OPEN WATER CERTIFICATION

About OPEN WATER CERTIFICATION

Ready to get certified? We offer group classes every weekend ($449) as well as semi-private and private lessons that can be catered to your schedule ($599)! The SSI Open Water Certification is internationally recognized, our instructors are top-notch, and our staff can help you get outfitted to scuba dive comfortably and gain confidence with your equipment. We encourage new divers to come into the shop so we can give you a personalized tour and answer any questions you may have.

 

Academic

BECOMING AN SSI OPEN WATER DIVER IS THE BEST WAY TO START YOUR SCUBA
ADVENTURE DUE TO WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION!

By providing personalized training and taking enough time, we make sure you are truly comfortable under water with the skills and equipment you will use. In general, an Open Water Diver course consists of 3 parts: Academics, Pool Training and Open Water Sessions.

Why LDC? We are the oldest, most respected, trusted training facility in the tidewater area with over 45 years of experience. LDC instructors and staff are dedicated to YOU, the customer. We want to provide the best for your SCUBA needs. We have small classes for the best student instructor ratio. Train with us and dive with us. “Let’s Go Diving!”

Required Equipment

  • Students are required to purchase their own personal equipment prior to their first day of class. SCUBA is an equipment intensive sport. Your comfort and safety will be enhanced by owning your own gear.
  • Personal equipment includes: Mask, Fins, Booties, Snorkel, and Weight Belt
  • If diving locally we highly recommend adding hood/hooded vest and gloves to your personal equipment package
  • Lynnhaven Dive Center’s 100% equipment selection guarantee allows you get the very best for your diving needs
  • Get a $389 rebate when you purchase a total dive system (BC, Regulator, Dive Computer) from us.
OPEN WATER CERTIFICATION

Prerequisites

This globally-recognized certification program is the best way to begin your life-long adventure as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

 

What’s Included

  • The very best SCUBA instruction available – Conducted by our team of certified and insured instructors in LDC’s indoor heated pool. Classes are small; 4-8 people per class.
  • SSI Standard E-Learning Student Kit; Including online training through divessi.com, digital dive log for 1 year
  • Huge savings on personal snorkeling systems for our students
  • FREE Student Dive Insurance
  • FREE Use of Rental Scuba System; Including a wet suit, regulator, instruments, buoyancy system, and tanks for local open water training dives
  • FREE Use of our indoor heated pool for practice sessions while enrolled in class and based on availability
  • Digital Certification Card

What’s Not Included

  • Your personal equipment (mask, snorkel, fins, booties, and weight belt)
  • The Open Water dives- you need to complete 4 certification dives to finish the certification

What do I need to get started?

Visit or call Lynnhaven Dive Center to register for SSI, and your classroom/academic sessions.

1. ACADEMICS: The SSI Training Materials and Online Training program are designed so that you can learn the academics at your own pace when it is convenient for you. You can complete the academics online when you sign up for SSI’s Online Training program, and then attend review sessions at Lynnhaven Dive Center

2. POOL TRAINING: For your pool and open water training your instructor will fit you to your scuba equipment so you will become comfortable in your “second skin”.

3. OPEN WATER SESSIONS: You will complete at least 4 open water dives and have the chance to experience everything you learned in the pool hands-on. After successful completion of your open water training dives you will become a Certified Diver. The SSI Open Water Diver certification is recognized worldwide so your diving experiences will be limitless.

*Open water dive options vary in price. 2 Days Of Certification Dives at Lake Phoenix are $120

How long will it take?

16 – 32 hours

Maximum Training Depth

18 meters / 60 feet (age 15+)