The Next Step…
Looking for the next step? Continue your diving in Melbourne and increase your confidence with the PADI Advanced Open Water Course! And no, you don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed so you can go straight into it after the PADI Open Water Diver course.
This is a great way to get more dives logged while continuing to learn under the supervision of your PADI Instructor. This course builds on what you’ve learned and develops new skills by introducing you to new activities and new ways to have fun scuba diving.
EXPLORATION
You will understand how to effectively navigate underwater using a compass and natural navigation techniques, as well as fine-tuning your buoyancy. Dive deeper to 30 meters.
EXCITEMENT
You will have one of the best weekends of your life scuba diving and expanding on the skills you already have.
EXPERIENCES
Experience dive sites in a whole new light when diving at night, and immerse yourself in history by diving some of the incredible wrecks that lie around the waters of Melbourne.
EXPLORATION
You will understand how to effectively navigate underwater using a compass and natural navigation techniques, as well as fine-tuning your buoyancy. Dive deeper to 30 meters.
EXCITEMENT
You will have one of the best weekends of your life scuba diving and expanding on the skills you already have.
EXPERIENCES
Experience dive sites in a whole new light when diving at night, and immerse yourself in history by diving some of the incredible wrecks that lie around the waters of Melbourne.
IMPROVE YOUR SCUBA DIVING SKILLS
— 12 years of age and above.
— PADI Open Water certified (or Junior OW), or equivalent.
— Signed Liability Release and Statement of Safe Diving Practices.
— Medical Declaration form and Recreational Dive Medical if necessary (For a list of diving doctors please go to www.spums.org.au.)
— We highly recommend that you have access to a car for the duration of your course as Academy of Scuba does not offer transportation services currently.
- For your Advanced Open Water course, we ask that you have your own snorkeling equipment and a knife, torch and slate, so that you are able to relax and get the most from your training. We highly recommend that all our students also carry a reel and DSMB.
- Academy of Scuba offers value packages for this equipment, with items available in a wide range of styles and price ranges.
- To get the maximum benefit from this course, we recommend investing in your own regulators, BCD and computer. Please call the shop or have a look on our online store for options. Equipment hire is available at the standard rates.
2 Days | Before: $650 – Now: $550
— Private Courses are available. Please enquire for further details and pricing.
WHY LEARN WITH US?
- 2 BOAT DIVES INCLUDED
- 4 STUDENT TO 1 DIVE PROFESSIONAL RATIO
- WE ORGANISE REUNION DIVES AND WILL KEEP YOU DIVING
- YOU WILL MAKE LIFELONG FRIENDS
- WE CAN BACK OURSELVES UP – JUST READ OUR FEEDBACK
AOS STUDENT TESTIMONY
WHY LEARN WITH US?
- 2 BOAT DIVES INCLUDED
- 4 STUDENT TO 1 DIVE PROFESSIONAL RATIO
- WE ORGANISE REUNION DIVES AND WILL KEEP YOU DIVING
- YOU WILL MAKE LIFELONG FRIENDS
- WE CAN BACK OURSELVES UP – JUST READ OUR FEEDBACK
AOS STUDENT TESTIMONY
ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER FAQ
What is the Advanced Water diver qualification?
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about excitement, exploration and experiences. You don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed to advance your diving, so you can start right after earning your Open Water Diver certification. The course helps build confidence and expand your scuba skills through different Adventure Dives. You try out different specialties while gaining experience under the supervision of your Instructor. You log dives and develop capabilities as you find new ways to have fun scuba diving.
Do most people come home in between night dives on the Saturday night and the boat dives on the Sunday, or do they stay in Rye?
Most people stay down in Rye, to avoid the long drive back after the night dive, only to be coming back down again the next morning. You’re welcome to ask for more information at the beginning of your course.
Where will the sessions be conducted?
Shore dives – usually conducted at Rye Pier
Boat Dives – departing from Portsea pier, using RedBoats.
What if I want to do a different adventure dive?
Our course structure includes 3 shore dives and 2 boat dives. We have structured our course to offer you the chance to not only improve your scuba diving skills, but also experience some of the different kinds of diving on offer in Victoria.
Our 5 dives are: Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Navigation, Night, Deep & Wreck.
If you want to do a different adventure dive just let us know when booking your course, and based on group consensus we will try and make this happen for you, however please be aware that it is a PADI requirement that you complete the Underwater Navigation and Deep adventure dives to earn your Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
What if I have already done some of my adventure dives for this course? Do they still count?
Yes, they do. We need to see proof of the completed dives through your log book and training record and then we can finish any other dive for you. Prices do get reduced if you are not completing all dives. Contact our staff for more information
Do I need a diving medical?
You will need to fill out a medical declaration form prior to starting the Advanced Open Water course. If this form raises any issues which may be counter-indicatory to Scuba Diving, then you will need to get a Dive Medical prior to participating in any in-water training activities. Diving doctors can be found at www.spums.org.au
