PADI Open Water Diver Course Skills in 10 Minutes

[@melissasaenz9593]

Great video! Came here to refresh my memory and calm my nerves because its been a while since my last dive. Thank you!!!!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks for watching. Hope your next dives are fun. 🤿

[@monad3448]

same, i haven't dove in about 3 years because it hasnt been accessible to me, but going on a trip to mexico and thrilled to be diving again. Thank you for the refresher @waterlineacademy

[@amelda_chen]

Me, too!!! Super video!!!

[@melodies9348]

Why

[@melodies9348]

Why

[@PhenyFedelia]

Your video is amazing! I have not dived for almost 2 years now and have forgotten a lot of basic skills. Your video helps a lot to review the really basic yet most important and useful skills. Thank you!!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks for watching and Im glad its useful. Happy Diving

[@psychoniner]

I am going to do a refresher course today. This really helped me more seeing the things I did before than the online classes I had to take. I can't wait to get back under the water.

[@WaterlineShorts]

hey. I hope your refresher went well. I'm glad you found this video useful. happy diving

[@ShadowZiIIa]

Im someone who is starting my PADI test in a few days, and this is super helpful to me. TYSM!

[@pdxinvertedaquarium5843]

Needed a refresher after a pandemic induced lack of diving... this is perfect!!!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Good stuff

[@BillyBul-hk3if]

I love scuba diving , it’s fun to see what’s under there and do flips underwater I love it so much

[@samuelredfern637]

Just completed a beginner course in zante this video helped me get over the unknown and fears I had previously I really want to get certified now ! It was such a good experience

[@alghagio]

Great video! I had a 2 year stop and this video is an excellent way to brush up on the main notions

[@dindobiberanueza]

awesome stuff for everyone who enjoys scuba diving. watching videos like this refresh your memories of the training

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks for saying so.

[@q3zenith]

Hello i just signed up at Certification Open Water PADI on July! Your video made me learn some basic skill that will help me there! I am really excited to dive into the world of scuba-diving. My goal is to do Bounty Hunting! Thanks for this video

[@WaterlineShorts]

Sounds cool. Happy diving

[@kaidenaitchison9238]

Hi Paul I am going to be new to scuba diving in this year so thank you for making this video (my nearest scuba diving place is Robertsbridge in the UK East Sussex) So thank you for making this video

[@yoochanan1058]

Planning on learning scuba diving. Amazing vid, and it helps a lot! Thank you.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks. Enjoy your course when you do.

[@anthonystrazza4586]

Hopefully this year I take the steps to learn how to dive and soon after I’d love to get underwater welding training

[@naldomotomn884]

that, sir, is a good concise video intended to benefit the beginners & those seeking to refresh their knowledge.

[@Tachyon10]

Thanks i’m trying to get certified so I’m looking for as much information as possible.

[@MysticalDragon73]

great video. Im looking into scuba diving as it could be helpful for work. Im trying to visit a local dive shop for more info. this video was very helpful. Also LOVE the timestamps allowing us to click on them. Im certainly saving it. Sadly the ssi link doesnt work anymore.

[@doubleechoproductions]

I’m going to start my advanced open water PADI next year! Great video and reminders after lockdown!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Excellent. Advanced is fun because you get to experience new dive environments. Enjoy

[@fazedolphin9520]

Thank you! This was a very informative video! I have my first dive in 2 days, and this video taught me SO much!!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks for watching. I hope your dives went well

[@WeiseGuy91]

How did you set up that balloon in the bottle? That looks like a great way to demo this! Can you give me a tutorial or create a video? I think a lot of instructors would love to show this!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Yeah. I think I recorded some footage. It's really useful and easy/cheap to make.

[@WeiseGuy91]

@@WaterlineShorts if you can upload or share I’d love to see it!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Hey. I found the footage. Send me an email and Ill share it with you offline. Its not the kind of video I put on this channel. [e-mail]

[@TritonsRealm]

Great skills overview. Love the example with the balloon in the water bottle (3:05).

