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Learn to Dive

 

So how do I get started? 

You path to adventure will follow three steps:

During the first phase of your PADI Open Water Diver scuba certification, you develop an understanding of the basic principles of scuba diving. You learn things like how pressure affects your body, how to choose the best scuba gear and what to consider when planning dives. You will also need to demostrate that you are comfortable in the water by swimming 200m and treading water for 10 mins.
You and your insrtuctor will review what you have studied in the five knowledge sections and you will take a short quiz to be sure you’re getting it. At the end of the course, you’ll take a longer quiz that makes sure you have all the key concepts and ideas down. You and your instructor will review anything that you don’t quite get until it’s clear.

1. Knowledge Development

Two simple options.  I will be happy to help you get started with the best option for you.

  • You can start right now and learn to scuba dive online with PADI eLearning at your own pace—anytime, anywhere (great for busy schedules).  Contact me and I will provide you with a link and a pass that will get you started right away; or
  • You can take advantage of home study using PADI multimedia materials (manual, video, CD-Rom) that I will provide you with or you purchase directly from your PADI Dive Centre.  Wde will then get together to review the materiel before we go diving.

2. Confined Water Dives – Scuba Skills Training

This is what it’s all about – diving. You develop basic scuba skills by scuba diving in a pool or body of water with pool-like conditions. Here you’ll learn everything from setting up your scuba gear to how to easily get water out of your scuba mask  without surfacing. You’ll also practice some emergency skills, like sharing air or replacing your scuba mask.  Plus, you may play some games, make new friends and have a great time.

There are five confined water dives, with each building upon the previous. Over the course of these five dives, you attain the skills you need to dive in open water.  We will be using a private pool located in Nairobi near the UN compound.

3. Open Water Dives—Let's Go Diving

After your confined water dives, you and the new friends you’ve made continue learning during four open water dives with your PADI Instructor at a dive site. This is where you fully experience the underwater adventure – at the beginner level, of course. We will make these dives with Buccaneer Diving at the Voyager Beach Resort on the beautiful north coast. This is a great location to learn, fantastic coral, lots of fish...great dive sites all just a short boat ride away from the beach in front of the dive centre.

 

 

  Waiting for the pick up after a drift

 

Q: How long does it take to get certified?
The PADI Open Water Diver course is incredibly flexible and performance based, which means that you can follow a wide variety of schedules, paced according to how fast you progress and what works best for you.  The key point: HAVING FUN.

Q: How old can I be to start?

Junior open water divers can begin at 10 years of age.  There are some restrictions that apply to junior divers.

My interest is in providing a safe and fun learning environment.  So, training is based upon demonstrating that you know what you need to know and that you can do what you need to do. This means that you progress at your own pace – faster or slower depending upon the time you need to become a confident scuba diver who dives regularly. Hope to see you soon.