School of fish above the reef — Level 1 training

Level 1/Open Water Diver Training

So, you’ve done an intro dive and would like to go fur­ther? Dive for longer and go deep­er.

The Lev­el 1 / Open Water Div­er course is per­fect for you: become a cer­ti­fied div­er and gain access to instruc­tor-led dives down to 20 meters.

Key information

Requirements

Min­i­mum 12 years old

Med­ical cer­tifi­cate clear­ing you to scu­ba dive (less that 1 year old)

Content and evaluation

Prac­ti­cal: 5 open water dives

The­o­ry: dive the­o­ry lessons with your instruc­tor and online course with a mul­ti­ple choice exam. (a score of 80% or more is required to pass the exam)

Double certification

With Escapade Plongée you’ll fin­ish your course with 2 cer­ti­fi­ca­tions; the French ANMP lev­el 1 and the inter­na­tion­al SDI Open Water Div­er. 

ANMP Lev­el 1: In France you can dive to 20 metres with a cer­ti­fied pro­fes­sion­al

SDI OWD: you can dive autonomous­ly (with anoth­er open water div­er as your bud­dy) to a max­i­mum depth of 18 metres.

Price

450 €

Price includes insur­ance, all equip­ment and a dive log­book.

After div­ing: No inten­sive sport, free­d­iv­ing, alti­tude (300m+) and 24 hours before fly­ing.

Book your Open Water Div­er train­ing!

Level 1 / Open Water Diver Course Outline

Upon reg­is­tra­tion, you will receive an email giv­ing you access to our online learn­ing plat­form. There, you will find all the course mate­ri­als and the final quiz, and you can enter the infor­ma­tion required for your cer­ti­fi­ca­tion.

Over the course of five open-water dives, you will learn the essen­tial skills need­ed to dive to depths of up to 20 meters under the super­vi­sion of an instruc­tor: equip­ment man­age­ment, buoy­an­cy con­trol, under­wa­ter com­mu­ni­ca­tion, acci­dent pre­ven­tion, and explor­ing the marine environment—all in com­plete safe­ty.

After each dive, the the­o­ret­i­cal con­cepts will be reviewed with your instruc­tor.

Giant stride entry

Diving safely with your dive buddies

Mask Clear

Regulator recovery and clear

FAQ

Do I have to do an intro dive before starting the open water diver course?

No, an intro­duc­to­ry dive is not manda­to­ry to enroll in the Lev­el 1 / Open Water Div­er course. How­ev­er, at Escapade Plongée, we high­ly rec­om­mend it so that your train­ing can be ded­i­cat­ed entire­ly to learn­ing. This way, thanks to the intro­duc­to­ry dive, you will have already expe­ri­enced breath­ing under­wa­ter, using the equip­ment, and the ini­tial sen­sa­tions of div­ing.

How long does the training take?

The course involves a min­i­mum of 5 open water dives. Depend­ing on your avail­abil­i­ty, the course can be com­plet­ed in as lit­tle as 3 days, doing 2 dives per day, or could be done over sev­er­al weeks. How­ev­er, we rec­om­mend not hav­ing more than 2 weeks between dives.

Do I need a medical certificate?

Yes, a med­ical cer­tifi­cate clear­ing you to scu­ba dive is manda­to­ry to start the train­ing course. It can be done by your GP and must be less than a year old.

What if I’m stressed and can’t manage it at first?

Train­ing is tai­lored to each stu­den­t’s pace. Our instruc­tors guide you with a struc­tured and pro­fes­sion­al approach and lim­it dive groups to two or three divers to ensure opti­mal learn­ing con­di­tions and per­son­al­ized atten­tion, allow­ing you to progress with con­fi­dence.

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