Open Water Diver

The Open Water Diver course at Scuba Malta runs 2–3 days and includes 6 dives, certifying you as an autonomous diver to 18 m — the standard recreational qualification recognised at dive centres around the world. This is where most people start their diving life, and Malta is a particularly strong place to do it: visibility is exceptional, conditions are generally stable, and the variety of dive sites near St. Julian's means your certification dives aren't generic.

The programme combines digital theory with confined water practice in a pool before moving to open-water dives. The confined water sessions let you nail buoyancy, mask clearing, regulator recovery, and the other fundamentals before you're dealing with the open sea. By the time you're doing your first open-water dives, the skills are already there.

Scuba Malta's instructors have logged over 5,000 hours in Maltese waters between them. They know the sites around St. Julian's in detail — which spots suit which conditions, where to see what. For someone doing their certification dives, that local knowledge means the dives aren't just tick-box exercises; they're actual dives worth doing.

Courses are taught in English, Spanish, Italian, French, and German. All equipment is included. The PADI version carries a 50 € supplement over the 550 € SSI price. Once certified, you can continue directly into the Advanced Open Water or any of the specialty courses on offer.