Open Water Diver Course: Your First Step to Become an Independent Diver with PADI/SSI
5.0
13 Ratings
Pula
Take the first step to become an independent diver with our Open Water Diver course. Learn theory, complete dives, and earn your OWD international certificate. Join us for a fun and educational experience!
Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

The course starts with the theory section, which takes 2 hours. During that you watch a short video, and your instructor explains basic rules and prepares you for the dive. You get your set of equipment: the tank, regulator, BCD, weights, suit, shoes, fins and mask. The instructor explains how to collect it and you will put all equipment on you.

Then it is time you go in the sea, supervised by the instructor, and have your first dive. For the next 2 or 3 days (depends on the intensity of your course), you will repeat the process. All together it will be 4 dives. The last day you will have the test exam and receive a PADI temporary card (you will receive the permanent card within 3 weeks to your home address).

Points of Interest

  • Pula
What's Included
  • Equipment rental included
  • Comprehensive insurance coverage
  • Guided diving experience with a certified instructor
  • E-learning materials provided
  • Complimentary Stand-Up Paddleboarding (SUP) session
  • Official diving certification upon completion
  • Pre-dive briefing and post-dive debriefing
What's Not Included
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Engaging in diving is exhilarating, and our Open Water Diver program is an initial measure to becoming a self-reliant diver. The program encompasses theoretical sessions using PADI/SSI materials (e-learning, film viewings, conversing with an Instructor), 6 sea dives bundled with full gear, PAD/SSII evaluation, an OWD international certificate AND A COMPLIMENTARY T-SHIRT.

The program kicks off every Monday and Thursday (or as per necessity) at 10.00 am, requiring 3 to 6 days, 4 to 6 hours each day to wrap up the program.

WE PROVIDE OUR GUESTS WITH A GRATIS SUP BEFORE OR AFTER THE CHARGED ACTIVITY

  • All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to diving. Some pre-existing medical conditions (eg asthma, heart conditions, etc) may prevent you from diving, please consult your doctor
Location
Orca diving centre
Verudela
We are located underneath Yacht club restaurant.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Luofeng_h
Oct 5, 2022
For this three-day... - For this three-day course, Marin is my instructor. He is super kind and reliable throughout the process. He definitely looked after as his buddy. Diving is a great experience and I will certainly dive more and more in the future. I wish all the best to Orca Diving Centre and would love to come back one day!
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Sherifnabil89
Sep 16, 2020
Professional & decent - Very friendly & alert instructors making every thing about diving simple & enjoyable “highly recommended” 👌🏻
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Christloves_thesouth
Jul 15, 2020
Best Scuba Diving Place and Experience - My brother and I both did a “try scuba diving” course, and we had a blast! This staff at this place are super friendly and helpful and speak English. My brother and I enjoyed our time there so much, we also decided to pursue our diving certification for up to 12m. Our instructor Sergei was super nice and friendly. He was very patient and helpful with our group, and made the experience so much fun! I truly would recommend everyone to go here, and ask for him as he’s the best instructor I have ever had. This place is awesome! And there is a restaurant above Incase you are hungry.
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Guide62459597024
Jun 29, 2020
Save and happy diving in Pula - Sergej gave me the confidence to breathe calmly under water and with his great help it was easy to get the Open Water license. The Orca team around Olga and Marin gave us a great time and dives. Definitely recommendable! Ines & Mario
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Wolfgang
Aug 2, 2019
cool and friendly - very friendly and professional - we had our first diving experience their and have been really happy
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Midmark
Jun 22, 2019
Super ! 😁 - I took my “Scuba Diver”-license here. I did it in two days and it was very good. Thank you Sergei and Olga for good support 😎
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Cosmopolitan534326
Oct 5, 2018
AOW OW Lesson with Adawy - It is the first time I have a scuba diving lesson and experience at Dahab. I spend 5 days learning OW and AOW. I found out every staff very kind and energetic and system of ORCA is well organized Learning from Adawy, It was really good time. Truly recommend you to learn at ORCA
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_danny_kn
Sep 18, 2018
Fantastic Open Water Diver Course with Matt - I took the PADI Open Water Diver Course at Orca Diving Centre. I found the course was well organised and the team were good at adapting the course to our needs and schedule. Everyone at Orca was also very friendly and welcoming. I could tell that my instructor, Matt, was both very knowledgeable and very passionate about diving. He was an understanding instructor and was happy to go back over the exercises if there were parts I didn’t understand. We did the open water dives on Orca’s house reef and Matt showed me round a number of really cool spots whilst we were out. Aside from doing the required skills to meet the PADI certification, he also passed on useful practical guidance to help me in my future diving career. Overall, I would definitely recommend Orca to anyone looking to take a course or to try diving!
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Luna
Aug 15, 2018
Best Padi Open Water course with Matt - With Matt (or Matija) as an instructor, it was always fun and chill to go for a dive! He did everything at our pace and was really patient and responsible and taught us everything in a fun way! Thanks for giving us the scuba vibe, Matt! We like to SCUBA!
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Joy
Jul 14, 2018
Best diving center ever! - We wanted to take the open water course during our week in Pula. We booked in advance by email and it was great! Olga and the staff are really nice and fun, the equipment is good and we enjoyed it very much! Our instructor Jin was so much fun we laughed all the time! During the course, she was very patient and clear when she explained the exercises. We took the course in 3 days and even got a free dive in the end! The club is 3 meters away from the sea and there’s a restaurant above it that’s good too! If you’re looking for a good spot to dive in Pula, don’t hesitate to go there because it’s the best place! Hvala !
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