Open Water Diver

The SSI Open Water Diver course at Scuba World Arnhem is the first full certification the center offers, priced between €445 and €499 depending on the package. It's the primary entry route for beginners in the region and the most-booked course on their schedule.

Theory and pool sessions take place at the Arnhem base. The open-water qualifying dives are completed in Zeeland, the Dutch coastal province that serves as the default local open-water training ground for most centers in the Netherlands. Diving Zeeland means cold water, wetsuits, and often limited visibility — conditions that shape divers early and prepare them well for a range of environments.

All training is conducted under SSI standards by the center's instructors. The course has been a core offering at Scuba World for over two decades, and the team has trained a large portion of the active dive community in the Arnhem area through this program.

Passing the Open Water Diver course opens access to the full SSI specialty curriculum the center offers, including Marine Ecology and Enriched Air, as well as the organized travel program to Zeeland, Egypt, and Todi.