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.

Often we complete the entire course in one weekend!

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)
• Three more adventure dives

The most common optional adventure dives are: Night, Wreck, Drift.

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 Recreational Dive Planner

Prerequisites
To take this course, you must be:

• A PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• 15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)
• In good overall health

Forms
Just like in your previous classes, you need to completed a few forms.  It is very important that you review these documents carefully before signing.

• The PADI medical questionnaire, available for download here
  • Note: If you suffer from any of the conditions listed in the questionnaire, you need to seek approval from your physician before any in-water activities.
• A PADI Liability release, available for download here
• A PADI Continued Education form, available for download here