Friday, September 16, 2011

Advanced Open Water

Same as the Open Water Certification the Advanced Open Water is provided by several Agencies. It is the second certification in the American Certification System and it requires the person to be a qualified open water diver and that it has 20 logged dives* (not mandatory for all Agencies) and a minimum age of 15 Years old.
It Consist of 5 Dives 1 of which should be a deep dive between 25 and 30 meters (80 and 100 feet).
During  your certification track you will get training in : Search and recovery , underwater navigation , and buoyancy control, in addition to that you will have the ability to choose from the specialty dives :

  • Night Dive
  • Cave Dive
  • Drift Dive
  • Wreck Dive
  • Deep Dive
  • Underwater Photography
  • ...



              Cave Dive                                                                           Night Dive                                                                             Wreck Dive


Advanced open water is a must for every certified open water diver that really likes this hobby! although it is mandatory if you want to advance in your Diving career, it can also be taken for a recreational diver... it allows him to explore more and more of the underwater wonders...