The PADI open water diver FULL course is divided into 4 areas:-
- Pre-course independent home study with your DVD/RDP (deposit) and Open Water manual (included). We will send these to you by post when you book your course online. The 5 knowledge reviews in the course manual MUST be completed prior to your classroom session.
- Classroom sessions (2 Mornings). In Maidstone - Sat & Sun mornings. Start at 09:45a.m. - Finish around 3.00pm. *Alternatively optional MIDWEEK evening class & pool sessions are available - See Confined Water Training below for details - (Tuesday & Thursdays, 5 sessions. Start at 19:30).
- *Confined Water Training (swimming pool sessions) at Maidstone Leisure Centre on Sat & Sunday (2 days) Start around 4.00pm - Finish 7.00 pm. Typical ratio is 3 to 4 student to each instructor. *Alternatively optional MIDWEEK evening class & pool sessions are available at a supplement on Tuesday & Thursdays (5 sessions). Start at 19:30 - Finish around 21:00
- Open Water Dives at Holborough Lake (inland dive site). During these two days you will demonstrate the skills learned during your confined water training.
PRICE INCLUDES:- Full training, plus an Ultimate Open Water Crewpack. Full Scuba equipment provided for your course, including all air fills, swimming pool fees & issue of PADI referal form.
ULTIMATE OPEN WATER CREWPACK included with you course includes:
- PADI Open Water Manual
- 1 x RDP - Electronic (eRDPML) Dive Planner
- 1 x DVD - O/W, Diver Edition Multilingual
- 1 x Diver's Log, Blue
- 1 x Student Record File
- 1 x PADI Decal
- 1 x Bag - Crewpak, Blue
- Brochures
What you need to take
- Swim Suit & Towel
- Mask, Fins, Neoprene Boots & Snorkel (full Scuba equipment provided).
- Academic Materials (included within course fee)
- Medical Statement (See below)
- Packed lunch
- Passport photographs
- Pound Coin for lockers
PADI Standard Safe Diving Practices form (10060, Ver. 1.4)
Self Declaration PADI Medical Statement form (10063, Ver. 2.0)
PADI Statement of Risks and Liability form (10072 Ver. 3.1)
Course Pre-requisites
- No diving experience necessary
- *Minimum age: 10 - No upper age limit
- Able to swim 200 metres any style
- Able to tread water/float for 10 minutes
NOTE:- * Students between the ages of 10 to 15 will receive a PADI Junior Open Water Diver certification on completion of training. Junior Open Water divers between the ages of 10 and 11 years may only dive with a PADI Professional, a certified parent or certified guardian to a maximum depth of 12 metres. From age 12 years and above depth is limited to 18 mts.
Internet Booking Price: £395.00 - Weekend Courses or optional midweek evenings at a supplement. Click for How to Book onLine
- To book, simply select the required course date and time, using the dropdown list above (or leave OPEN DATED). MIDWEEK dates are subject to a surcharge when paying the balance.
- Then enter the NAME & EMAIL & PHONE NUMBER for each participant.
- To add additional participants click .
- Then click BOOK NOW & proceed to the checkout.
If booking as a present, simply tick GIFT, and we will ensure no booking information is emailed to that participant. If required, you can book OPEN DATED and the participant can select the required date at a later time.
Price quoted is based on internet booking. This Open Water Referral can also be booked over the phone on 01622 754280, at the cost of £395.00 per person. Maidstone Scuba School is committed to offering you the best possible course prices. If you can find any 5 Star IDC rated PADI dive centre within a 15-mile radius offering a better price for an equivalent course, we guarantee to beat it! 
To watch a brief video explanation of the PADI Open Water Diver Full Course, click the right arrow next to the video screen above. To return to the beginning of the clip, click the left arrow.
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We regularly get the inevitable grumblings from other centres (charging up to double our prices) suggesting: ‘you only get what you pay for or there’s got to be something missing’ or little throw away comments like: ‘would you buy a cheap parachute?’
Our response is simple: We have been in this business longer than most of the centres that come up with these kind of comments, and what they won't tell you is that in many instances it was Maidstone Scuba School that trained THEM (from their first Try Dive right up to becoming a PADI Professional)! They came to the best!- Maidstone Scuba School - Raising Standards, Lowering Prices - Why Pay More?
Do the maths! We are up to 75% less than the others charge for exactly the same course, and the discounts don’t just apply to PADI courses. We supply a full range of equipment and we GUARANTEE to beat any genuine price!
Maidstone Scuba School - JUST £395.00 INCLUSIVE! - View Student Testimonials (Click)
Maidstone Scuba School is committed to offering you the best possible course prices on all PADI courses, dive equipment and dive travel services. Maidstone Scuba School is a PADI 5 Star IDC diving school. We are not a shop, so we don't include shop overheads in our prices. If you can find any PADI registered dive centre or resort within a 15-mile radius offering a better price for an equivalent course, we guarantee to beat it!
PADI Open Water Referral Course - Click Here
If you would prefer to start your course with us in the UK but complete your qualifying dives abroad on holiday, see our 'referral' course - CLICK HERE
Combined PADI Open Water & Advanced Open Water package - Click Here
This combined package will save you pounds whilst training you to dive up to 30mts and includes wreck diving.
Many students travel to Maidstone, Kent from other parts of the country to complete their courses with us. Most of our courses can be completed within one or two weekends. If you are travelling from outside the Maidstone area and require accommodation, why not take advantage of the special 10% discount offered by the Grade II listed King Street Hotel to all Maidstone Scuba School students.
The hotel is within easy walking distance of Maidstone Leisure Centre, where your confined water and theory training takes place. In between your course, you can relax in their comfortable lounge or enjoy the open air in our courtyard, which gives an extra dimension to this lovely old hotel. For more information click here or to book direct with the holel click here.
