what is advanced diver course

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What is the Advanced Open Water Diver course?

The Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about advancing your skills. You'll practice navigation and buoyancy, try deep diving and make three specialty dives of your choosing (it's like a specialty sampler platter). For every specialty dive you complete, you can earn credit toward PADI ® specialty certifications.

Is the Advanced Diver certification a barrier to continuing education?

The Advanced Diver Certification can become a barrier to diver continuing education. Most PADI Specialty courses do not require an Advanced Diver certification. As a matter of fact, if you complete 5 PADI Specialty courses you will have earned your PADI Advanced Diver certification without having taken the Advanced Course!

What is the adventures in diving course?

The Adventures in Diving course results in the Advanced Open Water Diver certification. We will introduce you to five different kinds of diving by conducting the first dive of five different PADI specialty courses.

How do I get the PADI Advanced Diver certification?

The PADI Advanced Diver Certification is obtained by taking the PADI Adventures in Diving course, often times called the Advanced Course. The names are a little confusing and could lead someone to believe that they need to already be an advanced diver or have significant dive experience.

How many dives do you need for advanced diver?

five PADI AdventureThe Advanced course takes a minimum of two days and consists of five PADI Adventure dives. PADI offers many types of Adventure Dives to choose from. Underwater Navigation and Deep Dive are required, giving you three more Adventure Dives that you can choose.

What comes after Advanced diver?

If that's your goal and you want to get there quickly, Rescue Diver is the obvious next step. You'll often hear this mentioned as the most challenging, yet most rewarding course divers ever take. Rescue divers learn to prevent and manage problems and develop more confidence in their dive skills.

What is the highest diving qualification?

Master Scuba DiverMaster Scuba Diver (sometimes referred to as “MSD”) is the highest level of recreational diving. Above all, to become a PADI Master Scuba Diver™ you must: Hold an Open Water Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver and Rescue Diver certification. Complete five PADI Specialty Diver Courses.

How far can an advanced diver go?

A properly outfitted diver in training can generally descend to 60 feet if they are old enough. Divers with Open Water and Advanced Open Water certifications from PADI can descend to 100 feet and as far as 130 feet.

What are the 2 diving certifications?

There are two main scuba certification levels that most recreational scuba divers are interested in: the open water diver certification and the advanced open water diver certification. The open water diver certification allows you to dive down to depths of 60 feet.

How many levels of scuba diving are there?

The seven levels of recreational divers. PADI offers various levels of training and certification, with most courses consisting of three main components.

What kind of diving certification is best?

Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) – PADI is the undisputed leader in recreational scuba diving training. While statistics vary, it is estimated that PADI has certified between 60-75% of recreational scuba divers worldwide.

How do you become a master diver?

What it takes to become a PADI Master Scuba Diver:At least 12 years old (12-14 year olds earn Junior MSD)PADI (Junior) Advanced Open Water Diver certified.PADI (Junior) Rescue Diver certified.Earned five PADI Specialty Diver Certifications.Have logged a minimum of 50 dives.Complete application.

How deep can an advanced PADI diver go?

100 feetRemember that the PADI advanced open water depth is max 30 meters or 100 feet. You should not dive beyond this point without any further and specific deep dive training.

Can advanced open water divers dive alone?

So, what is this solo diving all about and would PADI really consent to such a thing? And the answer to that burning question is yes! PADI does not call it solo diving though, it known as a PADI self-reliant scuba diver certification.

What are the 4 Open Water dives?

There are four components to the PADI Open Water Diver course: theory, confined water work, waterskills asessement, and open water dives.

How deep can you scuba without certification?

18m/60ft-Javier Cantellops. The short, super long answer is... as an Open Water certified diver you are qualified to dive "independently" (with a buddy of course), without a certified professional guiding you, to 18m/60ft. This is why we recommend continuing your scuba education and going on more dives.

Is it worth getting the Advanced Open Water Diver certification?

Yes.

About the Advanced Open Water Diver Course

During your Open water Course (OW) you focused on learning how to use scuba gear on your own, learned some skills like setting up and checking your equipment, being able to dive and to respond to certain situations, safely plan a dive, communicate with your buddy and enjoy the sport down to a maximum depth of 18m (60ft). During your Advanced Open water Course (AOW) you will be extending your depth limits to 30m (100ft), use a compass to do some more complex navigation, enhance your photography skills, your knowledge about the reef, the fish, wrecks, you will get into more adventures such as night diving, caverns, and many more exciting things, the possibilities are endless! But (there’s always a but huh?) … To be able to execute most of these dives safely, you must progress on your buoyancy skills, awareness, and communication.

Breakdown of the PADI Advanced Open Water course

The course consists of 5 different Adventure Dives. Each one has some theory to do before diving (6-8 hours total reading time).

Which Adventure Dives to Choose?

After the required Deep and Navigation, here in the Mexican Caribbean, we strongly recommend Peak Performance Buoyancy and Enriched Air Nitrox. You can also go with Night diving and Fish ID, Photography and Drift diving and combine reef and cenote diving. Let’s get some details to help you choose:

Are you ready for it?

