Advanced Open Water

Advanced Open Water

The PADI Advanced Open Water course is designed to build on the knowledge and skills acquired in the Open Water course. 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. It allows you to explore special diving interests and gain experience, under the control and guidance of one of our professional instructors.

You will complete a Deep dive which qualifies you to dive to 30m upon successful completion of the Advanced Open Water course, a Navigation dive and 3 other specialty dives (a total of 5 dives).

Description

There are two required dives – Deep and Underwater Navigation – and another three dives which are chosen from the following options – Wreck, Drift, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Night, Underwater Naturalist, Fish ID. The time of year, and boat scheduling, will determine what dives we can run, the instructor will discuss the dive choices with you, or you will be notified upon booking in for the course.

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 depending on which specialty dives you complete – you may gain experience with photography, buoyancy control, fish identification, exploring wrecks etc.

Cost:

$695.00

What’s included:

PADI Advanced Open Water eLearning.
5 dives, 3 shore based and 2 boat dives.
Most SCUBA equipment (excluding mask, snorkel, boots and fins)
PADI Advanced Open Water Digital Certification card upon completion of course.

Want to start?

Contact Ocean Divers at info@oceandivers.com.au or call 9579 2600

A $200 deposit is required.

This is non-refundable fee as this pays for your access to the Advanced Open Water course e-learning pass.

You will receive your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver eLearning code once you have provided us with your details and paid the course deposit. The eLearning is to be completed independently at home prior to course commencement.

The balance of the course is to be paid on the first session of the course.

Schedule

The Standard Course is conducted over one evening and one weekend (weather permitting).

Thursday – 6pm-8:30pm – Course orientation, paperwork, and equipment fitting at the shop.

Saturday – all day – 3 shore/pier dives, either locally at Brighton or down the peninsula at Rye Pier – weather determines dive site location, all day commitment.

Sunday – all day – 2 boat dives from Portsea, all day commitment.

There is also the option to complete a Night dive as one of the dives for the course. If the class decide to do a night dive, this dive is usually conducted mid-week, with only 2 shore dives on the Saturday.

Due to changes in tides and weather, dive sites, boat schedule and times may vary from course to course.

Prerequisites

PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent rating.
Individual items you need for the course: Mask, snorkel, boots & fins
Cutting device
SMB & Spool OR Safety Sausage
Slate and pencil (can use Data carrier included with manual)
Compass (included if using our regulator)
Whistle (included if using our BCD)
Torch and Cyalume stick (if doing a night dive)
Log Book
Proof of diving experience within the past 12 months
Previous experience diving in temperate water
Own transportation for the course duration, and capability to transport all your own equipment required for the course; dive sites can be up to 1.5hrs drive from Melbourne CBD. We do not provide lifts for students.
All participants must complete a Medical Questionnaire. If any of the questions are flagged as “Yes” you must obtain medical clearance from a doctor prior to participating. Please ensure you complete this Medical Questionnaire before the start of your course, no medical, no diving.

Although a diving medical will not be required, it is nevertheless strongly recommended. Further, a diving medical may uncover conditions you may not be aware of, for example ear, nose and throat, or lung function issues, which could expose you to the risk of serious injury or death while diving. Australian.

Standard AS 4005.1 and SPUMS (South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society) both highly recommend a diving medical be completed.