 What's the Advanced Diver certification all about?
Have you always wanted to try underwater photography? How about wreck diving? Here's your chance because you can sample three dives of your choice, get a taste of what you like, and feel more comfortable in the water, strengthening your underwater skills and letting you enjoy diving more than ever. During your Open Water Diver training you learned how to scuba dive, now you will learn what you can do as a scuba diver.
You can earn your Advanced Open Water Certification for FREE! See how with our exclusive Dive to Learn program. What will I do during the Advanced Diver course?
You can earn Advanced Open Water Diver certification is as little as one week. The program is performance based. You proceed as you demonstrate mastery of the course skills and knowledge. This allows you to work at a pace that is comfortable for you. During the course, you will learn the skills and knowledge necessary to safety plan and conduct scuba dives in the specialty areas of your choice. It only takes a bit of online learning and then five open water dives with your instructor. Essentially the Advanced Open Water Diver course is broken down into two easy components: Independent Study with PADI eLearning: This is where you will learn the bulk of your advanced diving knowledge. With today's fast paced lifestyle, you can learn at your own pace and when time allows. Plan on spending about 5-6 hours developing your advanced diving knowledge using PADI eLearning. This can be done whenever and wherever is comfortable for you. Adventure Dives: With a professional instructor, you will complete five open water adventure dives in a lake or the ocean. These dives are completed over a minimum two day period, and you will have the opportunity to practice the knowledge and skills you learned during independent study and your knowledge review sessions. That's it! You're a certified Advanced Open Water Diver! Keep reading to learn about your options for completing the adventure dives. 2012 Adventure Dives Schedule
Dives are held at Clear Springs Scuba Park unless noted otherwise.
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If you are interested in a private Advanced Open Water Diver course, please contact us.
What types of adventure dives can I pick from for the course?
Choose your own adventure! Your Advanced Open Water adventure dives will consist of a deep dive to between 60 and 100 feet, and an underwater navigation dive. You choose which of the other three dives you want to do from the list below. For divers 10 years and older: - AWARE Fish Identification - Underwater Naturalist - Boat Diving - Underwater Navigation* - Peak Performance Buoyancy - Underwater Photography For divers 12 years and older: - Altitude Diving - Multilevel Diving - Deep Diving* - Night Diving - Diver Propulsion Vehicle - Search and Recovery Diving - Drift Diving - Underwater Videography - Dry Suit Diving - Wreck Diving - Nitrox Diving * Required for Advanced Open Water Diver certification. What are my options for completing the adventure dives?
There is no set schedule for the Advanced Open Water course. Complete the course components at your own leisure. You can choose to do one to three adventure dives per day on any weekend that we are at the lake. Just stop by or call us at least two weeks in advance to sign up for dives. If there are any dives you wish to complete on a vacation or in the ocean, your instructor can issue you a referral to complete any remaining dives anywhere in the world you want to dive. What are the requirements for Advanced Open Water Diver certification? Be certified as an Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver. Minimum age: 10* years old. Students younger than 15 who successfully complete the course qualify for the Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification, which they may upgrade to Advanced Open Water Diver certification upon reaching 15.
*A Junior Advanced Open Water Diver between the ages of 10 and 11 years may only dive with a dive professional, a certified parent, or a certified legal guardian to a maximum depth of 40 feet.
Be reasonably fit and in good health. Some individuals may require a physician's release. A desire to become a certified adventure diver and to learn more about and explore the underwater world. A completed and signed Medical Statement form.
What materials are required for the Advanced Diver course? A sense of adventure. A completed and signed Medical Statement form. (Provided when you enroll.) If necessary, a physician's release. We will advise you if this is needed when you enroll. Swimsuit and towel. Proof of Open Water Diver certification. (C-card) Log book. Basic diving equipment and thermal protection suit. (Available for rental.) Underwater writing slate. Primary, backup, and marker lights for night dive. Underwater compass.
How to Get Started
There are 2 ways to get started on your Advanced Open Water Course: Stop by or call Scuba Frisco Sports at 214-227-2494 to register.
You will be given your PADI eLearning Access Pass PIN Number at time of payment. Or start right now with PADI eLearning for $120.
Then, pay the balance of your tuition when you stop by or call to register for Adventure Dives.
Clicking this button will take you to the PADI eLearning site.
Be sure to select "Advanced Open Water Diver" for your eLearning purchase!
Required Forms, Maps and Directions What's next?
Adventure dives can also count towards Specialty Diver certifications. For example, if you liked your Night Adventure Dive so much that you wanted to take a complete Night Diver Specialty course, your Night Adventure Dive can count as the first dive of that specialty. Now that you've expanded you scuba diving skill and knowledge, it's time to enhance your abilities further and to learn how to help other scuba divers. The Rescue Diver course is your next step! | 
