Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Awaken, Stimulate, And Stir It Up.
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is your next step in mastering the depths of the ocean. This course is for all students who have successfully completed the PADI Open Water Diver course. While exploring new dive sites, your instructor will help you to continue to build your skills and gain confidence underwater. Try out new activities and extend your capabilities as a scuba diver by taking the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course.
In this course you will extend your skills by completing five adventure dives in:
- Underwater Navigation
- Search and Recovery
- Diving at Night
- Deep Diving to 30m
-
Mystery Dive!
Prerequisites
To take this course you need to have:
- Certification in PADI Open Water Diver
- At least 15 years of age
What Do I Learn?
As part of the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course you learn:
- Practical aspects of deep diving
- Physiological effects of deeper scuba diving
- More ways to use your underwater compass
- How to navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time
- And much, much more...
E-Learning
So you can learn the theory in the comfort of your own home, we include eLearning as part of our PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course. This allows you to complete the course in the comfort of your own home at your pace.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
See our Booking Terms and Conditions.
On The Day
When you come in on your scheduled course dates, we begin the day at 10am to complete all the necessary paperwork and go over the knowledge reviews. Your instructor will then take you down to the Tweed River for your first three ocean dives.
On the second day of your course you will meet your instructor early at Brisbane Dive Academy and be taken out to a corresponding ocean dive site for two boat dives (site subject to trips scheduled).
Scuba Diving Gear
As a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver we would expect you to be still in the process of building your scuba diving kit. This is why we offer you our discounted student rate for full gear hire at $90.00 for the weekend normally $110. You do however need to supply your own torch for this course, and we have these available in shop. Tanks & weights are inclusive in the course costs.
Where to from here?
Once you are qualified as PADI Advanced Open Water Diver you are then qualified to go on to full specialty courses such as our Wreck & Nitrox course, where we explore the ex-HMAS Brisbane. You are also qualified to participate in the complete Deep Diver specialty course where we extend your skills and knowledge in deep diving, taking you to a depth of forty metres! For more courses, have a look at our Course Brochure.
Important Information
- Some medical conditions will prevent you from diving and if you have had a change of condition since your last dive medical you may be required to complete an AS4005.1 dive medical. We will have you answer a questionnaire to determine if you require a dive medical. Link to doctors list
- The minimum age to participate in this course is 15. There is no maximum age.
- To complete this course you are required to have completed your PADI Open Water Diver course or equivalent
- Flying After Diving: We recommend that you do not fly for at least 24 hours after your last dive.