The PADI Advanced Open Water Dive course is designed to help individuals improve their scuba diving knowledge and skills beyond the Open Water Diver level. It can be taken immediately after completing the PADI Open Water Diver certification.

The course focuses on developing confidence in navigation, fine-tuning buoyancy skills, and introducing participants to new diving activities such as wreck diving, night diving, or fish ID-ing. The course also includes a crew pack that covers dive theory, dive planning, and problem management.

To earn the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification, participants must complete five Adventure Dives, including a deep dive beyond 18m/60F and a navigation dive. The remaining three Adventure Dives can be chosen from a list of options, which include underwater naturalist, fish ID and wreck dives. 

The five dives are scheduled over two mornings and one afternoon. The navigation dive is done during an afternoon dive. 

Completing the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is a significant step in advancing your diving knowledge and skills, and it opens up new possibilities for adventure and exploration in the underwater world.

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Dive Machine is a comfortable 34’ custom dive boat with a platform for giant stride entry.
We take small groups of max 12 divers with a boat captain and two dive staff.

• Please arrive on time for the briefing. You need to be in good health to dive and will sign a medical waiver.
• Cancellations with refunds accepted 24 hours ahead of time.
• If you need assistance, call our offices at Aqua Mania Simpson Bay Resort +1 721-544-2640 or Divi Little Bay +1 721 5422685

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE DEPARTURE LOCATION AND CHECK IN TIME:

DEPARTURE FROM SIMPSON BAY RESORT
Our boat departs daily from our Simpson Bay Resort location.
Check in is at 8:15am
Address: #37 Billy Folly Road, Simpson Bay.

DEPARTURE FROM DIVI
Departs daily from our Divi Little Bay Scuba Shop – right from the dock at Divi Little Bay Resort.
Check in is at 8:15am
Address: Little Bay Road, Philipsburg, St. Maarten