Recreational Diving Foundations

The Open Water Diver course (``Platinum'') has 4 parts:

A) Theory

You should read the topics related to diving theory in the Open Water and Buoyancy courses and the practices you will do, complete the knowledge reviews and take the theory exams. The system used is online, that is, the SSI digital system - to start immediately. You study at your own pace, through an interactive and easy-to-use program. You will have access to the online versions of the Open Water and Buoyancy courses

B) 3 Pool practices

You will do 3 dives in the pool, which will cover the 5 compulsory exercise modules. During these pool practices you will do a series of exercises, both on the surface and under the water, using complete diving equipment, learning, in addition, to correctly assemble and disassemble all the equipment, supervised all the time by one of our certified SSI instructors. .

C) 8 dives in the sea

In the Open Water “Platinum” course you will do the 4 compulsory open water dives in order to be certified as a diver. In each of these practice dives you will do the necessary exercises so that at the end of them, if your progression has been correct, you will obtain your world-renowned SSI Open Water diver certification. Once certified, you will do 2 more dives in the Costa del Montgrí area corresponding to the Buoyancy course and 2 dives in the Medes Islands Marine Reserve.

D) Free Nitrox course and certification.
Nitrox gives you more safety in your dives and is a certification that you'll be using often in most Diving Centers around the world. The price of this course is €145: You have it for free by doing the Open Water diver course in Xaloc!

Good to know:

The price: is per person
Semi-Private Course: maximum 2 students (or 3 if they are family)
Duration: 5 days
Available days: There are two ways to do the course, which can be done - In 3 weekends, or - During the week, starting on Monday and ending on Friday afternoon 
What does the price include?:
- The rental of the diving equipment
- The expenses of the SSI certifications
- The digital logbook
- SSI online pedagogical material
- Diving accident insurance valid worldwide for 1 year
- A total of 8 dives in the sea
- 3 SSI courses: Open Water, Nitrox and Perfect Buoyancy
What should I bring: Swimsuit and towel
Mandatory: You must fill out a form medical certificate (if this is correct, a medical certificate is not required, but if a contraindication to diving appears, then it will be mandatory to provide a medical certificate of aptitude for diving)
Additional information: Course dates must be reserved by phone or by email advance
Where the pool and sea practices will be?: The pool dives are in L'Estartit, on the Costa Brava, the training dives in the sea for the Open Water (4) and Buoyancy (2) courses are done in the Montgrí Natural Park. Once certified, you will do 2 dives in the Natural Park of the Medes Islands