Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Exploration, Excitement, Experiences.
They’re what the Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. And no, you don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed so you can go straight into it after the PADI Open Water Diver course. The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water. This is a great way to get more divesunder your belt while continuing to learn under the supervision of your PADI instructor. This course builds on what you’ve learned and develops new capabilities by introducing you to new activities and new ways to have fun scuba diving.
You’ll hone your skills by completing five adventure dives that introduce you to:
- Underwater navigation
- Deeper water diving(typically anywhere from 18-30 metres/ 60-100 feet)
- A sampler of three more Adventure Dives
3 More Exciting Dives...
One reason you’ll love the Advanced Open Water Diver course is that you and your instructor choose from various Adventure Dives to complete your course. You can try your hand at wreck diving, night diving, peak performance buoyancyand much more.
Prerequisites
To take this course, you must be:
- A PADI Open Water Diver(or qualifying certification from another training organization)
- 15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)
Start the Advanced Open Water Diver Course Online
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is part of PADI eLearning®. The Advanced Open Water Diver Course Online gets you started right now with the background information you need for the seven of the most popular Adventure Dives (though you and your instructor can still choose any of the Adventure Dives).
What You Learn
The knowledge and skills you get in the Advanced Open Water Diver course vary with your interest and the adventures you have, but include
- Practical aspects of deep diving
- Physiological effects of deeper scuba diving.
- More ways to use your underwater compass
- How to navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time
- How to better use your dive computer and electronic Recreational Dive Planner
- And much, much more, depending on the Adventure Dives you choose
All Diving, No Classroom
One of the best parts of this course is that you learn on your own... complete your reading, knowledge reviews, and then talk with your instructor to review before each dive but the focus is on EXPERIENCE!
Cost
The Advanced Open Water Diver Course costs $245 which includes all books and materials. Travel/entrance fees to wherever the course is held are not included.