That is what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. You do not have to be “advanced” to take it; the course is designed to advance your diving, so you can start right after earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification.
The course helps build confidence and expand your scuba skills through different Adventure Dives. You try out different specialties while gaining experience under the supervision of your PADI Instructor. You log dives and develop capabilities as you find new ways to have fun scuba diving.
Get credit. Each Adventure Dive may earn credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver Course. If you have already taken a specialty diver course, ask your instructor if you have earned credit for an Adventure Dive.
PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers who are at least 12 years old are ready to step up and enroll in an Advanced Open Water Diver course. Young divers may only participate in certain Adventures Dives – check with your PADI Instructor.
If you are already an Adventure Diver, you only need to complete two more Adventure Dives to earn the Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
You will plan your learning path with your instructor by choosing from a long list of Adventure Dives. There are two required dives — Deep & Underwater Navigation. You will then choose the other three — for a total of five 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.
The other knowledge and skills you acquire will vary with your interest and the adventures you have — photography, buoyancy control, fish identification, exploring wrecks and many more.
You may be able to get college credit for the Advanced Open Water Diver course.
Beyond using basic scuba equipment, you will need a compass and dive knife or dive tool. You will also use special gear, depending on the Adventure Dives you choose. I am happy to personally explain the equipment that you may need and to suggest additional gear, such as dive light for night diving, or lift bag for search and recovery diving.
Contact me to learn more about the gear you will need to start your adventures in the Advanced Open Water Diver course.
To talk with our PADI Course Director, click below or contact Michael Casey by calling (267) 257-9782.
ContactSign up for Advanced Open Water Diver Online — PADI’s E Learning option — to get started immediately. The Web-based system lets you learn about seven of the most popular Adventures Dives — including the required Deep and Underwater Navigation Adventure Dives, plus Boat, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Naturalist and Wreck Adventure Dives.
You study at your own pace through an easy to use, interactive program. You also have access to an online version of the Adventures in Diving manual and can complete sections for other Adventure Dives as directed by your PADI Instructor.
You can also choose my traditional method, this is simply done by reading the Adventures in Diving manual. Contact me now and we can personally discuss the best method for your schedule.
