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Open Water course – FULLY BOOKED


Our most popular and comprehensive “Learn to SCUBA dive” course.

This is where we all start when we learn to dive and it’s all done over 2 weekends! Diving is easy and fun, it creates new social and travel opportunities and allows you to connect with the ocean and discover a new world. Our Open Water courses run with a minimum and maximum of 4 people per instructor ensuring that you get the attention you deserve and need to become a safe and competent diver. Your Open Water course is made up of 3 modules:

THEORY

The home study component of the theory is done at your convenience and at your own pace. It is then reviewed in a classroom session with your instructor (usually a couple of hours).

CONFINED WATER (POOL) TRAINING

This phase of the training takes place in the comfort of a heated pool. You will go through 6 specific key areas and skills sets that will give you the knowledge and confidence to transition successfully into the ocean. This will be achieved through repetition of these skills.

OPEN WATER TRAINING
  • You will do 2 Open Water shore or pier dives where you will demonstrate to your instructor your ability to perform the skills learnt in the pool (this will take a day)
  •  You will finish your course with 2 boat dives experiencing some of the best of Victorian diving (this will take a day).
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6 April @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Course schedule:

  • Sat 6/04/2024, 8.30am
  • Sun 7/04/2024, 9am
  • Sat 13/04/2024, 9am
  • Sun 14/04/2024, 9am

Venue:

Scuba Culture
2/121 Highbury Rd Burwood, VIC 3125

Cost:

$995 ($400 deposit payable at booking, $595 balance payable at first session)

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  • Once you've booked your course, you'll receive an automated tax invoice from us.
  • Then we will process your booking, and you'll receive a course confirmation email
  • We will then register you with SSI and SSI will email you with access to your online training.
  • Then we'll see you at your first training session with us!
BOOKINGS
    • Scuba Culture reserves the right to vary or cancel, at their discretion, a course or its contents, where the circumstances necessitate.
    • You must visit Scuba Culture at least 14 days prior to your course start date in order to present your Dive Medical (if required), complete “Medical Questionnaire”, course paperwork & conduct equipment fit out.
    • Lost or broken equipment (caused by student) must be paid for by student.
    • Transport to and from dive sites is student's responsibility.
    • If you fail any component of your specialty course you will be charged $250 per day plus any applicable boat dive/hire gear fees in order to obtain certification. You will be offered a place on a subsequent course subject to availability.
    • A minimum number of 4 students is required to run a course. Scuba Culture reserves the right to postpone/re-schedule and- or group courses together to ensure that minimum numbers are met.
REFUNDS No refunds of any monies paid will be given, with the following exceptions:
    • All dive course deposits are non-refundable, unless a diver is medically unfit to participate. In this case, a “Failed dive Medical certificate” signed off by a Diving Physician must be presented.  Upon receipt of this, Scuba Culture will issue a refund minus training package cost of $95 should the online training have been accessed.
    • In the case of a cancellation, with less than 14 days notice prior to start date, no refund will be issued.
    • Course transfer from one date to another is subject to availability and will incur a $100 transfer fee. This transfer must be made with at least 14 days notice prior to original course start date.  Transfer is not possible with less than 14 days notice.  Student will forfeit deposit.
    • Failure to attend any part of a course (eg theory session, pool session, etc) on the due date with less than 48 hours notice will result in loss of all course fees. Course transfer is not possible in this case.
    • Failure to have all online theory completed by the start time on the start date of your selected dive course means that you are not able to attend the course, this therefore means that you will forfeit all course fees paid.
    • Your course must be completed within 6 months from registration of your online training.