{"id":19699,"date":"2024-06-12T01:50:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T05:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/?page_id=19699"},"modified":"2026-04-02T08:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:27:21","slug":"learn-to-dive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/en\/learn-to-dive\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to Dive"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><h1>\n\t\t\tLearn to Dive\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tOpen Water Certification\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<br>\n\t<p>The most popular course issues PADI&#8217;s Open Water Scuba Diver certification. Successful completion of this course grants you a certification to dive with a buddy to any dive site in the world shallower than 60feet\/18meters. Hydra allows you to complete the academics online, on your own time, before the scheduled class starts. After you complete the learning that we supply you, we will coordinate a 4-day course for you to develop your comfort underwater. Typically, this is over two weekends, but we can also run 4 consecutive, or semi-consecutive, days. This course is open to anyone 10 years and older.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the logo for the team.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"pexels-pixabay-37530\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" class=\"no-lazyload\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the logo for the team.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pexels-pixabay-37530-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"pexels-pixabay-37530\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" class=\"no-lazyload\">\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tKey Largo Diver Course\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>We also offer a Key Largo Diver course, perfectly suited for exploring the dive sites throughout John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. We host this 2-day experience with a minimum of two dives in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, but many more dives can be added for a diverse diving package. This course finishes with a PADI Scuba Diver certification to allow you a lifetime of diving with a professional in any of the shallow sites in Key Largo and around the world.<\/p>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tPersonalized Instruction Guarantee\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Our maximum student-to-teacher ratio of 4:1 guarantees you get double your instructor&#8217;s time and attention. Additionally, all classes are assisted by a Divemaster, to further aid in safety and provide an extra resource for our students. Simply put, we never have more than two students per professional.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, we also offer private 1:1 classes with undivided instructor attention, mastery of skills in less time, and uninterrupted progression into the beautiful Florida Reef for checkout dives. This style of learning can be complete in fewer days, so call us to schedule your perfect time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mitchel-wijt-k-iOMxymRkw-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the logo for the team.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mitchel-wijt-k-iOMxymRkw-unsplash-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mitchel-wijt-k-iOMxymRkw-unsplash-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mitchel-wijt-k-iOMxymRkw-unsplash-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mitchel-wijt-k-iOMxymRkw-unsplash-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mitchel-wijt-k-iOMxymRkw-unsplash-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mitchel-wijt-k-iOMxymRkw-unsplash-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/hydradivers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mitchel-wijt-k-iOMxymRkw-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"mitchel-wijt-k-iOMxymRkw-unsplash\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" class=\"no-lazyload\">\n\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn to Dive Open Water Certification The most popular course issues PADI&#8217;s Open Water Scuba Diver certification. 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