PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Exploration, Excitement, Experiences. 
They’re what the Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. And no, you
don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed so you can go straight
into it after the Open Water Diver course. The Advanced
Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba
skills so you can become more comfortable in the water. This is a great
way to get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn under the
supervision of your PADI instructor. This course builds on what you’ve
learned and develops new capabilities by introducing you to new activities and
new ways to have fun scuba diving.
You’ll hone your skills by completing five adventure dives
that introduce you to:
The Fun Part: Your Choice
One reason you’ll love the Advanced Open Water Diver course is
that you and your instructor choose from 15 types of Adventure Dives to complete
your course. You can try your hand at digital underwater photography, wreck diving, night diving, diving with underwater scooters, peak performance buoyancy and much
more.
- Get credit! Each Adventure Dive in the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course may
credit toward the first dive of the corresponding Specialty Diver course.
Prerequisites
To take this course, you must be:
- A Open Water
Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
- 15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)
Start the Advanced Open Water Diver Course Online
Advanced Open Water Diver course is part of eLearning®. The Advanced
Open Water Diver Course Online gets you started right now with the
background information you need for the seven of the most popular Adventure
Dives (though you and your instructor can still choose any of the Adventure
Dives.) Start Now!
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
- Practical aspects of deep diving
- 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 electronic
Recreational Dive PlannerTM (eRDPTM)
- And much, much more, depending on the Adventure Dives you choose
Get College Credit
You may be able to earn college
credit for the Advanced Open Water Diver Course
The Scuba Gear You Use
You use all the basic scuba gear including your
underwater compass. Depending on which three adventure dives you pick, you may
also try out underwater photography
equipment , DPVs (underwater scooters), a dive light
a dry suit, lift bags, a
dive flag/float or other specialty gear.
Check with us about gear rentals and packages offered with this course. You can
find most everything at the Shop
The Learning Materials You Need
Adventures
in Diving Manual and DVD provide information on many types
of specialty diving.You’ll use them as a
guidebook to improve your diving skills and prepare for new experiences and
adventures.
Curious about night diving? Flip to the night diving
chapter. Once you’ve previewed the skills, your instructor will guide you on
your first night diving adventure. Having trouble with underwater navigation? Review the
underwater navigation section then sign up for the Navgation Adventure Dive with
your Instructor.
To purchase this product, come to the shop and have one our staff help you.
Your Next Adventure