Date/Time
Date(s) - Jul 14 - 2019
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
CW3- Confined Water Training day 3
BEGINNER- OPEN WATER SCUBA DIVER CERTIFICATION
Day 3- conducted at the Meriden YMCA 110 West Main St. Meriden, CT 06451
*Please arrive 15 minutes early to class to ensure we take full advantage of our in water training time *
For CW3 (Confined Water Training day 3) any student that has preregistered & completed CW1 & CW2 of our 3 day, group, Confined Water training weekend, for the Open Water Scuba Diver certification course should arrive to the designated pool location at the designated time.
This is day 3 of 3, the class is held in a pool setting. Please make sure to bring with you:
- Bathing suit
- Towel
- The issued equipment from day 1
- Water Bottle
During this time we will be on SCUBA working in the water and practicing all skills needed to complete the Confined Water Training portion of the Open Water Scuba Diver Certification training program. CW1, CW2, and CW3 build upon each other and need to be completed in order on the same weekend.

$550.- INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS, PERSONAL GEAR, CW TRAINING, & OW TRAINING.
$300.- ADJUSTED FOR STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO COMPLETE OPEN WATER (OW) DIVES ELSEWHERE USING THE GLOBAL REFERRAL PROGRAM.
WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR:
Persons desiring to obtain a Scuba Diving certification and those interested in underwater exploration.
This course is designed to give you the necessary skills to safely conduct open water dives. This course is the key to start exploring dive destinations around the globe or even in your backyard. You may go swimming in the ocean or snorkel over a reef, but now it’s time to take it one step further. See the underwater world as it is meant to be experienced – underwater.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
- Minimum age 18, 15 with parental consent (age 10-14 = Junior Open Water certification).
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Upon successful completion of the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver course, graduates may:
- Conduct open water dives in conditions similar to their training.
- Continue their dive education by enrolling in SDI Advanced Adventure Diver and other Specialty courses.
*NOTE: JUNIOR OPEN WATER SCUBA DIVERS (AGES 10-14) MUST PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES WITH A PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR DIVE PROFESSIONAL.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO LEARN:
The SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Course will cover all of the necessary skills and knowledge for open water scuba diving, including:
- The aquatic environment: vision, light, sound, heat loss, tides, currents, waves, surge, etc.
- Physics and physiology: buoyancy, pressure, air spaces, breathing compressed air, mixed gases, etc.
- Dive equipment selection, assembly, use and maintenance.
- Dive planning.
- Basic scuba skills including mask and regulator skills, swimming underwater, buoyancy control, basic rescue techniques, and emergency procedures.
- And much more!
SDI OPEN WATER SCUBA DIVER MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution.
- Satisfactorily complete the SDI Open Water Scuba Diver knowledge quests or equivalent online learning course.
- Complete all open water requirements safely and efficiently
HOW TO TAKE THIS COURSE!
- Get E-Learning code directly from New England Dive.
- 16 chapters and quiz completed online, at home, at your leisure ($119.95) – (FREE Log Book 1st night of class)
- Come in for a Custom fit Personal Gear package: Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Boots, Defog, Mesh bag.
- Special Student discount and product bonus offers
- Complete the Confined Water training portion of course. ($199.95 Fee)
- 1 Classroom (Thurs 4 HRS), 2 pool sessions (Sat 4 HRS) (Sun 4 HRS).
- Complete the Open Water training portion of course ($250.00 Fee) Includes: Instruction, Gear, and Printed C-Card.