PADI Open Water in Padangbai

What you need to know about PADI beginners diving course

Before you can go diving in Bali, you first need to get a Scuba certification from PADI. The PADI open water diver course is ideal for people who want to experience and see the underwater world that’s unseen in the surface. It is open for individuals who are at least 10 years of age, have adequate swimming skills and have good physical health. You don’t need to have any prior Bali diving experience to enrol in the course. Kids who are under the age of 13 are required to get the permission of their parent or guardian. Students younger than 15 years of age will get a PADI Junior Open Water Diver certification, which they can upgrade to an Open Water certification once they reach the age of 15.

PADI open water diver course in Bali

Diving Knowledge Development

During the knowledge development, you will learn the basic scuba diving principles that include how to plan dives, how to choose the right scuba diving gear, underwater diving signs, and other procedures. You can learn about the diving principles by reading the PADI Open Water Diver Course manual. At the end of the phase, you will take an exam to make sure you know the diving basics you will need for diving in Bali.

PADI Confined Water Dives in Bali

The next phase of the scuba diving course for beginners is diving in the confined water. You will now be able to practice what you have learned in the first phase. You will also learn how to set up your gear, get water out of your mask, enter and exit water, control buoyancy, basic underwater navigation, and safety procedures. Your diving instructor will be there all throughout the confined water dive session. Once the instructor feels that you are ready, then you can proceed to the next phase, diving at the Bali dive sites.

PADI Open Water Dives in Bali

Then the next part of your diving course in Bali is the actual open water dives. The diving instructor will usually take you to four dives over the period of two days. The dives will let you explore the underwater world of Padangbai. The instructor in OK Divers PADI 5 star diving resort will help you become a confident diver who is comfortable with the diving gear and going underwater. When you get a certification from PADI, it means that you have demonstrated what you need to know and what you need to do during your diving course. The time it takes for you to be certified diver depends on your own pace. There’s no need to rush things in order to ensure that you are a competent scuba diver who is ready for the sea.

If you want to learn to dive, then take a diving vacation in Padangbai. There are certified instructors in the area who will guide you through the PADI courses. You don’t need to worry about diving gears. The OK Divers diving resort in Padangbai can provide you with the gear you need to go diving in Bali.

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