Advanced Open Water Diver - DiveGo Red Sea

PADI® Open Water Diver is the first scuba certification

About the Course

The Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about expanding your skills. You'll complete two required dives—deep diving and underwater navigation—then choose three additional specialty dives based on the local environment and what excites you most, for a total of five dives. Each specialty dive you complete can earn you credit toward PADI® specialty certifications.

Here are a few of the many options: Deep, Digital Underwater Photography, Dive Against Debris, Dry Suit, Enriched Air Nitrox, Fish Identification, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search & Recovery, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Navigation, and Wreck Diver.

Check out the Frequently Asked Questions section for a complete list of specialty dive options.

How to Become an Advanced Open Water Diver

Learn about underwater navigation, deep diving and three types of specialty diving that interest you. After some skill practice with your instructor, you'll make five open water dives. There's no exam because this course is truly about having fun and gaining experience.

Step 1 — PADI eLearning

Advanced Open Water Diver eLearning includes interactive lessons on 13 popular specialty dives: altitude, boat, digital underwater imaging, drift, dry suit, fish ID, night, buoyancy, search and recovery, underwater naturalist, and wreck diving.

You'll study deep and navigation diving plus three specialties of your choosing.

eLearning time commitment: 6-8 hours

Step 2 — With Your Instructor

With Your Instructor ADDITIONAL COST: Your Dive Shop will charge fees for training and gear rental. The course includes five dives: a deep dive below 18m/60f, a navigation dive, and three specialty dives. Gain experience, build confidence, and discover your diving abilities.

Total time commitment: 2-3 days

Core Adventure Dives

Deep Dive (Mandatory)

Explore depths between 18-30 meters. Learn about the effects of pressure and how to plan deep dives safely.

Underwater Navigation (Mandatory)

Master compass navigation and natural navigation techniques. Never get lost underwater again!

Choose 3 Elective Dives

Wreck Diving
Drift Diving
Night Diving
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Underwater Photography
Fish Identification

Duration

2 Days

Max Depth

30 Meters

Prerequisite

Open Water Diver

Why Take Advanced Open Water?

Discover New Dive Types

Try different specialties to find what excites you most. Each adventure dive gives you a taste of what full specialty courses offer.

Build Real Skills

Practice makes perfect. Five additional dives with focused training dramatically improve your comfort and competence underwater.

Explore Deeper Sites

Many of the world's best dive sites are between 18-30 meters. Your deep dive training opens up a whole new world of possibilities.

Navigation Confidence

Never rely completely on a guide again. Learn to navigate independently and plan your own dive routes with confidence.

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver