Imagine yourself gliding weightless through the water, surrounded by darting schools of fish, swimming past sunken wrecks lit by blue-green shafts of sunlight, and meeting face-to-face with strange creatures seldom seen by those who don't dare to venture below the surface. Interested? Excited? The Hoofers SCUBA Club Open Water Certification program will open this underwater world to you. Upon completing the class, you will earn a lifetime PADI Open Water Diver rating (recognized at dive shops world wide), and be well prepared to begin exploring an underwater world that most people will never see!
Course Overview
The PADI Open Water certification course consists of three dry-land classroom sessions where you will learn about the equipment and skills needed by every diver, three indoor swimming pool sessions where you are able to apply your new knowledge in a controlled environment, and two days of open water dives where you will put your training to the test while under the supervision of the instructor and other expert divers.
Course Fee
The $365 course fee includes your lifetime PADI Open Water certification, annual membership in the Hoofers SCUBA club, Open Water classes, instruction, books, dive tables, pool and checkout site fees, and all Scuba equipment and tanks needed for pool sessions and checkout dives. The fee is paid when you sign up for the course.
Prerequisites
Course participants should have basic swimming skills and be comfortable in the water. They should also be a University of Wisconsin-Madison student, faculty/staff, or Union member. Wisconsin Union membership is open to everyone. Call 608-262-2263 or visit www.union.wisc.edu/membership to sign up.
Locations, Dates & Times
The Open Water course is offered 3 times each year (Spring, Summer, Fall). Each class consists of three 3-hour Thursday evening classrooms, three Tuesday evening indoor pool sessions and two full weekend days of checkout dives. The course schedule can also be reviewed on the Hoofer SCUBA calendar.
Next class: Spring 2012
Check back after winter for more information! In the meantime, feel free to come to the SCUBA socials, Thursdays from 8pm at the Rathskellar.
Classroom Location Memorial Union 800 Langdon St. (map) Check TITU (Today in the Union) for classroom location www.union.wisc.edu/cro/reslist.asp
Pool Location UW Natatorium, 2000 Observatory Dr, Madison (map)
Equipment Hoofers SCUBA club provides tanks, regulators, BCDs,weight belts, mask, fins, and snorkel as part of the class cost. New divers are encouraged to use this opportunity to experiment with the many types of equipment available. We also recommend that anyone wishing to purchase their own equipment wait until after the first classroom session, when the instructor will discuss the properties of good dive gear.
Instructor All of our classes are taught by PADI certified instructors.
Signing Up
Visit or call the Hoofer Outdoor Program Office to secure your spot in a class.
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Sponsored by Wisconsin Union Directorate, a part of the Wisconsin Union at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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