Whether you're a newly certified open water diver or have dozens of logged dives below 60 feet (18 meters), you may be wondering if taking the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is the next step for you. We're here to tell you that yes, it absolutely is! And if you've been waiting for a sign, here are five great reasons to start your Advanced Open Water Diver course right now.
But, before we dive into the 5 reasons why you should take your Advanced course, here are some quick answers to the most frequently asked questions about second level diving certification:
How difficult is the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course? Considering you have already passed the PADI Open Water Diver course, the Advanced course is quite simple. You will take advantage of the skills you already possess to become a safer diver and to better adapt to the conditions of the dive site.
How many dives are required during the course? Five. You will need at least two days and five adventure dives to become an Advanced Open Water Diver.
How deep can an Advanced Open Water Diver go? Once you are certified as an advanced diver, you will be able to dive up to 100 feet (30 meters).
What comes after the Advanced Open Water Diver course? The next basic course is the PADI Rescue Diver course.
Now that we've answered some of the big questions about the Advanced Open Water Diver course, let's explore five reasons why you should continue your diving education with this certification.
1. Develop and practice the skills you learned in the Open Water Diver course
The first thing to address and dispel is the myth that you need to be advanced or have advanced skills to perform the curso PADI Advanced Open Water Diver .
The course is designed to develop the skills you learned in the curso Open Water Diver , and many divers who are aware of this, choose to complete the Advanced course immediately after completing the Open Water course. By taking the two programs back to back, you can develop stronger diving skills. However, waiting to complete the Advanced Open Water Diver course is also a great option, as you can practice the skills you learned in the initial certification course before advancing to the next level. The Advanced Open Water course allows you to continue learning and improving your skills for another five dives with a PADI instructor. Remember that practice makes perfect, so the more you dive, the better diver you will become!
2. Develop new skills
The five dives required to become a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver include two mandatory dives: a navegación subacuática and inmersión profunda (up to 30 meters/100 feet), as well as three other dives of your choice. For your three additional dives, you can choose between: Flotabilidad de máximo rendimiento , Diving to la deriva , Diving nocturno , Diving from barco , Aire enriquecido , Buceo en naufragios , Imágenes submarinas digitales , Identificación de peces , Buceo contra escombros , Naturalista submarino y Búsqueda y recuperación .
During these dives, you will learn skills, tips and tricks that will help you on every dive you do in the future. You'll combine developing existing skills with learning completely new ones, such as assessing a wreck for diving or how to communicate underwater at night.
3. Improve your air consumption rates
Many new divers will find that after their open water course they are usando el aire más rápido than the most experienced divers. Advanced dives (particularly maximum buoyancy diving) go a long way toward solving this problem. During your five Advanced dives with your instructor, your confidence underwater will grow as you become more comfortable. This confidence, combined with becoming more efficient underwater, will help you develop a more regular and relaxed breathing style, which will increase your efficiency in the air, meaning longer dives and more time underwater.
4. Discover new marine life
Marine life is the main reason most divers learn and continue diving. There are multiple options within the Advanced Open Water Diver course to increase your chances of seeing a wider range of marine life. Being certified to dive to 30 meters/100 feet gives advanced divers the opportunity to see marine life that lives at deeper depths, including many pelagic species. Night diving also gives divers the opportunity to see marine species that are not active and hide during the day. While drift diving may not mean seeing different species, it can certainly increase the volume of fish seen on a dive, as fish rely on currents to bring a stream of plankton, which many species feed on.
5. Discover new places and travel opportunities
Your PADI Advanced Open Water certification card is literally your passport to un mundo de aventuras de buceo . You will no longer be limited to areas deemed suitable for Open Water Divers (although you can explore those too!). You will be able explorar nuevas áreas offering deeper dive sites, drifts and different conditions
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