padi course

is it difficult for a 13 year old to earn his PADI Jr open water course?

and what will he do there? i am a 11 year old kid who wants to learn scuba diving but at this young age, am i suitable? What will i expect to learn?
yes and my mother allows me to learn to scuba dive in december!

That all depends on the person.
Even though there are age restrictions, how the course runs doesn’t really depend on age, but how smart and mature the student is.

You may be 11 years old but if you are mature enough to pay attention in class, and follow directions well, then you will have no problem getting certified.

The certification classes are not designed to trick you or fail you so that the dive shops can make money. They are designed to teach you the basics and the safety requirements so that when you go in the open water, you don’t run in to trouble and if you do run in to problems, you won’t panic and surface with minimal injuries. If you have questions about anything, don’t be afraid to raise your hand and ask. Remember, dive masters and instructors do not want to fail you or not teach you properly so that if you get in to trouble, they don’t want it coming back to them. They are there to teach you and go over everything over and over again until you understand everything.

They will teach you how to put on and use the gear (BCD, Regulator, octopus, gauge console, mask/snorkel, weight belt, fins), what it will be like under water, how to clear your mask if it gets full of water, managing depth and what to expect under water pressure, managing bouyancy. hand signals, how to surface, how to equalize.. and other things that you will need to know when going under water. It may sound like a lot but it really isn’t.
You will be in class for book reading and videos to watch. Then they will take you to a pool to go over exercises, and skills.
Then there will be a checkout dives, in a quarry or actually in the ocean (usually no deeper than 25 to 30 feet) and you will be certified.

Swimming isn’t important in diving. Yes you will have to swim laps in the pool and tread water for 10 to 15 minuts to show your swimming ability but once you are under water, your swimming skill is not used.

It’s fun, I have Advanced Open Water certification and I don’t dive as often as I would like to (only about 3 times a year) but still it is an awesome sport and cool skill to brag to your friends about

Good luck.

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