PADI Advanced Open Water Diver

PADI Navigation Diver Koh Phangan Thailand

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course fine-tunes your dive skills and allows you to explore some of the world’s premier diving sites.

The Advanced Open Water Diver course offers you a structured program where you will gain additional experience and skills under the direct supervision of your PADI Instructor.

Course Structure

The course consists of 5 knowledge development sessions and 5 open-water adventure dives. The deep and navigation dives are compulsory, you can choose from the list below:

  • AWARE Fish Identification Dive
  • Boat Dive
  • Enriched Air Nitrox **
  • Night Dive**
  • Peak Performance Buoyancy Dive**
  • Rescue (New)**
  • Search & Recovery Dive
  • Sidemount Diver **
  • Underwater Naturalist Dive
  • Underwater Photography 

** These dives carry an additional cost

Included in the Course

  • Instructor Tuition
  • Full equipment hire
  • PADI Digital Manual or eLearning & certification on completion
  • Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments on boat dives
  • Discounted on-site accommodation (if required)

Please note that the course manual is required by PADI standards for participation in the course. 

Prerequisites & Duration

Minimum age: 12 years (some dives have additional age requirements)

PADI Junior/Open Water Diver or equivalent

Duration 2 days

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver THB 11,500

Medical Statement

All students are required to sign a PADI Medical Statement prior to starting the course. If the student has any of the medical conditions listed then signed clearance from a doctor, valid for 12 months from date of signature will be required.