Open Water Course
Begin your SCUBA certification course today and study from home
Learn to SCUBA Dive
Become a PADI Open Water SCUBA Diver
The PADI Open Water SCUBA Diver Course is your ticket to a world of adventure, meditation, and mastery. With a PADI Open Water certification, you’ll have the opportunity to seek adventure, explore beautiful new underwater destinations, get access to a whole new lifestyle and passionate community of divers, and see marine life you may never have imagined. Under supervision from our highly-trained PADI Instructors, your Open Water certification course is within reach.
So, How Does it Work?
Contact us at Eugene Skin Divers Supply, or visit the dive shop in person and sign up for our next class.
Purchase a mask, fins, snorkel, boots and surface marker buoy(SMB) with one of our introductory diver special offers. We’ll provide the rest of the gear while you’re taking the class.
Complete the online eLearning Knowledge Development portion of the course from the comfort of your home.
Meet for an orientation with your PADI Certified Diving Instructor at the dive shop
Attend the Confined Water training sessions at a local pool. In these sessions you will receive about eight hours of pool training before going to Open Water.
Conclude your certification by completing the required Open Water Checkout Dives. This typically takes place in Florence, OR at Woahink Lake and possibly the Florence North Jetty (if conditions permit). The Checkout Dives include 4 Dives in 1 weekend. Referrals to complete your training elsewhere are also available.
Limitations and Restrictions
SCUBA diving is not without risk. In order to participate in SCUBA training, a completed medical questionnaire stating that you are in good health is required. A doctor’s signature clearing you to participate may also be required. You will also need to be reasonably fit and comfortable in the water. If you are intending to certify a child who is between 10 and 14, we offer a PADI Junior Open Water Diver option. We can explain further when you contact us.
Course Schedule
Our Open Water group course runs for two weeks with an initial class orientation, then pool sessions on Tuesday & Thursday evenings. This means meeting at the pool at 6.00 pm. After two weeks and four pool sessions, the course will finish up in Florence, OR, where you will complete four dives over the course of two days at local dive sites.
We also offer weekend options or private classes with flexible schedules as needed.
About Costs
Open Water Course - $595+
Group Classes - $595
$230 for the e-learning portion; $365 for the in-water training
Private Classes - $650+
$650 per person (3-5 Students) - $695 per person. (1-2 Students)
Open Water Referral - $550+
Group Classes: $550 - $230 for the elearning portion; $320 for the in-water training
Private Classes: $650 - $230 for the elearning portion; $420 for the in-water training
All Open Water students receive up to 20% off discount on personal item gear purchases (ie, mask, fins, snorkel, boots, SMB)!
Dry Suit Option
Add the use of a Drysuit to any PADI class - +250
Please Note: To allow PADI Open Water Diver students to use dry suits during course open water dives, students must be concurrently enrolled in the PADI Dry Suit Diver course.
What’s Included in the Price of the Course
An orientation at the dive shop where you will complete paperwork, learn more about dive gear, and discuss the schedule and plans for the upcoming course.
4 Pool sessions (local heated indoor pool).
PADI eLearning course program.
Use of all the equipment for the pool dives and open water dives (except personal equipment).