Advanced Open Water Diver

If you’ve taken your Open Water Scuba Diver course and are now ready  to expand your knowledge but would like to see what is out there first,  then the SDI Advanced Adventure Diver course is for you! The SDI  Advanced Adventure course will give you an overview of five different  SDI specialties. Two of the required specialties are the Deep Diver and  Navigation Diver specialties which are the foundation of continuing  diver education. The remaining specialty dives you can opt for include:

• Advanced Buoyancy Control
• Altitude Diver
• Boat Diver
• Computer Nitrox Diver
• Drift Diver
• Marine Ecosystem Awareness
• Many more!

This course is intended to introduce you to each of the five  specialties selected; not complete comprehension of the chosen  specialty. One dive from each of the chosen specialties may apply  towards the completion of a specialty certification.

• Any certified open water scuba diver who wishes to expand their diver knowledge and skill set
• Any certified open water scuba diver who would like to advance in dive training
• Any certified open water scuba diver who would like to experience an introduction to SDI specialties

• Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent
• SDI Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent, SDI Junior Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent*

*Note: Junior divers (10-15) can only take specialties approved for their age

Limits for Junior Divers:
Deep Diving: Maximum depth for divers 10-15 is 21 metres/70 feet
Dry suit; minimum age 12
Wreck: Limited penetration minimum age 15

• An overview of the SDI Deep Diver and SDI Navigation Diver specialties
• Basic insight to three other chosen specialties of your choice as an introduction to that specific area in diving

Some of the in-water skills include:

• Successfully perform skills listed for dive one of the three chosen specialties as well as both core specialties 
  • Deep Diver open water dive 
    • Test and check all equipment
    • Familiarization with dive site
    • Descend to planned depth, do not exceed any pre-planned limits
    • Dive according to plan at a depth limited to 30 metres/ 100 feet
      Divers between the age of 10 and 15 cannot exceed 21 metres/70 feet
    • Ascend to safety stop
    • Exit and log dive
  • Navigation open water dive 
    • Establish a reference point, plan dive, and enter water from shore/boat
    • Practice out and back technique on surface
    • Squares and triangles on surface
    • Perform a square on the bottom
    • Perform a triangle on the bottom
    • Ascend to safety stop
    • Exit and log dive

• An opportunity to experience several SDI specialties
• Continue diver education, skills, and knowledge
• Ability to enroll in and complete selected specialties
• After successful completion, ability to enroll in the SDI Recue Diver course

• Satisfactorily complete the appropriate SDI Advanced Adventure Diver  Knowledge Quests with a passing score of 80%, followed by 100%  remediation by the Instructor
• Complete all course requirements efficiently
• Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution

Cost: $294.95

Materials: Student Materials Included

Prerequisites:Open Water Diver and 12 years old.

Equipment: Beyond basic scuba equipment appropriate for the diving environment, you’ll need a compass, dive knife, dive slate, audible surface signaling device and dive computer. You’ll also use specialized gear depending on the Adventure Dives you choose. Your Crystal Blue Diving professional will explain the equipment that you need and may suggest additional gear, such as a dive light for night diving or lift bag for search and recovery. You can also rent a full set of basic scuba equipment from Crystal Blue Diving for the class at a discounted rate of $60 for the weekend. Other fees may apply based on specialty dives choose. Lake entrance fees of $20 per day will be added.

The PADI A Beyond basic scuba equipment appropriate for the diving environment, you’ll need a compass, dive knife, dive slate, audible surface signaling device and dive computer. You’ll also use specialized gear depending on the Adventure Dives you choose. Your Crystal Blue Diving professional will explain the equipment that you need and may suggest additional gear, such as a dive light for night diving or lift bag for search and recovery. You can also rent a full set of basic scuba equipment from Crystal Blue Diving for the class at a discounted rate of $50 for the weekend. Other fees may apply based on specialty dives choose.eted over a weekend.You will be required to complete a deep dive and a navigation dive and three elective dives for the Specialty list. Most common elective dives are:

Peak Performance Buoyancy

Night 

Boat 

Drift

Underwater Photography

Search & Recovery

Wreck

PADI eLearning Method - Cost: $217 Paid to PADI, $196.95 Paid to Crystal Blue Diving

Materials: AOW Data Carrier Included

Prerequisites: Open Water Diver and 12 years old.

Equipment: Beyond basic scuba equipment appropriate for the diving environment, you’ll need a compass, dive knife, dive slate, audible surface signaling device and dive computer. You’ll also use specialized gear depending on the Adventure Dives you choose. Your Crystal Blue Diving professional will explain the equipment that you need and may suggest additional gear, such as a dive light for night diving or lift bag for search and recovery. You can also rent a full set of basic scuba equipment from Crystal Blue Diving for the class at a discounted rate of $60 for the weekend. Other fees may apply based on specialty dives chosen. Lake entrance fees of $20 per day will be added.