Seacrest Scuba
Miraaz, Vashaamagu, 09030 AA.Ukulhas, Maldives
If you cannot decide which specialty programs are the best choice for you, join the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program! You will try Deep Diving and Navigation plus a variety of 3 more specialty areas of choice before committing to full specialty training. It is a great way to experience what advanced diver training is all about and how valuable it can be to your diving adventures.
During the Advanced Open Water Diver Program, you will experience 5 different specialties by completing one open water training dive per specialty after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor.
By taking this program you will have total freedom to explore. You can complete the full Specialty trainings any time in the future and credit your Advanced Open Water Diver training towards them.
Not sure which direction to take your diving? The SSI Advanced Adventurer course is the perfect next step after your Open Water certification. You'll sample 5 different specialty areas — chosen from options like Deep Diving, Navigation, Night Diving, Underwater Photography, Perfect Buoyancy, and more — and gain credit towards full specialty certifications for any you wish to continue. In the Maldives, this course opens up thrilling new dive environments: descend to 30 metres on a reef wall, navigate a drift dive through a channel, or hunt for nocturnal creatures on a night dive.
Minimum age: 12 years (Junior Advanced Open Water Diver) or 15 years for full Advanced Open Water Diver certification. Participants must hold a valid SSI Open Water Diver certification or equivalent from any recognised agency (PADI, NAUI, CMAS, etc.).A minimum of 10 logged dives is recommended before starting this course. Participants must present their certification card (physical or digital via MySSI or PADI app) at the start of the course. A dive logbook is strongly recommended to verify dive experience.Participants must be in good general health. A medical questionnaire will be completed before the course begins. Anyone with heart conditions, respiratory issues, epilepsy, or recent surgery must provide a physician's medical clearance before participating.Participants must bring: swimwear, towel, sun protection, certification card, and dive logbook. All scuba equipment is provided by Seacrest Scuba. If you own personal equipment (mask, wetsuit, BCD, regulator, dive computer), you are welcome to bring and use it throughout the course.Prior to the first in-water session, students must complete the relevant SSI eLearning modules for their chosen specialty dives via the MySSI app. Access is provided upon booking confirmation.
Course price includes: SSI Advanced Adventurer eLearning digital materials for all 5 chosen specialty dives, all scuba equipment throughout the course, boat transfers to all dive sites, tanks and weights, and SSI Advanced Adventurer certification with digital card via the MySSI app.
Students choose 5 specialty adventure dives from the following options available at Seacrest Scuba: Deep Diving, Navigation, Night Diving & Limited Visibility, Perfect Buoyancy, Drift Diving, Enriched Air Nitrox, Underwater Photography, and Marine Ecology. Please indicate your preferred specialties at time of booking so we can plan your dives accordingly.
Each completed adventure dive counts as credit toward the full SSI Specialty certification for that discipline — meaning you can continue and complete any specialty at a later date without repeating the adventure dive.
Not included: personal travel insurance (strongly recommended), underwater photos (available as an add-on), and any medical examination fees if required.