Advanced Open Water Diver
Ready to Go Deeper? Take the Next Step in Your Diving Adventure!
Just earned your Open Water certification? Great! Now it’s time to take your skills further with the Advanced Open Water Diver course at Underwater Dive Center. Whether you’re looking to dive deeper, explore new environments, or simply become a more confident diver, this course is your gateway to the next level.
You don’t need to be “advanced” to begin — this course is designed for newly certified divers who are ready to grow. The program starts with a classroom session on a weekday evening, where you'll review dive theory and prepare for the weekend. Then, over the course of a single weekend, you'll complete five open water dives under the guidance of a professional Instructor.
Two of these dives—Deep Diving and Underwater Navigation—are required and form the core of the Advanced Open Water experience. During a group orientation, you’ll also choose three additional specialty dives, with options that may include Night Diving, Search & Recovery, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Multilevel Diving, and more.
By the end of the course, you’ll have expanded your diving knowledge and gained the experience needed to tackle more advanced underwater adventures. Plus, you'll be one step closer to achieving the prestigious Master Scuba Diver rating—the highest level in recreational diving.
Availability: In Stock
What You Learn…
The knowledge and skills you will learn during this course will depend on the dives you choose to partake in. The most commons areas learned are:
- Practical aspects and the physiological effects of deep diving
- More ways to use your compass and how to navigate using kick cycles, visual landmarks and time
- How to better use your dive computer, eRDP (electronic dive planner), and or RDP (dive tables)
- Much more depending on what other dive you pick
What You Need…
You will use the basic scuba diving equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate and an underwater compass. If you are planning on doing a Night dive during your class, you will need to either purchase or rent (for an additional fee) an underwater dive light and a back-up light. If you choose on Multi-level diving, you may need to purchase an electronic dive planner or a dive computer. Dive computers can also be rented for an additional fee.
The Learning Materials You Need…
PADI Adventures In Diving Manual along with the Adventures In Diving Multipurpose Data Carrier (included in the course fee).
The manual will provide you with information on over 16 types of specialty diving.
Prerequisites…
PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or have a qualifying certification from another organization)
Be 12 years old or older (12-14 year old divers will earn a Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification)
