Who this is for: New students ready to earn a SSI® Open Water Diver Certification. No prior experience required.
SSI® Open Water Diver
Join us and start your SSI® Open Water Diver journey! You’ll learn the skills you need to dive safely and confidently — and join a community of underwater explorers. Once training is complete, you’ll finish your certification with open water checkout dives. (Additional fees apply.)
SAVE $60! Regular fee: $489
Enroll in-person anytime at Dive & Glide Scuba, or online 60+ days before the course start date, and your cost is $429. Includes eLearning Online!!
Enroll in-person anytime at Dive & Glide Scuba, or online 60+ days before the course start date, and your cost is $429. Includes eLearning Online!!
$429.00
Availability: In Stock
SAVE $60! (Regular fee: $489) Enroll in-person anytime at Dive & Glide Scuba, or online 60+ days before the course start date, and your cost is $429. Includes eLearning Online!!
Schedule & Format
- eLearning Online (included): (self-paced) to build your knowledge
- Classroom Session: for review of eLearning studies and preparation to attend pool skills sessions
- Pool Sessions: to learn basic diving skills to safely dive to a depth of 60 feet
Gear Included vs. Personal Gear
- Provided for Use: regulators, gauges and/or dive computer, buoyancy compensator, tanks, weights
- Student's Personal Gear (Required): mask, snorkel, boots, fins
- Recommended Gear: 1.5mm or 3mm wetsuit for pool sessions
Referral Students Welcome
- Started elsewhere? We accept Universal Referral students with proper paperwork as required by SSI®.
Attendance
- To successfully complete this course, students must attend all scheduled classroom and pool sessions
- Additional classroom and pool sessions may be scheduled for students, by student request, or by instructor recommendation, at no additional charge to the student
Registration Deadline
- Register at least one week before your desired class start date to allow for time for completion of eLearning prior to your classroom session
Enrollment
- Ages 10+
- Registration, medical form, and waiver required
- If registering online, forms and eLearning access will be emailed
- Physician approval may be required based on medical questionnaire
Cancellation Policy
- Please review our course cancellation policy.
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- Earn 5% cash-back credit on every purchase at Dive & Glide Scuba.
- No card to carry! Your rewards are automatically tracked.
- Redeem rewards on classes, gear, service, and trips!
Meet Your Instructors
This course is taught by instructor Keith Hintz or Marc Ellis.
Keith is co-owner of Dive & Glide Scuba and has been teaching scuba courses since 1989. He is dedicated to creating safe, confident, and capable divers. In addition to being a SSI® Instructor, Keith is also a NAUI® Instructor.
Marc has been an instructor since 1994 and has been teaching at Dive & Glide Scuba since 2022. In addition to training divers, he also heads up the organization of our dive club (Mid-Michigan Dive Adventures) meetings and events. Marc is bilingual (he speaks Spanish) and holds multiple diving instructor certifications as a PADI®, SSI®, and SDI® Instructor.
Want to learn more about our full staff team? Visit our Dive Team Page.