Open Water Diver Gran Canaria
Become a certified scuba diver with Gran Canaria Divers in Puerto de Mogán, Gran Canaria.
The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world’s most recognised entry-level scuba diving certification and the perfect way to learn to dive. No previous diving experience is required. Step by step, our experienced PADI professionals will teach you the knowledge and practical skills you need to dive safely and confidently.
Once certified, you can dive with another certified diver and continue your underwater adventures at dive centres around the world.
Quick Facts
- Location: Puerto de Mogán, Gran Canaria
- Course: PADI Open Water Diver
- Duration: Approx. 2–3 days
- Minimum age: 10 years
- Previous experience: Not required
- PADI eLearning: Required
- Confined water training: Included
- Open water training dives: 4
- Scuba equipment: Included
- Diving insurance: Included
- Certification: Internationally recognised PADI Open Water Diver
- Maximum depth after certification: Up to 18 metres for adults
What to Expect During Your Open Water Diver Course
Your Open Water Diver Gran Canaria course combines online theory, practical training in confined water and four open water training dives in the Atlantic Ocean.
The course is designed to take you from your first scuba skills through to becoming a confident and independently certified recreational diver.
1. PADI eLearning and Knowledge Development
Your course begins with PADI eLearning, allowing you to complete the theory conveniently online using your computer, tablet or smartphone.
You will learn about scuba equipment, dive planning, pressure and its effects, buoyancy, underwater communication, safety procedures and the basic principles of recreational scuba diving.
Completing your eLearning before arriving in Gran Canaria gives you more time to concentrate on the practical and underwater parts of your course.
2. Confined Water Training
Before progressing to the open water dives, you will practise the essential scuba diving skills in controlled, shallow-water conditions.
Your PADI professional will demonstrate each skill and give you time to practise until you are comfortable performing it yourself.
You will learn skills including regulator recovery, mask clearing, buoyancy control, equipment handling, underwater communication and safe ascent and descent procedures.
There is no rush – the aim is not simply to complete the exercises, but to understand what you are doing and become comfortable and confident underwater.
3. Open Water Training Dives
Once you are comfortable with the essential skills, it is time to put everything you have learned into practice.
Your Open Water Diver course includes four open water training dives in Gran Canaria. During these dives, you will gradually build your confidence, practise the skills you have learned and gain real diving experience in the Atlantic Ocean.
As the course progresses, you will become increasingly comfortable managing your equipment, buoyancy and movement underwater while learning how to dive safely with a buddy.
What You’ll Learn
During your Open Water Diver Gran Canaria course, you will develop the fundamental knowledge and practical skills required to become a safe and confident recreational diver.
These include:
- Scuba equipment assembly and use
- Mask clearing and regulator recovery
- Buoyancy and underwater control
- Safe descents and ascents
- Underwater communication
- Dive planning
- Basic underwater navigation
- Buddy procedures
- Emergency and safety skills
- Responsible interaction with the marine environment
The goal is not simply to pass the course. We want you to finish your training feeling comfortable underwater and ready to enjoy scuba diving as a certified diver.
What Is Included?
Everything you need for the practical part of your Open Water Diver course is included:
- PADI professional instruction
- Confined water training
- Four open water training dives
- Complete scuba diving equipment
- Diving insurance
- Use of our dive centre facilities
- Showers and towels
- Coffee, tea and water
PADI eLearning is required for the course and is automatically added when booking.
Learn to Dive in Puerto de Mogán
Our dive centre is located directly by the beach in Puerto de Mogán in the south of Gran Canaria.
The easy access to the water and our Mogán House Reef provide excellent conditions for learning to scuba dive and gaining your first experience in the Atlantic Ocean.
During your training, you also have the opportunity to discover some of the marine life that makes diving in Gran Canaria so special. Depending on the dive site and conditions, you may encounter colourful reef fish, trumpetfish, parrotfish, rays and many other Atlantic species.
Every dive is different, so marine-life sightings can never be guaranteed – and that is part of the adventure.
Already Tried Scuba Diving?
If you have already completed a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience with us, you have already had your first introduction to breathing underwater, scuba equipment and some essential diving skills.
If you enjoyed your first experience and want to become a certified diver, the Open Water Diver course is the natural next step.
Our team will explain how you can continue your training and which parts of your previous experience may be relevant to your course.
After Your Open Water Diver Certification
Completing your Open Water Diver course is only the beginning of your diving adventure.
As a certified diver, you can continue gaining experience by joining us for dives around Gran Canaria or take the next step in your training with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course.
You can also continue with specialty courses and develop your skills in areas such as deep diving, underwater navigation, Nitrox and many other types of diving.
Start Your Open Water Diver Course in Gran Canaria
If you are ready to learn to scuba dive and earn an internationally recognised certification, the Open Water Diver Gran Canaria course is your first step into a whole new world.
Join Gran Canaria Divers in Puerto de Mogán and start your journey as a certified scuba diver.
