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Prices are in US $
Diver
$ 529
*PADI eLearning
$ 240
Take your scuba diving skills to the next level with our PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course, and become certified to dive to 30m/100ft, or 21m/70ft for those becoming Jr. Advanced Open Water Divers (age 12-14).
The Advanced Open Water Diver certification is a result of completing five PADI adventure dives out of a possible 13 listed in the eLearning package. Each dive is a little taste of a different scuba specialty. The Deep Dive and the Underwater Navigation Dive are mandatory, whereas the other 3 are elective. Normally due to time/scheduling constraints, DiveCarib will choose these electives for you.
This course is designed to offer different experience and training options that range from simple introductions to more challenging experiences. As you make these dives, you develop skills that make diving more fun and versatile and expand the types of dives you can make.
If you are an open water diver and are looking for more exciting dives or a more unique diving experience, the Advanced course is a perfect fit for you, offering a wide variety of dive options that include: deep diving, underwater navigation, underwater photography, fish identification, peak performance buoyancy, drift diving, underwater naturalist, and more.
To complete the certification, you also need to pay ~$240* for the online e-learning payable to PADI.
*Prices are subject to change, and vary depending on country of residence.
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To complete the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course, students must take the online academics with PADI, and then complete the in-water training with DiveCarib (normally a 1.5 day practical course). To begin, please contact us to discuss availability, and then please purchase the PADI eLearning. By using our elearning link, we are able to track your progress and see how you are doing. Once you have completed this online package, you are ready to start your practical with us.
Unlike the PADI Open Water Diver package, you do not necessarily have to complete every chapter (although each are interesting and a valuable resource), you only have to complete the chapters that correspond with the adventure dives that we will complete on the course (5 dives total). The Intro and Thinking Like a Diver chapters, along with the Deep Diving and Underwater Navigation chapters, are mandatory (as are those 2 dives). The other three chapters (and dives) are elective, however due to logistics and timings, we normally ask that these chapters be Peak Performance Buoyancy, Fish ID, and Underwater Naturalist. Other common chapters are Drift Diving, and Digital Underwater Imaging (if you have a camera with suitable underwater housing).
We dedicate 1.5 days to complete these 5 dives; 3 dives one day, 2 dives another, or vice versa. Unless you have been diving with us recently, the Deep dive is almost always scheduled as the first dive of day 2.
Exact times and schedules can only be confirmed 2-3 days in advance; please do not schedule any other activities for these days.
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The Advanced Open Water Diver course is completed in two parts. First, you must complete the online e-learning portion with PADI, which costs ~$240. Then you complete your five adventure dives with DiveCarib, which cost $529.
Note: Individual dive prices may be available for each adventure dive depending on availability. Please contact DiveCarib for more information.
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Being the most qualified PADI training facility on the island, you can rest assured that we have ample amounts of experience to help you find and master the underwater skills of your choice. Due to the experience of our lead instructors, we can confidently say we offer a world class service for adventure divers! Leigh Cunningham once held a world record for the deepest wreck dive (205m/672ft) and also successfully dived beyond 700ft, and is a professional underwater photographer. Louis Evans has dived since the age of 8, holds a degree in Marine Biology, and is an enthusiastic teacher and environmentalist.