Advanced Open Water
A truly advanced diver training program
The SSI Advanced Diver rating recognizes that you have logged at least 24 dives and hold at least four SSI Specialty Diver certifications. This program allows you to complete all of the academics and in-water skill development for four of the most popular specialties in a single weekend. You will still need to make several open-water training dives under instructor supervision to complete the certification requirements for each specialty. See prerequisites below.
The details
- (Contact store for scheduling)
Classes require a minimum of three people to run as scheduled. If fewer than three people sign up, we reserve the right to either cancel the class or impose a $100 surcharge.
Please be aware that, while we make every effort to keep our listings accurate and up to date, you should always call the store to confirm starting dates and times.
Prerequisites/Recommended Specialities
- You must be at least 15 years old to take part in the Deeper Diving course
- You should aleady have Enriched Air Nitrox
- You should also have Perfect Buoyancy and SMB Deployment
- You must complete the medical history form
Each component specialty is generally $225/each plus open water training fees/expenses. Or you can sign up for four specialities at once for just $675.
Each component course includes:
■ All instruction
■ Self-study materials
Private instruction available at an additional cost
You supply:
■ Swimsuit, towel
■ Mask, snorkel, scuba fins, boots
■ Weight system, weights
■ Adequate exposure protection
■ One cylinder
■ Buoyancy Control Device (BC)
■ Regulator/alternate air source
■ SMB, audible surface signal, knife/cutting tool
Each component specialty will have additional required items. See individual courses listings for more information.
Students are also responsible for:
■ All air or gas fills
■ Dive site admission or charter fees
■ Transportation to and from dive sites
■ Accommodations and meals, as needed
■ Plastic, photo-ID certification card, if desired (digital card provided at no charge)
One program, four specialtieis: The SSI Advanced Diver rating recognizes the fact you have logged at least 24 dives and hold at least four SSI Specialty Diver certifications. This program allows you to complete all of the academics and in-water skill development for four of the most popular specialties in a single weekend. You will still need to make several open-water training dives under instructor supervision to complete the certification requirements for each specialty. These specialties are:
- Underwater Navigation: To get to an unfamiliar location on land, we consult a map, road signs or GPS. Under water, there are none of these things. You can, however, use a compass as a directional reference. But, the compass is only as good as your working knowledge and experience using it correctly. When you begin and end your dive at the correct location, you feel good, look good and conserve energy. But not everyone has a good sense of direction, especially underwater.
- Deeper Diving: You and your buddy are on a dive when for some reason, it is time to go up now due to low air supply, high nitrogen status or an emergency diver recall but…you cannot find the ascent line. Uh Oh! What now? In the sport of scuba, any dive deeper than 60 feet is considered a deep dive. Particular procedures and emergency preparedness skills should be learned and mastered. Take the time to learn those skills that could make a difference.
- Night/Limited Visibility: While having great visibility and broad daylight is always desirable, it’s foolish to limit your diving to times and places where it exists. Night diving is different from limited visibility diving because with a good dive light, night diving is only limited in visibility by the quality of the dive light being used. Since other divers cannot see unless they are looking, you will learn the basic dive light signals and the minimum equipment to be worn.
- Wreck Diving: In the Gulf South Region , the dive sites we dive are typically wrecks of some sort whether a bridge span, barge, pile of rubble, collapsed rig structure, military tanks, or an actual boat. This course concentrates on external survey, equipment preparedness, mental attitude and methods of research. Wrecks are often at deeper depths requiring careful planning and proper safety procedures.
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