PADI Advanced / Adventures in Diving Course

SPECIAL OFFER: Sign up for the Adventures in Diving course when returning your Open Water Diver course rental gear and receive free SCUBA gear rental for the Adventures in Diving course.

The PADI Adventures in Diving or Advanced course is conducted over a two day weekend at Lake Travis and results in the PADI Advanced Open Water certification. Participants will have the opportunity to make 5 dives during the weekend. The 5 dives include the following:

Peak Performance Buoyancy Clinic
Navigation
Night
Deep
Search & Recovery

Students will fine tune their buoyancy skills, learn the proper use of lights and hand signals at night, plot and follow a navigation course, experience greater depths, and learn the proper use and handling of lift bags. All of these skills, and many others, are taught in ways that reinforce the buddy system introduced in the PADI Open Water Diver Course.

Benefits

Additional supervised diving experience
More time with PADI dive professionals
Additional experience in a variety of diving situations and conditions
Fun with future dive buddies

Schedule

Dates	Location	Instructor	Interested in this class?
6/7,6/8	North Store	Chris Brame
6/21,6/22	South Store	HJ Phillips

Costs

Course Fee	$ 150.00
AOW Crewpack	$ 69.00

TOTAL	$ 219.00	(plus SCUBA gear rental, if needed)

Students will also need to have their own primary, backup, marker light, slate and knife. Don't forget to ask for your student discount!

PADI Information

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Frequently Asked Questions

I just finished my Open Water class, shouldn't I get more dives before the Advanced Open Water class?

No, you do not need more dives before the Advanced Open Water class. This class is designed to be taken after you finish your Open Water class. Don't be intimidated by the name of the class. We like to say it's the Open Water Part II class. It's everything we would love to show you in the Open Water class but just do not have enough time.

I took my Open Water class 5 years ago and have many dives. Why would I need to take this class...I already know it all.

You just may surprise yourself! We have many divers in your situation taking the Advanced Open Water class. They all come back and tell us they learned something over the weekend and had a great time meeting new dive buddies.

Also, some resorts are requiring an Advanced certification before they will take you on some dives. You don't want to miss out on some great dives on your vacation! We also recommend the Advanced Open Water class before you take a Flower Gardens trip. You will be doing deep and night dives at the Flower Gardens in addition to diving in currents. The Advanced Open Water class will help prepare you for some great Caribbean diving in our backyard!

Where are the Open Water training dives done?
The Open Water checkout dives are done at Windy Point Park on Lake Travis. Windy Point Park (also known as Barstow's) has a great setup for divers, including an air fill station.

What is the diving in Lake Travis like?
Lake Travis is one of the best inland lakes for SCUBA training in the country. The visibility can reach 25 feet or so at times, and is typically 10-15 feet. While this isn't Caribbean diving, it is generally warm enough to dive without a wetsuit from June until October.

Are there other places to dive around Austin?
There are lots of other diving opportunities locally, like Aquarena Springs (with special training), the San Marcos and Comal Rivers, and Canyon Lake. A little bit further and you'll find Lake Amistad, offshore oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, and the amazing Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Austin divers also tend to think of Cozumel, Mexico as local.

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