{"product_id":"padi-open-water-course-copy","title":"PADI Open Water Course (Copy)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b6ca3;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: cormorantgaramond-semibold,cormorantgaramond,cormorant garamond,serif;\"\u003ePADI Open Water Course + Drysuit Orientation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"font_8\" style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b6ca3;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003eThe Worlds most popular and widely recognized scuba course!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"font_8\" style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003eEast Coast Scuba \u0026amp; Watersports, Bedford, Nova Scotia (Halifax) is here to introduce divers to the underwater world. Our goal is to ensure you have fun, learn and be comfortable in the water.  If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure, and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003eTo enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course or Junior Open Water Diver course, you must be 10 years old. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with scuba diving is required\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\" data-mesh-id=\"comp-ld952lzyinlineContent-gridContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"richTextElement\" class=\"KcpHeO tz5f0K comp-ld952m02 wixui-text\" id=\"comp-ld952m02\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3em;\" class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eCourse Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixGuard\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003euration\u003c\/span\u003e: Approx  4 days - 5 days* \u003cem\u003e(Extra time for Drysuit course or practice time)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRequirements\u003c\/span\u003e: Completed Dive Medical Form, completed e-learning record, towel, swimsuit, mask, fin and snorkel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRequirements for certification\u003c\/span\u003e: 2 days in confined water for 5 or 6 Confined Water sessions (number varies if completing drysuit course), 2 days at the ocean for 4 Open Water Dives.  Once completed you will be qualified to a max of 60ft or max depth reached on course.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSupplied Items\u003c\/span\u003e: full kit, without mask \u0026amp; 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