PADI O2 Provider Course

OTA Scuba and Swim Verified independent store

→

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; } :root { --navy: #0a2540; --navy-mid: #163557; --water: #1e6fa8; --water-light: #e8f3fb; --aqua: #2ec4b6; - -sand: #f7f4ef; --ink: #1a1a2e; --muted: #5a6a7a; --white: #ffffff; --serif: 'DM Serif Display', Georgia, serif; --sans: 'DM Sans', system-ui, sans-serif; } body { font-family: var(--sans); background: var(--sand); color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.6; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; } .hero { background: var(--navy); padding: 72px 24px 88px; text-align: center; position: relative; overflow: hidden; } .hero::before { content: ''; position: absolute; bottom: -1px; left: 0; right: 0; height: 60px; background: var(--sand); clip-path: ellipse(60% 100% at 50% 100%); } .hero-eyebrow { display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--aqua); margin-bottom: 18px; } .hero h1 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(28px, 5vw, 48px); color: var(--white); line-height: 1.15; max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto 16px; } .hero h1 em { color: var(--aqua); font-style: italic; } .hero-sub { font-size: 16px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.65); max-width: 520px; margin: 0 auto 28px; font-weight: 300; } .hero-price { display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5); font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 6px; } .hero-price strong { color: var(--aqua); font-weight: 500; } .reviews-bar { background: var(--white); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(10,37,64,0.08); padding: 18px 24px; text-align: center; font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); } .reviews-bar strong { color: var(--navy); } .content-section { max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 56px 24px 0; } .section-label { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--aqua); margin-bottom: 10px; } .section-heading { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(22px, 3.5vw, 32px); color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 16px; } .section-body { font-size: 15px; color: var(--muted); font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 16px; } .key-points { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px; margin-top: 32px; } .key-point { background: var(--white); border-radius: 16px; padding: 24px 28px; box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(10,37,64,0.07); border-left: 4px solid var(--aqua); } .key-point h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 20px; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 10px; } .key-point p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.65; } .key-point p + p { margin-top: 10px; } .stat-block { background: var(--navy); border-radius: 16px; padding: 36px; margin-top: 32px; display: flex; gap: 24px; align-items: flex-start; } .stat-number { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 56px; color: var(--aqua); line-height: 1; flex-shrink: 0; } .stat-content h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 22px; color: var(--white); margin-bottom: 10px; } .stat-content p { font-size: 14px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.65); font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.65; } .stat-content p + p { margin-top: 10px; } .steps-grid { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; margin-top: 32px; } .step { background: var(--white); border-radius: 16px; padding: 28px; box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(10,37,64,0.07); display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start; } .step-num { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 32px; color: var(--aqua); line-height: 1; flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 2px; } .step-content h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 20px; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 6px; } .step-content p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.65; } .bundle-callout { max-width: 820px; margin: 48px auto 0; padding: 0 24px; } .bundle-box { background: var(--aqua); border-radius: 16px; padding: 32px 36px; display: flex; gap: 24px; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; } .bundle-box-text h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 24px; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 8px; } .bundle-box-text p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--navy); opacity: 0.75; font-weight: 300; } .bundle-box-price { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 42px; color: var(--navy); white-space: nowrap; } .bundle-link { display: inline-block; background: var(--navy); color: var(--white); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; padding: 10px 22px; border-radius: 40px; text-decoration: none; margin-top: 12px; } .included-section { max-width: 820px; margin: 48px auto 0; padding: 0 24px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; } .included-box { background: var(--white); border-radius: 16px; padding: 28px; box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(10,37,64,0.07); } .included-box h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 18px; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 16px; } .included-list { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; } .included-list li { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 8px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.5; } .included-list li::before { content: '✔'; color: var(--aqua); font-weight: 700; flex-shrink: 0; } .not-included-list li::before { content: '✖'; color: #e67e22; } .prereq-section { max-width: 820px; margin: 48px auto 0; padding: 0 24px; } .prereq-box { background: var(--white); border-radius: 16px; padding: 28px; box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(10,37,64,0.07); } .prereq-box h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 18px; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 16px; } .prereq-list { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; } .prereq-list li { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 8px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.5; } .prereq-list li::before { content: '→'; color: var(--water); font-weight: 700; flex-shrink: 0; } .prereq-note { margin-top: 16px; background: var(--water-light); border-left: 4px solid var(--water); border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; padding: 12px 16px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--navy-mid); font-weight: 400; } .cta-strip { background: var(--navy); text-align: center; padding: 56px 24px; margin-top: 56px; } .cta-strip h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(24px, 