Scuba Diving courses: The SSI Open Water Diver course to become a certified diver.

Get certified with the SSI Open Water Diver course to be part of the scuba diving's family and take your diving experience anywhere in the world!

Have a great time in learning as you are guided by a team of experts from our scuba school international (SSI).

If you want to explore the greatness of the underwater world, the SSI Open Water Diver course is your first step as a beginner diver.

If you are a novice, a newcomer, a neophyte who wants to initiate to scuba, or a referral student from another dive center, we will teach you how to scuba dive.

Where to take the SSI Open Water Diver course?

You can take the Open Water Diver course at any of our Scotty's Dive Center and Dive Shop in the Philippines.
Scotty's Action Sports Network is in Boracay, Bohol, and Panglao as well as Cebu and Mactan.

The Prerequisites to take this scuba diving bundle specialty course is to have at least 15 years old (10 for junior diver).

Mactan and Cebu.

SCUBA diver.

• Two dives.
• Duration: 1 and a half day.
• Price SSI certification: 12,500 PHP.

SSI open water diver course.

• Five academic and confined water training.
• Two dives.
• Duration: 3 days.
• Price SSI certification: 22,500 PHP.

SSI open water referral A.

• Price per open water dive plus PIC.
• Two dives.
• Price SSI certification: 3,000 PHP.

SSI open water referral B.

• PricePer confined session.
• Two dives.
• Price SSI certification: 2,250 PHP.

SSI open water referral C.

• PricePer academic session.
• Two dives.
• Price SSI certification: 1,000 PHP.

Bohol and Panglao.

SSI SCUBA diver.

• 2 dives.
• Duration: 1 and a half day.
• Price SSI certification: 12,000 PHP.

SSI open water diver course.

• 5 academic and confined water training sessions and 4 ocean dives.
• Duration: 3 days.
• Price SSI certification: 21,000 PHP.

Boracay.

SSI SCUBA diver.

• 3 academics, 4 pool sessions, 3 ocean dives.
• Duration: 1 and a half day.
• Price SSI certification: 16,500 PHP.

SSI SCUBA diver to open water diver course.

• 2 academics, 2 pool sessions, 2 ocean dives.
• Duration: 1 and a half day.
• Price SSI certification: 16,500 PHP.

SSI open water diver course.

• 5 academics, 5 pool sessions, 4 ocean dives.
• Duration: 4 days.
• Price SSI certification: 29,000 PHP.

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Why do you need to take the SSI Open Water Diver course?

By being a certified Open Water Diver, you will be able to dive in any open waters worldwide.

Did you ever wonder what's look like breathing underwater or what's underwater? If so, this course is for you! And if you do not give it a try, you will always have regrets.

It takes only three days to learn how to scuba dive properly and safely; then you can spend the remaining of your holidays exploring the underwater wonders.

Do you know that an average scuba dive underwater has a length of 1 hour? Can you imagine all that you can see in one-hour breathing underwater? Do you know that a lot of scuba divers dive 2 to 3 times a day and even more when they are on holidays or vacations?

During the SSI Open Water Diver course, you will learn:

With the SSI Open Water Diver course you will learn how to scuba and become a true scuba diver who can breathe safely underwater, as well as:

• The basic principles of scuba diving.
• How to use and handle the scuba diving gears.
• The fundamental knowledge of becoming a scuba diver.

You can also take a look at our scuba course preview here.

When can you start to learn the SSI Open Water Diver lessons?

The SSI Open Water Diver course can be started when you want!
You can pass/walk'in at one of our dive center's counter to schedule your course, or ask some questions. You can also call us directly from this/our website (scroll down to the bottom then tap the phone's icon) if you are browsing our website from a smartphone.

You can freely register online (see the form below) to tell us when you would like to start or if you have questions about this scuba diving class.

You might want to download the PDF of the SSI Open Water Diver standards directly online in your prefered language.

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The scuba diving gear in the SSI Open Water Diver course includes:

Mask and snorkel, fins, wetsuit also known as exposure suit, BCD (buoyancy compensator device), and the standard scuba diving gear.

Our scuba Instructor may suggest more options regarding the equipment needed for this scuba course.

At Scotty's dive center the full diving gear is included with all scuba diving courses. You do not have to worry about an added fee; this scuba diving course is all-inclusive with the full diving gear.
As well as towels, shower, lockers, drinking water, five-star service like assistance to carry your gear to the beach, boat or pier as well as assistance to clean it (you are on holidays/vacation, you do not have to work).

Want to take your diving experience further?

If you want some diving classes alternative and lessons or want to know what's best next for your education, take a look at the options below.

• SSI advanced adventurer diver course.
• SSI enriched air nitrox course.
• SSI advanced adventurer and enriched air nitrox diver course package.

You might also be interested in this scuba diving course from another scuba diving agency:
PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) open water course.