LEARN TO DIVE - Open Water course Internationally recognised qualification!
We pride ourselves in taking our open water students into the real environment for their final qualification dives, in and around the Maritime Conservation Zone (MCZ) in Pembrokeshire between April & October. You'll see a wide range of sealife whilst having heaps of fun along the way. You'll also enjoy a year's dive club membership where you'll get to continue to dive & thrive with us amongst our many club members from all backgrounds with many various diving interests & skills, even if you don't have your own equipment!
We run two options for your course: Either minimum of 5 weekly pool sessions in Swansea on a Thursday evening followed by a weekend in open water in Pembrokeshire or a condensed four day course in Pembrokeshire. Our four day condensed course is conducted in summer months only.
We are part way through our last open water course of the year and they will be going to open water on the weekend of 12th & 13th October in and around the MCZ in Pembrokeshire.
We will be welcoming those who wish to learn with pool & theory sessions throughout the winter months, the course will then go to open water at a weekend to be decided in April '25. Get in touch if you'd like us to reserve you a place!
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Once you've successfully completed your course you will be given the RAID Open Water 20 qualification which is equivalent and equally recognised and interchangeable with other recognised training agencies such as SDI, SSI, PADI, NAUI, CMAS etc.
You will be given online access to your course materials, FREE access for LIFE including regular updates. You can download and print them whilst enjoying free access to all scuba course materials from entry level to instructor/cave diver or technical. You'll work through the relevant sections of your materials concurrent with your weekly pool sessions or before/during the first two days of your 4/5 day condensed course.
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We try to qualify our divers in the real environment, we can use Gower for day 1 of the open water phase but we find the diving to be much better & around the Skomer Maritime Conservation Zone in Pembrokehsire with a plethora of sea life to be seen whilst you put into practice what you learned in the confined phase, it really is FUN!
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Minimum age is 10 & be able to swim 200 metres with no time limit & tread water for 10 minutes.
Cost - £495
Deposit of £245, balance due prior to two day open water phase.
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Price includes course materials, full equipment hire, certification fee AND a year's DIVE CLUB MEMBERSHIP where you can continue to dive at our weekly pool sessions or in open water even if you have no equipment. You won't be left to the four winds on completion of your course like most dive schools. As a club we enjoy regular scuba diving weekends, dive trips, scuba holidays, discounted kit purchases, & ongoing guidance & support plus club discount for further training courses you do with us!
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Don't take our word for it, one of our latest google reviews -
I have just qualified in the Raid open water course with Bay Divers. I started this course very nervous and felt very anxious completing many new and difficult skills right up to diving in the sea. Both Karl the leading instructor and Aidan his second hand man were just amazing. They continued to keep me calm, to keep me feeling positive and ensured me that my safety was their priority. They ensured we were competent in all the skills before we passed. We are now part of the Bay Divers club and we have been encouraged to continue attending regular pool dives to keep our skills up and we are welcome to join them on any open water dives in the future both in the Uk and abroad. Bay divers create a family orientated environment with many opportunities to further grow and develop further diving skills. I would highly recommend anyone interested in diving to look only at Bay Divers. Thankyou 💗💗💗💗