Advanced Open Water Diver Course

Why Advanced Open Water Diver?

After your five dives, you'll be more experienced, feel more comfortable in the water and simply enjoy diving more because you better understand the underwater environment.

What do I need to start?

• PADI Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another)
• Minimum age: 15 (10 for PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)

What will I do?

This certification includes five Adventure Dives, including the Deep Adventure Dive, the Underwater Navigator Adventure Dive and three of the following:

• Altitude Diver
• Boat Diver
• Drift Diver
• Deep Diver
• Dry Suit Diver
• Diver Propulsion Vehicle
• Multilevel Diver
• Night Diver
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Search and Recovery Diver
• Underwater Naturalist
• Underwater Videographer
• Underwater Photographer
• Underwater Navigator
• AWARE Fish Identification
• Wreck Diver

How long will it take?

• Recommended Course Hours: 15
• Minimum Open Water Training: five dives over two days

What will I need?

• Adventures in Diving Crew-Pak
• Adventures in Diving Video
• Log Book

Where can I go from here?

PADI Advanced Open Water Divers at least 15 years of age can enroll in PADI Wreck or Deep Diver Specialty courses and continue on to the PADI Rescue Diver or Junior Rescue Diver course.

PADI Adventure Dives can also credit towards the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver certifications. Stop by Alpha Diving for more information on the PADI Adventures In Diving program.