PADI Advanced Open Water Diver

The Advanced Open Water Diver program gives you the opportunity to take your diving skill to the next level through three new areas of diving.
You complete your Deep Dive, Underwater Navigation Dive, Night Dive and two other dives for a total of five to attain your Advanced Open Water Diver certification.

That’s what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. You don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed to advance your diving, so you can start right after earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification. The course helps build confidence and expand your scuba skills through different Adventure Dives. You try out different specialties while gaining experience under the supervision of your PADI Instructor. You log dives and develop capabilities as you find new ways to have fun scuba diving.

PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers who are at least 12 years old are ready to step up and enroll in an Advanced Open Water Diver course. Young divers may only participate in certain Adventures Dives – check with your PADI Instructor.

If you’re already an Adventure Diver, you only need to complete two more Adventure Dives to earn the Advanced Open Water Diver certification.

What the Course Entails

This certification includes five dives, including the Deep Diver, the Underwater Navigation Diver and three of the following: You’ll plan your learning path with your instructor by choosing from a long list of Adventure Dives. There are two required dives – Deep and Underwater Navigation – and you choose the other three, for a total of five dives. During the Deep Adventure Dive, you learn how to plan dives to deal with the physiological effects and challenges of deeper scuba diving. The Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive refines your compass navigation skills and helps you better navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time.

The other knowledge and skills you get vary with your interest and the adventures you have – photography, buoyancy control, fish identification, exploring wrecks and many more.

Course Duration: 2 Days

Course Pre-requisites

Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver at least 12 years of age is eligible to take the Advanced Open Water Course.

Course Flow

If you’re already an Adventure Diver , you only need to complete two more Adventure Dives to earn the Advanced Open Water Diver certification.

How Can I Get Started?

Sign up for Advanced Open Water Diver Online – PADI’s eLearning option – to get started immediately. The web-based system lets you learn about seven of the most popular Adventures Dives – including the required Deep and Underwater Navigation Adventure Dives, plus Boat, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Naturalist and Wreck Adventure Dives. You study at your own pace through an easy to use, interactive program. You also have access to an online version of the Adventures in Diving manual and can complete sections for other Adventure Dives as directed by your PADI Instructor. You can also choose to read the Adventures in Diving manual and watch the Adventures in Diving video (a book and DVD package). Stop by your local PADI Dive Centre and Resort to enrol in the course, get your materials and start learning. Your PADI Instructor will meet with you to schedule knowledge review sessions along with your Adventure Dives.

What is the next adventure?

Advanced Open Water Divers of at least 15 years of age can be included in Wreck or Deep Diver Specialty courses and continue on to the PADI Rescue Diver . If you are between 10 and 14 there is the option for you to complete the PADI Junior Rescue Diver.

Holidays featuring this Course

Solo Divers

Jaz Fayrouz Resort

Red Sea, Sharm El Sheikh

JAZ Fayrouz is a vibrant four-star beachfront resort in Naama Bay, offering comfortable rooms, varied dining, and direct beach access, perfectly located near shops, nightlife, and Red Sea diving.

  • Perfect Location in Naama bay
  • Private Sandy Beach
  • Rooms w/ Balcony or Terrace Views
  • Multiple Meal Basis Options
  • Spa & Wellness Centre
  • Anthias Diver’s Cruises On-site

Solo Divers

Jaz Fayrouz Resort

Red Sea, Sharm El Sheikh

JAZ Fayrouz is a vibrant four-star beachfront resort in Naama Bay, offering comfortable rooms, varied dining, and direct beach access, perfectly located near shops, nightlife, and Red Sea diving.

  • Perfect Location in Naama bay
  • Private Sandy Beach
  • Rooms w/ Balcony or Terrace Views
  • Multiple Meal Basis Options
  • Spa & Wellness Centre
  • Anthias Diver’s Cruises On-site

Solo Divers

Jaz Sharm Dreams

Red Sea, Sharm El Sheikh

JAZ Sharm Dreams is a lively all-inclusive resort in Naama Bay, featuring spacious rooms, multiple pools with a water park, varied dining, and easy access to the beach, diving, and nightlife.

