Product Overview

New sessions available for Winter 2027

Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.

Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.

If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).

Sessions Available (Fredericton)

WINTER SESSION 1 - 2027 (FREDERICTON)

Online e-learning: Self-paced, assigned on registration to be completed prior to the first classroom date.

Classroom Dates: Jan 14 (6pm - 8pm), Jan 28 (6pm - 8pm), Feb 11 (6pm - 8pm). 158 Garden Grove Road (COJO Classroom)

Pool Dates: Jan 17 (8:30am - 10:30am), Jan 31 (8:30am - 12:30pm), Feb 14 (8:30am - 12:30pm). Fredericton Indoor Pool, 79 Carrington Lane

Certification Dives: June 5 and 6 (approx 8:30am - 3:00pm both days). Quarry + New River Beach.

WINTER SESSION 2 - 2027 (FREDERICTON)

Online e-learning: Self-paced, assigned on registration to be completed prior to the first classroom date.

Classroom Dates: Feb 25 (6pm - 8pm), Mar 18 (6pm - 8pm), Apr 1 (6pm - 8pm). 158 Garden Grove Road (COJO Classroom)

Pool Dates: Feb 28 (8:30am - 10:30am), Mar 21 (8:30am - 12:30pm), Apr 4 (8:30am - 12:30pm). Fredericton Indoor Pool, 79 Carrington Lane

Certification Dives: June 5 and 6 (approx 8:30am - 3:00pm both days). Quarry + New River Beach.

WINTER SESSION 3 - 2027 (FREDERICTON)

Online e-learning: Self-paced, assigned on registration to be completed prior to the first classroom date.

Classroom Dates: Apr 15 (6pm - 8pm), Apr 29 (6pm - 8pm), May 13 (6pm - 8pm). 158 Garden Grove Road (COJO Classroom)

Pool Dates: Apr 18 (8:30am - 10:30am), May 2 (8:30am - 12:30pm), May 16 (8:30am - 12:30pm). Fredericton Indoor Pool, 79 Carrington Lane

Certification Dives: June 5 and 6 (approx 8:30am - 3:00pm both days). Quarry + New River Beach.

Who should take this course?

If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Get your scuba diving certification with the PADI Open Water Diver course – the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba course. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course.

To enroll in the Group PADI Open Diver course you must

Be 15 years or older (for students 12 - 14 years old, contact us for Private training options)
Be reasonably fit with some swimming ability
Complete a Medical Statement

What will you learn?

The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:

Knowledge Development

Online self-paced e-learning to understand basic principles of scuba diving
Classroom sessions for knowledge and skills review, hands-on equipment practice

Confined Water Dives (pool) to learn basic scuba skills
Open Water Dives (4 dives over a minimum of 2 days) to demonstrate your skills and explore!

What scuba gear will you use?

In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic scuba gear, including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device and a tank.

All students enrolling in our courses must have a personal set of mask, fins, snorkel and neoprene boots (we have student priced packages available).

Check with us about the gear you’ll use during this course and get advice about everything you need from your PADI Instructor.