Advanced Open Water Diver

Exploration, Excitement, Experiences. They’re what the PADI 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 PADI 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:

  • Underwater navigation
  • Deeper water diving  (typically anywhere from 18-30 metres/ 60-100 feet)
  • A sampler of three more Adventure Dives of your choice   


One reason you’ll love the Advanced Open Water Diver course is that you and your instructor choose the Adventure Dives you’re interested in to complete your course.

  • Aware Fish ID
  • Boat Dive
  • Deep Dive
  • Drift Dive
  • Multi Level Dive
  • Night Dive
  • Peak Performance Buoyancy
  • Search and Recovery Dive 
  • Underwater Naturalist
  • Underwater Navigation

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