PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Course overview
- Complete the five Knowledge Reviews for the Advanced course. (online)
- Complete five advanced dives:
- (boat dive) Deep dive
- (boat dive) Wreck dive
- (shore dive) Underwater Navigation dive
- (shore dive) Peak Performance Buoyancy dive
- (shore dive) Drift dive
- Course duration: 4 – 6 days weather dependant.
Diver Prerequisites
- The diver must be a minimum age of 12 years old.
- The diver must have a PADI Open Water Diver certification or
PADI Junior Open Water Diver certification
Optional extra
- All the shore dives you can upgrade to a boat dives.
- Get a plastic certification card.
This certification allows you to:
- Dive anywhere in the world up to 30 metres/100 feet with a dive buddy.
- This certification is valid forever.
- 12- to 14-year-old divers earn a Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
- 12- to 14-year-old divers can only dive with a PADI Professional or a
Certified parent/gradient up to a depth of 21 metres/70 feet.