The controversial question among instructors: Some think that you should have a fair amount of dives and some think that you can sign up for it right away after completing your OWC. Here at Ko’ox, we think that there is no black or white.

What comes after the Advanced Open Water Diver Course?

Now the real fun begins, you have the whole underwater world as your playground: you can follow up some specialties of those dives that you loved so much, like getting Nitrox certified, or even doing another Buoyancy or photography class to keep progressing on those shark shots and by now We believe that you felt in love with scuba diving already so it will make sense that you end up doing your Rescue Course and even your Divemaster! But for these, We do recommend that you have enough experience before signing up for it..

FAQs

How many dives are needed for advanced open water certification? Certified open water divers are to do 5 adventure dives: Deep dive and navigation dives are required and you can choose 3 more out of more than 25 options: Night diving, Fish ID, Photography, Drift diving, etc

1. Build on and Practice the Skills You Learned in the Open Water Diver Course

The first thing to address, and dispel, is the myth that you need to be advanced or have advanced skills to take the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course.

2. Develop New Skills

The five dives required to become a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver include two compulsory dives: an Underwater Navigation dive and a Deep Dive (up to 30meters/100feet) as well as three other dives of your choosing.

3. Improve Your Air Consumption Rates

Many new divers will find that after their Open Water course they are using their air faster than more experienced divers. The Advanced dives (particularly the Peak Performance Buoyancy dive) go a long way toward solving this problem.

4. Discover New Marine Life

Marine life is the main reason most divers learn, and continue, to dive. There are multiple options within the Advanced Open Water Diver Course to increase your opportunities to see a wider range of marine life.

5. Discover New Places and Travel Opportunities

Your PADI Advanced Open Water certification card is literally your passport to a world of diving adventures. You’ll no longer be limited to areas that are considered suitable for Open Water Divers (although you can still explore those, too!). You’ll be able to explore new areas that offer deeper dive sites, drifts and different conditions.

6. Build Confidence Underwater (and on Land)

By completing a further five dives under the guidance of a PADI Instructor, your confidence underwater, and your confidence in your abilities underwater, will grow exponentially.

What do you learn in an open water diver course?

During your Open Water Diver course you learned the mechanics of diving. You learned how to put your gear together, you learned the basic SCUBA skills, you learned how to breathe and kick, and you learned a little bit about controlling your buoyancy. Now it's time to learn how to dive!

What are the different types of dives?

The usual dives that we do in a standard course include 5 of the following: 1 Peak Performance Buoyancy 2 Underwater Navigation 3 Night Dive 4 Deep Dive 5 Search and Recovery 6 Wreck Dive

Do you have to be a PADI diver to take the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course?

They are what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. And no , you don't have to be "advanced" to take it - it's designed so you can go straight into it after the PADI Open Water Course. The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water.

Do you need an advanced diver certification to dive?

The Advanced Diver Certification can become a barrier to diver continuing education. Most PADI Specialty courses do not require an Advanced Diver certification. As a matter of fact, if you complete 5 PADI Specialty courses you will have earned your PADI Advanced Diver certification without having taken the Advanced Course! ...

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver

Exploration, Excitement, Experiences! 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. Continue your diving education with Divinguru in Sri Lanka!

What to expect

You’ll 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..

Study at home

The Open Water Diver course can be completed in a minimum of 3 days. If you should be short of time we recommend you to participate in the PADI AOWD eLearning programme before your holiday.

When is Sri Lanka diving season?

Diving in Sri Lanka is affected by two monsoons, south west and north east monsoons. The best time to dive in Unawatuna (south coast) is from mid October until April and in Nilaveli, Trincomalee (east coast) from mid March until end of October.

Path 1: Master Scuba Diver

The first path leads to PADI Master Scuba Diver, and Advanced Open Water divers are already a good part of the way there.

Path 2: PADI Professional

The second path is for those who are already thinking about becoming a PADI Divemaster or Instructor.

What is an adventure diver?

The Adventure Diver course is a subset of the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course. Have you always wanted to try digital underwater photography, fish identification or dry suit diving? There's a long list of scuba adventures you can take part in during this program. Complete three Adventure Dives and you earn the Adventure Diver certification. It's a great opportunity to work with your instructor to build your scuba skills and gain more confidence. Get a taste of what you like and enjoy scuba diving more than ever.#N#Get credit! Each Adventure Dive may credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver Course. If you've already taken a specialty diver course, ask your instructor if you've earned credit for an Adventure Dive.#N#PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers who are at least 10 years old and want to take the next step should enroll in an Adventure Diver course. Young divers may only participate in certain Adventures Dives - check with your PADI Instructor.

How old do you have to be to take a PADI dive?

PADI (Junior) Open Water Divers who are at least 10 years old and want to take the next step should enroll in an Adventure Diver course.