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks. Always looking for new ways to explain these concepts.

[@大肚皮皮]

Can't open that link to the free open water course

[@johannesstark7315]

Great recap after a longer diving break. Thanks!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Good stuff. Thanks for watching

[@rosskennedy8548]

Super helpful information! Makes taking my course in a few weeks far less daunting. Thanks!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thats cool. Glad this was helpful. Enjoy the course. It was a life changer for me.

[@rosskennedy8548]

@@WaterlineShorts Just took your guidance and downloaded the SSI app - great starting point. Excited for my first dive in South America in 7 weeks!

[@WaterlineShorts]

@@rosskennedy8548 very cool. Where in South America. I’ve never been. Would love to just take a back pack and end up somewhere, but hey, kids…

[@rosskennedy8548]

Cartagena Colombia - not necessarily a Mecca for diving but a good excuse for me :)

[@raffd6664]

Great video, bloke has great energy. Made an enlightening supplement to absorbing the theory of open water PADI course. Cheers mate.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks for saying so. Hope you enjoy your course. Happy diving

[@brettgentry8073]

Is the SSI theory material still free? Not seeing any links referenced in the video. Nor could I find anything on the SSI website.

[@Rachael2011Roberts]

Hi I keep getting your cheat sheet in my google docs, I keep deleting it but it keeps coming back? Do you know how is stop it?

[@PapaPerk360]

So I just made my profile on SSI. What do I do next? My training center is Lynnhaven dive center VA Beach

[@WaterlineShorts]

You should get started with the theory for Open Water Diver. Then give the guys a call at Lynnhaven dive centres and ask them to set up a Try Dive. At your Try Dive they will get you in the water take you around the pool. This is a good time to make sure you like being under water and that you like them. You don’t have to commit to a course until you’re sure.

[@PapaPerk360]

@@WaterlineShorts I scuba dived one time with this organization that boost morale for servicemembers it’s called MWR outdoor rec. I loved it I’ve been hooked ever since I just think it’s kinda expensive to get open water dived certified out here in Virginia

[@alyv3583]

I’m planning on learning sometime next year. Great videos…!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks. Great stuff. Go somewhere warm with clear water. You will love it

[@vas_gaming4160]

That was a great lessons thank you for that .. even 3 years after lol . Thanks

[@AriefLatif]

Very well presented. Thank you for a great refresher.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks for watching. Happy diving

[@timequest9802]

This is an excellent video. Thank you for the detailed explanation of the skills and why they are so important to learn. For some reason I cannot get the kicking right. It looks like I am riding a bicycle. The instructor said I needed split fins. I bought the fins but they did not help. Do you have any tips or tricks on the proper technique on how to kick? Thanks

[@rosco1pug]

hi. I hope you've got it sorted out - we see a diver in the background of this video doing what you've described and it sure looks ungainly and inefficient. I'm no expert but I've had success keeping my body flat and straight as possible, arms extended and wrists clasped together out in front, then gently and slowly start scissor kicks keeping my knees more or less locked and legs hinging from my hips. Once I get moving it all feels quite natural and 'second nature'. It will help to get neutrally buoyant as soon as possible when you are at depth with your group, then follow the leader and enjoy!

[@jodeci888]

Unfortunately, the link to SSI doesn't work.

[@niblow72]

Thank you very much for this video. I am scheduled to start my test soon. Does PADI recognize SSI if I start my course that way. Thx again

[@NGrey-ey2ns]

Tomorrow is my 1st scuba dive, excited but at same time I wanna learn more before dive in 😨

[@WaterlineShorts]

Very cool. Enjoy your dive

[@NGrey-ey2ns]

@@WaterlineShorts thank you mate

[@91bdoug]

​@NGrey-ey2ns how did it go? Are you a certified dover now?

[@Musiciamaniac]

I just so want to go scuba diving, it is on my bucket list since 2008. 🥺

[@WaterlineShorts]

I hope you do. You'll love it

[@Musiciamaniac]

@@WaterlineShorts Definitely going for it soon. Much thanks :)

[@jasonvoorheis1984]

Thank you

[@jiiibk]

How to prevent water entering the ears sir...can we use an ear plug???

