OPEN WATER DIVER
The world's most popular scuba diving course

We offer several options for completing your certification

Choose your class & pool dates after clicking the option of your choice. You will be taken to the shop portion of our website, which will open in a new tab. The schedule is also at the bottom of this page for reference.

Planning to complete you Open Water Training Dives on vacation? Use the Referral Option (Class & Pool portion of the course only): Complete your knowledge development sessions (eLearning) and confined open water dives with Y-kiki Divers and then complete your open water training dives with another PADI dive center.

Open Water Diver Class & Pool and Checkout Dives. With this package you will earn your Open Water Diver certification.

Includes Basic plus the Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty. Save 20% on the specialty and get more out of your investment at the quarry by completing this useful specialty.

Get the most out of your weekend and save $100! Includes Deluxe plus Enriched Air Nitrox Diver and PADI AWARE specialties. Get a jump start on your Master Scuba Diver rating. The Enriched Air Nitrox Diver specialty will be completed the same weekend as your Open Water and Peak Performace courses. The Project AWARE specialty will be completed virtually.

We also offer an Executive Open Water Diver course for groups of 4. This course is completed over 3 full days for those looking to get certified in a weekend.

Finally we provide our Private Open Water Scuba Diver Course: Contact one of our shops for more details.

The complete course encompasses three phases: Knowledge Development, Confined Water Dives and Open Water Training Dives.

Check our FAQ for answers to some common questions

 To continue your adventure, consider the Advanced Open Water class and be sure and sign up to receive information on our Local Diving Adventures Group - more commonly known as the Fun Diving Club. It's an opportunity to join Y-kiki's experienced staff and other local divers diving at a nearby dive site. Diving makes better divers... so let's go diving!

Dry Suit Option: Don't let our colder water stop you from diving! Dive a Dry Suit, stay warm, dive often. Do all your training dives using one of our dry suits and become PADI Dry Suit certified the same weekend you do your Open Water Diver certification dives (additonal cost and pool training). Contact the shop to add this Specialty course certification which counts as one of five Specialty certifications required for Master Scuba Diver certification. Take the Master Scuba Diver Challenge!

Open Water Training Dives only: Completed your knowledge development and confined open water dives with another Dive Center and only need your four open water training dives? Call the shop or enroll online to join one of our training dive weekends. Includes equipment rental (excluding mask, fins, snorkel and boots) and certification fees. An assessment session with an instructor is required.

 Below is our schedule of Confined Water Dives - "class & pool" - showing the location for the classes and the number of available spaces. The Open Water Training Dives are held every weekend at Mermet Springs from the end of April through the end of October.