Advanced Open Water Diver

The PADI Advanced Open Water course is designed to further develop your diving skills and confidence underwater.

A PADI Instructor will guide you through an informative classroom and pool session, followed by skill application during five open water specialty dives. This certification prepares you for the Rescue Diver certification and allows you to safely dive a wider array of unique sites.

The Experience

The Advanced Open Water program consists of two phases:

Step 1: Training

• Read your Adventures in Diving and How to Use and Choose Dive Computers manuals and complete the Chapter Reviews at the end of each chapter before coming into class. (You won’t need the How to Use and Choose Dive Computers manual if you own a dive computer).
• Next, you’ll attend a short classroom session that will elaborate on 5 specialty dives and help you “tune-up” your diving skills. This will provide you with a thorough briefing about your upcoming dives and let you in on some of the secrets that will make those dives safer, more interesting, and more fun!

Step 2: Certification

• To finish your certification you’ll make 5 Open Water dives which include a Deep Dive, Navigation Dive, and three additional specialty dives (usually Buoyancy, Multi-level dive, and Search/Recovery dive).

Materials & Equipment

Required materials for class include:

• PADI Adventures in Diving manual
• How to Use and Choose Dive Computers manual, or your dive computer’s manual.
• Dive Log Book

Required equipment for the course:

• You will be responsible for your Life Support System and some smaller specialized pieces of gear depending on what Specialties you choose to take.
• Alpine Scuba will provide you with tanks, air fills, weights and weight belt.

Schedule

Our most popular class & pool sessions are held on a weekday evening; the certification dives take place on a weekend towards the end of each month. However, we always do our best to work within our students’ schedule. As we offer a variety of options please call us (970) 484-7049 for tuition and fees.

• Advanced Open Water Class Schedule
• Advanced Open Water Certification Schedule

JUNIOR ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER

If your children are between the ages of 10-14 and are already certified Open Water Divers we would love to see them take the next step to becoming an Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver. To find out more about Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification a parent or guardian must contact us at (970) 484-7049 to be briefed on the requirements for these young adventurers.