[@marcbarth69]

Never do that, when you scuba dive !! Only when you are snorkeling 🤿

[@ShivLal-qo2zp]

This is good course.Thank you sir.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks for watching

[@Icy_Tho]

I have the hard copy scuba diving open water manual do I have to read the entire manual ?

[@WaterlineShorts]

Yes

[@albaloven5737]

Thanks a lot sir! I hope your channel grows fast!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks, I appreciate that.

[@barbaramahoney2181]

thanks very much for this review!

[@vallsz]

the equalization by moving your jaw is called BTV, its a technic that not everybody can do (depend on your morphology) but for me as a freediver it is incredibly hard to do with mouth piece even if it's a piece of cake in apnea so valsalva has to be learn whats so ever

[@naldomotomn884]

what does BTV stands for., pls?

[@asmarag9710]

great video! thanks!

[@cejasdelobo]

niceeeeee skills to have fresh and up to date in our minds!

[@andreavelazquez6259]

Really helpful

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks

[@poppetrurazvan3900]

This is fantastic. Tousand thanks.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Glad it’s useful. Happy diving

[@danielpeal3320]

I really want to learn how to dive so I can become an underwater photographer. I live in Dallas, Texas. Is it expensive to learn? Can anyone help me find an instructor?

[@WaterlineShorts]

bit.ly/3P5qQEr There are quite a few. Just take a look at whos closest then go in to two or three of them and have a chat to see who you get along with. You will quickly get a feel for who you would like to learn with. Its on the more expensive side of sports to get involved in. But it depends on what you compare it with.

[@finnhagemeijer2858]

is the ssi theory for the open water course the exact same thing? does anybody know?

[@WaterlineShorts]

It's exactly the same content. Of course it's written by different people but what you learn is the same.

[@FeralFox1]

How did you know I live in Florida

[@atmosphere1962]

Anybody know of there are age requirements? My son is 5 and has been talking about scuba diving for weeks. I wanna suprise him and take a course together 😊

[@sherebanuchomoco5621]

I m reasonably fit 65 years old male ,can I learn scuba diving?

[@WaterlineShorts]

For sure . I’ve taught people older than that. Happy diving.

[@diveinstructordaniel1095]

Love your vid. Very good informations🤙 looking forward to dive with you in Germany 😊

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks Dan. You're gonna have to show me some great dive spots

[@XxBloggs]

Great video

[@RyanHendryTech]

Thank you for this vid!

[@mbasaffar]

Well done 👌👍

[@MORITEZZ]

Are the courses affordable.?

[@WaterlineShorts]

Define affordable? If you took a course in Thailand $300 and in California $800-$1200. Can vary wildly

[@MORITEZZ]

@@WaterlineShorts .im actually from South Africa and im passionate about sea life and adventure my budget is basically 80k is that enough or not

[@WaterlineShorts]

Yes that’s more than enough. Last I checked a course in SA was between R3k and R5k. Plus some travel and mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit. Although you could hire that. Depending on where you are I’d go to Sodwana bay, Aliwal Schole or somewhere in Cape Town. Let me know if you want some recommendations.

[@MORITEZZ]

@@WaterlineShorts yes may I please have some recommendations

[@WaterlineShorts]

@@MORITEZZ where are you based so I can recommend someone close?

[@TejTalks]

Great video!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks for watching.

[@coofhair]

Thank you it's usefull

[@WaterlineShorts]

👍

[@melindagibson6358]

Thank you for this video. I am wanting to do a refresher open water course as I haven't dived in many, many years - so this was really helpful. I have been trying to do the online course with SSI but not having any luck with their website. Is it me or have things changed since you made this video in late 2020?

[@WaterlineShorts]

Hey Melinda. To be honest Im not sure. I have no problem with it but other people have commented the same as you dating all the way back to when I posted this video. As far as a refresher goes, the best thing to do is go to your local dive centre and do a refresher with them. You really dont need to redo the whole course. Your local dive centre will pick up on all the most important points. Best of luck

[@jayeshsharma1176]

Can we cough during a dive ?

