Learn to Dive from the comfort of your couch!

(Read our commitment to your safety as it relates to COVID-19 below)

Barrie Scuba House offers 2 ways to complete your Open Water certification: eLearning or Classroom setting

eLearning

PADI eLearning allows you to begin your dive education at your convenience, using your desktop, laptop or mobile device, and finish your training in the water with a PADI Professional. You can get started immediately with the knowledge development portion of the course and work at your own pace using the PADI eLearning® system. This convenient, interactive study option allows you to learn anytime and anywhere you have an internet connection.

3 Phases to Certification:

Phase 1: Knowledge Reviews – to understand basic principles of scuba diving.

Phase 2: Confined Water Dives – to learn basic scuba diving skills.

Phase 3: Open Water Dives – to use your skills and explore the world below.

Phase 1: An access code is assigned to you with which you can download the course materials and study at your own pace. The PADI Open Water E-learning contains a series of short presentations, videos and quick quizzes. The knowledge development is split in to 5 sections. At the end of each section you will need to complete a knowledge review and quick quiz. The average student needs 12-15 hours to complete the eLearning portion.

Phase 2: Upon completion, you have one year to schedule your pool time of two 5 hour sessions (Confined Water dives).

Phase 3: Once your Confined Water dives are completed, you are required to do 4 Open Water dives to complete the course.

The cost of the course is $600 and includes the Instructor for ALL 3 phases of the program. (Please ensure when comparing prices that all 3 phases are included). Alternatively, if you plan to do your 4 Open Water Dives in warmer waters, the cost of the course is reduced to $450 for just Phases 1 & 2. This is called a Referral Program.

Minimum age for this course: 10 years old

We offer the convenience of either a weekend course (Friday night 6:00 p.m. to Sunday afternoon ~4:00 p.m.) or a weeknight course (Tuesday night for 5 consecutive weeks).

See our list of our currently available course times here.

Email us to learn more at info@barriescubahouse.com or call us with questions at (705) 721-9797

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Classroom Setting or Private Lessons*

The group sessions are scheduled classes, booked either once per week (for 5 weeks) or over a weekend. There are 5 in-class and pool modules to complete Phase 1 Knowledge Reviews and Phase 2 Confined Water. Once these 2 phases have been successfully completed, you can arrange for Phase 3 – the 4 open water training dives.

It is the 4 open water training dives that qualify you to become certified. They can be completed within our normal diving season, or you can opt to complete them down south in warm water. We will provide the documents needed for this option.

The cost of the course, based on our group rate, is $600* and includes the Instructor for ALL 3 phases of the program (classroom theory, 5 pool skills sessions and 4 open water training dives). It also includes your course materials, manual and non-personal scuba equipment while you are in training at our pool facility.

The group sessions are scheduled classes, booked either once per week (for 5 weeks) or over a weekend. The course does not include your personal gear kit (mask, snorkel, boots and fins). We sell this as a package and will take the time to custom fit you a few days before your course begins. Because this it is yours, it is important that it fit properly.

We can give you a couple of different options to complete your open water training dives either locally or a weekend trip to Tobermory.

*Private Lessons will be subject to additional fees.

COURSE STANDARDS

Certification Requirements

Complete 5 knowledge development segments, including quizzes and final exam
Complete Confined Water Dives 1-5 in our on-site heated pool
Meet water skills assessment requirements
Complete Open Water Dives 1-4

Depth

Open Water Dives 1 and 2: 12 metres / 40 feet

Open Water Dives 3 and 4: 18 metres / 60 feet

Diver Prerequisites

must be at least 10 years old

Note: 10-14 year old divers earn a Junior Open Water Diver certification

Equipment

Your personal gear kit – mask, snorkel, boots and fins – is available for rent or purchase. We offer gear packages for purchase and will take the time to custom fit you prior to beginning your course.
Scuba gear for your 4 Open Water training dives is available to rent.

Here is our commitment to your safety under COVID-19:

We meet or exceed all government social distancing and hygiene recommendations. To keep you safe, we’ve :
– To minimize risks, all confined water training groups are limited to a maximum of 10 people under Phase 2 social distancing requirements
– All above water activities can maintain a social distancing of at least 2 meters
– Our large classroom enables social distancing for our limited classroom activities
– We have added a second 2nd stage to our scuba sets so underwater air sharing can be done without any risk of cross-infection
– We sanitize all masks, snorkels and regulators after use.
– We encourage eLearning option where available