Advanced Open Water Diver
Do you want to take your adventure to the next level?
After Open Water the next step is Advanced Open Water. Take the skills you’ve learned into new areas.
Who is this course for?
Take the Advanced course if you:
Want to gain more dive experience and improve your buoyancy.
Want to dive deeper than 18m.
Want to sample different types of diving.
What you’ll learn
Advanced Open Water Diver is 5 adventure dives which allow you to incorporate exciting new experiences such as Navigation, Buoyancy, Deep and Night diving!
You’ll have access to more elearning for the Advanced Open Water course. Unlike Open Water you only have to complete the first section and then the section for each specific adventure dive you’ll do. There is a knowledge review for each section but no final exam.
We’ll give you a schedule with each dive on it, they are usually Deep, Navigation, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Night and Boat. The course is usually run over Friday evening, and all day Saturday and Sunday.
Before each dive, your instructor will give a workshop and briefing on the dive you’re about to do. On the dive, there will be specific skills to learn.
On completion, you will be certified to dive to 30m (21m for 12-14 year olds).
The gear you’ll use
You’ll use your normal SCUBA gear, you may have bought some of your own by now. Equipment is included for use on your course. You’ll use new gear like torches and surface marker buoys.
Getting started
Ready to progress to the next adventure?
See our scheduled dates below! If these don’t suit you then please contact us and we will try to fit you in.
FAQs
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You will be sent a Digital learning pack to work through. You will need to study the topics on deep, Navigation, peak performance buoyancy, Night and boat diving to match the adventure dives you will do. You then will do these 5 adventure dives over 3 days with your instructor. The schedule and timings are found on the booking information page.
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Be at least 12 years old.
Be medically fit to dive, this medical form will have to be completed before in water training. You may need a doctor's approval before diving.
Be an open water diver or equivalent.
Have dived with 6 months or be booked onto our refresher dive.
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You will be qualified to dive worldwide to 30 meters or 21 meters if you are under 15 years old.
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Your certification is an e-card to help reduce plastic waste. To access that, download the APP.
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E-learning package and certification fee, you’ll get e-learning to complete and keep.
Use of standard dive equipment during your course. Although we suggest having your own mask and snorkel, computer and SMB and reel.
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Refreshments, there is a cafe at Bouley Bay, and we also sell snacks and drinks.
Extra sessions, if you do not meet the performance requirements for a dive you may have to repeat that session before progressing with the course.
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You can join our dive club which gives you an opportunity to expand on your new skills whilst grabbing some awesome deals!
You can take the next step on the Stress and Rescue diver course.
You can choose an area that interests you and take our specialty courses!