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Certification
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To
receive a Certification Card students will have to complete all necessary homework
and pass a written and final open water exam (includes five ocean dives).
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Orientation
Evening
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Before
the actual instructions starts, students are required to attend an introduction
evening. This is the time for any questions to be answered, required
equipment may be purchased, and fitting for provided gear is done.
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Classroom /
Pool Sessions
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Over the
time of the course, there will be six 3 hour sessions, of which two will be
classroom and four will be pool sessions.
Students are required to study the instruction book at home and will have
to pass a written test at the end of class.
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Open Water
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The
final class is an Open Water weekend held in Monterey, CA. Students will perform all
learned skills in the ocean during 5 different check-out dives.
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To meet
your special needs
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SCUBA can
customize for you a private or personalized Open Water class to fit your
needs and schedule.
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Briefing before entering the ocean.
Relaxing between dives, while listening to dive stories.
Rough water exit under the watchful eye of the instructor, Scott Creamer
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Course Cost
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Open
Water Course:
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$275
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Student
material
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$70 VHS
/ $85 DVD
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Total Course Cost
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$350
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Supplied
Equipment
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The
following equipment is included with the course cost to use during classes:
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Wet
Suit & Hood
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BC
(Buoyancy Control Device)
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Weight
Belt
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Regulator
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Tanks
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Required
Equipment
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The following
equipment is required by each student to have (all can be purchased during
the intro class): fins, mask, snorkel, boots and gloves.
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Basic
Personal Equipment
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$170-250
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Tank
Refills
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Each student
is responsible for the tank refills during the Open Water weekend:
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4
refills @ $6
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$24
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Estimated
Total Cost
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Course
cost plus equipment
(Costs depends on equipment students chooses to buy)
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$600
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