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234 Orakei Rd Remuera Auckland New Zealand Ph (649) 524 2117 fax (649) 524-6268 email training@orakeidive.co.nz
Below is our traditional PADI openwater course however for people in a hurry or short of time
see here for our PADI E-learning
PADI open water course for beginners
Course structure: The first step is to go to your local doctor for a medical check up. You will need a medical form which can be obtained from our shop or you can download as a PDF file here. One word of warning here I've heard of some doctors charging up to $120 for a medical. $55 seems to be standard-ask first. The doctors are interested in such things as heart and breathing problems or epilepsy. After you get the medical book on for the course you desire either email, phone or better still come and see us. If you come on in we can give you all the manuals etc. and discuss your requirements for mask, fins etc. Courses start in the classroom at 6pm on the first Friday night of weekend courses. All you require is your manuals and a pen. Expect to finish between 8:30 and 9:30pm.Saturdays and Sundays of the first weekend start at 9:00 am and finish about 4pm. Saturdays and Sundays of the second weekend for the Goat Island/Pupuke option start at 9:00 am (meeting at Goat Islandor Lake Pupuke) and finish about 4pm at the shop.
Classroom: Initially, your course will commence in the classroom, your instructor will familiarizes you with the training schedule and what you can expect from your course. In each classroom session you will be shown training videos which will be further elaborated by your instructor, you can also expect to complete small quizzes at the end of each module. There are five modules in total, which will be spread over the duration of your course.
Pool: Half of your course time will be spent in the pool. We have our own on site heated training pool. This allows for a lot less traveling to and from polls during the course of the evenings. Our pool complex comes complete with hot showers and hair dryers. Our pool has a good range of depths which will cover you throughout your enclosed water training where you will progress from the shallows to the deep end as your confidence and skills develop; and most importantly it has ample room so you need never feel crowded while practicing your newly acquired skills. You will also need to complete a 200 meter swim. There is no time limit so it should not be to difficult for most people. Also required is the ability to float for ten minutes.
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Open Water weekend
On the Friday before the weekend you will pick up your scuba equipment from the shop then on Saturday morning head up to the Goat Island marine reserve at Leigh. The weekends of these courses are picked so as to coincide with high tides that suit us (this means less swimming to obtain adequate depth). Here you will do two dives, the first being purely a scenic dive with no skills to do. The second dive will be mostly 'Tiki Tour' as well but with a few skills to complete during the dive. After debriefing we will pack the cars and head back to the shop to collect 2 new full tanks then head home. On Sunday we will meet at Lake Pupuke for two dives where the rest of the dive skills will be done during two dives. After that there is a little paper work to do then its off home with the course completed. As Lake Pupuke is close to central Auckland this will be a short day. Lake Pupuke is an extinct Volcano that was made about 50,000 years ago, this lake was also north shores water supplied in the early days, There's lots to see, Brown trout, rainbow trout, perch and fresh water jelly fish there are also lots of goodies that divers have lost such as torches and masks. |
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Your course includes: Classroom tuition; enclosed water training, full set of scuba equipment for the duration of the course (excluding mask snorkel, fins, boots and gloves); open water manual, PADI dive tables and log book, PADI Gold Open Water certification card. Your course does not include: Transport (we usually car pool). Your own mask, fins and snorkel (you may want booties and gloves too) Any extra tuition you may require. You will need: A medical form (available from our shop or download as a PDF file here.) signed by your doctor , we require this at the time you book. Do not leave it till the last minute or you may loose all you deposit. |
Other bits: You will need to pay a $200 deposit to hold your place. If you wish to cancel this will only be refunded if we find someone to take your place on the course. If you drop by and see us we can give you more details or just ring us on (09) 524-2117 and we’ll be happy to post you a full information package including the medical form. Click here for course dates.
Orakei Dive Terms and Conditions. Please read the following carefully.
I understand I have signed up for a dive course running on specific dates. Failure to attend or complete the course I have applied for may incur extra costs.
Cancellations and
Transfers of course date received more than 14 days before the course
will receive a full refund as long as all manuals etc returned unused.
Cancellations and transfers received 7 to 14 days before the course will
receive a partial refund at the discretion of the shop. Cancellations
and transfers received less than 7 days before the course will receive
no refund at the discretion of the shop. No refunds of any monies paid
will be given once a course has started. A course is deemed to start on
commencement of training.
Lost or damaged equipment (caused by student) must be paid for
by the student.
Orakei Dive reserves the right to vary or cancel, at their discretion,
a course or its content, where the circumstances or weather necessitate.
Homework: I understand there may be study required before the course
starts. In the case of the open water course this means reading the manual,
in full, and doing all 5 quizzes at the back of each module. If just one
person hasn't done their homework it will add hours onto the length of
the course. Don't worry if you don't understand something, we will go
over it in the classroom.
