Advanced Open Water certification options 2024
PADI Advanced Certification
with option of earning 2 Specialty Certifications
The PADI Advanced Open Water Certification builds a confident, advanced diver who has mastered basic diving, and wants to expand into further adventures! The Peak Performance Buoyancy course and Enriched Air Diver are must have specialty certifications for any dive enthusiast.
How to Become an Advanced Open Water Diver
Certifications Earned in 6 dives:
PADI Advanced Open Water. PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty. PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty. A wonderful sense of confidence as an advanced diver!
Pre-Requisites:
Open Water Certification from PADI or equal certification agency.
Completion of PADI Advanced Open Water eLearning (or book).
Completion of PADI eLearning Enriched Air Nitrox . optional add on cert
Completion of Peak Performance Buoyancy e-learning or book
Medical Requirements
Required medical form to review Please review prior to course to ensure you have time if you need medical clearance from a physician.
Costs and Links for PADI Academics
Required- Elearning for Advanced open Water (current price $216) Start Advanced Open Water elearning Here
Get 3 certifications in the same amount of time as just completing advanced open water by completing these online courses prior to in water dives.
Optional- Elearning for Enriched air diver (current price $212) Start Enriched Air elearning Here
Optional- PPB Elearning (current price $146 ) Start Peak Performance Elearning
Cost for Boat Diving and Instruction
$975 for 3 days- 6 dives of educational Advanced diving with a PADI pro
Optional: Gear Rental (or ask us about great packages for gear purchase and don't pay for rental gear)
- Regulator with compass ($26) per day
- BCD ($26) per day
- Wetsuit Rental ($6) per day
- Camera $45 per day
- Private Instructor $325 extra per boat day
TOTAL COURSE COSTS
TOTAL You will pay for 3 certifications Advanced OW, peak performance bouyancy and Enriched air diver
(6 dives) including elearning $1624
or
TOTAL You will pay for 1 certification Advanced OW (6 dives) including elearning) $1266*
*It will save you money to bundle your courses now rather than paying for them separately later
Schedule
Complete e-learning academics on your own schedule prior to course start
In water portion of course is three days on the boat (with options- want a break? Want them all in a row? Want a private instructor? Let us know)
Day One on the boat: 7:30AM-approx 2PM
Peak Performance Buoyancy dives# 1 and #2 and “Thinking Like a Diver” Instruction and Paperwork.
Day Two on the boat: 7:30AM-approx 2PM
Deep Dive on air and Navigation dive on Enriched Air Nitrox 32%.
Day Three on the boat: 7:30AM-approx 2PM
Two more Specialty dives of your choice: Naturalist? Photography? Drift? Fish ID? Boat Diver?
Please contact us for more information and concierge service to arrange exactly what you need for your Advanced Open Water experience!