The Advanced Open Water (AOW) Diver course is all about advancing your skills. You'll practice navigation and buoyancy, try deep diving and make three specialty dives of your choosing (it's like a specialty sampler platter). This higher certification level allows you to dive down to 100 feet! Plus, for every specialty dive you complete, you can earn credit toward PADI® specialty certifications.

We take students out of the sheltered Florida springs for AOW to experience saltwater diving and new conditions either on the Gulf Coast or Atlantic.

Here are a few of the many options: Deep, Digital Underwater Photography, Dive Against Debris, Dry Suit, Enriched Air Nitrox, Fish Identification, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search & Recovery, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Navigation, and Wreck Diver.

For more details see: https://www.padi.com/courses/advanced-open-water

Tip: Consider pairing your Advanced Open Water course with Enriched Air (or Nitrox), to allow for longer bottom times and shorter surface intervals! Or add a Deep specialty to take your maximum bottom depth down to 130’.

Prerequisites: Open Water Diver/Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)

Estimated time commitment: 2-3 days

Minimum age: 12 years or older

Depth: The maximum depth depends on your age, but maximum depth is up to 30 metres/100 feet

Maximum Course Size: 4 Students (exceptions available for large groups upon request)

Course Cost: $400 USD* - additional fees may be required for dive gear, air fills, transportation, and dive site entrance cost. Contact us for more information.

*This cost includes PADI eLearning material and instructor fees. If in-person classroom training is preferred in lieu of eLearning additional fees may apply.