Skill Advancement

Focus on honing your navigation and buoyancy skills, experience deep diving, and choose from different specialty dives.

Specialty Sampler

Try different types of diving to see what interests you most. Each specialty dive may count towards PADI® specialty certifications.

Diverse Choices

Explore a range of specialties including Deep Diving, Digital Underwater Photography, Enriched Air Nitrox, Night Diving, and more.

Experience Required

Open to PADI Open Water Diver/Junior Open Water Diver certified individuals or those with a qualifying certification.

Minimum Age

Divers 12 years or older can enroll in this course.

Deep and Navigation Diving

Gain essential underwater navigation skills and experience diving below 18m/60ft.

Specialty Dive Focus

Choose three additional specialty dives based on your interests and objectives.

Practical Learning

There's no exam – this course is about gaining experience and having fun in the water.

eLearning

Engage in Advanced Open Water Diver eLearning, covering 13 popular specialty dives. Select deep and navigation diving plus three specialties of your choice. The eLearning commitment is approximately 6-8 hours.

Open Water Dives

Complete five dives – a deep dive, a navigation dive, and three specialty dives. These dives are designed to build your confidence and discover your diving potential.

Time Commitment

The course typically takes 2-3 days to complete.

Depth

Maximum depth varies based on age but can be up to 30 meters/100 feet.