SSI Open Water Diver

The Open Water Diver is the full entry-level certification — recognised worldwide, delivered here under the SSI system by instructors certified to AIT and OWSI level. CS Diving Center has been running this programme since 2011 and describes it as one of the core activities that established their reputation on the north coast.

Training combines personalised instruction with practical sessions in water. The north coast offers a range of sites from shallower rocky formations at Pelo Negro (8–21 m) to deeper wreck sites, giving students a real introduction to the kind of diving this part of Portugal is known for rather than a generic training environment.

Once certified, Open Water Divers can join the centre's guided dives to the U-1277 at 30 metres with the appropriate additional experience, and the centre runs specialty courses from that baseline.