Exploration, Excitement, Experiences. They're what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver and SSI Adventurer courses are 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 Open Water Diver course.
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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. This is a great way to get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn under the supervision of your 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.
You'll hone your skills by completing five adventure dives that introduce you to:
One reason you'll love the Advanced Open Water Diver course is that you and your instructor choose from 15 types of Adventure Dives to complete your course. You can try your hand at Digital Underwater Photography, Wreck Diving, Night Diving, Search and Recovery and much more.
To take this course, you must be:
The knowledge and skills you get in the Advanced Open Water Diver course vary with your interest and the adventures you have, but include:
You use all the basic scuba gear including your underwater compass. Depending on which three adventure dives you pick, you may also be introduced to underwater photography equipment , a dive light, lift bags, a dive flag/float or other specialty gear.
PADI's Adventures in Diving Manual and DVD provide information on more than 15 types of specialty diving.You'll use them as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and prepare for new experiences and adventures.
SSI offers their curriculum online. Is you are planning on taking the SSI Advanced Adventuer course you will need to login to or register for a MySSI account. Make sure to affiliate with Carolina Dive Locker!
For all your learning materials and equipment, contact Carolina Dive Locker.
After you've tried a specialty in the Advanced Open Water Diver course, you can complete your specialty dives and work towards earning your Master Scuba Diver rating.
For more information about this or other courses, check our our Course Schedule.
