Saudi Diving Academy

Saudi Diving Academy is one of many academy that offers various diving course. This shop is located at Al-Semairi, Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah, Saudi Arabia.This academy is owned by Sheikh Muhammad Fauzi and assisted by his son, Sheikh Abdul Kader. My two daughters had recently got an Open Water Diving License from this academy.

Santana, the shop assistant is always there for any query. He himself is a diver. Another assistant is Husein who is always helpful in preparing our gear for diving.

Among various courses that are being offered here includes:-

1. Open Water Diver
2. Advance Open Water Diver
3. Junior Open Water Diver (for children 12 years old and above)
4. Specialties Open Water - Night Diving, Underwater photographer, Wreck Diving, Deep Diving etc
5. Rescue Diver - Divemaster

In addition to this, there is also Discover Scuba Diving for those who want to have taste how it feels under water at depth of may be 20 to 30 feet.

Open Water Diver License is your first step to explore the amazing underwater world. This course is only the beginning to a world of discovery and adventure.

A summary of the Open Water Course would be:
5 Theory sessions in the classroom with the aid of the Open Water Videoand Manual and involves some quizzes and a Final Exam;
5 Confined Water sessions in the shallow water or in the swimming pool where you learn to perform some scuba skills (eg. clearing your mask);
4 Open Water Dives - 2 dives off the beach to a maximum of 12 metres and 2 dives off the boat to a maximum of 18 metres, where you'll need to performsome of the skills you would have learnt during the Confined Watersessions; and
A Waterskills Assessment of a 200 metre swim (any style or a combinationof styles) OR a 300 metre snorkel swim with mask, fins and snorkel - notime limit, a 10 minute float on your back (easy!) and some skin diving.

Note: You don't have to be an exceptionally strong swimmer to dive, as long as you are comfortable in and around water.