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Youth & introductory · Try the blue

PADI Discover Scuba Diving

A supervised introductory scuba experience for people who want to try diving before committing to certification.

Pool-only 2-3 hours; open-water programme half a day or a longer full-day formatAge 10 yearsOpen-water experience dives generally limited to 12 m / 40 ft

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Discover Scuba Diving combines a safety and knowledge briefing, confined-water practice and, depending on the selected programme, a closely supervised open-water dive. It does not provide an independent diver certification.

Prerequisite

No previous certification. Basic comfort in the water, suitable medical fitness and completed required forms.

What you leave with

A memorable supervised experience. Training may sometimes be credited toward Scuba Diver or Open Water when PADI requirements and timing allow.

The shape of the course

What happens

  • ✓Safety and knowledge briefing
  • ✓Confined-water skills
  • ✓Optional supervised open-water dive

Under the surface

What you learn

  • +Equipment use and safety rules
  • +Equalisation and underwater breathing
  • +Regulator and mask clearing
  • +Basic buoyancy and hand signals
  • +Responsible environmental interaction

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Through our own lens

Before the bubbles, a little confidence.

A glimpse of real preparation with Scuba Lak, from shore briefings to those first moments in the lagoon.