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Open Water Referral Course in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is the best place to do a Open Water Diver Referral Course. The Pacific Coast of Costa Rica offers great dive sites for beginner and experienced divers.
The Referral Diver Program allows you to undertake the majority of your scuba training at home before completing your certification dives here with us in Costa Rica !
This alternative route allows you to eliminate study time from your vacation while maximizing available dive time on Costa Rica's best dive sites.
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What to know before you go...
How to Complete a Referral Diver Program
What It Takes to Become a Certified Open Water Diver
Let's first look at what it takes to become a certified diver here in Costa Rica.
Step 1: Knowledge Development
When you register for the Referral Course you will receive the online digital learning. This allows you to set your own pace and complete your studying at home or wherever you find yourself at the time. The digital learning is interesting, fun and has lots of great videos for you to watch and better understand what it means to become a scuba diver.
Step 2: Confined Water Skills
The second step is the confined water part of the course. This is when you will take your first breath underwater. You will practice using scuba gear in a pool with one of our experienced instructors. During the pool sessions, you’ll learn the basic scuba diving skills like clearing your mask, practicing your buoyancy and lots of other fun skills. The pool excersizes help you build confidence before going on the boat and diving in the ocean.
Step 3: Open Water Dives
The final step is the best part ! You will do four (4) open water dives on the best dive sites of Costa Rica. You will get to explore unspoiled dive sites and encounter incredible marine life.
Open Water Diver is the first level of scuba certification that allows you to dive independently (with a buddy but without an Instructor or other scuba diving professional). By the end of the Open Water Diver Course, you’ll have the knowledge and skills required to dive locally or abroad.
How to start the Open Water Referral Course
The following 4 steps will guide you through completing your Open Water Course with using the Referral option. Here’s how to do it:
1. Contact your local dive center and tell them that you are interested in completing a Referral Diver Program.
2. Once you’re signed up, access your Open Water Diver Digital Course Materials. Work through the chapters, reading the information and completing the knowledge reviews and tests along the way (if you have a questions or issues, you can ask your shop / instructor for help).
3. When you finish your online theory and exam, you will start the confined water skills. You will plan these pool sessions together with your local dive center and dive instructor. When you complete the pool session you come to Costa rica and complete you four (4) open water dives with us, here at Rich Coast Diving at email info@richcoastdiving.com.
After Open Water Diver - What´s Next ?
Are you ready for your next scuba certification? If you’re like most people, you want to avoid looking like a new diver.
The fastest way to improve your skills is to take additional scuba courses. Most divers enroll in the Advanced Open Water course or take Specialties to improve their buoyancy, underwater navigation, or underwater photos.
