{"id":8904,"date":"2024-03-11T20:32:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/okdivingmalta.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=8904"},"modified":"2025-07-03T17:44:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T17:44:02","slug":"open-water-diver-course","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/okdivingmalta.com\/en\/product\/open-water-diver-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Open water diver course"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Open water diver course<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1570a2;\">\u2666 Duration of the activity: 3 days<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1570a2;\">\u2666 Maximum depth: <strong>18 meters<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1570a2;\">\u2666 Small groups: 4-5 pax<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1570a2;\">\u2666 Choose between PADI or SSI for the theory<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Requirements: 10 years +.\u00a0<strong>No prior experience is required<\/strong>, just need to have adequate swimming skills.<\/li>\n<li>What does this course include?\n<ul>\n<li>Access to an online platform\u00a0 and learning materials<\/li>\n<li>Final exam online<\/li>\n<li>5 theory modules online<\/li>\n<li>5 blocks of exercises in confined waters, in a heated swimming pool<\/li>\n<li>4 dives in open water (in the sea)<\/li>\n<li>Transportation to the dive sites in Malta<\/li>\n<li>Full diving equipment<\/li>\n<li>International diving Certification<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have previously tried the\u00a0<strong>Discover Scuba Diving<\/strong>\u00a0with us, you are entitled to get a\u00a0<strong>discount<\/strong>\u00a0on the Open Water Diver certification, since you would have done already some of the required skills. Please contact us for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Check <a href=\"https:\/\/okdivingmalta.com\/en\/medical-form\/\">this medical form: <\/a>In case you are going to tick a Yes in any of the boxes marked with an asterisk, you will need a medical certificate for diving.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1570a2;\">\u00a1\u00a1Remember that no diving is allowed during the 18 hours before flying by plane!! <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1570a2;\">During the purchase, write in notes the days you have available and we will confirm by email the availability<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"tab-description\" class=\"woocommerce-Tabs-panel woocommerce-Tabs-panel--description panel entry-content wc-tab\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-title-description\">\n<p>YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN: <a href=\"https:\/\/okdivingmalta.com\/en\/10-reasons-to-practice-diving-in-malta\/\">10 reasons to practice diving in Malta<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-additional_information\" class=\"woocommerce-Tabs-panel woocommerce-Tabs-panel--additional_information panel entry-content wc-tab\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-title-additional_information\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Independent diver certified course up to 18 metres worldwide<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indicate the starting day of diving when making the reservation, and we will confirm availability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8621,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[84],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8904","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-beginners-courses","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-variable"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/okdivingmalta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/8904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/okdivingmalta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/okdivingmalta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okdivingmalta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/okdivingmalta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okdivingmalta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=8904"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okdivingmalta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=8904"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okdivingmalta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=8904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}