Ocean Diver

If you’re keen to learn to dive, the BSAC’s Ocean Diver course is the place to start. This entry-level open water diver qualification will equip you with the core skills to dive to a maximum of 20 metres in open water, in the UK and abroad.

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The Ocean Diver course consists of

  • Six theory modules
  • At least five sessions in a pool or sheltered water
  • At least four open-water dives
  • Rescue skills
  • Nitrox training

As a qualified Ocean Diver, you can

  • Dive to 20 metres
  • Dive buddied with another Ocean Diver
  • Use breathing gas mixtures of up to 36 per cent Nitrox

Your open water diver certification will be recognised worldwide.

Contact the Training Officer to find out more