Beginner Open Water Class Letter
Thank you for choosing Underwater Sports for your beginner open water instruction. We hope that you are as excited to begin your new adventure as we are to have you as a student! You should have your class schedule, if not, please contact the store location that you are taking your course for that information.
Academics
The required material for this course is the PADI Beginning Open Water E-Leaning program. You should be receiving an e-mail from PADI with a link to this online program. This link does expire after 48 hours, so please activate it by creating an account. Sometimes this e-mail ends up in the junk folder. Having this course work completed before your first day of class is required to continue. Please allow yourself 12 – 14 hours to complete the course work.
- Start Here
- Introduction
- Sections one through five
- Final exam
- Resources
- Dive Computer Simulator
- PADI Skill Practice and Dive Planning Slate
You are not required to complete the Recreational Dive Planner section, but feel free to complete this section for your own knowledge. Also, please complete the forms section and upload a photo into your PADI account. After completing your online training, print out your certificate of completion and bring a copy with you.
For any changes to your class—such as cancellations, rescheduling, or questions—please contact the Underwater Sports location where your class is scheduled.
Forms & Medical History
Here is a copy of our medical form- Diver Medical Participant Questionnaire
Under the forms section you will find all documents that are needed to be filled out. ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO CLASS! Please follow the directions on the form to determine if you will need a physician’s signature prior to your SCUBA certification class. If a physician’s approval is required and you are not able to obtain one prior to the first day of class, we will need to reschedule your class for a later date.
Prerequisites
You will be required to complete a swim test. A 200-yard freestyle swim or a 300-yard mask, snorkel, and fin swim (decided by the instructor) plus a 10-minute tread must be completed to obtain the certification.
Equipment & more
Your course tuition includes the use of all SCUBA equipment necessary for your confined (pool) and open water sessions except for your personal snorkeling equipment (mask, snorkel, fins, boots, and gloves). There are student packages available at all of our locations for this gear. We will insure you are properly fitted and we offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. You may also find these packages on our e-commerce site. Bring your personal gear (removed from its retail packaging) and in a mesh bag or duffel bag. Be sure to bring a swimsuit and towel. You will also need to purchase a PADI logbook to log your training sessions and open water dives.
Your gear (kit) for Open Water class must be picked up the Thursday or Friday prior to your check out dives. Please allow 45-60 minutes for the gear rental process, as we want to make sure all rental gear is checked by the customer and staff together.
For any changes to your class—such as cancellations, rescheduling, or questions—please contact the Underwater Sports location where your class is scheduled.
Refund Policy:
If a refund is requested more than 72 hours before the start of class, $100.00 will be retained by Underwater Sports as a service fee. If a refund, or request to transfer to another class, is within 72 hours of the start date and time; there will be a $200.00 service fee. Once you have redeemed your online access code, we are unable to issue a refund for that portion.