Welcome to Your New Adventure!
"Exploration, exotic locations, amazing color and beauty... these are just a few of the things you will experience in the spectacular underwater world. Welcome to your new adventure, innerspace. Congratulations! Scuba diving is a wonderful sport for everyone! You can look forward to many memorable diving adventures in the years to come."
Open Water SCUBA Diver Class & Pool Course, the Start of Your Adventure!©
Your ticket to the underwater world - the Open Water Diver certification. Your Open Water Student Manual, DVD and pool training sessions combined will help you learn everything you need to know to Start your Adventure© the fun and correct way. The Open Water Student Manual includes study guide questions at the end of each section to help you retain your new knowledge and test your retention. During your Open Water Diver training sessions you will learn all of the necessary skills and safe diving procedures to be a comfortable confident diver.
What El Mar Diving Center will provide?
- Open Water Manual
- Open Water DVD
- Dive Planner
- Divers Dive Log
- Safety Tube
- Whistle
- Underwater Slate
- Use of Pool Gear
(Tank, Weights, BCD, Air Delivery System & Diver's Computer)
Required Equipment
- Personal Snorkeling System
Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Boots, Wetsuit, Diver's Mesh Bag, Mask Defog & Mask Scrub
Recommended Equipment
- Total Diving System
Air Delivery System, BCD, Diver's Computer, Diver's Gear Bag, Reef Saver Kit & Save-A-Dive Kit.
Class Formats
Group Class - 3 Week Format: Monday & Wednesdays or Tuesdays & Thursdays.
You will meet twice a week for 3 weeks.
Group Class - 2 Week Format: Monday, Wednesdays & Friday or Monday, Wednesdays & Saturday.
You will meet three times a week for 2 weeks.
Group Class - Weekend Format: Friday 6pm - 9pm, Saturday 7am - 5pm and Sunday 7am - 5pm, it makes for a long weekend. We recommend students take the 2 or 3 week course, we offer this format for those students with a busy schedule.
Private Classes are for those students who desire a more one on one training atmosphere or whose schedule cannot be accommodated by are 3 Week or Weekend formats. Private courses are designed around your schedule.
Course Fee
El Mar offers several different Scuba Certification packages, with the basic classroom / pool training for $249.00 up to are Exclusive Package(private instruction, Ultimate Gear package, etc..) for $4995.00.
Basic Class Fees:
- $249.00, Group Open Water SCUBA Diver Class & Pool Training
- $399.00, Private Open Water SCUBA Diver Class & Pool Training
Class Start Dates and Times (Click Class Format for Start Dates)
Click Class Format for Start Dates
Complete Your Adventure!©, Open Water SCUBA Certification Dives.
"Now that you have completed your Open Water SCUBA Diver Class & Pool Course, the beginning of Your New Adventure, the next step is to complete your Open Water SCUBA Certification Dives in a Open Water location."
El Mar Diving Center offers three ways to Complete Your Adventure!©
Option #1, The Best Vacation!
San Carlos Mexico Open Water SCUBA Certification
"San Carlos Mexico offers the most Amazing Diving situated on the Sea of Cortez, a unique natural wonder, dubbed the "Galapagos of North America" by Jacques Cousteau. Offering something for everyone, Scuba Diver or not. There are many optional activities for your non-diving buddy, Including: Kayaking, Snorkeling, hiking, shopping, mountain bike riding, horse back riding and golfing, Making this a Great location for Completing Your Adventure!©"
Complete your Open Water SCUBA Certification Dives on any of our San Carlos Vacations
$149.00 per student
Includes
- Four certification SCUBA dives
- One certification snorkel dive
- Tanks & Weights
- Instructor fee
- Certification card
Required Equipment
- Personal Snorkeling System
- Total Diving System
Rental "Total Diving System" (ADS, BCD, Wetsuit) available
Option #2, Get It Done!
Lake Pleasant Open Water SCUBA Certification
Complete Your Open Water SCUBA Certification Dives from the shore of Lake Pleasant
$199.00 per student
Includes
- Four certification shore SCUBA dives
- One certification shore snorkel dive
- Tanks & Weights
- Instructor fee
- Certification card
Required Equipment
- Total Diving System
- Personal Snorkeling System
Rental "Total Diving System" (ADS, BCD, Wetsuit) available
Training dates
| Saturday, February 25th & Sunday, February 26th, 2012 | 8am to Noon each Day |
| Saturday, March 31st & Sunday, April 1st, 2012 | 8am to Noon each Day |
| Saturday, April 28th & Sunday, April 29th, 2012 | 8am to Noon each Day |
| Saturday, May 26th & Sunday, May 27th, 2012 | 8am to Noon each Day |
| Saturday, June 23rd & Sunday, June 24th, 2012 | 8am to Noon each Day |
| Saturday, August 25th & Sunday, August 26th, 2012 | 8am to Noon each Day |
| Saturday, September 29th & Sunday, September 30th, 2012 | 8am to Noon each Day |
| Saturday, October 20th & Sunday, October 21st, 2012 | 8am to Noon each Day |
Call El Mar Diving Center to Schedule your Lake Pleasant Open Water SCUBA Certification Dives, (480) 833-2971
Private Lake Pleasant Open Water SCUBA Certification
Complete Your Open Water SCUBA Certification Dives, One on One, from the shore of Lake Pleasant
$299.00 per student
Includes
- Four certification shore SCUBA dives
- One certification shore snorkel dive
- Tanks & Weights
- Instructor fee
- Certification card
Required Equipment
- Total Diving System
- Personal Snorkeling System
Rental "Total Diving System" (ADS, BCD, Wetsuit) available
Call El Mar Diving Center to schedule your Private Lake Pleasant Open Water SCUBA Certification Dives,
(480) 833-2971
Option #3, Going On Vacation!
Referral Open Water SCUBA Certification Dives
Want to complete your Open Water SCUBA Certification Dives on a already planned vacation?
El Mar Diving Center can provide you with a SSI Universal Referral Program Diver Packet, that will detail all the information your destination Dive Facility will need to complete your Open Water SCUBA Certification Dives.
Referral Fee: $40.00 per student