4vw, 36px); color: var(--white); margin-bottom: 12px; } .cta-strip p { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 28px; max-width: 440px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .cta-btn-row { display: flex; gap: 14px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 14px; } .btn-cta { display: inline-block; background: var(--aqua); color: var(--navy); font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; padding: 14px 32px; border-radius: 40px; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0.04em; } .btn-cta:hover { background: #25b0a3; } .cta-phone-row { margin-top: 14px; text-align: center; } .cta-phone-row p { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 12px; } @media (max-width: 640px) { .included-section { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .stat-block { flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; } .step { flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; } .bundle-box { flex-direction: column; } .hero { padding: 56px 20px 72px; } } OTA Diving · Katy, TX · PADI O2 Provider The one skill that buys time when it matters most. Oxygen is the single most effective first aid for dive injuries. This half-day course teaches you how to use it correctly — and why it changes everything. $199.95 · Included in the Rescue Weekend Bundle · Save $99.90 when you bundle with Rescue + EFR ★★★★★ 4.98 · Over 250 Verified Reviews · All of our dive business comes from word of mouth. If someone sent you here, they trust us — and we don't take that lightly. What the O2 Provider Course Actually Is A half-day course. A skill you'll carry for life. Most divers know that oxygen helps in a dive emergency. Very few know how to actually use it — which mask to use, what flow rate, how long to maintain it, and what to do while waiting for EMS. The PADI O2 Provider course closes that gap in about half a day. This is not a certification that collects dust. Every serious diver, every dive professional, and every dive boat crew member should have it. If you're already taking the Rescue Diver course — or planning to — this course fits naturally into the same weekend. Oxygen doesn't just help — it's the most effective first aid available for DCS Decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism — the two most serious dive injuries — both respond to oxygen first aid. Administering high-concentration oxygen immediately after a suspected injury can reduce bubble size, improve symptoms, and buy critical time before the injured diver reaches a hyperbaric chamber. Knowing how doesn't mean knowing when This course covers both. You'll learn to recognize the symptoms that indicate oxygen first aid is appropriate, how to approach a conscious and unresponsive diver, and how to maintain oxygen delivery effectively without exhausting your supply before help arrives. The equipment is useless without the training Most dive boats carry O2 kits. Most people on those boats have never opened one under pressure. The PADI O2 Provider course gives you the hands-on practice to operate the equipment calmly and correctly when it actually matters — not for the first time when someone's life depends on it. 100% High-concentration O2. Not room air. The difference between administering 21% oxygen (room air via CPR) and 100% oxygen via a proper non-rebreather mask is significant for dive injuries specifically. This course teaches you why, and how to deliver it correctly for as long as your supply allows. We also cover what to do when your supply runs out — because emergencies don't end when the cylinder does. What You Learn Three steps. Every time. Without hesitation. The O2 Provider course is built around a simple, repeatable protocol that you'll practice until it's automatic. Here's what the course covers: 1 Recognize the emergency Symptoms of DCS, arterial gas embolism, and other dive-related injuries that indicate oxygen first aid. How to assess a conscious diver and how to approach an unresponsive one. What to ask, what to look for, and how to prioritize. 2 Set up and administer oxygen Assembling an O2 kit under pressure. Selecting the right delivery device — demand valve vs. non-rebreather mask — based on the diver's condition. Correct flow rates, mask fit, and monitoring the diver's response during administration. 3 Manage the situation until EMS arrives Documenting the dive profile, symptoms, and timeline for the responding medical team. Managing your oxygen supply to last as long as needed. Coordinating with other rescuers and communicating with emergency services. Take it as part of the Rescue Weekend Rescue Diver + EFR + O2 Provider — three certifications, one weekend, one price. Save $99.90 vs. à la carte and get a free PADI Club membership. View the Bundle → $900 What's Included All instruction and hands-on equipment practice PADI O2 Provider certification upon completion Not Included PADI e-learning materials — available separately through PADI or ask us when you book Prerequisites Who can take this course? Minimum age 12 No prior diving certification required — this course is open to non-divers Recommended for all divers, dive professionals, and anyone who spends time on or near the water Taking the Rescue Diver course? The O2 Provider fits into the same weekend — ask us about the bundle when you book. Ready to Enroll? We run this course as a standalone and as part of our Rescue Weekend. Call us to check the next available date. Enroll in O2 Provider → Bundle — Rescue + EFR + O2 → Have any questions? Give us a call at 📞 855-OTA-DIVE { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Course", "name": "PADI O2 Provider Course", "description": "PADI O2 Provider certification in Katy, TX. Half-day course covering oxygen first aid for dive injuries including DCS and AGE. Open to divers and non-divers. Included in the Rescue Weekend bundle.", "provider": { "@type": "LocalBusiness", "name": "OTA Scuba and Swim", "url": "https://www.otadiving.com", "telephone": "+18556823483", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "addressLocality": "Katy", "addressRegion": "TX", "addressCountry": "US" } }, "offers": { "@type": "Offer", "price": "199.95", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "url": "https://www.otadiving.com/products/padi-o2-provider-course", "identifier": "OTAO2-1", "itemOffered": { "@type": "Service", "serviceType": "Scuba Diving Instruction" } }, "courseMode": ["onsite"], "educationalLevel": "Beginner", "hasCourseInstance": { "@type": "CourseInstance", "courseMode": "onsite", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "OTA Scuba and Swim", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "addressLocality": "Katy", "addressRegion": "TX", "addressCountry": "US" } } } } ] } Show more