PADI OPEN WATER DIVER (60Ft)

Learn to Dive for $995 includes DRY SUIT CERTIFCATION

Includes:
• Online knowledge development
• Dry suit training and certification
• Pool sessions
• Open water ocean dives
• Full equipment use during training

No hidden surprises. Everything you need to get certified.

Is This Course Right for You?

This course is for
• Complete beginners
• Anyone curious about breathing underwater
• People who want real skills, not just a certification

You don’t need experience — just the willingness to learn.

How the Course Works

Completed over two weekends

Online Learning is completed before any ocean dives.
Learn the fundamentals at your own pace before getting in the water.

Pool Training

Day 1 you spend becoming comfortable, then learning and practacing skills.
Day 2 you are introduced to your DRY SUIT and you practice using it in the pool.
These sessions build confidence and master core skills in a controlled environment.

Ocean Dives
Train in real ocean conditions and demonstrate your skills.

Day 1 you will conduct 3 ocean dives, mastering what you learned in the pool.
Day 2 you will conduct at least 2 more dives, demonstrating your new skills.

You don’t buy a certification — you earn it.

Open Water Training Dives

Your ocean training dives are conducted at several local dive sites around the Comox Valley. These sites are chosen for their suitability for training, safety, and the quality of the diving experience.

Your instructor will discuss the available options with you and select the dive sites that provide the best conditions for teaching and learning during your course.

Each training dive builds on the skills learned in the pool while giving students the opportunity to experience real ocean diving in a controlled and supportive environment.

Marine Life You May See

Training dives often include encounters with

• Giant Pacific octopus
• Wolf eels
• Nudibranchs
• Rockfish
• Crabs and anemones

Cold-water diving in British Columbia is one of the most vibrant underwater environments on earth.

Why Learn to Dive with UB Diving

UB Diving is not a beginner factory — we train divers to perform.

For over 26 years, we have been teaching divers in the cold-water conditions of Vancouver Island, developing skills that translate anywhere in the world.

You don’t just get certified here — you earn it.

Our courses are built around real-world diving. Students are challenged, supported, and trained to become confident, capable divers — not just pass a course.

What Sets UB Diving Apart

• Cold-water training from day one — no shortcuts
• Dry suit training and certification included
• Real ocean conditions — not just controlled environments
• Small group sizes with hands-on instruction
• High-end, properly maintained equipment
• Instructors with decades of local diving experience
• Pathways into advanced, technical, and commercial diving

Learn to dive where conditions demand skill and you’ll be ready to dive anywhere.