PADI Advanced Open Water Diver – Build Skills, Confidence, and New Diving Abilities

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is the next step for certified divers who want to expand their skills, boost their confidence, and experience a wider range of underwater adventures. This course is all about real diving—no long classroom sessions—just hands-on exploration guided by a professional instructor. You’ll complete adventure dives that introduce new techniques, refine your buoyancy, sharpen your navigation, and increase your comfort at depth.

Training combines independent online learning with instructor-led dives that focus on practical application. Two core dives—Deep and Underwater Navigation—build essential skills, while three additional adventure dives let you customize the course to your interests. Whether you're preparing for travel, exploring local sites, or aiming for more advanced certifications, this course expands your abilities and opens the door to exciting specialty training.

Key Benefits

• Increase your depth limit to 100 ft (30 m) with professional guidance
• Improve buoyancy, situational awareness, and underwater navigation
• Develop confidence and comfort in a variety of real-world diving conditions
• Choose adventure dives that match your interests, such as Wreck, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Night, or Search & Recovery
• Seamless progression toward Rescue Diver and Master Scuba Diver ratings
• Ideal for divers preparing for travel, local exploration, or technical pathways

What You’ll Learn

• Advanced buoyancy and trim control techniques
• Proper deep-dive planning and gas management
• Precision compass navigation and natural navigation
• Specialty-style skills like limited-visibility diving, wreck basics, and more
• How to assess dive environments, conditions, and hazards
• Improved buddy skills and situational awareness

Course Structure

• Knowledge Development: PADI eLearning completed at your own pace
• Core Training Dives:
– Deep Dive (mandatory)
– Underwater Navigation Dive (mandatory)
• Three Additional Adventure Dives: Instructor-recommended or student-selected
• Certification Depth Limit: 30 meters / 100 feet

What’s Included

• PADI Advanced Open Water eLearning access
 

What’s NOT Included

• Professional instruction from certified dive professionals
• Five open-water adventure dives
• PADI certification upon completion

See THIS LINK to learn about the entire process and how you can save money by signing up for the entire course at the same time.

Advance your diving with Southern Maryland Divers and discover new environments, new challenges, and a stronger foundation for every dive you make.

***E-Learning codes are NON REFUNDABLE once redeemed by the customer on the PADI website***