PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Advanced PADI diving course up to 30m
What will you learn?
The AOWD course is a natural continuation of diving education and the development of diving skills for people who already have OWD qualifications.
The program includes five “adventure” dives, which are aimed at learning new techniques and improving the skill level of participants.
After completing the course, you will receive the PADI (Junior) Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD) certificate, entitling you to dive up to 30m.
Key information
Minimum age
10 years
Prerequisites
(Junior) OWD certificate or equivalent from another organization
Maximum diving depth
30 m (21 m for ages 12-14, 12 m for ages 10-11)
Duration
15 hours
Locations
Additional information
Schedule
The course consists of 5 Adventure Dives, the aim of which is to acquire new diving skills.
Compulsory dives are:
- Underwater navigation (learning to dive with a compass, square navigation)
- deep (learning to dive deep to discover and admire)
The remaining 3 Adventure dives are selected by the student after consultation with the Instructor and the possibility of conducting them in the location where the course will be conducted.
We can choose between dives:
- Excellent buoyancy: hovering, frog kicks, helicopter turns and back kicks,
- Wreck diving (learning to dive on wrecks),
- Exploration and Mining (Learning several methods of conducting exploration and mining works),
- Dry suit diving,
- Diving from a boat.
When completing a course on a trip to Dahab, you can also choose from:
- Enriched Air Diver-NITROX,
- Night diving,
- Current diving,
- Fish identification,
- Underwater naturalist.
Theoretical program
Learning theory through PADI eLearning is a convenient way to prepare for an AOWD course at your own pace. Thanks to the online platform, you can learn whenever and wherever you want, using interactive materials, videos and quizzes. You will learn the principles of physics and physiology of diving, the structure and operation of equipment, as well as safety procedures and dive planning. All content is divided into modules, and at the end of each you will find short tests to check your knowledge. After completing the online theory, you will be well prepared for open water diving.
Practical activities in open water
Open water dives are the most important part of the AOWD course, during which you will complete all Adventure dives. You will make five dives in a lake, sea or ocean, including a 30 m deep dive and underwater navigation.
We carry out 5 open water dives in Poland or Egypt.
We recommend Egypt, Dahab – because warm water, visibility at 40m and the richness of the underwater world is a stunning and wonderful experience for divers starting their adventure with diving because we dive on the reef with turtles and Nemo fish.
In Poland, we dive at 2 professional dive centres:
Ślesin near Konin Honoratka Base – There is a diving base on site, where you can come with your family or an accompanying person, and at the bottom of the reservoir there is a sunken MI 29 helicopter, wrecks of boats, cars and many other attractions.
Jaworzno on the so-called Excavators – a flooded quarry, reminiscent of Croatia with clear, clear water. At the bottom of the quarry there are sunken: 2 powerful mining excavators – like in Bełchatów, the wreck of the Wilhelm ship and many other attractions.
Equipment
We provide a professional set of diving equipment for the duration of the course (mask, snorkel, fins, BCD, regulator, cylinder, diving suit, diving computer).
We have equipment adapted for children and teenagers.
We use light 10l diving cylinders so as not to strain our spines. during training classes.
What is not included in the price
PADI eLearning Materials: 350 PLN
PADI Certificate: PLN 200
What comes next?
After completing the AOWD course, you can further develop your skills in specialization courses such as Deep Diver, Underwater Photography, Wreck Diving or the PADI Rescue Diver course, during which we will teach you how to help other divers when they have problems underwater.
Give it to a loved one
course voucher