Scuba Diving Course Requirements
It is hard not to fall in love with scuba diving after your first time underwater. As soon as I let people know that I am a scuba instructor then inevitably they ask what it takes to become certified. I will outline the basic requirements to give you and idea of what is necessary to become a certified open water scuba diver.
Finding a local dive shop that is reputable is key. Just ask around or do a quick yellow pages search online and you will come up with plenty of results.
Usually dive shops have their own class schedules but they consist of independent study, classroom sessions, pool dives, and lastly four ocean dives before you become fully certified for life. Most certifications are recognized worldwide.
You will be required to buy personal diving equipment; and pay the course base price . It is important that you ask about the full cost before you start because things will be added on as you go. Course prices can have extreme variation, depending on location, class schedule, and number of participants but you can expect to pay somewhere around $600-$800 for an all inclusive package. I hope this gets your feet wet and you take further steps to becoming a certified scuba diver.
