Scuba Diving
Scuba Diving Open Water Course (NAUI Certification)
This comprehensive scuba diving course covers all the fundamental knowledge and skills required for scuba diving, including dive techniques and the use of dive equipment. The course starts in Henry Fok Swimming Pool (Stanley Ho Sports Centre) and progresses to open water diving in Sai Kung. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will obtain the internationally recognized open water diver certification from The National Association of Underwater Instructors, which will allow them to continue diving in any fabulous dive sites in Hong Kong or overseas.
Pre-requisites:
Pre-requisites:
- Participants have to be in good physical health.
- Capable of swimming a distance of 200 mentres and a swimming test will be conducted during the pool training session.
- Confidence in and under deep water/open sea without panic.
- Conduct self-assess on your health condition with reference to this questionnaire. Please seek the doctor’s advice before registration in case of any doubt or concern.
- Participant’s personal particulars will be shared with our assigned service provider for equipment arrangement, and necessary communication via registered email and WhatsApp about the course arrangement.
- All sessions should be attended as scheduled.
- Participants have to follow regulations governing the use of our swimming pool and wear suitable clothing & gear such as swimming suits and slippers for pool training session.
- All necessary diving equipment will be provided.
- Boat trip arrangement under inclement weather condition, please refer to Bad Weather Note for the details.
- Make-up session will be arranged according to the schedule whenever is necessary.
- All payment is NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE. Any request for course/any of session withdrawal/absence will not be accepted and NO credit coupon code or REFUND can be approved and made.
Bad Weather Note
HKU student/staff/sports members
$4400
Others
$4900
8 (min pax 4)
| Course Code | Date / Day | Time | Backup Date (not for personal absence) |
Venue | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNA2610-NA01 | 24 Oct (Sat) | 0900-1800 | Henry Fok Swimming Pool (Lane #7-8) | Enroll | |
| 25 Oct (Sun) | 1400-1800 | Multi-purpose Room #1, SHSC | |||
| 31 Oct; 1 Nov (Sat & Sun) | 0900-1800 | 7 Nov 2026 (Sat) (Boat Trip) | Sai Kung |
Scuba Diving Open Water Course (PADI Certification)
Embark on your scuba diving journey with the PADI Open Water Diver certification course. Under the guidance of a PADI Instructor, you will learn the essentials of scuba diving in a supportive and relaxed learning environment, develop your confidence and proficiency in diving, and practice respectful interaction with marine life.
Upon completion of the course, you will possess the skills and knowledge to confidently dive in various underwater locations, be able to handle common diving challenges, and become an ambassador for the mesmerizing underwater world.
Pre-requisites:
Upon completion of the course, you will possess the skills and knowledge to confidently dive in various underwater locations, be able to handle common diving challenges, and become an ambassador for the mesmerizing underwater world.
Pre-requisites:
- Participants have to be in good physical health.
- Capable of swimming a distance of 200 mentres is a must and a swimming assessment will be conducted during the pool training session.
- Conduct self-assess on your health condition with reference to this questionnaire. Please seek the doctor’s advice before registration in case of any doubt or concern.
- Participant’s personal particulars will be shared with our assigned service provider for equipment arrangement, and necessary communication via registered email or WhatsApp about the course arrangement.
- Participants must complete and sign the Liability Release and Medical Questionnaire which will be sent by email from our assigned diving partner after registration.
- All the necessary diving equipment will be provided, including buoyancy compensators, regulators, weight belts, fins, masks, snorkels, wetsuits, and tanks except personal lens, gloves, torch rental and dive computer.
- Participants have to comply with the rules and regulation (please click here for details)
- Boat Trip Arrangement under Inclement Weather Condition, please refer to Bad Weather Note about for the details.
- Make-up session will be arranged according to the schedule whenever is necessary.
- All payment is NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE. Any request for course/any of session withdrawal/absence will not be accepted and NO credit coupon code or REFUND can be approved and made.
- E-learning should be completed before or earlier the first session of the course
Bad Weather Note
*Please call the assigned dive centre customer hotline at 2572 2138 during its opening hours : 1100 - 2100 hrs or 9211 8103 out of the aforesaid opening hours*
HKU student/staff/sports members
$4400
Others
$4900
14 (min pax 4)
| Course Code | Date / Day | Time | Backup Date (not for personal absence) |
Venue | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNA2610-PA11 | 31 Oct (Sat) | 1200-1700 | Diving Adventure at 6/F iHome Centre | Enroll | |
| 1 Nov (Sun) | 1000-1700 | King George V School in Homantin (Pool) | |||
| 7, 8 Nov (Sat & Sun) | 0845-1600 | 14 Nov 2026 (Sat) (Boat Trip) | Sai Kung |
Scuba Diving Open Water Course (PADI Advance Certification) (New)
The Advanced Open Water Diver Course is designed to give Open Water divers the opportunity to increase their diving knowledge in core subjects. It consists of 5 dives with an accompanying lecture/brief, each dive concentrates on the techniques necessary to master the skill. Upon course completion, you may have a great leap forward, anticipating your diving capability, strengthen your confidence in motion under deep water.
Pre-requisites:
Pre-requisites:
- Holding the recognized PADI Open Water Diver Certification or equivalent qualification such as NADI
- In suitable physical health condition for diving activities.
- Conduct self-assess on your health condition with reference to this questionnaire. Please seek the doctor’s advice before registration in case of any doubt or concern.
- Participants’ personal information will be shared with our assigned service provider for equipment arrangement, and necessary communication about the course arrangement via email and/or WhatsApp.
- Participants must complete and sign the Liability Release and Medical Questionnaire prior to the first course date. This will be sent by email after registration.
- All the necessary basic diving equipment will be provided, including buoyancy compensators, regulators, weight belts, fins, masks (no prescription lens), snorkels, 3mm wetsuits, and tanks except personal lens and gloves.
- Participants have to comply with the rules and regulation under Centre of Sports and Exercise (CSE, HKU) and our assigned diving partner (please click here for details)
- Boat Trip Arrangement under Inclement Weather Condition, please refer to Bad Weather Note about for the details.
- Make-up session will be arranged according to the schedule whenever is necessary.
- Course/class swapping, transferring to others with our prior permission, credit coupon code/refund will not be arranged if the prerequisites cannot be met upon our diving partner’s assessment and/or individual withdrawal/absence of any sessions due to personal reason.
Bad Weather Note
*Please call the assigned dive centre customer hotline at 2572 2138 during its opening hours : 1100 - 2100 hrs or 9211 8103 out of the aforesaid opening hours*
Diving Adventure at 6/F iHome Centre*/ Sai Kung
HKU student/staff/sports members
$3300
Others
$3800
20 (min pax 4)
| Course Code | Date / Day | Time | Backup Date (not for personal absence) |
Venue | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNA2610-PA21 | 31 Oct (Sat) | 1300-1700 | Diving Adventure at 6/F iHome Centre* | Enroll | |
| 7, 8 Nov (Sat & Sun) | 0845-1600 | 14 Nov 2026 (Sat) (Boat Trip) | Sai Kung |
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