Open Water Diver

The SSI Open Water Diver course at Blue Bottom Diving certifies divers to 18 metres and follows the SSI system with digital manuals and e-learning — theory can be completed before arriving at the centre. The classroom at the Costa Adeje facility is equipped with DVD, TV, and computers for the in-person sessions.

Open water dives run from Puerto Colón marina, reaching sites within 15 minutes by boat. El Puertito at 15 metres is the standard training ground: a protected bay with a sandy bottom, seagrass meadows, and green turtles that have long since stopped caring about divers. The calm conditions and manageable depth make it straightforward to work through skills without fighting the environment.

Rental equipment for the course is entirely MARES — BCDs, regulators, wetsuits, masks, fins, and dive computers are included in the rental set. Children's sizes are available. Nitrox-adapted equipment is on hand if needed at a later stage. The boats carry oxygen and full safety equipment, and one captain stays on the surface throughout every dive.

Blue Bottom Diving is an SSI Instructor Training Centre, which means the people running this course are working to the same standards as those who train instructors. Once certified, Open Water divers can progress to Advanced, specialty courses, or wreck and nitrox programmes — all available at the same centre.