Does a PADI certification expire?

[fusion_dropcap color=”var(–awb-color4)” text_color=”” boxed=”no” boxed_radius=”” class=”” id=””]A[/fusion_dropcap]PADI Open Water Scuba Diving certification never expires. Your scuba diving license is valid for life. The general standard is that if you have not gone scuba diving with-in 2 years then you will need to complete a refresher course with a certified scuba diving professional. This is a general standard and different situations may require a refresher sooner.  Any certified diver can enroll in a refresher course at any time for any reason.

Dive shops have different rules about diving history and boarding a dive charter. In Key Largo it is common that if you have not gone scuba diving within the past year then a refresher course would be required. Key Largo Scuba Diving top priority is diver safety.

PADI is a world renown dive organization that offers different levels of scuba diving instruction. For those interested in earning their PADI scuba diving certification, they can find a dive shop that offers PADI open water dive courses. If there are no dive shops close to you, the Florida Keys is filled with dive shops offering this course. The minimum age requirement for obtaining your open water scuba diving certification is 10 years old. If a scuba diver gets their certification and they are under the age of 15 they will receive a PADI Junior Open Water Diver certification, once they turn 15 their license converts to a PADI Open Water certification. When a scuba diver completes their open water course and obtains their diving certification they are certified for life; their scuba diving certification will never expire!

PADI Open Water Diver Certification Does Not Expire

Dive shops in the Florida Keys, will ask about the date of your last dive before you book a florida keys dive trip. If it has been over a year since you last dove the dive shop will ask you to do a scuba refresher course before boarding the dive boat. This course consists of going into the pool with an instructor and reviewing some of the main topics from your open water course. This will allow you to review topics that you might not remember or didn’t fully grasp from your open water course. The refresher course will also update divers on the latest safer diving practices.

Key Largo Scuba Diving offers a daily Refresher Course to certified scuba divers for $225, this price includes all rental gear, instruction in the pool, and a guided two tank dive trip in the afternoon. The refresher course is open to all scuba divers, even if they have dove in the past 12 months. Certified scuba divers in Key Largo can book a refresher course online with Key Largo Scuba Diving or call to get more information.

Do you need a refresher course or scuba skills update?

We offer refresher and scuba skills update classes every day beginning at 8:00am

The Refresher Course is a relaxed course to get you back into scuba diving again. A morning pool training with a scuba instructor will give you time familiarize yourself again with the scuba diving gear and skills needed to have a great time.  After a lunch break you will join the afternoon key largo dive trip to the famous Key Largo Dive Sites.  Each Refresher Course includes all gear rental, and 2 dives, at 2 different reef locations, with a scuba instructor.