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PADI Advanced Open Water Course
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Exploration, Excitement, Experiences.
They are what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. And no, you don't have to be "advanced" to take it - it's designed so you can go straight into it after the PADI Open Water Course. The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water. You will complete the following adventure dives: Peak Performance Buoyancy, Navigation, Night, Deep and Wreck.
Take advantage of our private class option to design your own schedule and receive one on one instruction!
After purchasing this course, bring your receipt with you to the store to receive your 10% discount on the purchase of your lights, slate and knife. Don't forget to pick up your course materials before class! There are 5 chapter reviews to complete before class and we will also have you look over the PADI Medical form.
Why do I need an advanced certification?
The PADI Adventures in Diving course is your first next step towards being able to fully enjoy the fun and adventure of SCUBA diving. During your Open Water Diver course you learned the mechanics of diving. You learned how to put your gear together, you learned the basic SCUBA skills, you learned how to breathe and kick, and you learned a little bit about controlling your buoyancy.
Now it's time to learn how to dive! We've selected a group of adventure dives that represent common diving experiences. Regardless of where in the world you go to dive you may have the opportunity to do these dives. Don't miss out! Learn how to conduct these dives safely and how to maximize the fun and excitement!
May dive operators around the world are now requiring advanced certifications to go to the best dive sites. Some of these sites offer more challenging conditions and some of them are just so packed full of delicate life that operators won't take divers with poor buoyancy skills to these sites. Don't miss out on the best diving your destination has to offer because you don't have an advanced certification!
Standard course dives
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Buoyancy skills separate the good divers from the great divers. In the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course, you will learn to how to precisely weight yourself...
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Underwater Navigation
Underwater navigation can be challenging, but in the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course, you master the challenge...
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Night Diver
The adventure, thrill and excitement of night diving can be yours when you complete your PADI Night Diver Specialty course...
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Deep Diver
The Deep Diver Specialty course offers you the opportunity of a lifetime - going deep to see things others can only dream about...
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Search and Recovery Diver
Have you ever dropped something in the water? Are you looking for lost “treasure”? The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course...
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Wreck Diver
Whether sunk intentionally or tragically, whether a sunken ship, a plane or an automobile, the call of wrecks is nearly irresistible to divers...
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How Advanced is Advanced?
The PADI Advanced Diver Certification is obtained by taking the PADI Adventures in Diving course, often times called the Advanced Course. The names are a little confusing and could lead someone to believe that they need to already be an advanced diver or have significant dive experience.
The Advanced Diver Certification can become a barrier to diver continuing education. Most PADI Specialty courses do not require an Advanced Diver certification. As a matter of fact, if you complete 5 PADI Specialty courses you will have earned your PADI Advanced Diver certification without having taken the Advanced Course!
Most PADI Specialty Courses can be taken immediately following your Open Water Diver certification course. Some of them can even be integrated into an Open Water Diver certification course!
PADI Specialty Courses
The Adventures in Diving course results in the Advanced Open Water Diver certification. We will introduce you to five different kinds of diving by conducting the first dive of five different PADI specialty courses. If any of those dives leaves you wanting more, then we can complete the specialty for that type of diving.
Many people want to know more about deep diving and underwater navigation! If you complete five specialty classes and your Rescue Diver course you will be recognized as a Master SCUBA Diver!
Private course dives
Students in a private course can select from any of the standard specialties. There is also a great deal of flexibility when completing specialty dives on one of our group trips. Ask your instructor or trip leader for more details.
Scheduling Options
Standard courses normally take approximately most of the day both Saturday and Sunday
Have a difficult schedule or would you just prefer to work one-on-one with your Instructor? That's easy enough. We will create a private class for you and your Instructor on a schedule that is convenient for you.
Course Dives
The standard course schedule is one weekend. Classes will meet at either the shop or at the dive site. Your instructor will give you detailed information about when and where to meet.
The usual dives that we do in a standard course include 5 of the following:
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Underwater Navigation
- Night Dive
- Deep Dive
- Search and Recovery
- Wreck Dive
Your instructor will provide the list of dives for the class. Each dive corresponds to a chapter in the Adventures in Diving
manual. Remember to complete chapter 1: Thinking Like a Diver!
Traditional materials or eLearning Touch?
PADI has known for a long time now that different people learn in different ways.
They were the first training agency to offer color reproduction in their print materials, slide carousels, VHS and then DVD videos, powerpoint presentations, web based eLearning, and now digital platform independent eLearning!
PADI's standard crewpacks, books, and other supporting printed materials have always been the best in the industry and remain popular today. For the average student these materials are highly effective and deliver a substantial cost savings over digital eLearning Touch materials.
Of course, using the standard materials is kind of like watching a fireworks display in black and white compared to using the eLearning Touch products! PADI's new digital products offer an entirely different experience. The Touch products combine text, graphics, videos, and animations in a fun and easy to use product that is platform independent.
Some of the advantages of eLearning Touch product
- Supports both iOS and Android devices
- Does not expire and updates are free
- Available and useable both online and offline
- Provides feedback on learning through quick quizzes
- Records progress and completion of learning modules
- Multi-media experience is engaging and effective
The eLearning Touch products are not for everyone. They are for those student divers who are looking for a multimedia immersive learning experience. Ask one of our training counselors for more information about eLearning Touch products. You can purchase access codes in the Scubaland Adventures physical or online store, or you can purchase them directly from PADI.com.
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