• SDI Open Water Course

SDI Open Water Course

Your Scuba Certification · Ages 15+ (Junior 10–14) · Queen Creek, AZ

Get certified and start diving the world. Earn your internationally recognized SDI Open Water certification with e-learning on your schedule, pool sessions, and four open water dives. Most students are able to complete all requirements over a single weekend. You'll need your own mask, fins, boots, and snorkel, and we include the rest: tank, BCD, regulator, wetsuit, weights, and dive computer.

Veterans can put their GI Bill toward their training, and families can use ESA or ClassWallet funds. See if you qualify.

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$499.00

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SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Course

Your Scuba Certification · Ages 15+ (Junior 10–14) · Queen Creek

Your Open Water card is what unlocks everything. It gets you on the boat, into the water, and onto dive sites anywhere in the world, and it never expires. This course is how you earn it, start to finish right here in Queen Creek. You learn online at your own pace, build real skills in the pool, and finish with four open water dives at a local lake. Most students knock it out over a long weekend and leave with an internationally recognized certification and the skills to back it up. When you're ready to go deeper later, the SDI Advanced Adventure course takes your limit to 100 feet.

How it works

1

E-Learning

Start online, on your own schedule. SDI's e-learning covers the knowledge side, physics, gear, and dive planning, in about four to eight hours before you get in the water.

2

Pool Sessions

Come into the pool and build the real skills with your instructor: mask clearing, regulator recovery, buoyancy, navigation, and emergency procedures.

3

Open Water Dives

Put it all together across four open water dives at a local lake, usually Lake Pleasant, run as two sessions of two dives each.

What you'll learn

The course covers the full foundation of diving, the knowledge and the in-water skills, so you finish ready to plan and make a dive on your own with a buddy.

  • The underwater world: light, heat loss, currents, waves, and surge
  • Dive physics and physiology, and breathing compressed air
  • Choosing, assembling, and caring for your gear
  • Dive planning and underwater navigation
  • Mask clearing, regulator recovery, and buoyancy control
  • Basic rescue and emergency procedures

Who can enroll

You need to be comfortable in the water and able to swim, and that's about it. No diving experience required, that's what the course is for.

  • Ages 15 and up (full certification)
  • Ages 10 to 14 (Junior certification, call us)
  • Comfortable in the water and able to swim
  • No prior diving experience needed

✓ What's included

  • SDI e-learning, self-paced and on your schedule
  • Instructor-led pool skill sessions
  • Four open water dives at a local lake
  • Rental gear: tank, BCD, regulator, wetsuit, weights, and dive computer
  • Your internationally recognized SDI certification

What to bring

  • Your own mask, fins, boots, and snorkel (required, we don't rent these)
  • A swimsuit and a towel
  • Your e-learning finished before the first pool session
  • Need the basics? Enrolled students get a shop discount

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to get certified?
Most students finish over a long weekend, and it can be done in as little as three days. The e-learning is self-paced and runs about four to eight hours, then the pool work and four dives are scheduled across three days.
Can I do part of the course online?
Yes. The knowledge portion is done through SDI's e-learning platform on your own schedule before your in-water sessions. The pool work and open water dives are in person with your instructor.
What gear do I need to own?
Your own mask, fins, boots, and snorkel, since those are personal-fit items we don't rent. Your tank, BCD, regulator, wetsuit, weights, and dive computer are all included in the course, and enrolled students get a discount if they want to buy the basics from the shop.
How many dives does it include?
Four open water training dives, run as two sessions of two dives each, where you put your pool skills to work in a real dive environment.
How deep can I dive once certified?
Your SDI Open Water certification clears you to 60 feet in conditions similar to your training. The SDI Advanced Adventure course extends that to 100 feet.
What are the age requirements?
You'll need to be at least 15 for the full certification. Kids ages 10 to 14 can earn the SDI Junior Open Water certification. Call us at (480) 881-4013 for the junior program.
Where do the open water dives happen?
At local Arizona dive sites, most often Lake Pleasant. Depending on scheduling and conditions another site may be used, and your instructor confirms the location when your dives are booked.
Does my certification expire?
No, your SDI Open Water card doesn't expire. If you go a long stretch without diving, a refresher is a smart step before getting back in open water.

Let's. Go. Diving.

Open Water fills up faster than any course we run. Register online, or call the shop to grab a spot or set up a private or small-group class.

Call the shop (480) 881-4013

Ages 15 and up for the full certification. Ages 10 to 14 earn a Junior certification, just call us. Already certified but rusty? See the Scuba Refresher Course.

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