Starting dates:

• Thursday, February 19, 2026
• Wednesday, March 25, 2026
• Tuesday, April 14, 2026
• Wednesday, May 20, 2026
• Wednesday, June 17, 2026
• Tuesday, July 21, 2026
• Wednesday, August 19, 2026
• Friday, September 25, 2026
• Thursday, October 22, 2026
• Tuesday, November 24, 2026
• Wednesday, December 9, 2026

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
• You be certified to the Open Water Diver level
• You must complete the medical history form

The Advanced Open Water Diver course is $250 plus open water training fees/expenses. This includes:

• eLearning
• Classroom instruction
• One pool session

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
• Dive computer
• Underwater compass
• SMB, audible surface signal, knife/cutting tool

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)

Open water training options

• The first option is to go on any of our Open Water Diver certification weekends for $425. These take place from March through October. Our goal is to dive the springs on Saturday and the Gulf on Sunday.

• If the Gulf is not available, you can still make the required dives on one of our Gulf dive trips for $200/day above trip cost. This covers the cost of having an instructor observe and evaluate you.

The Advanced Open Water Diver course provides an overview of each of five specialty diving activities and outlines the necessary criteria for achieving certification.

In addition to Deep and Navigation, you can choose three from the following list:

• Nitrox
• Buoyancy
• Wreck
• Photography
• Limited Visibility
• Science of Diving
• Computer Diving

Through eLearning and in the classroom and pool, you will gain insight into and discuss which additional dive specialties you would like to sample during your open water experience. We will guide and supervise your dives ta verify you completed all requirements.