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Texas Scuba Academy
SDI Open Water Certification
No experience neededSDI Certified

SDI Open Water Certification

Your full certification. eLearning at home + pool skills + 4 open water checkout dives. Lifetime certification recognized worldwide.

$499.95Enrollment Open
Have questions? Call (512) 489-4404
  • ✓eLearning access as soon as you check out
  • ✓We’ll be in touch to schedule your sessions
Taught by Brady Huddleston
SDI Course Director & Instructor Trainer · PADI IDC Staff Instructor · American Red Cross Instructor
Meet the team

What's included

✓SDI Open Water eLearning — complete it at your own pace, from anywhere
✓Small-group pool training — we book the pool location and bring all the gear
✓4 open water checkout dives at a local Texas dive site
✓All training tanks, weights, and BCDs provided
✓Personal instruction from a certified SDI Instructor
✓Lifetime SDI certification card, recognized worldwide
✓Flexible scheduling built entirely around you
“Best decision I made. The instructors were patient, the small class size meant real attention, and I booked everything online without a single phone call.”
— Recent Open Water graduate

Who it's for

No experience needed. If you can swim and you're at least 10 years old, you're ready to start.

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Minimum age10 years old
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SwimmingBasic swimming ability
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ExperienceNo prior experience required

What you'll learn

Knowledge Development

✓Understanding the Aquatic Environment — how vision, light, sound, and heat loss differ underwater, and how tides, currents, waves, and surge affect diving
✓Physics and Physiology — the principles of buoyancy, pressure, air spaces, and the implications of breathing compressed air

Skills & Equipment

✓Equipment Mastery — selection, assembly, and maintenance, and how to handle dive gear responsibly
✓Dive Planning and Safety — basic scuba skills, underwater navigation, buddy systems, emergency procedures, and basic rescue techniques

Frequently asked questions

Most students complete the eLearning in a few hours at home, then finish pool and open water sessions over a weekend. Because we train privately, the schedule is built entirely around your availability.

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Simple process

How it works

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eLearning at home

Complete the academic portion online at your own pace — videos, quizzes, no classroom required.

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Pool training

Confined-water skills with an instructor, scheduled with you — we’ll confirm the pool date and what to bring.

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Open water checkout dives

Finish your certification at a local dive site. Real diving, real skills.

Ready?

Ready to get in the water?

Book online in minutes. eLearning starts instantly. We’ll be in touch to schedule.

Call (512) 489-4404