damian M2023-09-03Verified Dive & tour with Gozo’s most experienced and best! My wife and I booked a private boat tour and scuba dive with Mark Busuttil, the owner of St Andrew’s Divers Cove, Xlendi, on the island of Gozo, Malta. What a fantastic day we had. Nothing was too hard for Mark. He is an excellent boat skipper, amazing tour guide and superb dive master.Mark took us to the best sites around Gozo and Comino, steered me through an amazing cave dive, and showed us why these islands are so popular with tourists from all over the world.Thank you Mark! We loved our day with you.Regards,Damian and Michelle.
EXCELLENT Based on 229 reviews Sylvie VIAUDTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Un club au top et un guide de palanquée ayant toutes les qualités humaines et professionnelles requise en la personne de Ludovic. C'est un combo gagnant à Gozo entre des épaves, des grottes et de l'explo. Si on a la chance de retourner à Gozo, nous reviendrons dans ce club sans hésitation. Jules DEBOURGETrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Bon club de plongée pour une première fois, c'était super merci. Martn HuTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Das erste Mal auf Gozo und offensichtlich direkt die richtige Tauchschule erwischt. Es hat sehr viel Spass gemacht. Alles war top organisiert. Die Ausrüstung war gut in Schuss und auf Wünsche wurde eingegangen. Gerne wieder. Danke euch! Wir waren im Oktober 2024 zu Gast. Peng ZhangTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Best divecenter ever! The instructors/ guides are really professional and considerate! marc-henry costaTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Accueil + organisation du séjour impeccable ( transfert - logement). Plongées diverses et très bien encadrées. Merci 👌 MHC E3 Elvan GökgürTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. They are very friendly and super helpful. We rented equipments and they were very professional. I would recommend this dive center to all divers. Tim L. HellerTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Amazing people, service & dive center. We rented equipment for a day and discovered the beautiful Xlendi Bay and Xlendi Tunnel. There are several fantastic routes you can take here directly from the shore. The equipment served us well and was worth every penny! We could see conger & morray eels, squid, octopus, gar fish, and a barracuda! Josienne WongTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Had my first diving experience here and they were super informative and helpful teaching me how to dive as a beginner. Marc VanvlaenderenTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Top club avec un moniteur Charles qui nous a fait rêver. Que de bons souvenirs Merci
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