Open Water Certification Dives
Group Open Water Dives $350
Certification dives at Haigh Quarry. Dives are done Saturday and Sunday. Class time is approximately 8:00am until 5:00pm.
BEFORE YOUR OPEN WATER DIVES:
This is the Second part of the PADI certification.
You must have completed the classroom (zoom or eLearning) and pool portion before doing Open Water Dives!
*ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE DAN INSURANCE!
*Students who completed their confined water no more than 6 months prior to open water dives can get free DAN student membership covering your 4 open water dives. Please contact jean@uwsafaris.com for information.
- Use of our equipment is included. You must come into the store a day or two before your dives to try on and reserve your equipment. You'll then take this equipment with you to Haigh Quarry. Please note you'll be taking everying including BCD, regulator, wetsuit, tank, weights, etc...
- Students must provide their own SCUBA quality mask, fin, boots, and snorkel.
- Students will arrange their own transportation to and from the quarry.
- You must have completed the class/pool portion within the past 12 months prior to doing the Open Water Dives!
- See below for description.
Minimum age for group Open Water Dives is 12 years old.
10 and 11 year olds must do Open Water Dives privately.
To keep our prices low, all classes are nonrefundable & there is a $75 transfer fee to change the date.
IMPORTANT REGARDING REFERRAL DIVES!
If you've completed the class/pool with a different dive shop and would like to do your Open Water Dives with us, please contact the store at 773-348-3999/3979 to sign up. Prior to signing up for the dives we must have a copy of your current PADI referral. Referrals from other agencies must do a pool session plus take a short exam prior to the Open Water Dives and there is an additional charge for this.
Availability: Contact us for booking information
To keep our prices low, all classes are nonrefundable and there is a fee of $50 pp to change the date.
Local Open Water Certification Dives are done at Haigh Quarry in Kankakee, IL. Price includes use of our equipment, 4 dives over two days and certification fees. Price does not include transportation to Haigh Quarry, daily entrance fee at $25.00 per day/per diver, one extra air fill ($10) or incidentals. Students must sign up and prepay in advance and come in the Monday or Tuesday before the dives to try on and reserve equipment and then come in on the Thursday or Friday before the dives to pick up their rental.
Minimum age for group Open Water Dives is 12 years old. 10 and 11 year olds must do Open Water Dives privately.
Classes are nonrefundable. $75 pp transfer fee to change dates. Classes subject to price increase if changed.
Private Open Water Dives $700 pp subject to availability.
