Open Water Diver

The Open Water course at Deep Fin is run in Las Galletas, the diving hub of Tenerife's south coast. Theory and confined water sessions are handled at the centre's base before moving to open water dives from the Astec C VD-750 Pro. The practical dives take place at sites inside the Teno-Rasca Special Conservation Area — Playa Maravilla is the go-to for confined-water-equivalent sessions at 12 m, with morays, octopus and reef fish in shallow volcanic terrain.

The course is delivered by instructors certified with both SSI and PADI. Deep Fin is the first SSI International centre in Las Galletas, so SSI students get their qualification logged through an internationally recognised affiliate. Alfonso Reverón Sebares has been diving this coast since childhood and his knowledge of the southwest sites shapes how the course is structured around conditions and site selection.

Groups are kept small — that's a consistent principle across everything Deep Fin does. The pace adapts to each student rather than pushing everyone through a fixed schedule. For the open water dives, certified sites include Playa Maravilla and other Open Water-rated points on the list, ranging to 20-25 m once students progress.

At €410, resident discounts apply on request. Documentation (medical declaration form) needs to be completed before the course starts — available for download from the centre's site and submittable by email or WhatsApp. The centre handles all logistics including equipment, so students only need to show up.