Who this is for: Open Water Divers ready to earn an SSI® Advanced Open Water Diver Certification.
SSI® Advanced Open Water Diver
Explore some specialty programs! This is a great way to experience what advanced diver training is all about and how valuable it can be to your diving adventures.
EARLY BIRD PRICE $515! The first 2 students to enroll SAVE $100!
Regular course fee is $615
Regular course fee is $615
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EARLY BIRD PRICE $515! The first 2 students to enroll SAVE $100!
Regular course fee is $615
Regular course fee is $615
Schedule & Format
- eLearning Online (add $120): (self-paced) to build your knowledge
- Orientation / Dive Planning: for review of eLearning studies and planning dive schedule/dates with instructor
- Pool Session / Skill Check: to check basic skills (if deemed necessary by instructor)
- Five (5) Open Water Dives: deep and navigation, plus three others chosen based on student interests
Gear Included vs. Personal Gear
- Gear Requirements: student must have their own dive gear
- Gear List: mask, snorkel, fins, boots, 7mm wetsuit or drysuit, gloves, hood, regulator, octo/alt air source, gauges/dive computer, buoyancy compensator, tanks, weights, flashlight, knife, surface marker buoy, slate, flag, float, and line
Referral Students Welcome
- Started elsewhere? We accept Universal Referral students with proper paperwork as required by SSI®.
Attendance
- To successfully complete this course, students must attend all scheduled classroom, pool sessions, and checkout dives
- Additional sessions may be scheduled for students, by student request, or by instructor recommendation, at no additional charge to the student
Registration Deadline
- Register at least one week before your desired class start date to allow for time for completion of eLearning prior to your classroom session
Enrollment
- Ages 12+
- Open Water Diver Certification, or equivalent
- Registration, medical form, and waiver required
- If registering online, forms and eLearning access will be emailed
- Physician approval may be required based on medical questionnaire
Cancellation Policy
- Please review our course cancellation policy.
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Meet Your Instructors
This course is taught by instructor Keith Hintz or Marc Ellis.
Keith is co-owner of Dive & Glide Scuba and has been teaching scuba courses since 1989. He is dedicated to creating safe, confident, and capable divers. In addition to being a SSI® Instructor, Keith is also a NAUI® Instructor.
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 bilingual (he speaks Spanish) and holds multiple diving instructor certifications as a PADI®, SSI®, and SDI® Instructor.
Want to learn more about our full staff team? Visit our Dive Team Page.