ADVANCED OPEN WATER COURSE
Continue your scuba education on Phi Phi!
If you’ve already got your PADI Open Water Diver certification there is no better time or place to move up to the next level! You are eligible to take the Advanced Open Water course as soon as you have finished the Open Water Diver course. It’s definitely worth taking the next step and building your confidence and abilities under water.
ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER PREREQUISITES
To start the Advanced Open Water Diver course you need to be at least 12 years old and certified as an Open Water Diver.
All PADI courses and programs require you to answer a medical questionnaire. Please take a look at the PADI Medical Participant Questionnaire to find out if you should be examined by your Doctor before participating in Recreational Scuba Diving.
What is involved?
During this course you’ll learn about different specialty areas of diving by going on 5 adventure dives. Two dives are mandatory; Underwater Navigator and Deep Diver. You’ll learn how to use a compass and different tools for navigating a dive site, then put them to practice navigating a dive with your buddy! You’ll also learn about special equipment and considerations for safely planning and executing deep dives.
This course will certify you to a maximum depth of 30 meters! All adventure dives can also credit towards the corresponding PADI specialty course (Learn more about PADI Specialty Courses). Other specialty areas to choose from for your 3 elective adventure dives include:
Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox)
Sidemount Diver
Deep Diver
Wreck Diver
Self-Reliant Diver
Search and Recovery
Drift Diver
Night Diver
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Equipment Specialist
Delayed SMB Diver
Underwater Naturalist
Underwater Navigation
Underwater Videographer
Underwater Photographer
AWARE Shark Conservation
Dive Against Debris
Fish Identification
Boat Diver
ADVANCED OPEN WATER COURSE SCHEDULE
DAY 1
Choose your time: 7:00 - 12:30 pm or 13:00 - 17:30 pm
Complete your first 2 adventure dives by choosing from the scheduled morning or afternoon trips.
If you choose to do a night dive as part of your advanced open water course, you could do it on either day 1 or day 2. We leave for night dives from the shop at 18.00. If not, you could join the afternoon boat on day 1 or day 2 and complete one more adventure dive of your choice.
DAY 2
Choose your time: 7:00 - 12:30 pm or 13:00 - 17:30 pm
Complete your last 2 adventure dives by choosing from the scheduled morning or afternoon trips.
If you are choosing one more adventure dive that is not the night dive then you could join the afternoon boat on day 2 and complete one more adventure dive of your choice.
Congratulations you’re certified!
Advanced Open Water Course
11,400 THB
FAQ
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The course includes online elearning, the certification processing fee (PIC), an instructor, all necessary equipment, basic insurance, lunch, water, coffee, tea, and fruits.
Excludes the Phi Phi National Park fee of 600 Thai Baht for the day you do adventure dives 1+2 and another 200 Thai Baht for the day you do adventure dives 3+4. The night dive does not require you to pay the National Park Fee. If you choose to do an additional adventure dive in lieu of the night dive, you will need to pay an additional 200 Thai Baht Park Fee for the 3rd day of diving.
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The course consists of five Adventure Dives, including a Deep Dive and an Underwater Navigation Dive, along with three additional Adventure Dives of your choice. These dives allow you to explore different aspects of diving, such as wreck diving, night diving, drift diving, buoyancy control, underwater photography, and more.
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All your training progress is recorded by PADI standards. Therefore, you can always pick up where you left off last on your next diving destination.
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While it's required for participants to have some diving experience and hold an Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent), the Advanced Open Water course is suitable for divers of various skill levels who want to further their education and improve their diving abilities.
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Yes, you have the flexibility to select three Adventure Dives based on your interests and diving goals, in addition to the required Deep Dive and Underwater Navigation Dive.
Read more about each Adventure dive Click
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Upon successful completion of the course, participants will earn the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification, which is recognized worldwide and allows you to dive to a maximum depth of 30 meters/100 feet.
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Absolutely! The Advanced Open Water Diver certification serves as a stepping stone to further diving adventures and specialty courses. You can pursue advanced training in areas such as rescue diving, deep diving, enriched air (nitrox) diving, and more to expand your skills and knowledge as a diver.
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The course typically spans over two days, although the exact duration may vary depending on your preferences and your chosen Adventure Dives. Each Adventure Dive typically lasts about 45-60 minutes.
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Why Scuba Diving in Phi Phi Island?
Koh Phi Phi is characterized by rugged limestone walls, vivid soft coral and gorgonian fans. Stunning rock formations continue underwater creating great wall diving with plenty of nooks and crevices for critters to hide in. With sloping coral gardens ripe for exploring on your safety stop, diving in Koh Phi Phi offers richness for all.
Keep a keen eye on the sand for resting leopard sharks. Look carefully for mantis shrimp and seahorses whilst triggerfish dart around you. Barracuda and octopus hang out with blacktip reef sharks, nurse sharks, turtles, bluespotted stingrays, and banded sea snakes in the blue. Whale sharks have been known to pass by Koh Phi Phi to follow the plankton trail from Malaysia to Myanmar. Sometime 10 meters long, these gentle giants are an awesome sight to behold.