Advanced Courses
Ready to go further? Our advanced courses build on your Open Water certification, opening up deeper dives, new skills and more of the Island's dive sites.
PADI Advanced Open Water
The PADI Advanced Open Water course is a two-day, five-dive programme that builds on your Open Water certification and takes you safely to 30 metres. There is no classroom and no exam, just focused eLearning and practical dives to build your skills, confidence and enjoyment. The certification is recognised worldwide.
£450 per person.
What you will do
Two dives are required, a Deep dive (which extends your limit to 30 metres) and an Underwater Navigation dive, plus three more of your choice from options such as Dry Suit, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Wreck and Surface Marker Buoy. A typical course runs over two days:
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day one at Andark Lake: three adventure dives, for example Dry Suit or Peak Performance Buoyancy, Delayed SMB, and Underwater Navigation;
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day two at Vobster Quay: two adventure dives, Deep and Wreck.
Alternative sites such as Stoney Cove may be used, and your Advanced dives can also be completed on a dive holiday abroad.
What is included
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two days of tuition and five dives;
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PADI eLearning and manual;
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lifetime PADI certification on completion;
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full kit hire: suit, weights, cylinders, BCD, regulator and gauge, dive computer and air;
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basic exposure kit for open water: mask, snorkel, fins and boots (hood and gloves October to May).
What is not included
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transport to the dive sites;
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site entry fees: Andark £18, and Vobster Quay £22 per day;
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air refills on site.
Optional speciality upgrades
You can upgrade one of your elective dives to a full speciality at a reduced rate, with one extra dive: Peak Performance Buoyancy for £165, or Dry Suit for £165.
Prerequisites
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minimum age 12;
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PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or equivalent;
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satisfactory completion of a diving medical form.
Rescue Diver
The Rescue Diver course changes the way you dive, for the better. You learn to spot and sort out minor problems before they become big ones, gain a lot of confidence, and have real fun along the way. Many divers say it is their favourite course. Get in touch for dates and prices.