Elevate Your Dive Skills
Master the ocean's depths with our Advanced Open Water Diver course. Gain new skills, explore deeper environments, and refine your underwater navigation under professional guidance.
Is This For You?
The Advanced Open Water course is designed for divers ready to expand their horizons and gain technical confidence in varied underwater environments.
Certified Divers
- PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
- Minimum age: 12 (Junior) or 15
- Proficient swimming skills
Logged Dives
- Recommended 10+ logged dives
- Familiarity with standard gear
- Basic buoyancy control
Comfort Level
- Comfortable in open water
- Eager to learn navigation
- Ready for deeper exploration
Course Structure & Duration
TOTAL DURATION: 2-3 DAYS
Step 1: Theory Mastery
Complete your e-learning modules covering deep diving, navigation, and specialized adventure dive physics before hitting the water.
Step 2: Core Adventure Dive - Navigation
Master the use of a compass and natural navigation techniques to find your way underwater with pinpoint accuracy.
Step 3: Core Adventure Dive - Deep Dive
Experience the thrill of diving beyond 18 meters, learning to manage gas supplies and nitrogen effects at depth.
Step 4: Elective Adventure Dive 1
Choose from options like Peak Performance Buoyancy or Wreck Diving to customize your underwater skill set.
Step 5: Final Adventure Dives & Mastery
Complete your remaining adventure dives to earn your Advanced Open Water certification and dive global sites with confidence.
1:4 RATIO
Personalized mastery & absolute safety
What We Provide
- High-performance technical BCDs and regulators
- Specialized adventure dive tools and computers
- E-learning materials and digital certification
- All specialty cylinders and breathing gases
What To Bring
- Personal mask, snorkel, and fins
- Appropriate thermal protection (wetsuit/drysuit)
- Dive logbook and previous certification card
- A thirst for adventure and deep exploration
Subject Areas & Skills
Deep Diving
Core
Navigation
Core
Buoyancy
Adventure
Night Diving
Adventure
Search & Recovery
Adventure
Wreck Diving
Adventure
"The Advanced Open Water course at Drift transformed my confidence. The navigation dives in particular made me feel like a true explorer of the deep."
Sarah Jenkins, Advanced Diver
NEXT STEP
Rescue Diver
Learn to manage dive emergencies and become the ultimate dive buddy.
SPECIALTY
Enriched Air Nitrox
Stay down longer and get back in the water sooner with Nitrox training.
PROFESSIONAL
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