You want to take your diving education further and advance your skills? Come and do your Advanced Open Water Course with us!
The Advanced Open Water course may be taken by certified PADI Open Water divers (or individuals with an equivalent qualification). This course is the next step in increasing your knowledge and developing your skills to make your diving even safer and more enjoyable. If you're aged 15 or over then you're ready for action.
Pricing Information
$949 including full equipment hire per person for two or more people. (E-Learning inclusive)
$900 tanks and weights per person for two or more people. (E-Learning inclusive)
What does the course involve?
This course is field-based, so there is minimal theory. The course consists of 5 dives made up of two core (required) dives and three elective (instructor or student choice) dives. The course runs over 2 consecutive days and includes diving from our boats at the world-renowned Poor Knights Islands or from our boats on the world-class wreck of the HMNZS Waikato.
Core 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.
Elective Dives
- Peak Performance Buoyancy - Perfect your hover, ideal skill for photographers, underwater observers, and wreck enthusiasts.
- Naturalist - identify different plant and aquatic species.
- 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.
What do I need to supply?
- Evidence of Open Water certification (or equivalent) and your lovely self.
- We’ll get you to complete a medical questionnaire. It is very important that you have no history of asthma, epilepsy, diabetes, heart or lung conditions, or chronic sinus/ear conditions. If you have any of these, we will need to see a doctor’s certificate stating that you are fit to dive.
Prescription medication, surgery in the last 12 months - please make sure you are good to go on all of these - we hate disappointing people in the morning, 'cos we really want to get you diving!
- You can jump online and do the theory with an E-Learning so you are ready for the day - and no heavy textbooks to carry!
- Check it out here. You pay about NZD$350 online to PADI (or $300 to buy through us), study when you want, and then it is just $649 for full gear (or $600 for tanks and weights) when you are here.
- Don't forget to download the PADI App before you arrive.
What's included?
- All theory sessions
- 5 Open water dives
- Full equipment hire
- PADI fees and electronic certification card
When do you run the courses?
Give us a call or an email and we can find dates to suit you.