This course includes one deep dive. How deep do you go?

Name: Advanced Open Water Diver
Price: 750 AUD
Availability: InStock

Anything below 18 metres is considered to be a deep dive. For divers 12-15 years old, the maximum depth is 21 metres. So, 19-21 m. For divers 15 or older, the maximum depth is 30 metres. So, 19-30 m.

Advanced Open Water Diver

$750

About the Course

The Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about advancing your skills. You'll practice navigation and buoyancy, try deep diving and make three specialty dives of your choosing (it's like a specialty sampler platter). For every specialty dive you complete, you can earn credit toward PADI specialty certifications. Here are a few of the many options: Deep, Digital Underwater Photography, Dive Against Debris, Dry Suit, Enriched Air Nitrox, Fish Identification, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search & Recovery, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Navigation, and Wreck Diver.

Learn How to

Explore below 18m
Improve your buoyancy
Use a compass

Take This Course If You Want to

Gain more diving experience
Practice navigation
Sample different types of diving

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Upcoming Course Dates

9-10 Nov	Book
7-8 Dec	Book

Optional Specialty Add-Ons

Add Dive Against Debris Specialty for $100
Add Nitrox Specialty for $350 + get free Nitrox fill with your AOW

Counts towards Master Scuba Diver Rating.

How to Become an Advanced Open Water Diver

Overview

Learn about underwater navigation, deep diving and three types of specialty diving that interest you. After some skill practice with your instructor, you'll make five open water dives. There's no exam because this course is truly about having fun and gaining experience.

Prerequisites

Minimum age: 12
Open Water Diver (or equivalent certification)

PADI eLearning

Advanced Open Water Diver eLearning includes interactive lessons on 13 popular specialty dives: altitude, boat, digital underwater imaging, drift, dry suit, fish ID, night, buoyancy, search and recovery, underwater naturalist and wreck diving. You'll study deep and navigation diving plus three specialties of your choosing.

Time commitment: 6-8 hours

With Your Instructor

The course includes five dives: a deep dive below 18m, a navigation dive, and three specialty dives: - Peak Performance Buoyancy - Wreck Dive or Drift Dive - Night Dive or Dive Against Debris Gain experience, build confidence and discover your diving abilities.

Time commitment: 2 days

After This Course

During the Advanced Open Water course, you'll try different types of specialty diving and discover your diving aptitude and interests. As an added bonus, each dive you make may be credited toward the related specialty certification. For example, if you try wreck diving during your Advanced Open Water course and like it, you can credit that dive towards Wreck Diver specialty certification. Here are some other courses to consider: - If you like making multiple dives in one day, or taking multi-day dive trips, getting Enriched Air Nitrox certified will unlock longer, deeper dives and shorter surface intervals. - Want to improve your confidence and become a better dive buddy? Sign up for the PADI Rescue Diver course. - With each certification you earn, you'll be one step closer to earning the elite Master Scuba Diver rating.

Junior Divers

The minimum age to start the Advanced Open Water Diver course is 12. - Divers 15 or older earn an Advanced Open Water Diver certification - Divers between the age of 12-14 earn a Junior Advanced Open Water - Diver certification Divers 10-11 can earn a Junior Adventure Diver certification. Upon turning 12, they can complete the deep dive and earn a Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification. Divers certified as Junior Advanced Open Water Divers automatically become Advanced Open Water Divers at age 15. Any replacement certification card or eCard purchased the day after the diver's 15th birthday will automatically show an Advanced Open Water Diver (not Jr. Advanced Open Water Diver) certification.