Advanced Open Water

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is fun way to continue your dive education. With a little academic time and lots of dive time you’ll have a chance to experience different types of dive activities and increase your confidence with the supervision of your PADI instructor.

Why PADI Advanced Open Water?

After your five dives, you'll be more experienced, feel more comfortable in the water and simply enjoy diving more because you better understand the underwater environment.

What do I need to start?

• PADI Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• Minimum age: 15 (12 for PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)

What will I do?

This certification includes five Dives, including the Deep Adventure Dive, the Underwater Navigator Adventure Dive and three of the following:

• Boat Diver
• Drift Diver
• Deep Diver
• Diver Propulsion Vehicle
• Multilevel Diver
• Night Diver
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Search and Recovery Diver
• Underwater Naturalist
• Underwater Videographer
• Underwater Photographer
• Underwater Navigator
• AWARE Fish Identification
• Wreck Diver

How long will it take?

One weekend to include a minimum of five dives over two days

What will I need?

• Adventures in Diving Crew-Pak
• A primary dive light and a backup for the night dive
• Log Book

What is the cost of the course and what does it include?

• Cost is $335 and it includes;
  • Your Adventures in Diving Crew-Pak
  • All 5 boat dives
  • Hotel based on double occupancy
• Not included;
  • Transportation, dive gear rental, dive lights, meals, and gratuities

Where can I go from here?

PADI Advanced Open Water Divers at least 15 years of age can enroll in PADI Wreck or Deep Diver Specialty courses and continue on to the PADI Rescue Diver or Junior Rescue Diver course.

PADI Adventure Dives can also credit towards the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver certifications. Stop by Deans Dive Center for more information