  • Short Distance from Local Attractions
  • Multiple Meal Basis Options
  • Family-Friendly Resort
  • Seven Outdoor Swimming Pools
  • Wellness & Sports Facilities
  • Dive Centre Nearby

Solo Divers

Jaz Sharm Dreams

Red Sea, Sharm El Sheikh

JAZ Sharm Dreams is a lively all-inclusive resort in Naama Bay, featuring spacious rooms, multiple pools with a water park, varied dining, and easy access to the beach, diving, and nightlife.

  • Short Distance from Local Attractions
  • Multiple Meal Basis Options
  • Family-Friendly Resort
  • Seven Outdoor Swimming Pools
  • Wellness & Sports Facilities
  • Dive Centre Nearby

Solo Divers

Falcon Naama Star

Red Sea, Sharm El Sheikh

Falcon Naama Star is a relaxed beachfront hotel in the heart of Naama Bay, offering comfortable rooms, pools, on-site dining, and easy access to Red Sea beaches, diving centres, shops, and nightlife.

  • Multiple Meal Plan Options
  • In the Heart of Naama Bay
  • Family-oriented Amenities
  • Entertainment & Nightlife
  • Outdoor Swimming Pools
  • Emperor Divers Dive Centre Nearby

Solo Divers

Falcon Naama Star

Red Sea, Sharm El Sheikh

Falcon Naama Star is a relaxed beachfront hotel in the heart of Naama Bay, offering comfortable rooms, pools, on-site dining, and easy access to Red Sea beaches, diving centres, shops, and nightlife.

  • Multiple Meal Plan Options
  • In the Heart of Naama Bay
  • Family-oriented Amenities
  • Entertainment & Nightlife
  • Outdoor Swimming Pools
  • Emperor Divers Dive Centre Nearby

Solo Divers

Captain Don's Habitat

Bonaire, Bonaire

Captain Don’s Habitat is a beachfront dive resort on Bonaire’s west coast, offering rooms and suites, ocean-view pools and direct access to world-class shore diving in the protected marine park.

  • Dive-orientated Beachfront Resort
  • Ocean-view and Garden-view Rooms
  • Two Outdoor Swimming Pools
  • Oceanfront Bar & Dining
  • Spa and Massage Services
  • Captain Don’s Habitat Dive Centre On-site

Solo Divers

Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino

Bonaire, Bonaire

Divi Flamingo Beach Resort and Casino is a beachfront resort in Bonaire offering ocean-view rooms, two pools, a casino and direct access to world-class diving and snorkelling, steps from Kralendijk.

  • Oceanfront Dive-focused Resort
  • All-Inclusive Package Available
  • Studios include Kitchenette Facilities
  • Pools, Spa & Fitness Centre
  • Intimate Casino
  • Divi Dive Bonaire Dive Centre On-site

Solo Divers

Lahami Bay Beach Resort

Red Sea, Hamata

Lahami Bay Beach Resort offers a serene Red Sea getaway with sandy beaches, lush gardens, comfortable sea-view rooms, great dining, a large pool, and an on-site dive center for snorkelers and divers.

  • 5-Star Resort w/ Great House Reef Diving
  • Flexible Meal / Board Plans
  • Nature Setting & Accommodation
  • Rooms w/ Sea or Garden-view Options
  • Wellness & Recreation Amenities
  • Barakuda Diving Centre On-site

Solo Divers

Lahami Bay Beach Resort

Red Sea, Hamata

Lahami Bay Beach Resort offers a serene Red Sea getaway with sandy beaches, lush gardens, comfortable sea-view rooms, great dining, a large pool, and an on-site dive center for snorkelers and divers.

  • 5-Star Resort w/ Great House Reef Diving
  • Flexible Meal / Board Plans
  • Nature Setting & Accommodation
  • Rooms w/ Sea or Garden-view Options
  • Wellness & Recreation Amenities
  • Barakuda Diving Centre On-site