The allure of the ocean. It calls to all of us. Whether from the images in the movies and on television or from the seeds that were planted in our minds by pioneers like Jacques Cousteau, there’s something about the ocean that keeps bringing us back time and time again. Now you can experience this adventure first-hand by becoming a certified PADI Open Water Scuba Diver. Join us and experience what it’s like to be weightless and glide over the ocean’s bottom or to pause and gaze through the 15′ prop on the RMS Rhone in the BVI. To watch rays “fly” past you or watch the peculiar habits of the perch and catfish at a lake. This is scuba diving and there’s nothing else like it on earth.
Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5
Buoyancy Staying Warm What it's like where we will be diving Nitrogen Narcosis Making Safety Stops
Comfortable Descents and Ascents Streamlining Yourself Care for Yourself Decompression Sickness Emergency Decompression
Breathing Underwater Breathing Underwater Care for Others Dive Tables Introduction Altitude Consideration for Divers
Solution Thinking Underwater Using the Recreational Dive Planner Finding a Minimum Surface Interval
Offshore Adventures Electronic Dive Planning
Salty Dog Dive Center Soup to Nuts
Open Water Certification Package
New to Salty Dog is the “Soup to Nuts Open Water Certification Package”. This package includes everything you need to obtain your Open Water certification. We have assembled this discount package to help interested adventurers make the trek to PADI Open Water certification and begin an exciting hobby where you can explore the many water ecosystems on our planet. Scuba diving is a fantastic, fun hobby that can open worlds that many people can only experience through television. Once you have met the requirements for certification, you will be able to say that YOU are an underwater explorer!
This package includes:
PADI Open Water Certification course materials.
3-ring zippered binder for your diving logbook.
Classroom instruction.
Confined water training in our on-site, salt water pool.
Required personal scuba gear, which includes: mask, fins, snorkel, booties, and pocketed weight belt.
4 open water certification dives at Dutch Springs.
All other scuba equipment rentals required for your pool training and open water certification dives, which include: Tanks and air for the first two dives at Dutch Springs, weights, regulator, gauges, BCD, wetsuit, gloves, hood and gear bag.
PADI Open Water Certification Card
This package does not include:
Admission to Dutch Springs for two days of diving. ($36/day for divers, $24/day for non-divers.)
Transportation to and from Dutch Springs.
Hotel accommodations or camping fees while at Dutch Springs.
(Camping fee is $10/night and hotels range from $89/night and up.)
Scuba air tank fills for your second day of diving at Dutch Springs. ($6/tank.)
Any upgrades from the standard personal dive gear package.
The cost for this discount package is $770.00. This represents a total savings of over $95.00!
Please mention “The Salty Dog Soup to Nuts Open Water Certification Package”
when you come in to register for your new life as an underwater explorer.
Class dates subject to change
Group Class Dates 2012
Classes now forming for End of April 2012
We will hold classes through November
Check back for added dates or call the store for up-dates.
302-994-DIVE (3483)
Classes will be added as needed
**Minimum class size 4 students…
Maximum class size
6 students**
****Private and Semi-Private Classes Available****
Dates are Subject To Change
Please Call to Reserve Your Spot
What You Need to Know
Are You ten years old?
Can you swim?
Are you healthy?
Medical Release Required
Prior to Deposit
Please mention “The Salty Dog Soup to Nuts Open Water Certification Package”
when you come in to register for your new life as an underwater explorer.
For those who already have a trip planned or want to go away to be certified,
classroom and confined water training without personal gear and certification is, $325.
You must do the academics and confined water training before being able to do the
certifying dives.
Includes the crew pack, (manual, dive tables, 3 ring binder), and use of Scuba equipment for confined water training.
We will also provide you with a referral
