Entry-level autonomous diver certification for recreational scuba diving
Open Water Diver (OWD) is an entry-level autonomous
diver certification for
recreational scuba diving. Although different agencies use different names, similar entry-level courses are offered by all
recreational diving agencies and consist of a combination of knowledge development (theory), confined water dives (practical training) and open water dives (experience) suitable to allow the diver to dive on
open circuit scuba, in
open water to a limited depth and in conditions similar to those in which the diver has been trained or later gained appropriate experience, to an acceptable level of safety.
Minimum training standard
The OWD training standard of most agencies complies with the minimum requirements of international Standard
ISO 24801-2. Autonomous diver.[1]
Agencies issuing certification named Open Water Diver
Entry-level autonomous diver certification for recreational scuba diving
Open Water Diver (OWD) is an entry-level autonomous
diver certification for
recreational scuba diving. Although different agencies use different names, similar entry-level courses are offered by all
recreational diving agencies and consist of a combination of knowledge development (theory), confined water dives (practical training) and open water dives (experience) suitable to allow the diver to dive on
open circuit scuba, in
open water to a limited depth and in conditions similar to those in which the diver has been trained or later gained appropriate experience, to an acceptable level of safety.
Minimum training standard
The OWD training standard of most agencies complies with the minimum requirements of international Standard
ISO 24801-2. Autonomous diver.[1]
Agencies issuing certification named Open Water Diver