Start your scuba journey with a structured, 3-day weekend Open Water Diver course in Melbourne – designed for busy people who want proper training, real ocean dives and ongoing support from the Simple Dive community.
Why choose this 3-day weekend Open Water course in Melbourne
- Fast but thorough: Complete your beginner Open Water certification over 2 weekends.
- Melbourne-based training: Pool sessions in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and real ocean dives in Port Phillip Bay / Mornington Peninsula.
- Small groups: Limited student numbers per instructor to ensure we can train you in a relax, comfort and safe manner.
- Experienced educators: Taught by a team of technical diving instructors with local diving experience.
- Dive club community: Join the Simple Dive Club for regular Melbourne shore and boat dives after your course.
Who this course is for
- Total beginners who want an internationally recognised SDI Open Water Diver certification.
- Busy professionals and students who prefer a structured 3-day weekend format.
- Anyone who wants to learn to dive in real Melbourne ocean conditions, not just in a resort pool.
What you will learn
By the end of this 3-day weekend SDI Open Water Diver course in Melbourne you will be able to:
- Plan and perform no-decompression recreational dives with a buddy to the course depth limit (up to 18 m, or 12m for junior open water divers age under 15).
- Assemble, check and care for basic scuba equipment correctly.
- Control your buoyancy, trim and weighting for comfort and safety.
- Use standard hand signals, buddy checks and basic emergency procedures.
- Understand key theory: pressure, volume, equalisation, gas effects and basic dive planning.
Course components
- Online eLearning: Complete theory at your own pace before the weekend.
- Pool / confined water sessions: Skills training in a heated pool in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs (e.g. Box Hill or Ringwood area).
- Open water dives: Four training dives in local Victorian ocean conditions (typically from a Melbourne dive boat or suitable shore site).
Typical 3-day weekend schedule
The exact schedule may vary by date and conditions, but a typical structure looks like:
- Before the weekend: Complete online theory and knowledge reviews.
- Day 1 (9:30 AM): Meetup at our Blackburn South dive shop for orientation, equipment fitting, followed by an afternoon pool / confined water training in nearby suburbs.
- Day 2 (9 AM): Open water training dives 1 & 2 – basic skills and building comfort in real conditions. Location varies, from Williamstown to Blairgowrie, depending on weather forecast available 6 days before your open water dives.
- Day 3 (9 AM): Open water training dives 3 & 4 – buoyancy refinement, navigation and final skill assessments. Meetup at Portsea Pier for both shore and boat dive.
Please find the full course details, prerequisites, inclusions and exclusions on the Booking Site >> (Click Go To Booking Site)
