Dive! Tutukaka
diver advancing skills at the poor knights islands new zealand

Advanced Open Water Course

From $750 + eLearning

Do you wish to enhance your dive skills and get more in depth knowledge about scuba diving? The PADI Advanced Open Water Course will help you with that in just 5 dives over 2 days, and a little bit of eLearning study.

Details

Advance your diving skills with this course, which introduces you to a wide range of adventure dives.

You will need to complete the PADI eLearning at home and download the PADI App, prior to the course. The $300 PADI eLearning fee can be purchased through our booking page, or directly from PADI.

Over two consecutive days you complete five open-water dives — two required dives (deep and navigation) plus three elective dives chosen by you and your instructor.

The course run from our boats at the Poor Knights Islands.

Required Dives

  • Deep - Dive to a maximum of 30 metres and find out what nitrogen narcosis is - will you experience it?
  • Navigation - Fine-tune and improve navigation skills with compass use and natural navigation tips.

Most popular elective dives

  • Peak Performance Buoyancy - Perfect your hover and your control of buoyancy, so you can keep yourself safe as well as the natural environment
  • Naturalist - Learn to identify different marine plant and animal species.
  • Fish ID - Know how to identify features of different fish species and how to tell them apart
  • Search and Recovery - Learn search patterns and techniques to aid in the recovery of that lost mask overboard!
  • Photography - Learn about care and preparation, as well as tips on lighting, positioning, backscatter, and composure.
  • Boat - Bow, stern, aft, and port, boat diving is very different to shore diving. This elective gives you a heads-up on the nautical way of diving.

Enhance your Experience: Nitrox Upgrade

Want safer, longer bottom times while exploring the Poor Knights Islands?

If you have any questions about this course, please contact our Training Team: training@diving.co.nz

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FAQs

What should I bring?

Swimwear, towel, sunscreen, warm clothing or a jacket, dive certification card, motion sickness medication if needed, own dive gear if preferred, underwater camera, reusable water bottle

Why take a dive course with Dive Tutukaka?

We are located just 2.5 hours from Auckland and offer everything you need on site. Training takes place from our large, comfortable boats, giving you access to some of the best dive sites in New Zealand. We provide well-maintained equipment, including 7 mm wetsuits and 4 mm hooded vests to keep you warm and comfortable throughout your dives. Our training team consists only of highly experienced instructors, ensuring you receive the highest standard of teaching, with safety always our top priority. In just two days, you’ll complete your dive course while experiencing New Zealand’s incredible marine life. With excellent visibility and dive sites reaching depths of up to 30 metres, it’s the perfect place to develop and advance your diving skills.