PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE

For divers that have already achieved the PADI open water diver certification and want to advance their skills and knowledge, the PADI advanced open water diver course is the next step. The standard program includes 5 dive modules and 5 knowledge reviews, but no exams, over a 2 day period, which can be scheduled between surf days if preferred.

Deep Dive and Underwater Navigation are the compulsory core modules, and clients then choose three more adventure dives from the following: drift diving, underwater digital photography, underwater naturalist, peak performance buoyancy and many others by application. Participants should be at least 12 years old and have a junior PADI Open Water Diver or PADI Open Water Diver certification. Please note: divers between 12-14 years old obtain a Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification upon course completion.

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

What Will you Learn?

Advanced diving theory
Adventure Underwater Navigation
Adventure Deep Dive
Three adventure dives of your choosing

What to Expect

The Theory

The advanced open water theory is comprised of 5 chapters related to the Adventure Dive of your choosing. For each chapter, you will need to complete a knowledge review and review it with your Instructor.

The Open Water Dive

To complete your training you must complete 5 open water dives (the fun part)! On each Adventure Open Water Dive you are going to perform a number of underwater skills as discussed with your Instructor before the dive.

The certification

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification is recognized worldwide and valid for life, allowing you to dive independently to a maximum depth of 30 meters. This course will expand your skillset and knowledge while allowing you to explore more of the underwater world.

The adventure dive is an introduction to a specialty within diving. You will need to complete five dives, two of which are required and three others of your choosing.

Adventure Underwater Navigation
Adventure Deep Dive
Adventure AWARE – Fish Identification
Adventure Boat Dive
Adventure Drift Dive
Adventure Multilevel & Computer Dive
Adventure Peak Performance Buoyancy
Adventure Search and Recovery
Adventure Underwater Naturalist
Adventure Underwater Photography
Adventure Wreck Dive
And many more

Course Details

The Advanced Open Water Diver course includes:

All teaching materials and certification
All dive equipment
Free coffee and tea
Drinks and snacks on the boat
Boat trips