Advanced Open Water Diver

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course at Dive Spirit Mauritius is your next step in scuba diving, building directly on your Open Water certification. This program is structured around five PADI Adventure Dives, designed to enhance your confidence and expand your diving capabilities under the guidance of experienced instructors. You will gain supervised experience in specific diving areas, including the mandatory Deep Diving and Underwater Navigation dives, which prepare you for exploring depths up to 30 meters. This certification opens up access to a wider range of dive sites, including many popular wreck locations, allowing for more diverse underwater exploration.

Knowledge development for the Advanced Open Water course can be completed online through PADI or via self-study with the manual, covering seven specialty areas. The practical component consists of five exciting adventure dives. While Deep Diving and Underwater Navigation are compulsory for developing essential skills in orientation and deeper environments, you have the flexibility to choose three additional adventure dives from a variety of specialties. Options often include wreck diving, underwater photography, drift diving, and night diving, allowing you to tailor the course to your interests. Each adventure dive can also count as the first dive towards a corresponding PADI Specialty Diver course, providing a clear pathway for further specialization.

This course is an excellent opportunity to sample different types of diving and discover what truly fascinates you beneath the waves. The minimum age for the Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification is 12 years, and a prerequisite is holding an Open Water Diver certification or an equivalent qualification. Dive Spirit Mauritius offers this program with their PADI certification, ensuring globally recognized standards. The price for this comprehensive course is 21000 MUR, representing significant value for the advanced skills and dive site access you will gain.

Upon successful completion of the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course, you will be certified to dive to a maximum depth of 30 meters. This increased depth limit allows access to a multitude of dive sites previously unavailable, including numerous renowned wreck sites that are often found at these depths. The course emphasizes practical application, ensuring you are comfortable and competent in various diving scenarios. Dive Spirit Mauritius, located in Mauritius, provides a fantastic setting to hone your skills, with instructors fluent in English, Spanish, and French, catering to a diverse range of international divers.