
PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER
Expand your experience and confidence through guided adventure dives in new environments. This course is about exploration, awareness, and becoming a more comfortable, capable diver.
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Price: R9,250
Includes all gear, certification and e-learning.
What you'll learn
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course introduces you to new types of diving while helping you build confidence through real diving experience. Under the guidance of your instructor, you'll complete five Adventure Dives, including Deep Diving and Underwater Navigation, while choosing three additional dives based on your interests.
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PREREQUISITES
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To enrol on the PADI Open Water Diver course you must:
Be at least 12 years old
Hold a PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
Completed the Medical questionnaire (and physician approval if required)
Complete the PADI eLearning before practical training
KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT
CORE ADVENTURE DIVES
CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE






Some Adventure Dives include short knowledge reviews completed through PADI eLearning before your dives. These provide the background knowledge needed to safely plan and enjoy each new diving experience.
Every Advanced Open Water Diver course includes two core Adventure Dives: Deep Diving and Underwater Navigation. These dives develop essential skills while introducing you to greater depths, improved underwater awareness and increased confidence in a variety of diving conditions.
Personalise your course by choosing three additional Adventure Dives based on your interests and local conditions. Whether you want to perfect your buoyancy, explore wrecks or experience diving with enriched air, your course can be tailored to help you become a more versatile and confident diver.
COURSE AT A GLANCE
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Duration
2–3 Days
Included
3 shore-based dives and 2 boat dives
Maximum Depth
30 metres
* Progression is based on comfort, relaxation and skill mastery.
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WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH
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By the end of the course you'll:
✔ Dive confidently to a maximum depth of 30 metres
✔ Improve your buoyancy and underwater awareness
✔ Navigate confidently underwater
✔ Experience several new types of diving
✔ Become a more confident and capable diver
✔ Earn your internationally recognised PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification

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