This is followed by either two day trips to the Great Barrier Reef, or an overnight stay on board our liveaboard vessel OceanQuest. The first two days will be spent learning the theory and practising your skills in the classroom and pool at our five-star PADI career development and dive training centre. The PADI Open Water learn to dive certification takes you through scuba theory and principles, confined dives for basic training, then time out at the Great Barrier Reef to use your newfound skills as you explore the world beneath the water. Dive 1 will orientate you, get you comfortable with the scuba gear and test a few of the above skills. You must complete four open water dives in order to pass the course. PADIĀ® Open Water Diver is the first scuba certification level. Remove weights, scuba unit and fins in water too deep in which to stand and exit Post-dive care of scuba gear Phew. Get the international Scuba Diving certification. This portion includes four dives in open water, which means unrestricted water such as a sea, lake or flooded quarries. Want to learn to dive in Cairns, the home of the Great Barrier Reef? The PADI Open Water Diver course is your first step in learning to dive and earning your first dive certification. Also you dont need any experience, starting from the beginning.