Scuba Diving Taster Session Portsmouth

Have you always wondered what is like to become fish and breath underwater? Ok, we may not have magic to turn you into a shark, a salmon or a swordfish, but we promise you that you will be able to swim like one of those, thanks to our Discover Scuba Diving package.

This offer consists of a briefing on all the equipment you are going to use and the do's and dont's. Then you will have a go in our three-metre-deep heated pool. We will teach you some safety skills and then let you swim around and have fun.

This is definitely an excellent opportunity to find out if this sport is for you. If you have any questions about dates, do not hesitate to get in touch with us. Discounts are available for larger groups, so if that's your case, send us a request and we will reply to you soon. Are you ready to meet the mermaids?

Come and enjoy the thrill of Scuba diving with the PADI Discover Scuba Diving programme. You will experience the thrill of diving in a local pool and the strange sensation of breathing underwater. Our qualified and experienced instructors will introduce you to basic concepts and skills, and some games for some added fun! We provide a warm and welcoming environment so you feel relaxed and can improve your confidence.

*Please note before you join us for this activity you will need a completed and signed Discover Scuba Diving brochure, which we will supply, a completed medical statement, and a Discover Scuba Medical Form*

*Please note the minimum age for this activity is 10*

The Open Water Referral course provides you the opportunity to complete the exams and initial dives in our pool, so that when you are ready you can complete your last 4 open dives at a PADI registered resort of your choice, gaining your full accreditation and doing so in a beautiful location.

This is where it all begins! If you want to prepare for a holiday at our sister centre in Malta or another beautiful part of the world or you want to learn the skills to become a dive instructor, the first step on the way is your PADI Open Water certificate!

This is our best seller, available on our standard course schedule and includes a brand new premium mask and snorkel from our huge in store range. 

Include in this package: All manuals (paper or eLearning), certification costs, classroom sessions, pool sessions, 4 open water dives and full kit hire including premium mask & snorkel for you to keep.

Our staff will help you select the perfect mask and snorkel, best suited to you. Your mask and snorkel will then be prepared and ready for you to use through the course.

If you want to continue studying and exploring the world of scuba diving, come to Reading and carry out a 2-day Advanced Open Water course.

Once you have completed your Open Water course, continue to develop your skills underwater and get a taste of the PADI specialty courses with the Advanced Open Water course.

Two of the special dives are required and include the Navigation and Deep Dive and a choice of 3 of the dives, Boat Diver, Drift Diver, Dry Suit Diver, Diver Propulsion Vehicle, Multilevel Diver, Night Diver, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search and Recovery Diver, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Photographer, Underwater Navigator, AWARE Fish Identification, Wreck Diver and Nitrox Diver. 

*This price includes all the necessary pieces of equipment and a first-aid kit. 

Get scuba certified with JC Scuba Ltd! Take this PADI Open Water Diver Course and get your PADI scuba certification. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures or simply see the wondrous world beneath the waves, this is where it starts! This course includes learning the basic scuba gear, dive computer and standard accessories.

We offer fantastic training in our indoor pool and instruction is given from our professional and experienced diving coaches and includes 5 class sessions and 5 in-pool sessions.

In order to enroll in the PADI Open Water Diver Referral course, you must be at least 15 years of age.

Open spaces, open water, Open courses…

This is a big open door for divers, veterans and apprentices.

Mix the pool briefings with the lake experience. This plan is a like a treasure hunter experiences, every step is a new dream to discover. Living into the water is dissimilar to the human; there the peace is the queen. The session are very properly capable to bring the essential touch to the under blue cosmos.

The license is ready to be in your pocket but before learn the theory, make a review of every scuba tip with the incomparable DVD that the course includes.

Bring your towel. Bring your energy and get your immersion.

What is it about? Well, some babies start with short and calm steps… we believe the same with the PADI courses. Our staff is much compromised with the mission of spread the love for Scuba. Under the rules, enjoying the sea and learning well and with much attention the “students” refuge at the sea like a new home.


Start with the simple lessons of scuba skills. The intention is that you become familiar with the team and the sea world. The techniques for the correct use of the equipment to breathe correctly are a primordial topic of the course. To makes good immersion supports you with an equal theory and practice learning.

Listen the silent and relax your nerves.