Bluewaters Borneo Dive Tours

Learn to Scuba Dive

Congratulations on making a decision to learn how to scuba dive!

Congratulations on making a decision to learn how to scuba dive!

The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world’s most popular entry-level scuba certification. It provides you with the fundamental knowledge and skills to scuba dive safely. With this certification, you will be considered competent to engage in open water diving activities without supervision, provided the diving activities and conditions are similar to your training.

Students practising scuba skills in confined water
Part of the course includes learning important skills in the safety of confined water.

PADI Open Water Diver Course

The PADI Open Water Diver course is made up of two components: the knowledge development (classroom or eLearning) and the water skills component.

There are two ways you can choose to complete this course:

  1. Classroom Option: 1 day in our classroom + 2 days water skills, including 4 open water dives; or
  2. eLearning Option: eLearning (online) at your leisure before you arrive at our centre + 2 days water skills, including 4 open water dives.

What You Will Learn

  • Introduction to Scuba: What scuba diving is, what it means to be certified, and what is PADI.
  • Diving Equipment: How to use masks, fins, snorkels, scuba cylinders, regulators, buoyancy compensators, weights, exposure suits, and accessories.
  • Water Skills: Assembling scuba gear, donning/doffing equipment, water entries/exits, mask and regulator clearing, buoyancy control, buddy system, underwater communication, navigation, and equipment handling.
  • Diving Science: Understanding air and water characteristics, buoyancy, pressure and its effects, and thermal effects of diving.
  • Decompression Basics: Nitrogen absorption, using dive tables or dive computers, and tips to maximize underwater time safely.
  • Dive Planning & Logging: Preparation, contingency planning, and recording dives in your logbook.
  • Problem Solving & Safety: Handling common issues, emergency procedures, assisting other divers, and responsible diving practices.
  • Diving Environment: Evaluating dive sites, water conditions, marine life awareness, and conservation.

Out in the water for the next 2 days, you will practice these skills over 5 sessions (3 sessions on the first day and 2 sessions on the second day).

Your adventure awaits you!

What Are the Requirements?

For younger students, we offer the PADI Junior Open Water Diver certification (ages 10 – 14).

Minimum age: 15 years old.

Itinerary

eLearning path: 2 full days at our centre, after completing the eLearning portion online.

How Much Does the PADI Open Water Diver Course Cost?

№ of Persons Price
1 MYR 1,600 per person
2 MYR 1,300 per person
3 or more MYR 1,200 per person

For the 3-day Open Water course option, add MYR 200 per person to the rates above.

The cost includes:

  • Transfers by boat between Jesselton Point and Sepanggar Island
  • Jesselton Point Jetty Fee

The cost does not include:

  • Sabah State Government Fees (Jesselton Point Jetty Fee, Sabah Parks Conservation Fee, and Diving Permit Fee).

For your reference the Sabah State Government Fees are:

Fee Malaysian Non-Malaysian
Jesselton Point Terminal Fee MYR 20 per person (MYR 3 for children under 12 years of age) MYR 20 per person (MYR 3 for children under 12 years of age)
Sabah Parks Conservation Fee MYR 8 per person MYR 25 per person
Sabah Parks Diving Permit MYR 50 per person MYR 100 per person

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