What does diving OW mean? How to test the diving ow certificate?

Diving OW is a course that many diving enthusiasts or diving instructors need to contact, so as to ensure that everyone will not encounter danger in deep water, pay attention to all the dynamics and matters under water, and share the detailed strategy with you below.

What does diving OW mean? It refers to OpenWaterDiverCourse, an open water diver course, which is scuba diving.

Diving means diving with an oxygen bottle on your back, not snorkeling or diving freely with a breathing tube and a mask.

OW courses offer OW courses for studying abroad, usually for three or four consecutive days. During this period, if you pass the coach's evaluation and meet the performance requirements of PADI standard, you will pass the customs and get a certificate to become an open water diver.

What are you going to learn in these three or four days? They are five units of still water practice (swimming pool or similar swimming pool environment) and four units of open water practice (the standard only requires 1 day for three times of training diving), which is similar to learning a driver's license: theory plus written test-field practice-road test.

Day 1 day: learn theoretical knowledge, watch videos, complete the self-study part, do five after-school exercises, answer the unit evaluation, and finally take the final exam;

The second day: 24 skills in calm waters +65438+ 0 unit course in open waters;

The third day: set up 2~4 units of water courses to complete the study;

Then there is the question of class size. PADI's standard is that a coach can take up to eight students, and each qualified assistant can take up to two more students, which can be increased to 12 at most.

Finally, the course fee. In addition, OW teaching expenses (excluding air tickets, accommodation and meals) are usually 2000 ~ 2500 RMB;

Let me talk about the feasibility of learning to dive in China.

In fact, as a China person, there are many unique conditions for learning to dive.

Because our neighbors, many countries in Southeast Asia, are diving resorts all over the world.

Let's look at a set of online data: the popular diving destinations are Malaysia (33%), China (24%), Philippines (2 1%), Thailand (19%) and Indonesia (2%).

A good place to learn OW in China 1 Many places in China learn diving, all in swimming pools, which belong to calm waters; Even if you learn, you have never experienced a real underwater environment, which will bring many disadvantages.

For example, although you study in the pool, you get OW; But when you really go diving abroad and come to the mysterious bottom of the sea, your mood and feelings, especially your feelings, will be very different from studying in the pool. Perhaps this unaccustomed will bring you a feeling of nervousness and even panic, which will affect your underwater action.

Even bring danger.

Generally speaking, the domestic waters are not as clear as those in Southeast Asia, and the species of marine life cannot be less than some waters in Southeast Asia.

So, to sum up, I suggest you choose Southeast Asian countries. The first contact with diving, you can get in touch with real marine and underwater creatures, which is very helpful for your diving experience.

Semporna, what are the good places to learn OW abroad?

I believe that anyone who cares a little about diving will know the name Semporna. It is famous for its gorgeous marine life, clear seabed environment and low price.

The advantages of Semporna diving are:

1. Almost all the coaches in the diving shop can speak Chinese, some from China and some from Malaysia, but Chinese is fluent as a mother tongue, at least you don't have to worry about not understanding it;

2.

The price is relatively cheap: the cost of OW course is similar; However, there are often discounts on air tickets to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (mainly AirAsia, Semporna does not have direct flights, so you need to transfer from Kuala Lumpur or Kota Kinabalu, which will be shown later), plus round-trip air tickets, meals and accommodation, which may be cheaper than studying in Hainan.

3. Natural conditions conducive to teaching: ow is divided into open waters and calm waters, and Semporna's course on calm waters is in the sea. Cultivate students to be familiar with diving at least from the beginning to reduce their fear of water;

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The scenery is so beautiful: this is definitely an important factor. Not to mention the top ten diving resorts in the world: Sipadan is in Semporna; Just warship island and "ma bu" or horse stance just now, the scenery is not generally beautiful; The marine life on the seabed is more colorful, and this wonderful experience alone is worth the ticket price ~

Semporna's shortcomings in diving:

1. It's too far from China (you have to transfer at least once to fly). If the transfer time is long, it may take 10 hours or more on the road, and the journey is too long.

