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Open Water Certification Dives

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Open Water Certification Dives

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$200.00 – $400.00

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Have you already completed the class and pool training less than 1 year ago? All you need now is your 4 open water checkout dives. The 4 open water checkout dives have to be done out in the open waters, such as a lake, river or ocean. We do our open water dives in a safe and fun environment, Gulliver’s Lake, where we built our very own 20×20 training platform for you to use and feel more comfortable while completing your skills. During the open water checkout dives, your Instructor will be testing you on the skills that you have learned during the pool portion of the Class & Pool course. Once you have successfully completed all the skills, you will be issued the Open Water Diver certification card. How exciting is that?!

Complete your 4 open water checkout dives, in Toronto, in just a weekend.

9:00 am – 2:00 pm (Saturday)
9:00 am – 2:00 pm (Sunday)

Let‘s go diving!

Category: Scuba Certification

Product Description

    COVID-19 NOTICE: Please DO NOT arrive at Gulliver’s Lake before 8:50am, as the park will be still closed. Once you enter, please park as close as possible to the fence at the entrance parking lot. Please have your Gulliver’s Lake Waiver filled out and ready to hand in when you pay your $10/day admission fee. Thank you for cooperating.

      IMPORTANT INFORMATION

      • Equipment rental includes: 2 tanks, BCD, regulator, soft weights, wet bag, dive computer, 7mm wetsuit. (Additional $50 for mask, fins, snorkel, and boots rental) – Air fills for Sunday are free at Aquarius Scuba only. 

       

      • You will need to pick up the gear Thursday-Friday before your chosen weekend and return it Monday-Tuesday.

       

      • You will need to arrange your own transportation.

       

      • There is a $10 admission fee per person per day at Gulliver’s Lake. Please DO NOT arrive at the lake before 8:50am, as the park will be still closed. Once you enter, please park as close as possible to the fence at the entrance parking lot. Please have your Gulliver’s Lake Waiver filled out and ready to hand in when you pay.

       

      • NOTE: You must complete your 4 Open Water dives within 1 year of your class and pool training to receive your Open Water Diver certification. If it has been longer than a year, you will need to successfully complete a Refresher course before you can do the open water checkout dives.

       

      • Open Water checkout dives are available every weekend from June until October at Gulliver’s Lake.

       

      • Open Water checkouts are also available on our Tropical Dive Trips. Visit our Dive Trips page for our latest travel news.
      Gulliver’s Lake
      792 Safari Rd, Millgrove ON

      Additional Information

      Course Options

      I have my own equipment, I need to rent all equipment (except mask/fins/snorkel), I need to rent all equipment

      Open Water Dates

      Undecided/Gift, May 31-Jun1, Jun 21-22, Jul 12-13, Jul 26-27, Aug 16-17, Aug 30-31, Sept 13-14, Sept 27-28, Oct 11-12, Oct 25-26

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