PADI Open Water Diver Classroom Topics

Knowledge Development One

I)             Buoyancy

II)                  Comfortable Descents

III)                Comfortable Ascents

IV)                Breathing Underwater

 

Knowledge Development Two

I)                    Staying Warm

II)                  Streamline Yourself

III)                Diving Together

 

Knowledge Development Three

I)                    What’s It Like Where We’ll be Diving?

II)                  Care for Yourself

III)                Care for Others

IV)                Solution Thinking Underwater

V)                  Offshore Adventures

Knowledge Development Four

I)                    Nitrogen Narcosis

II)                  Decompression Sickness

III)                Dive Tables and Dive Computers Introduction

IV)                Using the Recreational Dive Planner Table Version

 

Knowledge Development Five

I)                    Be a S.A.F.E. Diver - Making Safety Stops

II)                  Emergency Decompression

III)                Altitude Considerations for Divers

IV)                Using the RDP Table

V)         Finding a Minimum Surface Interval

VI)                Computer Dive Planning

VII)              Your Next Adventure