What books are required to do this? Just the Advanced Open Water or do I need the books for the individual specialty "preview" dives? I assume the AOW book just covers Deep and Nav?
THanks,
Chris
From the instructor manual, here is what is required and recommended:
Student divers must have a current version of these required materials:
PADI Adventures in Diving manual or Multimedia
Deluxe Data Carrier
RDP The Wheel, table or eRDP including associated Instructions for Use booklets (The Wheel is required for multilevel dives)
Recommended
PADI Adventures in Diving video
PADI Specialty Diver manuals and videos
PADI Log Book
The purpose of the advanced open water diver is really to introduce you to the first dive of 5 specialty dives, of which deep and navigation are required. The other three can be chosen from 17 other specialties. These should be covered in your adventures in diving book. The specialty dives are
1. Altitude Dive
2. AWARE - Fish Identification Dive
3. Boat Dive
4. Deep Dive
5. Digital Underwater Photography Dive
6. Diver Propulsion Vehicle Dive
7. Drift Dive
8. Dry Suit Dive
9. Enriched Air Dive
10. Multilevel and Computer Dive
11. National Geographic Dive
12. Night Dive
13. Peak Performance Buoyancy Dive
14. Search and Recovery Dive
15. Underwater Naturalist Dive
16. Underwater Navigation Dive
17. Underwater Photography Dive
18. Underwater Videography Dive
19. Wreck Dive