Ikaria Diving Center

Diving courses

Beginner open water diving course

If you have already tried a Test dive, where with the equipment provided and the guidance of an expirienced diver you could dive 5 meters below the surface of the sea for about 20 minutes you already know what it’s like to breath through a tube and see clearly through a mask. But you are not diving on your own, and you may only see clams, crabs and smaller fish on the sea floor. But this is not the end of the road…

After finishing the beginner open water diving course you can:

  • dive in pair or in group under the surveillance of a dive leader,
  • dive up to 18 meters deep,
  • dive for up to 50 minutes in both sweet and salt water,
  • dive anywhere in the world.

I., Through the theory part of the course you will master the knowledge of:

  • the use of the equipment,
  • the physical laws of the underwater,
  • the effects that being underwater has on the body, the medical rules,
  • the steps of a safe dive,
  • the environment of the dive and the flora and fauna of the underwater world.

After you pass the test on the theory you can begin the practical part.

II., The practical part of the course

  1. Pool or confined water practice – 4-6 occasions.
    Here you will learn how to use the equipment  and the basic procedures required for a safe dive.
  2. Open water practice – 2 times 30-40 minutes in open water with the maximum depth of 5-10 meters.
    Here we will mostly go over what we learned in the pool part and “swim about” based on the success of what you learned.
  3. Open water exam – 2 times 30-40 mintes with the maximum depth of 18 meters.
    Here you will present the 5 basic exercises perfectly on your own, after which we will dive.

After you pass the exam you get a personal card which allows you to:

  • DIVE 18 meters deep,
  • for a maximum time of 50 minutes,
  • with compressed air,
  • in open water,
  • during the day in normal conditions,
  • with the supervision of a dive leader,
  • anywhere in the WORLD