Student Orientation Guide
Entry Level Certification Course (PADI Open Water)
Welcome to SACSCUBA! The goal is to help you develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become competent divers, but also make your training safe, comfortable and FUN! We need your help to ensure that your class runs as smoothly as possible. Please read the following, so that you will get the most out of your class.
Required Costs
1. Tuition: Open Water with Ocean Dives $369.99, Open Water with Lake Dives $219.99,
Referral (class & pool only) $119.00.
The tuition pays for instructor fees, pool and classroom use. It also covers use of regulators, buoyancy control device (BCD), tanks and weight belts in the pool sessions.
| 1. Standard Open Water Package: | 60067 Crew Pack $43.98, 70831 Video $30.00,10018 PIC Card $16.00 | $89.98 |
| 2. CD-ROM Open Water Package: | 60328 Crew Pack $73.98, 10018 PIC Card $16.00 | $89.98 |
3. Deluxe eRDP Open Water Package | 60021 Crew Pack $68.98, 70831 Video $30.00,10018 PIC Card $16.00 | $114.98 |
3. Required Equipment
Mask
Underwater Compass
Snorkel
Whistle
Fins (open heel)
Octopus Retainer
Neoprene Booties
Package Pricing From $150.00 to $400.00
4. Scuba Equipment
You will need to have Regulator with Computer, Buoyancy Compensator, Tanks, Wetsuit, Hood, Gloves and
Weight for your open water training dives. While you are enrolled in any class at Dolphin you will receive a special
student rate for rentals. Rental package is about $70.00
Required Homework
By the first night of class, students must have read, watched videos and completed knowledge reviews for all five
modules (chapters).
Attendance
Classes begin promptly at their scheduled times (see your class itinerary). If it becomes necessary to miss a
session, make-up sessions can be scheduled with an instructor for an additional cost of $30.00 per hour. A
seven-day notice is required to cancel a class or a $75.00 deposit included in the class tuition will be lost.
PADI Open Water Class Checklist
____Student Record File: Read and completed
____ Medical release: Needed if answered yes to any of medical questions in record file
____ Book or homework from CD/ROM
____ Recreational Dive Planner (RDP)
____ Log Book
____ Picture Identification Card (PIC)
____ Passport Photo
____ Mask
____ Fins
____ Snorkel
____ Booties
____ Pens, pencils & scratch paper
____ Compass
____ Octo Holder
____ Whistle
____ Bathing suit
____ Towel
Please bring all the above things to class. Doing this will increase your ease through
the class curriculum.
Checklist For Open Water Dives
Basic Equipment: Personal Items:
______ Gear Bag ______ Swimsuit
______ Fins, Mask & Snorkel ______ Towel
______ Hood ______ Jacket
______ Boots ______ Extra Clothes
______ Gloves ______ Money
______ Regulator (with pressure gauge) ______ Log Book
______ Alternate Air Source ______ Dive Tables
______ Weight Belt ______ Sunglasses
______ Buoyancy Compensator (BCD) ______ Medications
______ Tanks (filled) X2 ______ Lunch
______ Octopus Retainer ______ Drinks (water is best)
______ Compass ______ Pen
______ Dive Computer or Depth & Timer ______ Sun Screen
______ Whistle ______ Quarters (parking meter)
Lodging
Generally open water ocean dives are held in Monterey, sometimes in the summer they will go to Lake Tahoe.
Your instructor will inform you of exact location. You must make hotel reservations as soon as possible. We have
provided a list of hotels for you but sometimes its hard to get lodging in Monterey, so try near by cities if need be.
The dives start early on Saturday and Sunday so it is best to book both Friday and Saturday nights.
11/2009 - Updated
