definition of confined water and confined open water

[craig chamberlain]

Hi

Just wondering what the difference between confined water and confined open water is, if an instructor could give me an exact definition that would be great.

Craig Chamberlain

 

[mala]

with padi confined water is a swimming pool.
confined open water is an open water site with swimming pool like conditions.

 

[Hawkwood]

In the PADI world:

Confined Water
Confined water is a general term that refers to either a swimming pool or confined open water.

Confined open water is an open water site that offers swimming-pool-like conditions with respect to clarity, calmness, and depth. It has both shallow water and water sufficiently deep to allow student divers to meet all skill performance requirements.

Open Water
Open water is a body of water significantly larger than a swimming pool offering conditions typical of a natural body of water encountered by divers.