- Type Validation
- Level Foundational
- Time Months
Open Water Diver (v.4)
The course objective is to provide students with the entry-level knowledge and skills necessary to safely participate in scuba dives to a depth of 60 feet/18 meters, or shallower.
- Type Validation
- Level Foundational
- Time Months
Earning Criteria
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The methods of assessment include examinations, quizzes, performance rubrics/checklists, completion of the open water diver final exam, evaluation of performance mastery skills during 5 confined water training dives and 4 open water training dives, and more with a minimum passing score of 75%.
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Instructional strategies include: audio visual materials, laboratory, discussion, computer-based training, practical exercises, lectures, classroom exercise.