Advanced Open Water Diver

🌊 PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course – Level Up Your Diving Skills

Already certified as a PADI Open Water Diver? It’s time to take the next step with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course—a hands-on, experience-based program designed to expand your skills, boost your confidence, and open new diving opportunities.

🔍 What Is the PADI Advanced Open Water Course?

The Advanced Open Water Diver certification is your gateway to deeper, more diverse diving experiences. It’s not about exams—it’s about exploration, adventure, and improving your diving abilities under the guidance of a certified instructor.

During the course, you’ll complete five dives, including:

• A Deep Dive (up to 30 meters / 100 feet)

• An Underwater Navigation Dive

• Three specialty dives of your choice (e.g., wreck diving, night diving, photography)

🧭 It’s called “Advanced” not because it’s hard—but because it advances your diving!

🧠 What You’ll Learn – Course Structure

The PADI Advanced Open Water course is divided into two parts:

📘 1. Knowledge Development (via PADI eLearning®)

• Study 13 available specialty dives at your own pace

• Learn about safety, equipment, dive planning, and specialty techniques

• Time commitment: ~6–8 hours of online study

• Topics include:

  • Deep diving principles

  • Navigation techniques

  • Night diving protocols

  • Wreck and drift diving

  • Buoyancy and underwater imaging

You can complete this at home before your dives begin.

🤿 2. Instructor-Guided Open Water Dives

You’ll complete five open water dives, each one focused on skill-building and exploration:

1. Deep Dive: Go beyond 18m and down to 30m (100ft) safely and confidently

2. Navigation Dive: Learn to use a compass, natural navigation, and distance estimation

3. 3 Specialty Dives: Choose from options such as:

   • Night Diving

   • Peak Performance Buoyancy

   • Wreck Diving

   • Underwater Photography

   • Fish Identification

   • Drift Diving

These dives count toward full PADI Specialty Diver certifications if you decide to continue your training.

🎯 Why Choose the Advanced Open Water Course?

• ✅ No written exams – the focus is on real diving

• ✅ Earn credit toward specialty certifications

• ✅ Improve confidence in deeper, more challenging conditions

• ✅ Unlock new dive sites restricted to advanced divers

• ✅ Get more experience under the guidance of a professional

This course gives you a taste of different dive types so you can discover what excites you most.

🧳 Course Prerequisites & Requirements

To join this course, you must:

• Hold a PADI Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent from another organization)

• Be at least 12 years old (some dives may have higher age requirements)

• Be in good physical health and able to swim

📅 Duration & Format

• Total Duration: 2 days (can be split over multiple sessions)

• Format: Online study (eLearning) + 5 instructor-led dives

• Location: Conducted at varied dive sites depending on your interests and conditions

🧭 What’s Included?

• Access to PADI Advanced eLearning® platform

• 5 open water dives with a certified PADI Instructor

• Full dive equipment

• Certification card upon completion

• Water, snacks, and surface interval breaks

Optional: You can request Nitrox or additional dives for a small fee.

🧠 Tip: Planning a Dive Trip?

Many liveaboards and dive resorts require an Advanced certification to access deeper or more technical sites like wrecks or caves. Earning this certification gives you access to more adventure and flexibility wherever you go.

📞 Ready to Get Advanced?

Push your limits. Build your confidence. Discover the next level of diving.

👉 Contact us to enroll in the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course or email us at info@divenemo.com