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OPEN WATER SCUBA DIVER

Lower Macungie Township Community Pool and Dutch Springs

As a certified Open Water SCUBA Diver, you will have the freedom to dive anywhere in the world with a dive buddy, independent of a professional, to a depth of 60 feet.

Pre-requisites:

You must be a reasonably proficient swimmer, comfortable and relaxed in the water and have a mature attitude, good judgment and self-discipline. Your general health should be good. Ages 10-14 will earn a Junior SCUBA Diver Certification.

What will you do?

Throughout the course, you will learn fundamentals of SCUBA diving, including the assembly and use of dive equipment and open water techniques. You will earn your certification by performing academic studies, mastering basic skills in the pool and making 4 open water dives at Dutch Springs. This is a self study course, with each student reading the manual at home. The academic portion is a self study-elearning course with modules  assigned by the instructor and lectures added at the instructor’s discretion

Class cost is $385.

Make up fees for missed classes are $125 per pool session and $75 per open water day.

Included in the class cost are the following:

All instructor, classroom and pool fees, open water checkout dives, pool SCUBA equipment rental and certification card

Student must pay for the following:

Class educational materials which are 10% off for our students

All personal fit equipment, i.e. mask, snorkel, fins and boots – between $350 & $550

Also the following personal safety equipment: SMB for $60

2 days entry into Willow Springs ($65 per day entry fee)

Open Water equipment rental – $125 for the two days of diving. Includes a regulator with computer and an octopus; a BCD with power inflator; full wetsuit; hood; gloves; weights and 2 tanks including air fills.

Lehigh Valley Dive Center is located 1 mile north of Route 22 on Route 191 (Nazareth Pike). www.LVDive.com

Dutch Springs is located on Hanoverville Road, 1 mile west of Lehigh Valley Dive Center. www.dutchsprings.com

Lower Macungie Township Community Pool located at 3400 Brookside Road, Macungie, PA 18062

2022 Class #OrientationPoolOpen Water
Class 1 OW476TBDJuly 9, 10, 16Training Dives July 23, 24
Class 2 OW477TBDJuly 17, 23, 24Training Dives July 30, 31
Class 3 OW478TBDJuly 30, 31, August 6Training Dives August 13, 14
Class 4 OW479TBDAugust 7,13,14Training Dives August 20, 21
Class 5 OW480TBDAugust 20,21,27Training Dives September 3, 4
Class 6 OW481TBDAugust 28, September 3, 4Training Dives September 10, 11

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