Kids

Scuba Certifications for Kids

Get your whole family involved in scuba diving so you can share

extraordinary memories together and take your vacations to

new depths. Check out PADI’s scuba programs below for children

starting as young as eight years old.

Young people can take the full PADI Open Water Diver scuba

certification course and upon completion will become Junior

Open Water Divers with certain age limitations for scuba diving

Junior Open Water Divers ages 10-11 years old must dive with a

PADI Professional or certified parent/guardian. Dives must not

exceed 40 feet.

Junior Open Water Divers ages 12-14 years old must dive with a

certified Adults (15+ years old can take the Open Water Diver.

Young people can continue the adventure and build their skills by

taking the Advanced Open Water Diver course with a few limitations

Junior Open Water Divers ages 10-11 years must complete three

adventure dives to become a Junior Adventure Diver, dive with a

PADI Professional or certified parent/guardian. Dives must not

exceed 40 feet.

Young divers ages 12-14 rise to challenges and learn how to

master them in the PADI Rescue Diver course. Upon completion,

they become Junior Rescue Divers. They must dive with a

certified adult.