Open Water Diver

How Long?
Each course is six weeks long and consists of six lectures at Thunder Country Diving and six pool sessions at the Lakehead University Field house. Open water dives can be completed in the spring or in a Southern location by referral. Evening classes run from 6 until about 10:30.

How Much?
Each course costs $346.69 per student. This includes all course fees, textbook, logbook, equipment use (excluding mask, snorkel, boots and fins), and a bumper sticker.

What is Needed?
Each student is required to own a mask, snorkel, fins and boot set that are suitable for diving. Quality sets can be purchased at the store for a reasonable price and student packages are available.

Under the guidance of a professional SSI Instructor, you'll develop the knowledge and skills necessary to enjoy a lifetime of underwater exploration.

 Key Benefits

·         Proper Knowledge

·         SSI's modular, six-session teaching system includes a video, manual, study guide, DiveLog, and dive tables.

·         Some topics include:

·         Planning enjoyable, exciting dives

·         Appreciating the underwater world

·         Tips on traveling

·         How to make a lifetime of adventure

·         Proper Skills

·         In multiple pool and open water sessions, you'll practice scuba skills with SSI's exclusive Comfort through repetition teaching method.

·         Some of the skills are:

o    The easiest way to get into and out of the water

o    Breathing normally underwater

o    Moving in the water with ease

o    Controlling buoyancy so you neither descend nor ascend

o    Getting water out of your mask

o    Replacing the regulator in your mouth

·         Proper Equipment

o    Since you can't dive without equipment, there is extensive information on scuba equipment, including:

o    Selecting the best diving equipment for your needs and budget

o    Maintaining and adjusting your equipment to extend its life and improve performance