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PADI OW student Rune in pool      ŠOla H. Nielsen
PADI Open Water Diver Course
The PADI Open Water Diver Course consists of classroom sessions, confined water sessions and four dives in open water. We teach in small groups, so you get individual attention.

The course usually takes four days, but if you're willing to work a bit extra in the evenings, we can easily do it in three days without cutting corners. We do not attempt two-day courses. That would not be giving you proper quality training!

The confined water sessions are always done in a pool with both deeper (2.5 to 3 metres) and really shallow sections where even children easily can stand up. All skills are done shallow first, until you're confident, then progressively deeper. This gives excellent results and makes for skilled and confident divers. Remember, we're in no rush!

The open water dives can be done from a beach close to our Kata shop. This is a great-value option if you really want to cut costs. We do recommend diving from our day trip boat, however. For a marginally higher price, you get even more fun from your dives.

The prices are all-inclusive as listed below, there are no hidden extras.
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Pool trainingTeaching the PADI OW course       ŠOla H. Nielsen
PADIhoriz   PADI Open Water Beach Option   PADI Open Water Day Boat Option
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Minimum age: 10 years

Duration: 3 - 4 days

Prerequisites: medically fit for diving

Course includes: log book, free scuba diving equipment rental for duration of course, your own PADI OW manual, certification cost, 4 Open Water dives from the beach, free pickups*

Certification limits:
Max.18 metres of depth during training
(Max. 12 metres for jr OW)
We recommend new OW divers to stick to their training depth or do a follow-up course
Can dive independently with another dive buddy

Price: 12,500 baht

*see our faq regarding free pickups
Minimum age: 10 years

Duration: 3 - 4 days

Prerequisites: medically fit for diving

Course includes: log book, free scuba diving equipment rental for duration of course, your own PADI OW manual, certification cost, lunch on the boat, 4 Open Water dives from the boat, free pickups*

Certification limits:
Max.18 metres of depth during training
(Max. 12 metres for jr OW)
We recommend new OW divers to stick to their training depth or do a follow-up course
Can dive independently with another dive buddy

Price: 15,000 baht

*see our faq regarding free pickups