SundanceDivers Open water diver your ticket to fun and adventure,

Now is the time to dive into the PADI Open Water Diver course, the most popular dive program in the world! This is your ticket to a lifetime of intense adventure. There is a whole world waiting for you to discover. If you've always wondered what lies beneath the surface, now is the time to find out. Start the journey of a lifetime, with the PADI open water diver course. It will change you forever.

Why PADI Open Water?
As a certified PADI Open Water Diver, the most widely recognized and respected rating in the world, you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a professional. If you already tried a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience or are PADI Scuba Diver certified, check with your instructor to see how credit from these courses may apply to the open water program. We strive to make our divers comfortable, confident, respectful divers.

What do I need to start?
Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification. You must be older than the age of 14 to begin the Open Water Diver program. For those of you who are not above the age of 14 and would like to participate in the PADI Open Water Diver Program, then the PADI Jr Open Water Diver program is available to you. If you are between 10 and 14 or have a child between these ages, there is a PADI Junior Open Water Diver program available.

A PADI Jr Open Water Diver between the ages of 10 and 11 years may only dive with a PADI Professional, a certified parent or certified guardian to a maximum depth of 40ft.

What will I do?
Throughout the course, you’ll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques. You earn this rating by completing several pool dives and knowledge development sessions and by making four open water (river) dives.

How long will it take?
Dive programs are performance based. You proceed as you demonstrate mastery of the course skills. This allows you to work at a pace that is comfortable for you. Our program is flexible to meet your needs. We like to keep our classes small to give you the attention that you deserve. Study at home at your own pace. We like to go to the pool a minimum of three times. The last time we will put you in a full wetsuit so you can get used to that before the open water dives. Everything that you need for the course is provided for you to use. Including Mask, fins, booties and snorkels.

What are Knowledge Reviews? Teaches you the basic procedures of scuba diving, also gets you familiar with how your equipment works, how water pressure affects you, what the best gear for the dive you are planning is and familiarity with basic principles and procedures.

You complete Knowledge Reviews on your own, reading each of five sections of the PADI Open Water Diver Manual and watching the PADI Open Water Diver Video (which also previews skills you’ll learn). You briefly review what you studied in each section with your instructor and take a short quiz to be sure you’re getting it. At the end of the academic sessions there is a exam to make sure you are understanding everything.

What are Confined Water Dives ? This is where the fun begins. You develop basic scuba skills in a pool, we use the local YMCA pool. Here you’ll learn everything from setting up your gear to how to easily get water out of your mask without surfacing. You’ll also practice some emergency skills, like sharing air just in case. We will probably play some games, make new friends and have a great time.

What are open water dives? After your pool dives, you and the new friends you’ve made continue learning during four open water dives with your PADI Instructor at a local dive site. This is where you have fun putting it all together and fully experience the underwater adventure at the beginner level, of course. You may make these dives near where you live or at a more exotic destination on holiday.

We Have a few choices for you to choose from.

Tropical Dive Referral-You do all pool and academic work here and then at your tropical destination finish your check out dives.

Two week accelerated class-Two pool sessions, two academic sessions, four open water dives, this is for someone already comfortable in the water can snorkel or has tried scuba before.

Sundance Class- This is the classic scuba class, three academic sessions, three pool sessions and four open water check out dives. This is perfect for the person that needs to take a little more time.

Private lessons- This is for the person that has conflicting scheduling or just wants a little more personal one on one time. We meet three times for academics, three pool sessions and four open water dives. We will work around your schedule as best as we can.

ELearning is also available. Elearning is where you go to my website click the button PADI ELEARNING and you are on your way. Put Sundance Divers as your dive center affiliate. You do all the academics online. Print everything out, bring it in and then we will go to the pool to start your training. Perfect for the person that lives a ways out of town or simply just don't have the time to fit it in to their everyday routine.

You can start the course today, stop by Sundance Divers to find out more.

543 NE E ST. Grants Pass 541-479-9715

What will I need? It is nice if you have your own mask and snorkel for better fit and comfort, but it is not required we have everything you need to use during the class. Just bring yourself a swimsuit and the desire to have the most fun you have ever had.

Where can I go from here?
Continue the adventure with PADI’s Adventures in diving program, you next step in exploring the underwater world.

Earning your PADI open water diver certification is just the beginning. As a certified diver, fantastic dive destinations, exciting people, unparalleled adventure and uncommon tranquility await you. As you continue your adventure and gain diving experience, your opportunities expand.