PADI - Continuing Education

Advanced Open Water Diver

Depth, navigation and three dives you choose

Issued by
PADI
Certification
Advanced Open Water
Duration
3 days / 5 dives
Open water
5 dives
Max depth
30m
Class size
Max 4
Minimum age
12+
Who for
Swimmers
Five dives over three days, two of them fixed - deep and navigation - and three you pick. Takes you to 30 m, which is where the best sites here start.

Advanced is the course that unlocks the Andamans. Dixon Pinnacle tops out at 18 m and Johnny's Gorge sits at 26 - the two best dives we run are both past an Open Water limit, and this is the three days that fix that.

The five dives

Deep and Underwater Navigation are compulsory. The other three are yours: night, peak performance buoyancy, wreck, fish identification, underwater photography or drift. Most people take night and buoyancy, and the buoyancy dive is the one that visibly changes how somebody dives.

There is no exam

Some short reading before each dive, and then you go and do the thing. It is the least classroom-heavy course in the ladder.

What you will be able to do

  • Certified to 30 m
  • Five dives, three of your choosing
  • Night dive available
  • No final exam

What is included

  • Full equipment rental
  • Course materials and eLearning
  • Certification processing fee

Where you train

Course syllabus

How the course runs, day by day - theory, confined water, then the open water dives.

  1. Day 12 open water divesDeep dive and peak performance buoyancy

    The deep dive at Dixon or Johnny's Gorge - narcosis check, gas consumption at depth, and how different your computer behaves down there. Buoyancy on the afternoon tank.

  2. Day 22 open water divesNavigation and one of your choice

    Compass and natural navigation on the ridge at Jackson Bar, then whichever adventure dive you picked over breakfast.

  3. Day 31 open water diveNight dive

    The Lighthouse slope after dark - torches, buddy contact protocol, and the reason people book this course a second time for the fun of it.

Still deciding?

Not sure this is the right course?

Tell us how much diving you have done and we will point you at the level that fits - and at the dates it runs on.

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What it costs

Every price below is the full course fee before tax - 18% GST is added on top. There is no checkout yet, so tell us your dates and we will hold your place.

Standard₹28,500₹27,000per person + 18% GSTYou save ₹1,500
Five dives, all equipment, materials and the certification fee.

Before you dive

The rules every student on this course is held to. None of them are negotiable, and none of them are a surprise on the day.

  • Minimum age

    Divers must be 12 or older on the day of the dive.

  • Medical declaration

    Every student signs the agency medical declaration before the first water session. A yes to anything on it needs a physician's sign-off, and we would far rather see that form at the enquiry stage than at the pool.

  • Flying after diving

    Leave at least 18 hours between your last dive and your flight. Book your trip home with that gap already in it - we cannot shorten it for you.

  • Insurance

    Student divers are covered by our centre insurance during training, which is not the same thing as personal dive cover. We recommend your own policy for the fun dives that follow.

This is general guidance for recreational diving, not medical advice about you. If any of it is a question rather than a formality, speak to a doctor before you travel.

Questions students ask

  • How many dives do I need before this course?

    None beyond the Open Water certification itself. Doing it immediately after Open Water is common and works well - you are still in practice.

  • Is 30 m frightening?

    It is darker, quieter and your air goes faster. The deep dive exists so the first time you feel that is with an instructor next to you.

  • Can I choose all five dives?

    No - deep and navigation are set by the agency. The other three are entirely yours.

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