Exploration, Excitement, Experiences
That’s what the Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about.
You don’t need to be “advanced” to take this course. It’s designed to advance your diving, and you can start immediately after Open Water.
This is where divers stop just following and start thinking. You gain experience, sharpen awareness, and build confidence through real dives in real conditions.
This is where diving starts to feel deliberate instead of accidental.
Each Adventure Dive may count as credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver Course. If you’ve already completed a specialty, ask Frank if you’ve earned Adventure Dive credit.
Who should take this course?
If you’re a PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver who is at least 12 years old and you’re ready to grow as a diver, this course is for you.
Junior divers may participate in certain Adventure Dives with age-appropriate limits. If you have questions about what applies, check with Frank.
If you’re already an Adventure Diver, you only need two additional Adventure Dives to earn the Advanced Open Water certification.
What will you learn?
You’ll work directly with Frank to plan your learning path by choosing from a range of Adventure Dives.
All students complete two required dives:
- Deep Adventure Dive – Learn how to plan and execute deeper dives while managing gas, task loading, and narcosis awareness.
- Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive – Build real compass skills, natural navigation, and situational awareness.
You’ll then choose three additional Adventure Dives based on your interests, conditions, and location. Options often include Peak Performance Buoyancy, Night Diving, Wreck Diving, Underwater Photography, Search and Recovery, Fish Identification, and more.
This course is about building judgment underwater, not just collecting dives.
How can you start learning now?
Pricing is set. Scheduling is confirmed after we connect.
Once you sign up, we’ll map out your Adventure Dives, schedule your training, and get everything lined up based on your goals and conditions.
What scuba gear will you use?
You’ll use standard scuba equipment plus additional gear depending on your chosen dives.
This may include a compass, dive tool, dive light, lift bag, or specialty configurations such as dry suits or sidemount.
I’ll go over gear requirements ahead of time so you know exactly what to bring or rent.
How long will it take?
The course includes knowledge development and five Open Water Adventure Dives.
Training is typically completed over at least two days, depending on conditions and scheduling. This is not rushed. The goal is experience and confidence.
Keep Going
This course is taught in small groups or private formats at locations and schedules that actually work for real people.
If you’re ready to level up your diving and start making more intentional decisions underwater, this is the next step.
Pricing is set. Scheduling is confirmed after we connect.
