This course, the SSI Open Water Dives are the final step in our SSI Open Water Diver certification process (ISO 24801-2). It is where the student demonstrates proficiency with the skills they learned in the Pool sessions in an open water environment and gains experience diving in open water under the supervision of an instructor. (Please note, we only conduct PADI OW dives on a private basis, or when we have enough interest to form a group for checkout dives)
Why train with ECD?
- More time in the water. We do a snorkel session and 5 Open Water dives for our certification weekends
- Small groups. Our maximum ratio for OW checkout dives is 5 divers per instructor, usually lower. You’ll get more attention and less tiem waiting for other students to demonstrate skills, which equals more to to actually dive
- A less rushed experience. You’ll have a full day plus a half day with your instructor during your certification weekend not just two half days
We run group SSI certification dives the last weeekend of each month from May-October. The cost for group OW checkout dives is $400 per person. Our group open water checkout dives include up to 5 dives and a snorkel session spread over 2 days of training on a consecutive Saturday and Sunday.
Availability fills quickly and spots are not guaranteed!
Private checkout dives are also available. If you’d like to choose to do private checkout dives, please email training@ecdivers.com to discuss booking and scheduling your dives.