
Fees for Open Water Diver Course
Course Options
$295 - Evening course option: meets twice a week in the evening for three consecutive weeks OR once a week for six consecutive weeks, includes $50 gift card
OR
$325 - Weekend course option: meets one full weekend, both Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 5:30pm, includes $50 gift card. Students are expected to have completed ALL coursework prior to the start of the course.
Student Kit
$59.95 - Standard student kit: includes course manual and workbook, plastic dive tables, supplemental reading material and poly logbook
OR
$69.95 - Deluxe student kit: includes the same as the Standard kit but with a deluxe zipper logbook
Certification Options
$150 - Certification dives: two full days of scuba diving including all required scuba gear and processing for your certification card
OR
$34.95 - Referral process: we provide referral paperwork for you to complete your dives on vacation, includes processing for your certification card
For pricing on PRIVATE LESSONS and all other courses offered please contact the Training Coordinator for details.
Learn SCUBA with United Divers
At United Divers, our objective is to provide you with the highest quality SCUBA diving lessons, instruction, and training in the Greater Boston area. With the knowledge and skills comes the comfort for you to experience the joy, fun, and excitement that is scuba diving. Our Instructors share a passion for the sport and are trained to teach you to enjoy the underwater world with safety and comfort.
At United Divers, We
ARE
Diving. Are you?
Scuba Rangers CourseTuition - See course lessons description - Until recently, only older kids and adults could learn to dive. Not anymore! Now there's Scuba Rangers, a way cool scuba club for kids ages 8 to 12. |
Discover Scuba CourseTuition $62 - Discover Scuba course at United Divers is an orientation to diving that allows non-divers to experience scuba diving instruction in our pool under the direct supervision of a dive leader. |
SnorkelingTuition $62 - The Skin Diving and Snorkeling program is full of training tips and advice to help make snorkeling easier and more fun. Enjoy snorkeling on your next vacation! |
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Open Water Diver CourseTuition - See sidebar. This is where the real adventure begins! Enjoy your lessons at United Divers and earn your scuba diving certification with quality instruction from our professional instructors in state-of-the-art facilities. |
Scuba Skills UpdateTuition $62 - Recapture that feeling of total confidence by updating the diving skills you learned in your Open Water Diver course. Learn about new developments in scuba diving or just refresh your skills for your next dive trip. |
Overview:
Discover
Scuba is an orientation to diving that allows non-divers to
experience diving in a pool or open water, under the direct
supervision of a dive leader, with a minimal amount of instruction
and classroom time. Tuition includes pool use fees and scuba equipment.
Knowledge:
The academic
session focuses on the immediate needs of divers such as equipment
adjustment, equalizing pressure, breathing, moving through the water
and orientation.
Skills:
So you can start
diving as soon as possible, you'll practice a reduced skill set with
United Divers Comfort
Through Repetition teaching method in
a pool/confined
water session.
Equipment:
With the goal being
to develop a working knowledge of scuba equipment, divers will
receive an introduction to basic scuba equipment with an emphasis on
equipment handling.
Results:
Upon completing
the Discover Scuba program, divers can apply their experience and
receive credit for their Discover Scuba course when they enroll in
the Open Water Diver Course.
It is important to have the knowledge and skills to truly enjoy swimming on the surface with a snorkel (snorkeling) and diving below the surface without scuba - the sport of skin diving. The whole family can get more out of the underwater world once they learn how to properly use a mask, fins, and snorkel. Discussion of techniques to dive below the surface to enjoy to the beauty of the sea in shallow water, to explore marine life, or collect underwater objects.
Knowledge: In the
pool
session focuses on the immediate needs of skin divers such as equipment
adjustment, equalizing pressure, breathing, surface diving, moving
through the water
and orientation.
