Advanced Adventure Water Training

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The in-water portion of the course is two days and covers a minimum of 5 training dives including Deep and Navigation. AOW Divers are certified to dive to 100'. Advanced adventure diver: If you’ve taken your Open Water Scuba Diver course and are now ready to expand your knowledge but would like to see what is out there first, then the Advanced Adventure Diver course is for you! The Advanced Adventure course will give you an overview of five different specialties. Two of the required specialties are the Deep Diver and Navigation Diver specialties which are the foundation of continuing diver education. The remaining specialty dives you can opt for include: Advanced Buoyancy Control Boat Diver Computer Nitrox Diver Drift Diver Marine Ecosystem Awareness Wreck Diver This course is intended to introduce you to each of the five specialties selected; not complete comprehension of the chosen specialty. One dive from each of the chosen specialties may apply towards the completion of a specialty certification. Who this course is for: Any certified open water scuba diver who wishes to expand their diver knowledge and skillset Any certified open water scuba diver who would like to advance in dive training Any certified open water scuba diver who would like to experience an introduction to SDI specialties Course Prerequisites: Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent SDI Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent, SDI Junior Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent* *Note: Junior divers (10-15) can only take specialties approved for their age Limits for Junior Divers: Deep Diving: Maximum depth for divers 10-15 is 21 metres/70 feet Drysuit; minimum age 12 Wreck: Limited penetration minimum age 15 What you can expect to learn: An overview of the SDI Deep Diver and SDI Navigation Diver specialties Basic insight into three other chosen specialties of your choice as an introduction to that specific area in diving Some of the in-water skills include: Successfully perform skills listed for dive one of the three chosen specialties as well as both core specialties Deep Diver open water dive Test and check all equipment Familiarization with the dive site Descend to planned depth, do not exceed any pre-planned limits Dive according to plan at a depth limited to 30 meters/ 100 feet Divers between the age of 10 and 15 cannot exceed 21 metres/70 feet Ascend to the safety stop Exit and log dive Navigation open water dive Establish a reference point, plan dive, and enter the water from shore/boat Practice out and back technique on the surface Squares and triangles on the surface Perform a square on the bottom Perform a triangle on the bottom Ascend to the safety stop Exit and log dive