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Costs for Open Water Dive Course

Note: Please note that the information here is out of date and is no longer being maintained. Please browse my scuba pages for current costs: http://www.vancestevens.com/scuba_plan.htm#costs (October 24, 2008)

PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Course

 

 

Cost Estimates in UAE dirhams (AED)

 

 

 

 

 

Initial costs, payable at start of course

AED

AED

PADI Open Water manual and dive tables

75

 

Certification fee to PADI (pic card)

50

 

Contribution to equipment maintenance & purchase

225

 

Total per trainee

 

350

 

 

 

Other expenses are paid as they are incurred.

 

 

Confined water training

 

 

Module 1 equipment

110

 

Module 1 pool entry

25

 

Module 2 equipment

110

 

Module 2 pool entry

25

 

Module 3 equipment

110

 

Module 3 pool entry

25

 

Module 4 equipment

110

 

Module 4 pool entry

25

 

Module 5 equipment

110

 

Module 5 pool entry

25

 

Total equipment and pool for confined water training:

 

675

 

 

 

Open water training

MD*

 

dives 1 & 2, from boat, with full kit, 2 tanks (apprx.)

200

 

dives 1 & 2, 2 tanks and boat trip for instructor

140

 

dives 3 & 4, from boat, with full kit, 2 tanks (apprx.)

200

 

dives 3 & 4, 2 tanks and boat trip for instructor

140

 

Total costs for open water diving

 

680

 

 

 

Maximum costs for open water dive course

 

1705

Individual 1-on-1, incl. equipment, boat dives (apprx.)

 

 

(Actual costs are likely to be substantially less)

 

 

 

 

 

*MD = using Marina Divers as basis for calculation

 

 


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