PADI® Advanced Open Water Diver
Practice navigation and buoyancy, try deep diving, and make three specialty dives of your choosing (it's like a specialty sampler platter).
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Full course description can be found below course dates.
$615.00
Availability: In Stock
Practice navigation and buoyancy, try deep diving, and make three specialty dives of your choosing (it's like a specialty sampler platter).
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PREREQUISITES: PADI Open Water Diver Certification or equivalent.
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COURSE INCLUDES: eLearning online, class sessions(s), and 5 open water dives.
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DIVES INCLUDE: Required dives are navigation and deep. Other dives may include night diving, search and recovery, hunting and collection, buoyancy, wreck diving, and photography, among others.
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FOR YOUR SAFETY AND ENJOYMENT: Our course size is limited to 6 students whenever possible. Ages 12+ are invited to attend.
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USE OF DIVE GEAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN FEE: Dive gear needed for this course: regulator, octo/safe second, buoyancy compensator, dive computer/gauges, compass, 7mm wetsuit, hood, gloves, mask, snorkel, fins, boots, flashlight, surface marker buoy, tool (dive knife), tanks, and weights. If you would like to purchase gear, our instructor will assist you in building a dive gear package. Or, you may rent gear at 50% off rental rates for use in training.
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ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Medical forms and waivers must be completed before participation. Based on the answers you provide on your medical information form, you may be required to obtain physician approval to dive. The non-refundable deposit fee for this course is $50, plus the cost of eLearning if it has already been activated.
If you need gear for class and would like to purchase instead of rent, every purchase at Dive & Glide Scuba earns you 5% cash-back-credit-on-account for future purchases with our DG Doubloons Loyalty Program.
Please call (989) 486-3627 if you have questions about this course.
This course is taught by instructor Marc Ellis or Jacob Nelson. Marc has been an instructor since 1994 and has been teaching at Dive & Glide Scuba since 2022. In addition to training divers, he also heads up the organization of our dive club (Mid-Michigan Dive Adventures) meetings and events. Marc is bi-lingual (he speaks Spanish) and holds multiple diving instructor certifications as a PADI, SSI, and SDI instructor. Jacob is an instructor, sales associate, and service technician at Dive & Glide Scuba. His dive training progressed quickly after he earned his first diving certification. He earned his PADI Open Water Instructor and EFR Instructor certifications in 2020. To learn more about our staff members, visit our Dive Team page.