Master Scuba Diving with the PADI Open Water Diver Course in Key Largo, Florida

The PADI Open Water Diver course is the most popular dive program in the world! This certification is globally accepted and does not expire. If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure, and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. It is your ticket to a lifetime of marine adventure!

The Open Water Diver course is available as a full class or referral program.

Full certification courses and non-PADI referral courses start at 7:30 AM.

For PADI referral courses (open water training dives only) you can choose between morning dives and afternoon dives.

Our full open water diver course is based on students taking an online class before coming here for the in-water training session, which can be scheduled over 2 full days or three half days.

The online class covers all required course academics including the course exam, saving you more than a day of classroom lectures here with us. The PADI eLearning system presents you with interactive presentations that include videos, audio, graphics, and reading. Short quizzes let you gauge your progress as well as review and correct anything you might have missed. You move through the program efficiently and at your own pace.

Important to Know

When booking this course, please make sure you have enough time to work through the required online training (1 full day approx.) as we will not be able to commence your in-water training without the course academics being done.

When you arrive here for your confined and open water training sessions, you will spend time in the pool with your instructor where you will learn all required scuba skills. You will then spend two half-days accomplishing four open-water training dives in the ocean on different reef sites amidst beautiful marine life.

Typical training schedules: *Full 2-Day Course, Days 1 & 2 AM Pool Training, PM Open Water Training *Full 3-Day Course, Day 1 AM Pool Training until finished, Days 2 & 3 AM or PM Open Water Training *PADI Referral Course, Days 1 & 2 AM or PM Open Water Training *Non-PADI Referral Course, Day 1 AM Pool Training, PM Open Water Training, Day 2 AM or PM Open Water Training

In order to participate in the course, you must be 10 years or older, be healthy and reasonably fit, and must know how to swim. Please also review the Medical Statement to see if you need to provide a doctor's release for the course here. The only things you need will be a swimsuit, a towel, and sunscreen. No prior experience with scuba diving is required.

Open Water Diver Referrals are welcome at Scuba-Fun as well. This is for students who have started their course with another scuba school or instructor and have done all their course academics and pool training already but are still missing their four required open-water training dives. This can be accomplished in as little as two half days.

For PADI Referrals we do require the respective student record and course progress form filled out, signed, and dated by the initial instructor. Please note that the last course activity must have been within 12 months or else you have to start the course over. If your pool session has been a while we strongly encourage you to book an additional pool review session prior to the open water training dives to help you get back “into the groove” (please call us to do so).

For Non-PADI Referrals, we do require the International or Global Referral form properly filled out, signed, and dated by the initial instructor, no older than 12 months. Besides a quick classroom session, you need to accomplish a confined water session with your instructor prior to your open water training. The course will be 1.5 days and will result in a PADI certification.

If you already hold a PADI Scuba Diver certification and would like to upgrade to a PADI Open Water Diver certification we can help you with that, too! The time and cost involved depend on a few factors such as what course sections have been signed off by your initial instructor, what course materials you still have access to, when your last dive was, etc. Please do not hesitate to contact us for a quote!

Courses are being offered daily with never more than four students per instructor. Parties of a greater number will have the respective number of instructors dedicated to them. Please reserve your spots in the course ahead of time.

Course fees include online courses and course materials (not for referral courses), full scuba gear rental, and certification.

All students MUST KNOW HOW TO SWIM!