Advanced Open Water Diver
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
This course can be taken after completing the PADI Open Water Diver certification. It’s titled PADI Advanced Open Water Diver because it advances your diving knowledge & skills.
Advanced doesn’t mean you have to be “advanced” to take the course – it’s designed to advance your diving, so you can start right after earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification! The course helps build confidence and expand your SCUBA skills through different Adventure Dives. You’ll try out a set of new specialties while gaining experience under the supervision of your PADI Instructor all while finding new ways to have fun SCUBA diving.
Get credit! Each Adventure Dive may credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver Course. If you’ve already taken a specialty diver course, ask your instructor if you’ve earned credit for an Adventure Dive.
PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers who are at least 12 years old are ready to step up and enroll in an Advanced Open Water Diver course. Young divers may only participate in certain Adventures Dives – check with your PADI Instructor.
If you’re already an Adventure Diver, you only need to complete two more Adventure Dives to earn the Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
Academics
You’ll plan your learning path with your instructor by choosing from a long list of Adventure Dives. There are two required dives – Deep and Underwater Navigation – and you choose the other three, for a total of five dives. During the Deep Adventure Dive, you learn how to plan dives to deal with the physiological effects and challenges of deeper SCUBA diving. The Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive refines your compass navigation skills and helps you better navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks, and time.
The other knowledge and skills you get vary with your interest and the adventures you have – photography, buoyancy control, fish identification, exploring wrecks, and many more.
Equipment
Beyond using basic SCUBA equipment, you’ll need a compass and dive knife or dive tool. You’ll also use specialized gear depending on the Adventure Dives you choose. Your PADI Instructor will explain the equipment that you need and may suggest additional gear, such as dive light for night diving or lift bag for search and recovery diving.
Prerequisites:
Minimum Age
– 10 yrs (children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult throughout their certification process).
– An eLearner under the age of 13 requires parent or guardian permission to register online.
Must be a previously certified PADI Open Water Diver*.
*Qualifying certification from another SCUBA training organization is accepted, but please contact Red Hook Dive Center for details.
Physical :
For safety, all students complete a brief SCUBA Medical Questionnaire (pdf file) that asks about medical conditions that could be a problem while diving. If none of these apply, you sign the form and you’re ready to start. If any of these apply to you, as a safety precaution your physician must assess the condition as it relates to diving and sign a medical form that confirms that you’re fit to dive.
Start the Advanced Open Water Diver Course Online
Sign up for Advanced Open Water Diver Online – PADI’s eLearning option – to get started immediately. The web-based system lets you learn about seven of the most popular Adventures Dives – including the required Deep and Underwater Navigation Adventure Dives, plus Boat, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Naturalist, and Wreck Adventure Dives. You study at your own pace through an easy to use, interactive program. You also have access to an online version of the Adventures in Diving manual and can complete sections for other Adventure Dives as directed by your PADI Instructor.
Course Fee
- Single student (per Booking) – $799
Required Materials
- PADI Training Log Book
- Recreational Dive Planner (Dive Table or eRDPml) or Dive Computer
- Timing Device (Watch or Dive Computer)
- Compass
- Dive Knife or Dive Tool
What’s Included:
- Use of Required Scuba Equipment (BCD, Regulator, Wetsuit, Snorkel, Mask, Fins, Compass, Dive Tool)
- Instructor Fee
- Boat Fee (Tanks, Weights, Captain & Crew)
- Certification eCard & Processing Fee
Not Included:
- PADI eLearning – See PADI eLearning for Price
- Gratuity for Your Instructor and Crew
Course Schedule (Sample):
Duration: 3 Half Days
Day 1 – Half Day
8:00AM – 12:00PM: Fun Dive + Peak Performance Buoyancy
– or –
12:00PM – 5:00PM
Day 2 – Half Day
8:00am – 12:00pm: Naturalist + Wreck Dive
– or –
12:00PM – 5:00PM
Day 3 – Half Day
8:00am – 12:00pm: Deep Dive + Underwater Navigation
– or –
12:00PM – 5:00PM
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