What a fantastic place to learn to dive! Warm, crystal clear water, tropical fish and an abundance of beautiful sea fans and corals make learning to dive an experience you'll never forget.
So what are your options? In short, numerous! PADI has done an amazing job designing their courses to have the flexibility to study at your own pace and complete all training and dives with one instructor or in multiple locations if you're traveling through our chain of islands.
There are three steps to complete PADI Scuba Diver or Open Water Diver certification:
Step one is gaining the knowledge to make you a safe diver and knowledgable dive buddy. This section of the course has the most flexibility in how you attain the knowledge required. You can choose from:
PADI e-learning is an online course that allows you to sign up for your scuba classes and study the theory at your own pace. We've found that this is an excellent way to get a head start on learning to dive particularly if you've already completed a Discover Scuba Dive and know you want to become certified to dive. The benefits of studying in your time include not having to spend your vacation time trying to squeeze in homework whilst everyone else is enjoying sunset cocktails waiting to see the green flash!
See how PADI e-learning works here
If you have an iPad or other tablet PADI Touch is a tablet friendly alternative to e-learn. The Touch app is downloaded allowing you to complete the chapters offline whenever and where-ever you have time for study. Both the e-learn and tablet format content include videos to demonstrate key points and skills and is ideal for younger learners who benefit from seeing concepts demonstrated.
If you prefer to study from a book the Open Water manual and video are still available, however you will need to schedule classroom time with an instructor to complete the knowledge reviews, quizzes and exams.
You can collect your manual to read during your course or you can purchase a manual from your nearest PADI dive centre to read before you arrive.
Whichever method you choose you will receive thorough instruction ensuring mastery of your subject.
Step two - Now the real fun starts - you're finally getting in the water! PADI instructors call this part of training confined water. The confined water might be a pool or a shallow area off the beach. Either way it's the section of the course that your instructor explains why and how you do underwater skills that help you gain confidence and solve problems.
Again you have choices how you would like to schedule this part whether it is with an instructor in your home area during evenings or a weekend class or here with us.
Step three - You're nearly there with just the four open water dives to complete! If you're sailing through the islands you can choose to dive with PADI instructors along your route. Just in St Vincent and the Grenadines alone there are instructors available on St Vincent, Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Union and Petit St Vincent. But even if you want to complete all your training dives with one instructor you'll only need two days to complete your four dives.
After your dives you'll log each one with your instructor as your proof of experience. The final step is to be issued a temporary certification card. Congrats to you!
As with any other activity your certification card is your license to learn - every dive brings a new experience. Whether it's a new location, a new environment (cold water diving anyone? not me!) or just a passion for spotting new creatures, learning to scuba dive can bring you an activity to enjoy for years to come.
Best fishes,
Cathy
So what are your options? In short, numerous! PADI has done an amazing job designing their courses to have the flexibility to study at your own pace and complete all training and dives with one instructor or in multiple locations if you're traveling through our chain of islands.
There are three steps to complete PADI Scuba Diver or Open Water Diver certification:
Step one is gaining the knowledge to make you a safe diver and knowledgable dive buddy. This section of the course has the most flexibility in how you attain the knowledge required. You can choose from:
- E-learning
- PADI Touch
- Paperback Open Water Diver Manual
PADI e-learning is an online course that allows you to sign up for your scuba classes and study the theory at your own pace. We've found that this is an excellent way to get a head start on learning to dive particularly if you've already completed a Discover Scuba Dive and know you want to become certified to dive. The benefits of studying in your time include not having to spend your vacation time trying to squeeze in homework whilst everyone else is enjoying sunset cocktails waiting to see the green flash!
See how PADI e-learning works here
If you have an iPad or other tablet PADI Touch is a tablet friendly alternative to e-learn. The Touch app is downloaded allowing you to complete the chapters offline whenever and where-ever you have time for study. Both the e-learn and tablet format content include videos to demonstrate key points and skills and is ideal for younger learners who benefit from seeing concepts demonstrated.
If you prefer to study from a book the Open Water manual and video are still available, however you will need to schedule classroom time with an instructor to complete the knowledge reviews, quizzes and exams.
You can collect your manual to read during your course or you can purchase a manual from your nearest PADI dive centre to read before you arrive.
Whichever method you choose you will receive thorough instruction ensuring mastery of your subject.
Step two - Now the real fun starts - you're finally getting in the water! PADI instructors call this part of training confined water. The confined water might be a pool or a shallow area off the beach. Either way it's the section of the course that your instructor explains why and how you do underwater skills that help you gain confidence and solve problems.
Again you have choices how you would like to schedule this part whether it is with an instructor in your home area during evenings or a weekend class or here with us.
Step three - You're nearly there with just the four open water dives to complete! If you're sailing through the islands you can choose to dive with PADI instructors along your route. Just in St Vincent and the Grenadines alone there are instructors available on St Vincent, Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Union and Petit St Vincent. But even if you want to complete all your training dives with one instructor you'll only need two days to complete your four dives.
After your dives you'll log each one with your instructor as your proof of experience. The final step is to be issued a temporary certification card. Congrats to you!
As with any other activity your certification card is your license to learn - every dive brings a new experience. Whether it's a new location, a new environment (cold water diving anyone? not me!) or just a passion for spotting new creatures, learning to scuba dive can bring you an activity to enjoy for years to come.
Best fishes,
Cathy
RSS Feed