Sessions Available (Fredericton)

WINTER SESSION 2025 (1) (FREDERICTON)

Classroom Dates: Jan 9 (6pm - 8pm), Jan 23 (6pm - 8pm), Feb 9 (6pm - 8pm). 158 Garden Grove Road (COJO Classroom)

Pool Dates: Jan 12 (9:00am - 11:00am), Jan 26 (8:30am - 12:30pm), Feb 9 (8:30am - 12:30pm). Fredericton Indoor Pool, 79 Carrington Lane

Certification Dives: May 31 & Jun 1 (Tentative: New River Beach). Note: Dives may be moved to Atlas Park (Pointe-Verte NB) if adverse weather.

WINTER SESSION 2025 (2) (FREDERICTON)

Classroom Dates: Feb 20 (6pm - 8pm), Mar 13 (6pm - 8pm), Mar 27 (6pm - 8pm). 158 Garden Grove Road (COJO Classroom)

Pool Dates: Feb 23 (9:00am - 11:00am), Mar 16 (8:30am - 12:30pm), Mar 30 (8:30am - 12:30pm). Fredericton Indoor Pool, 79 Carrington Lane

Certification Dives: May 31 & Jun 1 (Tentative: New River Beach). Note: Dives may be moved to Atlas Park (Pointe-Verte NB) if adverse weather.

WINTER SESSION 2025 (3) (FREDERICTON)

Classroom Dates: Apr 10 (6pm - 8pm), Apr 17 (6pm - 8pm), May 1 (6pm - 8pm). 158 Garden Grove Road (COJO Classroom)

Pool Dates: Apr 13 (9:00am - 11:00am), Apr 20 (8:30am - 12:30pm), May 1 (8:30am - 12:30pm). Fredericton Indoor Pool, 79 Carrington Lane

Certification Dives: Jun 7 & 8 (Tentative: New River Beach). Note: Dives may be moved to Atlas Park (Pointe-Verte NB) if adverse weather.

Who should take this course?

If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Get your scuba diving certification with the PADI Open Water Diver course – the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba course. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course.

To enroll in the Group PADI Open Diver course you must

Be 15 years or older (for students 12 - 14 years old, contact us for Private training options)
Be reasonably fit with some swimming ability
Complete a Medical Statement

What will you learn?

The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:

Knowledge Development

Online self-paced e-learning to understand basic principles of scuba diving
Classroom sessions for knowledge and skills review, hands-on equipment practice

Confined Water Dives (pool) to learn basic scuba skills
Open Water Dives (4 dives over a minimum of 2 days) to demonstrate your skills and explore!

What scuba gear will you use?

In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear, including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device and a tank.

All students enrolling in our courses must have a personal set of mask, fins, snorkel and neoprene boots (we have student priced packages available).

Check with us about the gear you’ll use during this course and get advice about everything you need from your PADI Instructor.