Skills:
You'll practice in a pool/confined water
session. Skills you
will learn include:
» Proper
Equipment Selection and fitting
» The easiest ways to
enter and
exit the water
» Getting water out of your
mask or mask clearing
» How to clear your Snorkel
» Surface Dive Techniques for
skin
diving
» Kicking Techniques
» Equalizing Techniques
Equipment:
Tuition includes pool use fees and United Divers provides mask, fins,
and snorkel for the
course. Students
may bring their own equipment, and for students who wish to
purchase their own own United offers one of the largest selections of
masks,
snorkels, and fins in the greater Boston area. Stop in so we can
educate you and so that we
can make sure that you get the proper fitting equipment
Results:
Upon completing the
Skin Diving Course, divers can apply their experience and receive
credit
for their Skin Diving course when they enroll in the Open Water Diver
Program.
Open Water Certification Course is a two-part process. The first part is Why & How of scuba diving i.e. classroom & pool training. The second part is 4-open water dives for certification which you can do with us locally near Boston or the north or south shore, or on your vacation.
During the first part, we provide pool and classroom training (and lots of fun!). The first pool classes are snorkeling lessons, and the balance are scuba diving lessons. Divers must provide their own mask, fins, snorkel and boots - these are personal fit items and will make your scuba experience more enjoyable. You will receive a $50 gift card to use at United Divers to help purchase these items when you register for an open water diver course. The student must also supply a bathing suit and towel. For the scuba diving lessons we supply all of the necessary scuba equipment including air tanks, state of the art regulators and ultra-modern stabilizing jackets.
There are several options for completeing the classes and pool lessons for the first part.
Weekend Scuba ClassesThe weekend class is the most popular, yet intensive group program offered by United Divers. The weekend class is ideal for busy people who work during the week, or for those who want to be trained before their upcoming vacation. A total of four class sessions and four pool sessions are scheduled over one weekend. All divers must prepare for their classes by reviewing the home study materials ahead of time. This includes reading the entire manual and answering questions from each chapter, as well as watching the required video/dvd that corresponds to the reading.
It’s fun! It’s fast! It’s easy! Sign up for your weekend class now! Why wait?
Weeknight Scuba Classes
The weeknight class is ideal for divers who have the time to spread out the training. This class is slightly different to weekend and private classes, because although you receive your course materials when you register, you are only expected to be prepared for one section of the manual each night, spreading the reading over several classes. Additionally, the video/dvd that corresponds to the reading is not required, though is highly recommended.
Take the class on your way home from work in the evening and before you know it you’re on your way to the ocean!
Private Scuba Classes
There is no better way to learn Scuba Diving than with United Divers' one-on-one instruction. Our private classes are designed specifically to fit your hectic schedule, and with enough notice we can set up a private course for your family. All you need to do is complete the home study program and plan for a minimum of 16 hours of class and pool instruction. You call the shots; we will bring the gear! All divers must prepare for their class by reviewing the home study materials ahead of time, including watching the video/dvd that corresponds to the reading.
Open Water Dives
Upon completion of your pool & classroom training you will have the basic skills, knowledge and habits necessary to enjoy the next training part: Open Water Certification. These can be done locally with United Divers or while you are on vacation. The local certification dives are completed over two full days of scuba diving near Boston or on the north or south shore.
Overview:
Recapture that feeling of total confidence by updating the diving
skills you learned in your Open Water Diver course. Tuition includes
pool use fees and air. Limited availability of rental gear at
discounted rates or nominal handling fee.
Knowledge: Your Scuba Skills
Update Dive Leader will review the knowledge you learned in your Open
Water Diver class as well as cover any new material. You will review
dive planning, dive tables and dive execution.
Skills:
In the Scuba Skills
Update you will have the opportunity to practice and review the scuba
skills you learned in your open water diver class and learn techniques
that that may have changed since you took your class. You will have the
opportunity to refresh your memory and motor coordination and practice
your self-aid
skills, all with the guidance of a dive leader.
Equipment:
The scuba skills
update is a great opportunity to re-learn your current equipment, or
the perfect time to learn about and adjust your new equipment with the
guidance of a dive leader.
