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How Your Advanced Open Water (AOW) course works

The PADI Advanced Open Water Class is built around your desire to become a better trained and more experienced diver. Your AOW Class will consist of five open water dives that are mostly of your choosing. Two of the dives are required, Deep and Navigation. In these two dives, you will complete the Adventure Dives for those specialties. Subsequently, gaining experience and learning more about deep diving and better navigation. The other three dives can be chosen from a wide list of dives including the ones found below.


Adventure Dive Options for PADI Advanced Open Water Certification:
Note: Dive availability is dependent on location and instructor

24-25 May 2025
28-29 June 2025
19-20 July 2025
16-17 August 2025
20-21 September 2025
18-19 October 2025