- Open Water Diver (OWD) Course
- Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD) Course
- Enriched Air Diver (EAD) Course
If you are thinking about becoming a diver, the Open Water Diver course is the program for you. The program is for beginners, and no prior experience is needed (need to be 10 years old or above).
In PADI OWD program, you will learn the basics of scuba diving such as how to use diving gears, basic diving skills, what diving means to your body, dive planning and risk control. These are the keys to safe scuba diving.
Upon completion of the program, you will be issued a certification card, which is a proof that you have acquired basic knowledge and skills in scuba diving, and allows you to dive within the training and experience you have.
In order to participate in our OWD program, you need to complete PADI e-Learning, online based interactive knowledge development program provided by PADI.
Standard Schedule
Day 1 |
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| 9:00 | Hotel pick up |
| 9:30 | Registration at the shop, and class room work on learning how to use scuba diving gears |
| 11:00 | Confined water dives at beach |
| 13:00 | Open water dive 1 |
| 14:00 | Lunch at the shop |
| 14:30 | Review quiz |
| 15:30 | Return to your hotel |
Day 2 |
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| 8:00 | Hotel pick up |
| 8:30 | Start full day dive cruise |
| 9:30 | Open water dive 2 |
| 11:00 | Open water dive 3 |
| 12:00 | Lunch on the boat |
| 13:30 | Open water dive 4 |
| 15:30 | Return to Ishigaki port. Go to the shop for logging dives and PADI registration |
| 17:00 | Return to your hotel |
The Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD) program is for those who are already OWD-certified, and would like to acquire more diving skills and enjoy variety of dive styles.
Advanced Open Water Diver program includes five specialty dives – Underwater Navigation, Deep Dive, and three other specialty dives from the list of our offerings such as Underwater Photography, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search and Recovery, etc.
As in any other activities, nothing is more important than experience. Nevertheless, many dive centers around the world requires advanced certifications to qualify diving at certain dive points, and PADI AOWD will give you access to wider variety of dive experiences.
Standard Schedule
Day 1 |
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| 8:00 | Hotel pick up |
| 8:30 | Start full day dive cruise |
| 9:30 | Specialty dive 1 |
| 11:00 | Specialty dive 2 |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Specialty dive３ |
| 15:30 | Return to Ishigaki port, return to your hotel |
Day 2 |
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| 8:00 | Hotel pick up |
| 8:30 | Start full day dive cruise |
| 9:30 | Specialty dive 4 |
| 11:00 | Specialty dive 5 |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Optional diving |
| 15:30 | Return to Ishigaki port. Go to the shop for logging dives and PADI registration |
| 17:00 | Return to your hotel |
Enriched air , also known as Nitrox, has higher oxygen content than regular air, and is now widely used all over the world. In order to rent enriched air tanks, you will be required to have Enriched Air Diver (EAD) certification.
The air we breath everyday has oxygen content of 21%, where as Enriched air has 21-40% oxygen content. When you use Enriched air in diving, your body will accumulate less Nitrogen, so you will have longer bottom time, and it also reduces your risk of decompression sickness.
On the other hand, higher oxygen content will have risk of oxygen sickness in deep water. EAD program will teach you the basics of using enriched air, including how to use your gear with enriched air tanks.
EAD program includes two dives with enriched air tanks. You can also combine with our AOWD program, and be certified for both.
Standard Schedule
| 8:00 | Hotel pick up |
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| 8:30 | Start full day dive cruise. Lecture on the boat. |
| 9:30 | First dive using enriched air tank |
| 11:00 | Second dive using enriched air tank |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Optional diving |
| 15:30 | Return to Ishigaki port. Go to the shop for logging dives and PADI registration |
| 17:00 | Return to your hotel |
