Open Water Scuba Diver Certification STEP 1 Complete Open Water Diver Manual & Online Video Series prior to class ($217 together; can be purchased at the dive shop or online and can be shared between multiple participants) OR Open Water Diver eLearning module ($217 must be over 15 years old and cannot be shared). Classroom Work and Pool Dives ($275, can be completed over one weekend) Sign Up Online Here Dive Equipment Included; Except for Mask, Snorkel & Fins (rent for $35 or purchase with a student discount) The academic portion of Step 1 is held here at our shop in our comfortable classroom. Our home pool is the newly-renovated Broomfield Community Center, a beautiful and clean facility with both a shallow, warm pool, and a deep, cool pool for all of our scuba diving needs. The deep well drops down to 12 feet and sits at a cool 80 degrees. STEP 2 Separate from the Step 1 academics and pool training, you must complete 4 Open Water Dives ($275) within a year of your Step 1 training.  No trips coming up?  Join us for one of our monthly trips to the remarkable Homestead Crater in Midway, Utah!  Sign Up Online Here Certification Card (Included) Dive Equipment Included; Except for Mask, Snorkel & Fins (rent for $35 or purchase with a student discount)

As a certified PADI Open Water Diver, the most widely recognized and respected rating in the world, you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a professional. If you already tried a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience or are PADI Scuba Diver certified, check with your instructor to see how credit from these courses may apply to the open water program.

Virtually anyone 10 years of age or older who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification. If you are between 10 and 14 or have a child between these ages, there is a PADI Junior Open Water Diver program available

• A PADI Jr. Open Water Diver between the ages of 10 and 12 years may only dive with a PADI Professional, a certified parent or certified guardian to a maximum depth of 12 meters/40 feet

Throughout the course, you’ll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques. You will complete five knowledge development sessions and five pool dives, followed by making four open water (ocean or lake) dives.

PADI programs are performance based. You proceed as you demonstrate mastery of the course skills. This allows you to work at a pace that is comfortable for you. Typically classroom and pool work are completed in one weekend, followed by 4 open water dives over another weekend. See our schedule.  You can also take a referral (classroom and pool completion paperwork) and complete your 4 open water dives on your vacation. You have a year to complete these before you classroom and pool work expires.

Continue your scuba adventure with PADI’s Adventures in diving program, your next step in exploring the underwater world. Stop by Flatirons Scuba and Travel or call us at 303-469-4477 for more information on the PADI Adventures In Diving program.

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*Important Note: Any student under the age of 15 doing PADI eLearning will be required to  participate for the full duration of the classroom session