Advanced Open Water Course (2-3 days)

The Advanced Open Water Course is, with Enriched Air, the next general progression for a diver in their ongoing training.

By now you have enjoyed a few dives and want to improve existing skills and learn new ones.

The Advanced Open Water Course (PADI) uses a minimum of 5 dives to practice navigation techniques, explore a deep site and choose from other options such as:

• Night Dives
• Wreck Diving
• Underwater Photography or Videography
• Dry Suit: for those in cooler waters
• Peak Performance Buoyancy: improves efficiency and air consumption
• Diver Propulsion Vehicles (Scooters) to cover larger areas
• Fish Identification: to understand the relationships between species
• Search & Recovery: its surprising how many boaters loose outboard engines and help recovering them!
• many more (see below)

Each module consists of a book chapter (typically 20 pages) and Knowledge Review followed by an instructors dive and ability to practice new skills on the dive.

The Advanced Open Water course can be completed in as little as 2 days. Ready to continue your adventure?

Each dive done during your Advanced Open Water Course can be counted as the first dive in the full specialty later on.  Click here to learn more about some of the many specialty dives.