Usually you need to fly to Kuala Lumpur or Kota Kinabalu, then transfer to Semporna, and then take a taxi to Semporna town.

2. Safety. Last year, a Shanghai girl was kidnapped by Filipino gangsters in Sigamata (a humble water house on the coast of Semporna). Although the man came back, the process was probably unpleasant. According to the local people, bandits in the Philippines do often appear in the coastal waters of Semporna, and have appeared for decades.

But objectively speaking, the accommodation safety in Semporna town is still ok;

3. There is no place suitable for novice fundive.

I just want to talk about the problem of Sipadan here. Because Semporna is too close to Sipadan, too close. Many novices who come here to study OW for the first time don't want to miss the opportunity of pilgrimage to Sipadan.

However, for a novice who has just learned OW and only knows what neutral buoyancy is, even he can't control it himself, he simply can't appreciate the beauty of Sipadan. More importantly, the submarine current in Sipadan is very large, which is easy for beginners to get out of control, and safety is also a problem.

To sum up, it is very important to choose a diving shop in Semporna, and it is very important to follow the coach. Whether it is a coach or a dive shop, you can see it from the replies and comments of the forum. Try to choose the one in the town (bandits don't land). If you are good at swimming and have a good command of diving skills, you can discuss with the coach. OW and AOW can study together, so as not to waste three days of vacation after studying.

As for being a novice, whether to choose Semporna depends on your own needs.

the Philippines

The diving tourism resources in the Philippines are very developed, and basically two flights will arrive. The places where the Philippines dives are mostly concentrated in PG, Alino, Baohe, Cebu, Duma Gaidi, Kelun, Cologne and Tubataha.

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Mint Island in the Philippines

Bohol is the most suitable course for OW, and it will last for 1-2 days. Most of Baohe's diving is in alonabeach, a seaside fishing village with quite mature tourism resources.

The general itinerary is to take the red-eye flight to Manila, then sleep for 4-5 hours at the airport, take the earliest flight in the morning to Baohe, and then take a taxi or hotel charter flight to alonabeach. Here we are, Alona.

On the beach, you will see bars, diving shops and food stalls by the sea, so there are many things to play besides diving.

Baohe has a certain number of coaches who understand Chinese. Bohol's OW tutorial is usually one day in the pool and the next day in the sea. It's usually offshore on the day of sailing, alona

The beach has been developed for a long time, so the offshore environment is quite general.

But when you get the certificate, by the way, it's fun.

When diving, you can go to balicasag, an uninhabited island not too far from Baohe. It's really called clear water and white sand, which is natural and pollution-free. The bottom of Balikassag belongs to a very ordinary bottom, with no cliffs, no big rocks and no current. The depth is not deep and the visibility is high. The bottom of the sea is soft and delicate white sand, and all kinds of colorful fish, turtles and small things can be seen, such as ordinary sea rabbits, clean shrimps, anemones, crabs and lovely sea urchins. For certified divers who go to sea for the first time, the environment is good and the risk is low.

In addition, Bohol not only dives, but also watches land sports such as tarsiers and chocolate hills. He can also take his family to learn diving by himself, and the children and parents will leave it to the tour guide to explore.

To sum up, the learning environment in Mint Island is simple, the scenery is good, you can play more, and there are many points for you to choose to accumulate bottles after advanced.

Duma Gaidi, Philippines

Duma Gaidi has also been very popular recently. He has two diving spots, one is Daoyin Daoyin and the other is Apo Island.

Island. Daoyin's dive shop branch is offshore, diving on the shore, where you can live, the price is higher. Besides diving, you can also sit in a chair and read books. You can also live in the urban area and drive back and forth every day, the distance is about 1 hour, but the urban area is cheaper than the fishing village, and there are many businesses, so you can stroll around a little.

