Advanced Open Water

The Advanced Open Water at Scuba Malta runs 2 days and covers 5 adventure dives, pushing your maximum depth to 30 m. It's the natural next step after Open Water and gives you the depth clearance to access most of Malta's better wreck diving — including the upper sections of Um el Faroud and the P29 patrol boat at Cirkewwa, both of which sit in the 18–36 m range.

The 5 dives aren't generic skill exercises — they're structured around actual dive sites near St. Julian's, in water with the visibility Malta is known for. The course builds on what you already know and pushes your comfort with deeper profiles, navigation, and more varied environments.

Scuba Malta's instructor team brings over 5,000 hours of time in Maltese waters to the table. At this level, that local knowledge matters more than it does in beginner training — knowing how a specific wreck or wall behaves at depth, how the current runs, where the interesting marine life sits, is the difference between a competent guided dive and one that actually teaches you something.

Groups are kept small throughout. Instruction is available in English, Spanish, Italian, French, and German. Equipment is included. The PADI version carries a 50 € supplement over the listed 395 € price.