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Advanced Open Water student learning how to navigate underwater in Antigua

What Will You Learn?

The Advanced Open Water Diver certification is a result of completing 5 PADI Adventure dives as stipulated in the Adventures in Diving Program. This program is designed to offer different experience and training options that range from simple introductions to more challenging experiences. As you make these dives, you develop skills that make diving more fun, more versatile and that expands the types of dives you can make.

 

If you are an Open Water Diver, and looking for more exciting dives or a more unique diving expereince, the Adventures in Diving is a perfect fit for you, offering a wide variety of dive options that include Deep Dives, Underwater Navigation Dives, Underwater Photography Dives, Search and Rescue dives, Peak Performance Bouyancy Dives and many more.

The Adventures in Diving program provides all the necessary information and training that is required to succesfully master a variety of different dives. For each adventure dive you undertake, you will complete a knowledge review section pertaining to that specific dive in the Adventures in Diving Manual, which will provide all the information you need regarding the dive. It will teach you the technical, environmental, physiological and phsycological challenges and obstacles that each dive can present and how to deal with them correctly. You will then get to practice these skills and techniques yourself in a real Adventure dive with our highly qualified staff.

 

With tips and tricks on how to take underwater photographs like a pro, to having the bouyancy control of a Divemaster, all the way to life saving techniques in search and rescue situations, what you can learn with adventure diving has no limits. This is an amazing gatway to find your niche in diving that you have a real passion for.

How To Complete The Advaned Open Water Course

To become a certified PADI Advaned Open Water Diver, you must complete the Deep Dive and Underwater Navigator Dive, along with 3 other adventure dives of your choice under the supervision of one of DiveCaribs certified instructors.

 

Each Adventure dive you take requires you to complete the knowledge review for that dive in the Adventures in Diving Manual, and have it signed by one of our instructors. You can get the e-learning material from the PADI website.

A visual layout of all the PADI courses offered and how they relate to each other.

It's time to take your diving to the next level!

How Much Does An Advanced Open Water Course Cost?

The Advanced Open Water Course is completed in two parts. First you must complete the online e-learning portion with PADI, which will cost $164. Then you complete your  5 Adventure Dives with DiveCarib which will cost $390 for the 5 dive package. Note: Individual dive prices may be available for each Adventure Dive depending on availability. Please contact DiveCarib for more information. All prices are in US Dollars and include all applicable taxes and fees. There are no hidden fees.

Why Trust Us With Your Scubda Diving Education?

DiveCarib is fully qualified to teach and supervise every Adventure dive and diver specialites offered by PADI with the exception of the “Ice Diver”. Being the most qualified PADI training facility on the island, you can rest assured that we have ample amounts of experience and guidance to help you find and master the underwater skills of your choice. Due to the experience of our lead instructor Leigh Cunningham, who still holds a world record for deepest Wreck dive and is a professional underwater phtogographer, we can confidently say we offer a world class service for Adventure divers!

Top Notch

 

Did 3 dive courses including a deep dive to 40m with Leigh instructing. Definitely the most professional dive centre I've been to. If you are serious about any type of diving then they are the ones to go to. Hope to get back for a few more dives next season!

 

-L1551TUmichaels (TripAdvisor)

 

PADI Courses - Advanced Open Water Diver

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