If you’ve come to this page and you haven’t done our PADI Discover Scuba Diving on a Tuesday or Thursday evening click here for more info.

The DSD gives you a quick taster of what it’s like to learn scuba with shallow water skills, and a fun set of underwater games to experience the feel of diving... it lets you see if you really like scuba – and lets you check us out as a team so you know that we are safe, have top quality equipment and that we’re fun guys to be with….

To qualify for your PADI International diving license which enables you to explore the underwater world you need just TWO weekends. (There is an evening training option too if you’re tight on weekends)

You complete the home study program book & video which takes about 12-15 hours prior to attending class with an instructor.

Weekend Schedule

Courses run alternate weekends through the year : click calendar for dates.

You spend Saturday & Sunday 10am-3pm in our professional classrooms with our instructors, reviewing the knowledge development and learning how to apply the theory to diving skills & techniques, equipment and the environment – focusing on safety but having a lot of fun while you’re learning.

Splash time in the pool is 4-7pm Saturday & Sunday evenings when you’ll learn and practise skills in both shallow & deep water. If you take longer to master the scuba diving skills – you can come back to the pool for further instruction….

Evening Executive Schedule

Alternatively you may prefer to bring in your diary and book in a series of 5 evenings (Tues & Thurs) to complete the program on an “executive” program tailored around your personal schedule.

You’ll be in the classroom 7-8pm then down to the pool 9-10pm. [there is a small additional charge for this premium service.]

This is a great option if you have a hectic diary, or if you want to progress at your own pace (fast or slow!).

On either option - You get unlimited pool time to have fun !

To Qualify you need to complete 4 Open Water Training Dives.

Each month we take a trip to freshwater lakes lets you practise the skills you learned in the pool and demonstrate confidence & competence to dive safely.

Alternatively you can join one of our regular club trips to the Red Sea and finish your course in warm clear tropical waters with beautiful wildlife to accompany you !

A further option is to complete the pool & classroom with us in Maidstone, and then finish off elsewhere on a holiday in the Caribbean, the Maldives or on the Barrier Reef – or anywhere where there is another PADI Dive Centre we can refer you to.

And that’s it – You’ve Got Your PADI !

There is a deluxe version of the PADI Open Water course... the National Geographic Open Water course !

You’ve just become an active member of our Scubaholics Dive Team Club, qualified to join us on the regular south coast dives and holidays to exotic dive destinations, or even to hire the equipment and point yourself at the ocean and go for it – the real adventure has just begun…..

You can also join us for pool practise on Tuesdays & Thursdays.

And Remember...

Membership of the Scubaholics Dive Team Club is FREE! With extra benefits for reaching Gold & Platinum levels