PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
The Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about enhancing your skills.
You'll practice navigation and buoyancy, try deep diving and make three specialty dives of your choosing (it's like a specialty taster). For every specialty dive you complete, you can earn credit toward PADI® specialty certifications.
WHY SHOULD I DO THIS COURSE?
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is a great way to expand your diving horizons, with a choice of 5 adventure dives that allows you to tailor the course to your own interests. These dives develop your abilities by introducing you to a number of exciting different diving experiences. You will have loads of fun underwater learning new skills which will be used during many of your future dives.
Each of the Adventure dives completed during the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver program can be counted as the first dive of each corresponding PADI Specialty. For example, if you choose to complete the PADI Drysuit Adventure dive during the course, you will only need to complete one more training dive to have earned yourself the PADI Drysuit Specialty Certification.
WHAT WILL I DO?
To certify as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, you must complete five Adventure Dives including Deep and Underwater Navigation. You will also need to complete five Knowledge Reviews for the completed Adventure Dives.
KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT
Your course will include self-study knowledge development in your own time. The PADI Adventures in Diving manual has more than just the five dives you will complete, including the required Deep and Underwater Navigation Adventure Dives. You can learn about Boat, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Naturalist and Wreck diving too. You study at your own pace before you complete your dives.
OPEN WATER DIVES
During the Deep Adventure Dive, you learn how to plan dives to deal with the physiological effects and challenges of deeper scuba diving. The Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive refines your compass navigation skills and helps you better navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time.
Every Adventure dive completed during the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course counts as the first dive of the corresponding Specialty Diver Courses. For example, if you complete the PADI Drysuit Adventure dive during the course, you will only need to complete one more training dive to have earned yourself the PADI Drysuit Specialty Certification. It's that easy! You can try your hand at digital underwater photography, wreck diving, diving with underwater scooters, peak performance buoyancy and much more.
WHAT SCUBA GEAR WILL I USE?
You use all the basic scuba gear including your underwater compass. You may use cameras, a torch, a drysuit, lift bags, an SMB or other specialty gear.
WHAT ARE THE PREREQUISITES FOR THIS COURSE?
To enrol on the course, you must be 12 years or older with an Open Water (or equivalent) certification.
Young divers may only participate in certain Adventures Dives, please contact us for more information.
You will also be required to complete the PADI Continuing Education Administrative Document and the 2022 Medical Statement before starting your course.
If you answer YES to any of the questions on the PADI Medical Statement, you will need to get a medical physician to sign a separate form to confirm fitness to dive prior to any in-water activities.
NOTE: You will not be able to participate in any pool or open water sessions without confirming your fitness to dive.
WHAT ARE THE COURSE OPTIONS?
Upgrade from eLearning: This option is only aimed at students who have already completed the eLearning part separately and now wish to upgrade to the practical steps of the course. If you have not previously completed the PADI eLearning for the Open Water Diver course, please select the “Full Course” option.
EQUIPMENT
Naturally, we prefer you to have most, if not all of your own equipment by reaching the PADI Advanced Open Water course, but we appreciate that this may not always be possible.
If you need to hire any equipment, please let us know as soon as possible.
PRIOR TO HIRING OR LOANING, YOU MUST READ THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT LOSS & DAMAGE POLICY
Loss & Damage Policy For Loaned & Hired Equipment (July'23 Version 1)
PRIOR TO BOOKING, YOU MUST ALSO READ THE FOLLOWING COURSE CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellation Policy for Scuba Diving, Snorkelling and Freediving Courses
BY CONTINUING TO PLACE YOUR ORDER, YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE READ, AGREE AND ACCEPT ALL OF THE SEPE DIVING TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOUND ABOVE.
The Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about enhancing your skills.
You'll practice navigation and buoyancy, try deep diving and make three specialty dives of your choosing (it's like a specialty taster). For every specialty dive you complete, you can earn credit toward PADI® specialty certifications.
WHY SHOULD I DO THIS COURSE?
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is a great way to expand your diving horizons, with a choice of 5 adventure dives that allows you to tailor the course to your own interests. These dives develop your abilities by introducing you to a number of exciting different diving experiences. You will have loads of fun underwater learning new skills which will be used during many of your future dives.
Each of the Adventure dives completed during the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver program can be counted as the first dive of each corresponding PADI Specialty. For example, if you choose to complete the PADI Drysuit Adventure dive during the course, you will only need to complete one more training dive to have earned yourself the PADI Drysuit Specialty Certification.
WHAT WILL I DO?
To certify as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, you must complete five Adventure Dives including Deep and Underwater Navigation. You will also need to complete five Knowledge Reviews for the completed Adventure Dives.
KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT
Your course will include self-study knowledge development in your own time. The PADI Adventures in Diving manual has more than just the five dives you will complete, including the required Deep and Underwater Navigation Adventure Dives. You can learn about Boat, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Naturalist and Wreck diving too. You study at your own pace before you complete your dives.
OPEN WATER DIVES
During the Deep Adventure Dive, you learn how to plan dives to deal with the physiological effects and challenges of deeper scuba diving. The Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive refines your compass navigation skills and helps you better navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time.
Every Adventure dive completed during the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course counts as the first dive of the corresponding Specialty Diver Courses. For example, if you complete the PADI Drysuit Adventure dive during the course, you will only need to complete one more training dive to have earned yourself the PADI Drysuit Specialty Certification. It's that easy! You can try your hand at digital underwater photography, wreck diving, diving with underwater scooters, peak performance buoyancy and much more.
WHAT SCUBA GEAR WILL I USE?
You use all the basic scuba gear including your underwater compass. You may use cameras, a torch, a drysuit, lift bags, an SMB or other specialty gear.
WHAT ARE THE PREREQUISITES FOR THIS COURSE?
To enrol on the course, you must be 12 years or older with an Open Water (or equivalent) certification.
Young divers may only participate in certain Adventures Dives, please contact us for more information.
You will also be required to complete the PADI Continuing Education Administrative Document and the 2022 Medical Statement before starting your course.
If you answer YES to any of the questions on the PADI Medical Statement, you will need to get a medical physician to sign a separate form to confirm fitness to dive prior to any in-water activities.
NOTE: You will not be able to participate in any pool or open water sessions without confirming your fitness to dive.
WHAT ARE THE COURSE OPTIONS?
Upgrade from eLearning: This option is only aimed at students who have already completed the eLearning part separately and now wish to upgrade to the practical steps of the course. If you have not previously completed the PADI eLearning for the Open Water Diver course, please select the “Full Course” option.
EQUIPMENT
Naturally, we prefer you to have most, if not all of your own equipment by reaching the PADI Advanced Open Water course, but we appreciate that this may not always be possible.
If you need to hire any equipment, please let us know as soon as possible.
PRIOR TO HIRING OR LOANING, YOU MUST READ THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT LOSS & DAMAGE POLICY
Loss & Damage Policy For Loaned & Hired Equipment (July'23 Version 1)
PRIOR TO BOOKING, YOU MUST ALSO READ THE FOLLOWING COURSE CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellation Policy for Scuba Diving, Snorkelling and Freediving Courses
BY CONTINUING TO PLACE YOUR ORDER, YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE READ, AGREE AND ACCEPT ALL OF THE SEPE DIVING TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOUND ABOVE.