- 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 the 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 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.
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General Schedule
Day 1 |
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| 7:30 ~ 8:00 | Hotel Pickup | |||
| 8:30 | Depart Ishigaki Port. | ① Lecture on diving gear. | ② Confined water training at shallow and calm diving point. | ③ Open Water Dive 1 | 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Move to the next dive point. | |||
| 14:00 | ④ Open Water Dive 2 | |||
| 15:00 | End of day 1 | |||
| 16:00 | Return to the port, back to the hotel |
Day 2 |
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| 7:30 ~ 8:00 | Hote pick up |
| 8:30 | Depart Ishigaki Port |
| 9:30 | Open Water Dive 3 |
| 11:00 | Open Water Dive 4 |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Final review, fun diving. |
| 15:00 | End of day 2. |
| 16:00 | Return to the port. Check out on the boat and back to the 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 a 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.
General Schedule
Day 1 |
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| 7:30 〜 8:00 | Hotel Pickup |
| 8:30 | Dive Cruise Departure |
| 9:30 | Specialty Dive 1 |
| 11:00 | Specialty Dive 2 |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Specialty Dive 3 |
| 15:00 | End of day 1. |
| 16:00 | Return to Ishigaki port, back to hotel |
Day 2 |
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| 7:30 〜 8:00 | Hotel Pickup |
| 8:30 | Dive Cruise Departure |
| 9:30 | Specialty Dive 4 |
| 11:00 | Specialty Dive 5 |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Optional diving |
| 15:00 | End of day 2. |
| 16:00 | Return to the port. Check out on the boat and back to the 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 breathe every day has an oxygen content of 21%, whereas Enriched air has 21-40% oxygen content. When you use Enriched air in diving, your body will accumulate less Nitrogen, so you will have a longer bottom time, and it also reduces your risk of decompression sickness.
On the other hand, higher oxygen content will have the risk of oxygen sickness in deep water. The EAD program will teach you the basics of using enriched air, including how to use your gear with enriched air tanks.
The EAD program includes two dives with enriched air tanks. You can also combine with our AOWD program, and be certified for both.
General Schedule
| 7:30 〜 8:00 | Hotel Pickup |
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| 8:30 | Dive cruise departure, lecture on board |
| 9:30 | First dive using enriched air tank |
| 11:00 | Second dive using enriched air tank |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Optional Diving |
| 15:00 | End of the program |
| 16:00 | Back to the port. Check out on the boat and return to your hotel |
