Start Your PADI Scuba Education Online

 

 

 

Whether you want to learn to scuba dive or are already a scuba diver who is looking for a flexible way to fit another dive course into your busy schedule,

 

PADI’s online scuba programs are the way to go. You can get started immediately with the knowledge development portion of the course and work at your own pace using the PADI eLearning® system.

 

This convenient, interactive study option allows you to learn anytime and anywhere you have an internet connection.

 

PADI eLearning lets you:Learn by watching, listening, reading and interacting with a dynamic instructional program.Access the material for one year, plus gain unlimited access to an online version of the course manual.

 

 

 

Contact your local PADI Dive Center or Resort anytime you have a question about what you’re learning.Get in the water quickly – applying what you’ve learned – when you meet with your PADI Instructor.

 

Ready to start your scuba diving lessons?Register for Open Water Diver Online today.

 

Learning to scuba dive requires both

 

 

 

knowledge development – including facts, principles and concepts

 

dive skills - including techniques and methods.

 

 

 

PADI Open Water Diver Online uses videos, audio, graphics and reading to help you learn, plus short quizzes that let you gauge your progress, and then offers a review of anything you happen to miss.

 

 

 

You develop dive skills during actual dives with a PADI Instructor at your local PADI Dive Center or Resort. By completing knowledge development online, you’re ready to meet with your instructor and start having fun in the water.

 

 

 

Should I take PADI eLearning, Referral or Traditional Version of my Scuba Diving course?

 

 

 

Each learning option has its own advantages and disadvantages.

 

 

 

What are the benefits and drawbacks of the PADI eLearning online courses?

 

 

 

PADI eLearning is an online course enabling students to complete the self study (theory) sections of their chosen course online, at their own pace, before leaving home for their vacation.

 

 

 

Benefits:

 

• It’s a great match for an active vacation schedule as it frees up vacation time to spend having fun, rather than studying a PADI manual. Save your precious vacation time in Mexico !

• The PADI e-Learning is convenient. You can complete the classroom portion for many popular courses at your own pace and anywhere you have a high speed internet connection. It is easy and you can access the program at any time day or night.

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Disadvantages

 

• The e-Learning is very generic and the student deals with a computer, while the traditional class has live Instructors to personalize the course and directly answer questions.

• Lastly, when you complete your e-Learning you no longer have access to the online course. When you take the traditional Scuba Course you have your book and perhaps your DVD to look at in six months as a review when you go on your next Scuba Vacation.

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What are the benefits and disadvantages of the PADI Referral courses?

 

Referral courses allow student divers to complete their training in distinct segments. Students enrolling in a referral course finish all theory and pool work at home with a local dive shop because they have a Scuba Diving Vacation planned and want to Scuba Dive while there.

 

 

 

Benefits:

 

• By completing the theory portion of the scuba certification course before leaving on vacation, student divers eliminate the need to study on vacation.

• Divers who enroll in a scuba diving referral program complete all their pool work with their local dive shop. Referral students save time on vacation because they show up ready to dive (after a brief pool check out).

• Divers can pick from anywhere in the world to complete their open water check out dives. This is an especially appealing option for those whose local open water sites may not be appetizing given the conditions or time of year – such as a cold lake in January.

 

Disadvantages:

 

• Many students delay completing the open water portion of the course. With PADI, a maximum of 1 year is allowed between completion of the pool and theory work and the open water dives. It is unlikely that a diver who has waited 6 months to hit the open water dives will able be able to jump straight in the ocean and feel comfortable. Divers planning on completing an open water referral course should try to book the pool and theory work as close to the dates of their check out dives as feasible. If more than a few weeks have passed, students would be wise to hop in the pool with an instructor for a quick review of basic scuba skills before heading to the ocean.

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If you are considering a PADI eLearning Course, there are a few things you need to keep in mind before enrolling:

 

 

 

• If you enroll, please enroll through our PADI Individual Instructor (Aldo Jorge Soliani Sannes # 173718) and Blue dive Cancun padi center or click in the ENROLL BUTTON (down) to go directly,in order to complete the class at our location. This allows us to track your progress, view your completion and streamline paperwork in processing your certification.

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• Enrolling in the PADI eLearning Course, in most cases, will NOT save you money, but it will save you time.  The cost of the eLearning option is IN ADDITION to the cost of the class.  The advantage for you is the classroom portion of the course can be completed online at your convenience.  The disadvantage – you’ll pay a little extra for that convenience.

• To enroll in eLearning through our store, simply contact us!!

• Note: The Cost of eLearning is the SAME at all dive shops.