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The Advanced Open Water course
consists of five dives, the course can be completed in one location or
if preferred part of the course can be done elsewhere. Once the last
dive is completed the diver will be awarded the Advanced Open Water
certification card, which will allow the certified diver to dive (with a
diver of the same or higher qualification) to a recommended depth of 30
Metres and with greater experience, down to an absolute maximum depth of
40 Metres. To qualify for entry to this course a diver must hold either
PADI Open Water Certification or an equivalent certification from
another agency. Two of the five dives are classed as Core dives, these
are "Deep Dive" and "Navigation Dive". These two
dives must be completed before certification. The other three
dives are classed as elective dives and can be chosen from a variety of
different subjects e.g. Wreck Dive, Drift Dive, Dry-Suit Dive etc.
Depending on logistics some dives are more suitable than others and we
will be glad to recommend those most suited to the type and location of
your intended diving plans. If the course is started during winter
months in England we would recommend the Dry-Suit dive as the first
dive, which would include a swimming pool session for an introduction to
using this piece of equipment. (This is included in the price). The
course can be completed in just two days but most people prefer to
extend this to three days. On Starting the course the student is
required to read the relevant sections in the Advanced Open Water manual
and complete the knowledge reviews. The dives are then thoroughly
briefed at the dive site where certain skills can be practiced prior to
the dives. Each dive has set requirements which must be accomplished,
these can be found in the Advanced manual , or in any PADI training log
book. If students would rather complete certain dives at coastal
locations we would be pleased to do this, however as this involves a lot
more expense, this does add to the cost of the course. (Please contact
us for details). In general we would advise that the Advanced course is
completed at Stoney Cove as this is a much more controlled environment
and skills can be monitored much
better.
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