The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver program provides you with a structured means to explore special diving interests and gain dive experience. Participating in an Adventure Dive is often the first step novice divers take after their initial certification. However, all divers benefit from the program's flexibility and the opportunity it provides for discovery and exploration. The program allows you to customize your training path and learn various underwater tasks that broaden your awareness of the environment and your capabilities as a diver.
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course and its accompanying Adventure Diver Course is based on the premise that diving is a means to explore other interests. Once comfortable with basic skills, most divers want to conquer new tasks, see different creatures, journey into diverse environments and experience new adventures.

Course Prerequisites

To qualify for PADI Advanced Open Water Diver training, you must:

• Be certified as PADI Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization.
• Be 12 years of age or older.

Note: Divers under the age of 15 may obtain a PADI Junior Adventure Diver and PADI Junior Advanced Open Water certification. The Junior certification card carries the requirement that the individual must dive with a certified adult. Divers under the age of 12 may not become advanced divers due to the deep diver requirement but may become PADI Junior Adventure Divers.

The PADI Advanced Open Water Certification from Divers Incorporated includes:

•  Pre Dive lecture at the dive site
• Books, Handouts and course materials
• A Peak Performance Buoyancy Dive, Deep Dive, and Underwater Navigation Dive
• Two Additional Adventure Dives, you choose what interests you
• Certification Processing and Administrative fees

The schedule of the Fun Dives and Adventures where you can participate in PADI Adventure Dives are listed at the stores or here online. We look forward to diving with you. You can also complete PADI Adventure Dives on any weekend when we have certification dives planned and on most of our dive trips.