[@WaterlineShorts]

Yep. No problem at all

[@WaterlineShorts]

I should add that you just keep the regulator in your mouth and you can cough or even throw up into the regulator.

[@jayschier495]

Why are you kneeling on the bottom?

[@WaterlineShorts]

As apposed to? What should I be doing?

[@jayschier495]

@@WaterlineShorts I thought PADI instruction was all done while neutrally buoyant? Or am I mistaken?

[@WaterlineShorts]

Ah right. No it doesn’t have to be. It’s best practice yes but not a requirement. I specifically do it this way to demonstrate skills in a video without floating all over the screen which can be distracting.

[@dhanya2109]

❤ 6:45

[@alexandermuller3011]

So I have a question for you that no one until now was able to answer me. I also can‘t find the answer via google. Q: How long can you hold your breath while under water? I know this sounds trivial but the tricky part about this question is that I want to know how long you can hold your breath at a higher pressure, not during descending/ascending. So imagine you are scuba diving and staying at a depth of 20m. You don’t change your depth during this experiment. There are about 3bars of pressure down there so the air you breath has a density about 3 times as high as on sea level. The amount of air you breath in is thus about three times of that on the sea level. Volume stays the same but density is higher. Why can‘t you hold your breath longer if there are 3 times as many molecules in your lung? I have asked a couple of scuba dive instructors about this but no one could answer the question. My guess is that I just don‘t exactly understand the biomolecular side of the problem.

[@WaterlineShorts]

It’s an interesting question. I have to make some assertions and then get to the answer. 1st off, “Never hold your breath on scuba”. I know you have defined the parameters of the question but this has to be said mostly for people who read this without the full context. It’s a habit you have to have. Also if a wave goes over head, more so in shallow water, it could rupture your lungs. Of course different people could hold their breath for different lengths of time. Perhaps 60 seconds for some and 5 minutes for a freediver. I’ve heard of people holding their breath for 20 minutes. Not sure of the validity. Having said that the main issue is simple but the explanation may be complicated so stick with me. At surface when you breath in and out you typically breath in about 20% oxygen and breath out around 4% CO2(carbon dioxide). That means your body breathing normally will sustain 4% CO2. If you hold your breath long enough you get dizzy and lightheaded. CO2 triggers your bodies need to breath fresh air. If you could hold out and not breath automatically you would eventually pass out. You need oxygen. Breathing in out out normally takes 5 seconds (just a rough guess if I count on my fingers). So theoretically ( just my assumption) if you hold your breath at the surface for 25-30 seconds you have used to your oxygen. Again this is me calculating based on what I know, this is not quoting from a study but this is how it works. So now we go down to 20m deep. Assuming you are a normal person, not super fit and not a free diver who has trained to control your mind and body. At 20m as you pointed out you have 3 ATMOSPHERES of pressure or 3 bar working in your body. So the 20% oxygen your breath in has the same effect as breathing 3 times that concentration. Or 60% equivalent. You would have to research pp or partial pressure. So the pp of oxygen at 3 bar is 0.6. The same equation must be used for CO2. The 4% you breath out has a partial pressure at the surface of 0.04. At 20 meters that is 3 times that which is 1.2pp which is like breathing 12% CO2 at the surface. It’s a bit like holding your breath for 15 seconds. If you talk to Instructors about skip breathing they will tell you if will give you a headache. Skip breathing is when you breath in, hold a little bit and breath out instead of just continuously breathing. It’s common for new divers to do this to try extend their dive time. It’s a bad habit for divers but seems normal because when you swim you naturally hold your breath. But that gives you a clue because if you get a headache from skip breathing it’s because CO2 is building up and it’s effects at 20m are 3 times as detrimental compared to the surface. So if you get dizzy after holding your breath for 30 seconds at the surface then you are starting to cause some harm to your body at 20m. The problem is that you could pass out and you would pass out quicker at depth than at the surface. Surrounded by water is not a good place to pass out. Before you pass out though you will start making bad, panicky decisions. So I hope that gives some clues. It’s not a straight forward answer. Technically if you could hold your breath for 1 minute at the surface, theoretically you could hold it 1/3rd off the time at 20m. But, the dangers of holding your breath in scuba are multiplied. The dangers are not just physiological. You also have to take into account your circumstances (surrounded by water) and the fact that water depth changes as waves pass overhead. All round, bad idea but I hope that gives you the answer you are looking for. Check my video about decompression sickness which gives some more detail on the partial pressures of gas at various depths.

