Advanced Open Diver Certification
Its time to improve your dive skills!
Whether you are just finished your Open Water Diver course or got certified a couple years ago, it is worth getting your Advanced certification. This course will teach about going to deeper depths, work on navigation skills, improve your buoyancy and more! Upon completion you will be certified to dive up to 100ft anywhere in the world.
Course Layout
The PADI Advanced Open Water certification course consists of two pieces.
Bookwork - reading completed on your own ahead of time and reviewed at the dive site.
Open Water Dives - 5 dives completed over the course of a weekend.
Local Advanced
This summer we unable to offer the Advanced Open Water course in Lake George due to difficulty getting access to deep water. You can still complete this certification on a weekdn drive & dive trip or one of our week long dive trips to the caribbean!
Weekend Away Advanced
Complete the Advanced Open Water course while spending a weekend at a nearby location that is known for its cool diving conditions. Alexandria Bay is some of the best fresh water diving around and you will get to go out on a boat to dive on a couple wrecks!
There is two trips scheduled this year and if you want to complete your Advanced Certification on one of these. We will give you $100 off the course!
July 21st-23rd - Camping
includes shared campsite, airfills/airtank, weights, 2 boat dives & shore dives, continental breakfast, drinks/snacks, guided shore night dive
August 18th-20th - Hotel
includes double occupany room at Bonnie Castle, airfills/airtanks, weights, 2 boat dives & shore dives, guided shore night dive
Last things to know before signing up
Prerequisites
You must be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent in order to take this course. You will need to get clearance on a medical form in order to participate in the training. The form can be downloaded below.
Additional Costs
- Equipment - For all courses after Open Water, you are responsible for providing all the gear required to dive. We do offer special course discounts on a rental gear package for the Advanced Open Water course.
- Transportation - Whether local or a weekend away, you have to get yourself to the location at the expected time, we are happy to help coordinate car pooling.