The PADI Advanced Open Water Course
Take your training to the next level!

Do you want to...?
q       Explore the deeper depths more safely?
q       Explore the many historic shipwrecks off the New England Coast?
q       Improve your Navigation Skills?
q       Improve your Buoyancy?
q       Enjoy the changes that occur at your local dive sites after nightfall?

... Then the PADI Advanced Open Water Course is for you!

This course is perfect for any diver who wants to take their training to the next level by trying new skills while honing those skills that they learned in the Open Water Scuba Course. Come join the staff of Undersea Divers and let us take you there!

The Course

This course consists of five modules.  Two of these modules are required: Deep Diving and Underwater Navigation.  All students enrolled in PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course complete the two Core Dives.  Core Dives orient students to the fundamentals of advanced diving.  Three of the five dives are considered electives.  You may select dives from the list below.  Most common choices are night diving, wreck diving, u/w naturalist, peak performance buoyancy, boat dive or search and recovery .  This class is one of the most fun and challenging courses offered by PADI!

How do I get started?

You need to come in to the dive shop and pay for the class and purchase the AOW diver kit. You will also get a blue folder with the kit which needs to be filled out prior to class. The folder contains a medical statement, if you answer yes to any of the questions you must get the PADI Medical Statement from the dive shop or download from the link below and get a doctor to sign it before class.
Please note that if you have to change the date of the 2 boat dives for any reason there is an additional $75 boat cancellation fee.

Instruction

Diving is best learned in the water and not through hours of lecture in the classroom. We at Undersea Diving recognize this and have designed this course to maximize the amount of time in the water. The instructors will serve as your guide throughout your course. They will be able to answer questions and help organize and lead the dives.
After you pick up you AOW kit you will have to do some self study. You need to read the 5 chapters in the manual that pertain to the dives you will do. At the end of each chapter there is a knowledge review which needs to be completed before class.
You will participate in five adventure dives (including the Deep and Underwater Navigation Dives), usually two on a Saturday and two on Sunday and one during the week after work. (individually tailored courses are available).

Prerequisites

In order to enroll you must be 12 years old and already hold either a PADI Open Water Diver (or an equivalent certification) or a PADI Adventure Diver Certification. If you have met both of those requirements then come join us on a down and begin a new diving adventure.

Dive Gear Needed

To participate you will need a full set of SCUBA gear including mask, fins, snorkel, an appropriate exposure suit, regulator w/ SPG, octopus, compass, depth gauge, timing device, BCD, 2 tanks and a knife. Special Equipment needed: Dive Light and backup, cylum stick or marking light. This class price does not include rental gear. If you need to rent a wetsuit, regulator, BCD, weights and tanks we will rent them to you at the 1/2 price student rate. Other equipment may be specified depending on the dives chosen.

Course Cost
$395.00
Course fee includes 5 ocean dives, classroom training, and boat fee (one day of 2-tank boat diving). An Advanced Open Water Kit is included and must be picked up before the class.  

ADVANCED CLASS SCHEDULE

See Schedule link for the the 2007 schedule.

Adventure Dives: