Advanced Open Water Diver
Your Open Water certification taught you how to dive. The Advanced course teaches you how to dive well.
Designed to build your confidence and expand your underwater capabilities, this course is entirely hands-on. There are no heavy classroom sessions, endless quizzes, or pool drills—just five specialized open-water dives that introduce you to new environments, greater depths, and advanced techniques under the direct guidance of our expert instructors.
Whether you are looking to unlock deeper wreck sites, master your trim, or feel more comfortable in dynamic UK conditions, this course is your gateway to elite recreational diving.
What You Will Experience
You will complete five distinct training dives, logging real underwater time while mastering new skill sets.
The Core Foundation (Mandatory):
- Deep Diving: Safely plan and execute a dive beyond your 18m Open Water limit, unlocking access to deeper wrecks and reefs (up to 30m).
- Underwater Navigation: Stop relying solely on the dive guide. Learn advanced compass skills, natural navigation, and distance estimation to always know exactly where you are.
Your Chosen Specialties (Choose 3):
Customize the rest of your course to fit your specific diving goals. Popular choices include:
- Perfect Buoyancy: Dial in your weighting, master your trim, and drop your air consumption.
- Wreck Diving: Learn the protocols for safely navigating and mapping sunken vessels.
- Night & Limited Visibility: Discover how the underwater world transforms after dark and learn specialized communication and light-handling skills.
- Drysuit Diving: (Highly recommended for our waters) Stay warm and extend your diving season year-round.