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Finish your Open Water course in the beautiful waters of Kona, Hawai'i with our incredibly educated Master Scuba Diving Instructors.
This course is conducted over 2 mornings, and will be the Open Water dives 1-4 needed after the knowledge and pool portions have been completed.
Schedule
Day 1: 7:45am-3pm, Open Water dives 1 & 2 will be conducted on board our boat.
Day 2: 7:30am-2pm, Open Water dives 3 & 4 will be conducted on board our boat.
Our boat is a custom 46ft Newton Dive vessel, and can also accommodate family members that might also be interested in joining you on your certification day!
*Shore diving options are available. Please contact us at education@konahonudivers to inquire*
This course is only part of the requirement towards open water certification, if you're interested in the full course with online education and pool session, please check out our PADI Open Water Certification course!
Booking Notes
#Please email any eLearning information and paperwork to education@konahonudivers.com
##Pro-tip: Rent a car through Turo (Airbnb) for cars. Car rentals are in short supply and you will need a car to get to the boat. **Transportation is NOT provided.**
###Schedule
Day 1: **Open Water Dives 1&2** 7:45am-1:00pm,
You will meet directly at our boat [The Honu One](https://goo.gl/maps/AmLTXoy5MGJZ1aVZ8) and join our morning charter. Snacks and water will be available on board.
Day 2: **Open Water Dives 3 & 4** 7:45am-3:00pm
You will meet directly at our boat [The Honu One](https://goo.gl/maps/AmLTXoy5MGJZ1aVZ8) and join our morning charter. Snacks and water will be available on board.
Any final paperwork will be completed after this dive at our dive shop.
*If you are interested in learning how to shore dive during your certification, please contact us at education@konahonudivers.com*
#Student's Responsibility
- **Please REVIEW and COMPLETE the [DIVER MEDICAL PARTICIPANT QUESTIONNAIRE](https://www.padi.com/sites/default/files/documents/2022-12/Diver_Medical_Participant_Questionnaire_10346_EN_English_2022-02-01.pdf)**
If you have marked **yes** to any applicable answer in the above form, there is an additional form attached for a Physician's release. **You will not be able to participate and no refund will be provided within our cancellation window if a Physician's release is required and not provided.**
- **Waivers MUST be signed in advance. If a physician's release is required and you are unable to provide one, you we will not be able to continue with your course and you will not be refunded**
- **Arrive on time. Additional charges will apply if late to the confined water portion of the class. If you are late for your open water dives you will miss the boat and you don't want that!**
- **For any student that has not completed their assigned independent study PRIOR to their first day of class; or arrives LATE, or does not have a Physicians release, if needed, make-up classes, if available, will be scheduled for an additional charge of $200 per day.**
**Please note that a minimum number of 2 students are required for this course to run.**
- Read this for [Responsible & Considerate Diver Etiquette](https://konahonudivers.com/responsible-considerate-diver-etiquette/)
Now that you have reserved your diving with us it is important to thoroughly understand all the information below. This will help ensure that you are prepared and that your experience will be enjoyable from start to finish. Kindly, be sure to pass this information along to EVERYONE in your party. If you have any further questions or need clarification of any of the information below, feel free to call us at (808) 324-4668. Mahalo nui loa and enjoy your tour!
- **Wear sun-protective clothing instead of sunscreen. Only mineral sunscreens are permitted aboard our vessels. As lovers of the ocean kindly be stewards of the ocean. If we see you using toxic sunscreen you will be asked to put it away.**
- **Bring a reusable water bottle**
- **We reserve the right to refuse service, with no refund, if you have booked and have ignored our expected safety standards outlined on our website and during the reservation process.**
- **We reserve the right to refuse service if we feel it is unsafe for you to participate in this activity for any reason.**
- **We reserve the right to cancel your dives if you are not respectful of the safety guidelines, the reef, and wildlife.**
- **The island is short on rental cars - be sure you've reserved yours! Turo is an excellent option. We do not provide transportation**
Diving & Altitude:
The following guidelines are the consensus of attendees at the 2002 Flying After Diving Workshop. They apply to air dives followed by flights at cabin altitudes of 2,000 to 8,000 feet (610 to 2,438 meters) for divers who do not have symptoms of decompression sickness (DCS). The recommended preflight surface intervals do not guarantee avoidance of DCS. Longer surface intervals will reduce DCS risk further.
For a single no-decompression dive, a minimum preflight surface interval of 12 hours is suggested.
For multiple dives per day or multiple days of diving, a minimum preflight surface interval of 18 hours is suggested.
*Keep in mind that many of the roads around the island exceed 2,000ft. It is the diver's responsibility to know the altitude of their accommodations and the routes to get there.*
**We highly recommend each diver carry dive insurance.**
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Cancellation Policy
##Please be informed of our cancellation policy.
Full payment is due at the time of booking. Since we do not overbook our courses and specialize in small groups we enforce a 7 days cancellation policy. You may make changes or cancellations to your reservation up to 7 days prior to your course and receive a full refund. Cancellations made inside of 7 days will not be refunded.
###Lateness and no-shows
We ask all guests to arrive promptly at the scheduled charter/course time. Do not underestimate driving time. Morning traffic conditions are quite congested and slow moving, especially if you are staying South of Kailua-Kona and driving North to the harbor. It is your responsibility to arrive on time and we reserve the right to leave at our scheduled departure time (15 minutes after scheduled charter/course start time). There will be no refunds given for guests that are more than 15 minutes late or that do not arrive for their intended charter/course.
###What if we cancel?
We reserve the right to cancel for any reason including, but not limited to weather, ocean conditions, passenger count, mechanical issues, safety for you, our guests, and our crew. We'll do our best to reschedule your trip based on availability or you'll be issued a refund in full. We will contact you via the phone number and/or email address provided in the reservation. We are not responsible if we can not contact you for important information regarding the charter.
