Aquatic Safaris Advanced Open Water Course

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

Exploration, Excitement, Experiences. One of the many creatures you will discover underwater
They’re what the PADI 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 dives under 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 60-100 feet)
A sampler of three more Adventure Dives

The Fun Part: Your Choice

One reason you’ll love the Advanced Open Water Diver course is that you and your instructor choose from 15 types of Adventure Dives to complete your course. You can try your hand at wreck diving, night diving, peak performance buoyancy and much more.

Get credit! Each Adventure Dive in the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course may credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver course.

Prerequisites

Couple taking scuba diving lessons 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.) Start Now!

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^TM (eRDP^TM)
And much, much more, depending on the Adventure Dives you choose

The Scuba Gear You Use

You use all the basic scuba gear including your underwater compass. You can rent a full set of scuba gear for use during this class for $75.

Other gear recommended is a signal kit/safety sausage and wreck reel. You can purchase these items at your student discount price at Aquatic Safaris.

The Learning Materials You Need

Advanced Open Water Crew Pak for scuba lessons PADI’s Adventures in Diving Manual and DVD provide information on more than 16 types of specialty diving. You’ll use them as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and prepare for new experiences and adventures.

Curious about night diving? Flip to the night diving chapter. Once you’ve previewed the skills, your instructor will guide you on your first night diving adventure. Having trouble with underwater navigation? Review the underwater navigation section then sign up for the Navgation Adventure Dive with your PADI Instructor.

The Adventures in Diving Crewpac is included in your course fee.

Upcoming Advanced Open Water Classes Full Instruction Schedule here

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Minimum age	15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver). Private classes on a case-by-case basis and are subject to a surcharge.
Equipment provided by student	Student is responsible for providing their own gear or can rent from Aquatic Safaris for $75. A dive light is required for night dive (not included in gear rental).
Equipment provided by Aquatic Safaris	Underwater compass for use during the navigation dive.
Charters provided by Aquatic Safaris	Charter to Hyde for night dive. Charter to Hyde/Markham for wreck and deep dives.
Course cost	$320 per student. Class size is limited by PADI standards. A $100 deposit secures your class spot and gets you the learning materials.
Required books & materials	PADI Advanced Open Water Crewpak - included in course fee.
Additional expenses	NONE.

Your Next Adventure

After you’ve tried a specialty in the Advanced Open Water Diver course, you’ll probably want to take the whole specialty course and learn more:

AWARE-fish identification, boat diving, deep diving, drift diving, dry suit diving, night diving, peak performance buoyancy, search and recovery, underwater navigation, underwater photography, wreck diving