[@mandychanofficial]

很棒！順流！❤

[@ethannalewabau3098]

OMG I LOVE SCUBA DIVING SO M UCH

[@WaterlineShorts]

Oh yeah!

[@AlexisJoseph-v2w]

Linda Trace

[@matthew108]

It’s gonna be my new hobby in 2023

[@WaterlineShorts]

Good stuff. When do you start a course?

[@matthew108]

@@WaterlineShorts June of 2023, but i need to buy some items on Amazon before i start my new hobby

[@edyallreadygalaxy717]

Great!!! 💪🏻👏🏻

[@WaterlineShorts]

THANKS. Happy diving

[@flowstatedivers]

I am curious about how anyone can openly endorse and defend its purported expertise by advocating a practice of kneeling at the bottom, all while justifying it as a simplified learning approach for students. There appears to be no legitimate rationale for instructing individuals in this manner or promoting such a practice. Furthermore, we are confronted with the harsh reality that a significant 90% of newly certified divers struggle to maintain their buoyancy when stopping their swim and resort to kneeling underwater. This issue cannot be attributed to the students themselves but rather points to the instructors and, ultimately, the subpar standards within commercial scuba agencies. It is truly astonishing. Stop the madness! One of the driving force we want our materials to be a bit more widespread so it will provide a perspective for those divers who come from the commercial meatgrinder of scuba diving.

[@TaiBergdorf-u7o]

Janis Trail

[@dhanya2109]

Main ❤😊

[@hoaxergaming1319]

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[@WaterlineShorts]

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[@JarmoSyvari]

👌🙏

[@DenisHoshaw-v4q]

Maurice Pike

[@NabiruBogdan]

Ha! I did it in 5 😂

[@WebbKristin-k5n]

Grady Rapids

[@thinkingonyx847]

I've never understood the physics behind draining you mask..

[@jacoba6948]

This has given me some anxiety about learning how to do dive lmao

[@ajbhuiyan4589]

You're from Australia 🦘🇦🇺🐨

[@WaterlineShorts]

Nope. South Africa 🇿🇦

[@AgnesHarrell-w8d]

Rosetta Islands

[@RondellKB]

This all seems so complicated and scary

[@WaterlineShorts]

Yes a lot of information to squeeze into a short video. It takes 4-5 days to learn to dive so 10 minutes is just not enough.

[@deanaclaire9538]

Title says padi open water. Then you say sign up for ssi.

[@WaterlineShorts]

The skills are the same but it's free to do the theory from SSI which is a good place to start at home. I'm not affiliated to them.

[@davyjonesjonesdavy]

I want to become a skilled diver too! 🤗 And succeed, in this way, to empty my mask! 😏 Because, so far, I only did it with my Kirby Morgan! 😔

[@WaterlineShorts]

I’d love to dive a Kirby Morgan. Well back to your locker for now

[@DerekFellows-l6j]

Annamae Crescent

[@gvtrivia6780]

that girl at the end pub crawilng underwater

[@bikingwithjack4276]

i was the 222 like

[@WaterlineShorts]

And I was the first to like this comment. Thanks for watching. And for liking. Much appreciated.

[@Kirmo13]

creating an account and downloading an app just for a free pdf is too much of a hassel

[@myscubamentor]

Overweighting during courses is a terrible method of teaching. Very lazy.

[@RachelRobin-n6c]

Super helpful information! Makes taking my course in a few weeks far less daunting. Thanks!