The eLearning Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water.
You'll hone your skills by completing five adventure dives that introduce you to:
- Underwater navigation and Peak Performance diving
- Deeper water diving (typically anywhere from 60-100 feet)-
- Wreck diving
Prerequisites: To take this course, you must be:
- An Open Water Diver
- 15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)
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:
- eLearning åcademics
- 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 Dive Tables
- 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. Depending on which adventure dives you pick, you may also try out underwater photography equipment , a dive light, a dry suit, lift bags, a dive flag/float or other specialty gear.
Here is how it works
PART 1: REGISTER FOR YOUR PADI ADVANCED OPEJN WATER ELEARNING CLASS - $125*
Complete the comprehensive elearning course at your own pace - online or offline.
Time commitment: 10-14 hours
*If you purchased your eLearning directly from PADI you only need to purchase PART II - PADI Rescue Diver Practical Training. eLearning purchased directly from PADI may be more expensive.
PART II: PADI ADVANCED OPEN WQTER PRACTICAL TRAINING - $199
Typically we complete your Peak Performance, Navigation, and 1 other dive in Fantasy Lake Scuba Park.
This is followed by one dive charter for your Deep and Wreck dives.
We recommend the Hyde, Markum, BP25, JD Gill or any charter between 80 and 100 feet for your Deep and Wreck Dives.
We also offer the Advanced Open Water Certification on all our Dive Vacations.
Price includes:
- Knowledge Review with your PADI Instructor.
- Two days of diving with your PADI Instructor.
- Certification processing including your Digital Advanced Open Water Certification card.
Use the drop down to select one, two, or all three components and get started today.