PADI Open Water Diver Course in Madeira for Beginners

The worldwide recognized PADI Open Water Diver certification allows you to go diving together with a diving buddy. The experienced and certified instructors of our team will teach you all the skills you need to feel safe underwater. Children 10 years and older are also welcome and will receive the PADI Junior OWD certificate upon completion of the course. What are you waiting for?

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Goal of the course
In this course, you will learn everything about diving. Beginning with the theoretical basics up to practical skills, after this course, you will feel as comfortable underwater as above the water. With the worldwide recognized OWD certification, you can rent or buy diving equipment and dive independently with a buddy.

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Meeting & Preparation
We meet at the booked time at our diving centre in Machico. If you arrive by car, parking is widely available nearby. There you will get your diving equipment from us. Your instructor will show you our dive centre and when everyone is ready we will start with the theoretical introduction before we go into the water. On your first dive, you will be cared for 1 on 1 by your instructor.

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Course content
- Theory online
- Day 1: Pool sessions
- Day 2: 2 open water dives & pool sessions
- Day 3: 2 open water dives
Note: The order and length of the individual parts of the course can change and will be individually adapted by the instructor.

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Included Activities
- 4 Practice Dives in the Pool/in confined water
- 4 Open Water Dives

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Included Services
- Certified PADI diving instructor
- High-quality diving gear (all you need for your dive: wetsuit, mask, fins, octopus, weights)
- Scuba tank (200 Bar for all dives)
- PADI registration fee & certificate
- Light meal between open water dives

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Requirements
- Minimum age: 10 years
- Physical health
- Swimming ability