October 07 - 08, 2023
PADI Open Water Diver Course
Melville J. Courson Park • 38226 10th Street East Palmdale, CA 93550 Organized by CITY OF PALMDALE
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About this event
Description
This activity has been cancelled.
The PADI Open Water Diver course includes three parts.1. Knowledge Development: This covers the principles, concepts and terms you need to know for dive safety and enjoyment. This portion of the course will be completed online and independently using PADI eLearning that will allow students to work on the classroom sessions at their convenience. Registrants will be emailed a link for eLearning content registration. Students will have a limited time to complete the eLearning portion of this course. Completion should be done prior to the pool sessions on October 7 & 8, 2023. Once the eLearning portion is complete the instructor will contact each student to make arrangements to take an in-person quiz and get fitted for SCUBA gear at Scuba Steve's Dive Adventure in Palmdale.2. Confined Water Dives: Students will learn and practice scuba skills in a pool. The pool sessions will be 10 am to 3 pm Saturday & Sunday, October 7 & 8, 2023 at Courson Park Pool located at 38226 10th Street E. , Palmdale.
3. Open Water Dives: This will complete your training in this course in a two-day ocean setting. One day will have three dives from a boat at one of our local islands. The second day will be at a beach where you will learn beach diving techniques. The beach days are typically 4 hours and the boat dive is an all day session. Ocean dives may be scheduled for October.
Pre-requisites: Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification.Minimum age requirement is 10 years old.Parents or legal guardians must be present at all in-water pool, boat & beach sessions.
Additional $439 materials fee will be due to the instructor.
Registration Fee Includes: Instruction & in-person pool experience.
Additional Materials Fee Includes: eLearning registration, dive boat charter, certification card fee and use of scuba gear listed:1. Wetsuit2. Dive hood3. Regulator with dive computer4. Weights5. Tank and BCD
Personal gear that is not included and must be provided by the student are:1. Masks2. Snorkels & fins3. Dive boots & glovesThese can be purchased from Scuba Steve's Dive Adventures at a discount with registration of this course.
For questions about this course contact the instructor, Steve, at Scuba Steve's Dive Adventures at 661-234-3483.
Additional $439 materials fee will be due to the instructor.
Registration Fee Includes: Instruction & in-person pool experience.
Additional Materials Fee Includes: eLearning registration, dive boat charter, certification card fee and use of scuba gear listed:1. Wetsuit2. Dive hood3. Regulator with dive computer4. Weights5. Tank and BCD
Personal gear that is not included and must be provided by the student are:1. Masks2. Snorkels & fins3. Dive boots & glovesThese can be purchased from Scuba Steve's Dive Adventures at a discount with registration of this course.
Age Category
Family
Location
Courson Pool Meeting Dates October 7 & 8, 2023. Instruction competed using PADI eLearning materials
Instructor
Steve Thompson
Age and Gender
Ages 10-255 · Co-Ed