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 Diving is an exhilarating, pleasurable and highly rewarding activity that can only be enjoyed safely if you are trained to the appropriate level. Becoming a certified Open Water Diver will help make you a smart, confident, and safe diver.
The first level of certification consists of classroom academics and pool training. Once you've become comfortable practicing skills during the pool training, you'll partake in four ocean dives to officially become an Open Water Diver. Many people may be curious about the difference between the certifying agencies. The truth is that all of the agencies have remarkably similar sets of standards and curriculums, and they all teach the same basic water skills. And anyone who tells you that only one agency is excepted worldwide is a person you should be grabbing your wallet and running away from. In our 28 years , we have experienced a few of them first hand. The true difference is the individual instructor's integrity, which will ultimately make or brake the course. Our instructors pride themselves on their perfect safety records and meticulous attention to their students' needs. We even offer private instruction for those wanting the ultimate personal certification experience.
Scuba diving is not for the faint hearted. It is a performance based sport, not time based.
You are required to swim 200 yards and tread water for 10 minutes before participating in the four open water ocean dives. There are certain medical contradictions that may preclude you from this sport, and you must be relatively in-shape. You will need to fill out a medical form to check to make sure you can participate. If you mark 'yes' to any question, you will need a physician to fill out a release form stating that you are clear to dive before participating in any pool training.
The second part is the Open Water Diver which includes 4 dives in open water. 
If you are unsure if scuba diving is for you or if you would like to experience diving without committing to the full course, then why not try our Discover Scuba experience.
If you wish to continue your training then check out the various follow-on courses that we offer. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.
You are one call away from a scuba diving world.
Start your scuba lessons and you will have your scuba certification in 2 weeks.
If you're a little rusty and would
like to get some practice in before your next big trip, or you're
re-discovering scuba after a prolonged absence from the sport, we also offer a refresher course that
will get your skills back in shape.
Also, despite the excellent
open water diving opportunities available here in California,
some divers prefer saving their diving experiences for warm,
tropical locales. If you're thinking about taking a trip and
want to get most of the book work and pool sessions completed
before you go, Bay Area Scuba can also conduct a referral course where you complete everything
except your open water dives here so you can maximize your vacation
enjoyment. You can take your Open Water Referral certificate abroad on holiday as long as you complete your open water dives within 12 months.
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