Course overview

Earn a recognised entry certification fast with the PADI Scuba Diver course in Malta and Gozo, a streamlined version of Open Water that fits a tighter schedule. You complete core knowledge and confined-water skills plus two open-water dives to 12 metres in the islands' calm, clear bays. You can dive under professional supervision and later upgrade to full Open Water Diver.

What you’ll learn

• Assemble, check and use scuba equipment
• Breathe and move comfortably underwater
• Clear the mask and recover the regulator
• Equalise and manage controlled descents and ascents
• Control buoyancy under supervision
• Plan a dive with a buddy and a professional

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• No prior certification required
• Comfortable in water (short medical questionnaire)

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Theory & confined water

   Complete the core knowledge sections and confined-water skills in a sheltered, shallow bay.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives

   Two supervised open-water dives to around 12 metres at Cirkewwa or a Gozo bay, then certification.

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