Referral Dives

It's common practice for scuba divers to begin their Open Water course at home at their local dive shop and then want to complete their 4 checkout dives in something other than a freezing quarry or muddy lake. That's why we at Ocean Frontiers specialise in Open Water Referral certifications with our team of PADI and SSI Instructors. We have tailored the perfect experience for your first ocean dives. One that supports you as a beginner diver while also providing the opportunity to experience the famous Cayman wall that divers all over the world come here to see.

We are a PADI and SSI Dive Centre, allowing us to complete your scuba certification right here in the Cayman Islands. If you have started your Open Water Diver course with NAUI, SDI, RAID, or any other training organization that provides a universal scuba referral form, you can still finish your four ocean dives with us. We will sign your universal form, which you can then take back to your original dive shop for your official certification.

Once you have completed your 4 check out dives with us we hope you will sign up for more incredible dives! All student divers who complete their four checkout dives with us can continue to dive with Ocean Frontiers before returning home to receive their official certification card.

Typical Training Schedule

• Day 1

  • Meet your Instructor and size into scuba gear
  • Complete 2 shallow ocean dives
    • Dedicated student dive boat stays within the barrier reef
    • A dive site with a max depth of 25 feet in calmer waters

• Day 2

  • Join the certified divers on our luxury dive boats
  • Complete the last 2 ocean dives
    • First dive on the famous Cayman Wall
    • Both dives down to a maximum of 60 feet

Prerequisites

• Completed the Academic learning
• Completed the Confined Water (Pool) Training
• Original Dive Shop has issued your referral to you
  • PADI Referrals require a signed document that looks like this.
  • SSI Referrals will need to provide their Referral Diver certification card.
  • NAUI Referrals require their universal referral packet that looks like this. 
  • SDI, RAID etc require the universal referral document that looks something like this.

Course Cost and Breakdown

• Open Water Diver Referral course:
  • Single Student Rate: US $550
  • Group Rate (2+ students booking together): US $400 per person
  • Note: Single rate does not equate to a private lesson. Group rates are discounted for bookings of multiple people on the same reservation.
• Course Components:
  • Includes training fees, full gear rental and 4 boat dives
  • PADI Students with eLearning includes certification fee
  • PADI Students without eLearning require a US$ 50 processing fee
• 2 half days of training at Ocean Frontiers
• PADI & SSI Students will be issued an eCard upon certification

Additional Private Instruction: $195 per 3-hour session with an instructor (fee is per session, not per student and excludes dives)

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