advanced open water

One of my 5 dives to get Advanced Open Water certified. It was an experience and I was definitely a bit nervous at first going into the dark cavern at around 95 feet deep but I got over it quickly and I'd definitely do it again.

Looking to book a trip to Egypt in September. I’d like to pull the trigger and get my AOW completed along with being a part of a live board for daily dives. Rather than going on the web and scouring for details I wanted to start here first before singling out some spots. Any recommendations?

Hi Folks, Looking for thoughts on West End-based dive operators. Going in May. Staying in West End at Cocolobo w/ my wife. (first time to Roatan!) Looking for a good dive operator near there. My wife- snorkel only. Me - At least five dives, maybe more, and maybe go for the advanced...

Just received my Open Water through SDITDI and also recieved the Nitrox Certification (not comfortable applying in real world yet since the instructor didn't have time to provide physical Nitrox training). Due to my discomfort with the first instructor, I found a Padi Advanved Open Water...

Hello there! I have my PADI Open Water Certificate and am looking to continue my education and certifications. I am currently running an NGO in Guatemala and was wondering if anyone knew of a great instructor or dive shop that is close to here. There doesn't seem to be any shops with...

This for-fun video is a fantasy of how the pitch for the AOW course might have sounded in an alternate universe. It's my first effort at such a skit, I shoot with my phone, and possess only crude editing software and skills, so please keep that in mind :wink: The video is an adaptation of the...

Hi! I’m so excited to be getting PADI open water and advanced certified in a few weeks in La Paz! I created an entire itinerary around it so I wouldn’t have to do it alone. I’m so happy that an old colleague has decided to join but would love to have more come along for the adventure! I fell in...

IMG951154 by ReefDiverRich posted Aug 12, 2019 at 8:15 PMHello all.. ReefDiverRich here from northern New Jersey. I currently have my NAUI open water and Drysuit certification, currently doing the advanced and nitrox checkout dives. I have 13 dives as of today (8/12/19) but will certainly have a...

So this was about a month ago...took a while to find time to sit down and write this report. The wife and I completed our OW cert a month prior to our trip and were excited to go on our first holiday that included diving (as well as first holiday just the two of us in over 2 years). This was our...

SO is interested in getting her AOW while in FL and I'd like to do some recreational dives (I'm rescue). Do dive shops offer AOW training as a part of a "regular" dive? For example, the navigation exercise takes about 5-10 minutes to complete. Is there any reason why she couldn't do the...

I'm coming back to diving after time away. I'll need to get most of my own gear. I'm intrigued by the BP/W options, but, if I were to show up in Thailand or Okinawa to do a PADI Advanced Open Water or specialty course would they let me use that, or would they require that I rent a jacket/vest...

My family and I will be going to Cozumel for Spring Break. I would like to take my SSI Deep Diver specialty course while I'm in Coz, and possibly one other SSI specialty to complete my AOW Cert. When I look on SSI's site, they list some LDS, but when I go to the sites of the shops listed, there...

Just registered here, but been reading through the posts for some time. Got PADI OW certified back in 2004 but stopped diving for some time until I got back into it in 2017. Logged a little under 60-dives (and counting...). Mostly beach diving weekends and occasional boat dives if I can...

I obtained my NAUI OW some time ago, and now I live in a new location and all the dive shops around are PADI. On the NAUI website, I can search for instructors and there are some in my area... can I contact them to ask them if they can do instruction for advanced, nitrox, etc? Or do they have to...

Hi there, I have designed a log page based on my own needs and I'd love to get some feedback on it! It's aimed at relatively new divers with less than 100 dives so I'm looking for 25 people to participate in a (short) paid survey about the page. This covers the layout, order and fields...

Hello all, I am an OW diver from South Florida and am looking to take my training one step further and take AOW courses. I've looked at a few different agencies to do this with and was looking for advice on what the best agency is to earn the AOW rating. Of the few that I've seen, I believe...

Hey guys. I was hoping you guys might be a great resource for solving my problem. My fiance and I live in Cincinnati and are looking to get an advanced open water cert. Problem is, we've been less than impressed with the training we've received thus far locally. We switched to a new lds...

So I want to advance my diving knowledge and go for the advanced open water diver program. I understand that it requires deep and navigation diving and three electives. My question is this: do I get a C-card for each of those electives or is it just like an introductory dive and to actually get...

Hi all, would like to go for AOW course, as a lot of dive sites requires AOW as a minimum requirement, but have a few questions about it. I currently feel that the concept of having 5 adventure dives is a bit waste of money and time considering that those specialties won't be covered in full...

Hello Fellow Divers, I am planning a trip to Australia for this August with my family of six and one of our destinations is Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef. I really like the idea of doing a liveaboard, but I am having trouble on deciding which company to use. Unfortunately, I do not have...