Open Water Diver - The best way to start your adventure in SCUBA!

Learn to dive with the experienced instructors at Marin Bamboo Reef.  The Open Water Certification is internationally recognized and ranked as one of the best introductory dive certification programs in the world.  Our goal is to train divers to be both safe and competent for maximum enjoyment of the underwater world.

Begin your certification training by spending a weekend in our classroom and comfortably heated pool for $199.00.  Through the guidance of one of our highly professional instructors, you will learn the basics of diving, such as putting your gear together, maintaining buoyancy, and how to read your dive tables.  Students are then required to demonstrate their understanding of the materials in the open water.  We offer trips to Monterey, Sonoma Coast, and Lake Tahoe, where you are tested on your knowledge and certified as a scuba diver for $100.00.

Extras that are not included in the cost of the class

• Student Kit, which contains the workbook, dive tables, DVD, carry-bag, log book, and other paperwork is $79.95.
• Each student must provide their own personal snorkeling equipment - mask, fins, snorkel, and boots should your fins require them.   We sell a variety of most major brands of SCUBA equipment, and our staff will be happy to assist you in the proper selection of your equipment.  Marin Bamboo Reef will supply the rest of the SCUBA equipment for the pool training sessions.
• Rental of the SCUBA equipment for the Open Water Dives is available for $75.00.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the store or drop by. Our staff will be happy to assist you in your diving needs. A $50 deposit holds your place in the class session of your choice.  Please be certain of your dates before you enroll.

You can download a copy of the Open Water 2012 Schedule in pdf form here.  Last updated 1/18/2012.