COVID UPDATE: We are open for business and our Open water courses continue to run succesfully and safely, following all safety guidelines. Our Open water diver courses over the winter are on the schedule now and have the final Open water certification dives dates taking place in spring 2022 (You can also do them on holiday as a referral and we will provide you a documentation package at no charge)
Upcoming course dates can be found at the bottom of this page.
THIS IS THE COURSE TO START WITH TO BECOME A CERTIFIED DIVER!
If you've always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures or simply see the wondrous world beneath the waves, this is where it starts... With Dive Source and the PADI Open Water Diver course, which is the world's most popular scuba course and allows you to dive anywhere in the world the rest of your life!
Prerequisites
To enroll in the PADI Open Diver course, you must be 12 years or older, in good overall health, able to swim comfortably and a desire to have fun. Students must now also provide Proof of Vaccination to access the pool as per provincial guideleines.
Dive Source provides top quality scuba equipment for you to use during the course at no charge and the only thing you need to have of your own is " Scuba Quality" snorkelling gear, which you will use whenever or wherever you dive for years to come.
We offer 20% off your snorkel gear to you as our student. We will work within your budget and also professionally fit you and give you a 100% satisfaction gaurentee on that these important items.
(FYI - Box store prepackaged snorkeling sets are not suitable for scuba diving)
After completing the Open Water Diver Course, you can come diving with us and meet other local divers through our Dive club called "Dive Zone" as you get a free membership with the course. We also do dive trips to locations around the world.
You can also expand your knowledge by taking additional training like the next level of certification called the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course, which expands on what you learned as an Open Water Diver, and it allows you to dive deeper and begin to learn other specialties.
For more information about this or other PADI courses have a chat with one of the DIVE SOURCE Team members.
We hope this gives you a good overview of what is involved in our program. The best way to sign up is to come into the store to book your space or you may also enroll by purchasing the course here online (see below). However you must still come in to the store within 2 days to complete paperwork etc.)