How do I get started?
~ What will I need? ~ When
do I scuba dive? ~ What happens next?
~ What is SLO Ocean Currents?
~ Class Schedule
HOW DO I GET STARTED?
Here at SLO Ocean Currents, classes start every couple of
weeks and last 3 weeks. Often, accelerated
Private courses in as little as four days are also available
- just ask. You may choose between evening classes during
the week on either Monday and Wednesday nights or Tuesday
and Thursday nights, with ocean diving on weekend days. Included
with your Open Water Certification Course Tuition ($316 plus
tax) are:
- 5 Classroom Modules over 3 class meetings
- 5 Pool Modules with Scuba Equipment over 3 pool sessions
- 2 Ocean Beach Dives and 2 Ocean Boat Dives (1 Dive Day,
boat price not included) -OR- 4 Ocean Beach Dives
- Complete Scuba Equipment Rentals for all Ocean Dives
- Internationally recognized PADI
Open Water Certification Card
- A complete PADI Educational Package (Open Water Textbook,
Logbook, Recreational Dive Planner, and PIC Form)
WHAT WILL I NEED?
Beginning Scuba students will need to purchase the following
required personal dive equipment before the first class:
- Dive Mask - your eye to the underwater world
- Snorkel - surface air supply
- Fins with heel strap - provides underwater propulsion
- Neoprene Booties - protects feet and provides warmth
- Neoprene Gloves - protects hands and provides warmth
- Weight System - either Soft weights or Hard Weights with
belt and webbing
- Dive Equipment Bag - to ensure that you and your equipment
get to the dive together
An important part of your instructor's job is to help you
select your diving equipment. Many divers wish to get certified
in their own equipment; your instructor will be the best one
to assist you in selecting equipment suited to your individual
needs.
WHEN DO I SCUBA DIVE?
You will start SCUBA diving in your first pool session and
will be ocean diving the 2nd half of the course. For most
classes, you complete 2 dives at local beaches PLUS up to
4 dives (2 to finish you class and 2 on your own) on an all
day boat trip
to the Channel Islands! These boat trips cost an additional
$85-115 but are well worth the price (ask anyone who has been).
For the price conscious, we have occasional courses where
all 4 ocean dives are completed entirely at local beaches.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
After completion of SLO Ocean Current's certification program
you can participate in our many store and club activities
which include:
WHAT IS SLO
OCEAN CURRENTS?
We are a team of professionals dedicated to showing you how
to get the most out of diving. We teach one of the safest
and most thorough diving programs available. We invite you
to join our family of divers. So start your adventure today
- the underwater world is waiting for you! It's a whole new
way of enjoying the marine world that our instructors would
like to show you personally. Come
on in and see our facilities and let us answer any questions
you may have.
Scuba classes are offered year 'round and are frequently
added to this schedule on an "as needed" basic -
give us a call if you don't find a class to meet your schedule.
Private Classes
are also available. |