DIVE.IS, Iceland’s first and only PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center welcomes you to learn diving from a new perspective. Take your PADI Open Water Diver course in the pristine waters of Iceland and be better prepared for what the ocean can offer you.

Upon successful completion of the PADI Open Water course you will be certified to dive to 18m with a buddy, without direct supervision, anywhere in the world. This is a lifetime certification and it is recognized by any reputable dive centre. You will also be eligible to receive tank fills and participate in the PADI Diving Society. Additionally, you will receive a PADI Dry suit diver certification when you complete this course and will have completed all requirements to dive in Silfra fissure.

This deal gives you the opportunity to go from a complete beginner to diving in Silfra in just 4 days!

You will complete a PADI Open Water course and additional Dry suit Specialty course, this will be combined into one course so you can complete two in one! This means that we will certify you for two certification at once. We will end our awesome weekend by baptising you in the famous Silfra fissure!

The Open Water and Dry suit course will require you to do some skills both online and in the water, those skills inclue:
• The Underwater World
• Dive Equipment
• Buddy Systems
• The Dive Environment
• Communication
• Dive Planning
• Problem Management
• Dive Tables and Dive Computers
• Navigation

To take part in the Open Water course you will have to complete a your theory learning independently using E-learning on the PADI website, which will take you through everything you need to know to become a safe diver. We will send you a link to your E-learning as soon as you book and pay for the course. Please note that going through the E-learning will take approx. 12 hours so we advice you to start studying a few days before your course starts. E-learning must be fully completed (including the exams) and submitted in the system before you start your pool session.

Then it's only a quick review with your Instructor at the pool before we jump in the water and do:
• Confined Water Dives 1-5
• Watermanship requirements: 200m continuous swim and 10 minute float

Confined Water Dives are 5 in total, but relatively short dives conducted the same day. It usually taked 4-5 hours in a pool to finish all diving skills and watermanship requirements(200m swim and 10 mins float) and it´s usually done on Friday afternoon, before Open Water Dives over weekend.

The next two days we will do a total of 5 dives, 4 for the Open Water certification and one more for the Dry suit certification.
They include performing the same skills already practiced in the pool and exploration of local dive sites. We try to include different dive sites to get more experience and to see more of uderwater world, but it depends on weather, tides and other factors as well.

We will then end this awesome weekend by diving in the amazing Silfra fissure.

You can also check out our Open Water Referral Course (which includes just the Elearning and the pool sessions) to become an Open Water Diver.