1. Review the medical form (click here). Before registering for class, you should review the medical questionnaire. If you answer "yes" to questions #3, 5, or 10 on page 1 or any questions on page 2, you will need a doctor to sign the form to clear you to participate.

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2. Register for class. Select one of the NAUI Open Water class sessions below, or register for a private class. You can opt to add a Nitrox certification to your Open Water class, if you'd like.

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3. Complete your NAUI e-learning. After you register for class, you'll receive an email to activate your NAUI account and complete your e-learning. Complete this from home before you come to in-person class. It takes a few hours to complete, at your own pace.

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4. Attend your academic and pool sessions.  Attend the "confined water" portion of your class. We will provide tanks, weights, buoyancy compensator, and regulator for class. We'll provide mask/fins/snorkel if you need it, but we recommend purchasing your own set. We have sets available for purchase at the pool if you'd like to try them first.

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5. Complete your check-out dives. After you successfully complete your confined water training, you will be eligible to complete your open water check-out. You will complete a minimum of 4 dives under the supervision of an instructor, completing a maximum of 3 training dives per day. 

More on check-out dives: You can complete them with SELA SCUBA instructors on any of our planned Panama City or Caribbean trips, or you can get a referral form to complete checkout dives on your own trip. Your instructor will discuss options during your class. You should complete check-out dives within 6 months of your confined water class, or you will need to come back to the pool for a refresher.

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