Advanced Open Water Diver
Ready to take your diving further? Unlock new skills, new dive sites, and new adventures.
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course helps you become a more confident, skilled, and adventurous diver. You’ll explore different types of diving, refine your buoyancy, and gain real-world experience in varied conditions.
Requirements to enroll:
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Must be a PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
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Be at least 12 years old (Junior Advanced Open Water Diver for ages 12–14)
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Complete the medical questionnaire and waiver before diving
Theory:
The eLearning is completed at home, in your own time, letting you study at your own pace. Our instructors are always available to answer any questions as you go.
Practical training:
On the water, you’ll complete five Adventure Dives - two required (Deep and Underwater Navigation) and three elective dives of your choice as the industry standard. We go above this by including an extra confined water session and an additional dive, making it six dives total, giving you more hands-on practice and confidence.
What you’ll be qualified to do:
Upon completion, you’ll be certified to dive to a maximum depth of 30m, giving you access to deeper dive sites and a wider range of diving experiences worldwide.
Step into this course to dive with more confidence, explore further, and make every underwater adventure even more unforgettable.
Required Dives:
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Underwater Navigation Dive – Learn to navigate underwater using a compass and natural references.
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Deep Dive – Experience diving beyond 18m, up to 30m, and learn how to plan and manage deeper dives safely.
Elective Dives we can offer (choose 4)
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Peak Performance Buoyancy – Fine-tune your control, improve air consumption, and move effortlessly underwater.
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Fish Identification – Learn how to identify and record local marine species.
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Wreck Diving – Discover safe ways to explore and navigate around shipwrecks.
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Drift Diving – Master diving with the current and learn techniques for controlled movement and buoyancy.
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Digital Underwater Imaging – Try your hand at underwater photography or videography (own camera strongly recommended).
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Night Diving – Experience the ocean after dark and discover the behaviour of nocturnal marine life.
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Search and Recovery – Learn how to locate and safely recover lost objects underwater.
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Naturalist Dive – Understand marine ecosystems and the relationships between underwater species.
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Boat Diving – Learn best practices for diving from different types of boats.
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Delayed Surface Marker Buoy (DSMB) Use – Practice deploying a DSMB safely and confidently.
1,995 AED
3-4 days
Prices include eLearning
Starting price is based on course being conducted in Fujairah, UAE. If you would like the course to completed in Musandam (over day trips or a liveaboard trip), surcharges apply.