Apo Island can depart from the dock of Doine, and the voyage is about 1 hour. The beach around Doine is black sand. apoprotein

There is a washing machine flow on the island (turbulence formed by the topography of the outer island), especially coconuts, but Abo

The island is still beautiful underwater and rich in underwater biological resources. There is also Siquijor in Sikhi Hall, which is the most convenient place to watch whale sharks because local residents have been foraging for food for a long time.

Cebu Philippines

Cebu is also an island rich in shallow water resources. In the northernmost corner, there is a towel gourd island photographed by my mother, and a long-tailed shark is fixed with Gato Island every day. Sardines can be seen in the southwest corner of Mo Bao.

PG Island in the Philippines

PG Island is also a big diving spot in the Philippines, but I think PG Island is more suitable for experienced divers, because there are unpredictable currents in some diving spots on the PG coast. Novice ow can't go to these places, and it is better than marine life. You need to read fish books before you go into the water, and then you will find that it is easy to find all kinds of hard-to-find creatures in these places, such as pencil-headed sea rabbits, Bikachu sea rabbits, panda sea rabbits, blue-ringed octopus and so on. PG is suitable for AOW who has read fish books and accumulated bottles.

Cologne Island, Philippines

The Corum on Cologne Island is mainly a sunken ship. The general itinerary is to sneak into eight Japanese sunken ships. If you are claustrophobic, don't go in. The problem of Cologne Island is that the water quality is generally transparent, and most of the sunken ships are at a depth of 20-30 meters, which limits the scope of OW's activities. In addition, it is best to have a certificate of high oxygen when you go to Cologne Island to see the ship, so that you can stay longer, otherwise you will find that the computer will prompt you to get into the water.

To sum up, Cologne Island is more suitable for AOW with high oxygen content.

Bali Island

First of all, Bali is a popular diving place without a visa, but I want to say at the beginning that it is not particularly suitable for beginners to learn. Because most of the diving spots in Indonesia are ship shelters, and the water flow is very large. Only the blueprint of Bali is suitable for beginners.

Advantages of diving with blueprints:

1. The waters are calm and the underwater environment and biodiversity are diverse. For example, you can see sunken ships, big fish, corals and rocks, and you can also turn over garbage on the gentle seabed to find a macro view. If you want to experience traffic, you can also experience small traffic with stable level. The diver's body is the beach, and there is no feeling of being suspended in the air like Chai Dan. All these can improve the interest of beginners and the safety of diving.

2. Diving shops are very professional: most of the diving shops in the blueprint have experienced technical diving instructors (mainly because they are close to Lombok, and there are various abnormal currents in the waters near Lombok, but all kinds of super-large fish, such as molas, hammerhead sharks and manta rays, are at a depth of 50-60 meters, which is far from the key point);

3. The local scenery of Tulamben Town is good, close to the largest volcano in Bali; Besides diving, you can also climb mountains and so on.

Disadvantages of turquoise diving:

1. There are too few coaches who know Chinese, let alone DM who knows Chinese. In learning, mother tongue teaching still feels very important;

2. There are too few delicious places: only a few restaurants are still cooking really bad dishes;

Tuition is the highest among many diving bases in Southeast Asia.

To sum up, the blueprint is suitable for junior divers who have passed OW or AOW, are interested in diving and have a certain understanding of biological classification.

Taodao, Thailand

Taodao, known as the world diving factory, is famous for mass production of junior divers, which is a primary course for diving by the United Nations. The diving industry is developed, which integrates all kinds of diving cultures in the world. You can eat delicious food from different countries, delicious Thai food and lots of Chinese food, which can help China's unbearable stomach. According to legend, Thailand Road is the pioneer of OW learning in Asia. Countless predecessors learned to dive in Taodao before they started surfing everywhere.

The Chinese service here is absolutely perfect and the price is relatively cheap.

But I want to say that there will be more people in such a developed diving industry; For people like me who don't like to join in the fun, I may not choose here.