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Andark Diving & Watersports

PADI Open Water Referral

PADI OPEN WATER REFERRAL

PADI

OPEN WATER REFERRAL

COURSE OVERVIEW

Learn to dive with Andark Diving, we’ve been training divers since 1976 and have unrivalled facilities and highly experienced staff waiting to take you on your first dive adventure.

You’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, to experience adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it begins. Get your scuba diving certification with the PADI Open Water Diver course – the world’s most renowned and widely recognised scuba course. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the underwater world through this course.

The PADI Open Water Referral Diver course is the first half of the PADI Open Water Course, that allows you to complete all your confined water sessions in Andark’s purpose built training pool.

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COURSE PREREQUISITES

A spare two days

To be able to swim and float

To have read the book, watched the DVD and completed the knowledge reviews

To be at least 15 years old or 10 years old for the Junior Open Water Referral

OPEN WATER COMPLETION DIVES

If after completing your PADI Referral with us and you would like to go on and complete your PADI Open Water course with 4 dives or have done your Referral at another dive centre. These are the following costs to complete your FULL PADI Open Water Course:

Upgrade cost if Completed Referral at Andark: £220.00

Upgrade cost if Completed Referral at other dive centre: £360.00

* If you have not done your PADI Open Water Referral course in the last 6 months, you will need to do a Refreshers to review your skills; Available to do on a Monday or Wednesday evening at £89.00.

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COURSES TO DO BEFORE HAND…

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OUR DIVER TRAINING POOL

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

2 days of Classroom and Pool sessions kit hire included (in our on site heated pool). Except Mask, Snorkel, Boots and Fins

PADI E-learning

Free on site car parking

Free tea and coffee’s for classroom sessions

Use of all the other scuba equipment (suit, weights, cylinders, BCD and regulator)

Please fill in the forms below and return to us before your course starts

ANDARK LEARNING AGREEMENT

BOOKING FORM

MEDICAL FORM

Please let us know if you can not attend due to having any of the symptoms and are self isolating. We can reschedule your session at no extra cost or give you a credit note to use in store. We will not refund your session.

https://andark.co.uk/2020/03/17/covid-19/

TERMS AND CONDITIONS A minimum of 3 people is required in order for a course to run (unless otherwise stated). Andark reserves the right to vary or cancel, at their discretion, a course or its contents, where the circumstances necessitate. Andark reserves the right to refuse admission onto a course and does not accept provisional bookings. Reservations will only be confirmed upon receipt of a completed signed booking form, and payment. Telephone bookings will be deemed to be cancelled if the booking form and medical are not received within 5 working days. Course fees may change without notice. Lost or broken equipment (caused by student) must be paid for by student. Inland dive sites may be used – any associated entry fee or boat charges must be met by student. Transport to and from dive sites is student’s responsibility. For continuing education courses, a refresher MUST be completed and logbook evidence shown if the student has not dived in the six months prior to attending the course. You must pre-study all course materials for all Andark courses. If you fail to do so you will not be permitted to join the course. If you wish to rebook, there will be an additional charge of £80 to cover administration/additional tuition. REFUNDS AND CANCELLATION: No refunds of any monies paid will be given, save that Andark at its absolute discretion may offer: (1) a credit note (less an administration fee of minimum £30) redeemable at Andark’s retail shop or against the cost of an alternative course; or (2) an alternative course of equal value (less an administration fee of minimum £30). Failure to attend a course on the due date will result in loss of all course fees. An administration fee (minimum £30) will be charged for changes to course dates where a minimum of 2 full weeks’ notice is give. Where less than 2 weeks’ notice is given OR where the cancellation/change of dates results in a course falling below minimum numbers, no refund/credit or change of dates can be permitted and the course must be rebooked at full value.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

What's Included

2 days of Classroom and Pool sessions full kit hire included (in our on site heated pool)or 6 evening sessions with full kit hire included
4 open water dives over 2 days usually at Andark Lake
Kit hire included for Open Water dives; suit, cylinder, free air, regulators and gauges, BCD, weights and dive computer.
Free onsite car parking
Free teas and coffee’s during classroom sessions
PADI E-learning package that must be completed before the first day of your course.
PADI certification – lasts a lifetime
Use of all the expensive scuba diving equipment (suit, weights, cylinders, BCD and regulator)
There is a great selection of equipment to purchase at preferential rates for all Andark Students. View our range here.

IMPORTANT FORMS

Please fill in the forms below and return to us before your course starts

ANDARK LEARNING AGREEMENT

BOOKING FORM

MEDICAL FORM

COVID-19

Please let us know if you can not attend due to having any of the symptoms and are self isolating. We can reschedule your session at no extra cost or give you a credit note to use in store. We will not refund your session.

https://andark.co.uk/2020/03/17/covid-19/

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COURSE DATES AVAILABLE

Day 1Day 2
Saturday 18th January Sunday 19th January
Saturday 1st February Sunday 2nd February
Saturday 15th February Sunday 16th February
Saturday 1st MarchSunday 2nd March
Saturday 15th MarchSunday 16th March
Saturday 29th MarchSunday 30th March
Thursday 10th AprilFriday 11th April
Friday 18th AprilSaturday 19th April
Saturday 26th AprilSunday 27th April
Saturday 10th MaySunday 11th May
Saturday 26th AprilSunday 27th April
Saturday 10th MaySunday 11th May
Saturday 24th MaySunday 25th May
Tuesday 27th MayWednesday 28th May
Saturday 7th JuneSunday 8th June
Saturday 21st JuneSunday 22nd June
Saturday 5th JulySunday 6th July
Saturday 19th JulySunday 20th July
Thursday 24th JulyFriday 25th July
Saturday 2nd AugustSunday 3rd August
Monday 4th AugustTuesday 5th August
Saturday 9th AugustSunday 5th August
Thursday 14th AugustFriday 15th August
Thursday 21st AugustFriday 22nd August
Saturday 23rd AugustSunday 24th August
Thursday 28th AugustFriday 29th August
Saturday 30th AugustSunday 31st August
Saturday 6th September Sunday 7th September
Saturday 13th September Sunday 14th September
Saturday 20th September Sunday 21st September

Choose to complete your pool training over 5 Monday evening sessions on the dates and times below. Once your pool training is complete, chose one Day 3 date and one Day 4 date from the table above to complete your lake training

Open Water Diver - Confined Water Monday Evening Sessions

SessionMonthDateDayTime
Session 1January06/01/2025Monday6.30pm - 9.30pm
Session 2January13/01/2025Monday6.30pm - 9.30pm
Session 3January20/01/2025Monday6.30pm - 9.30pm
Session 4January27/01/2025Monday6.30pm - 9.30pm
Session 5February03/02/2025Monday6.30pm - 9.30pm

COURSE PRICE

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£400

COMPLETE THE FULL PADI OPEN WATER COURSE

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WHERE ARE YOU ON YOUR DIVING JOURNEY

Discover what’s next – start from the bottom of this grid and see where is next for you.

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Lower Swanwick,
Southampton,
Hampshire UK,
SO31 7FL

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About Andark

Andark was formed in 1976 , originally as a diving contractor working on many underwater projects from ship hull surveys to underwater construction and marine salvage. In 1980 we diversified into scuba diver training . Today Andark is one of the country’s biggest leisure diving schools offering a range of world-recognised dive courses.
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