Advanced diving courses in Mazarron

 Now you have the PADI Open Water Diver certification under your belt you may be wondering whats next or maybe you have it already planned theres a deep dive you need to do or a wreck you need to see, what is for sure is that to progress up the PADI tree you need to gain more skills in specialised areas of diving.

 This where the PADI adventures in diving course gives you an insight into full blown PADI speciality courses. By choosing the 1st PADI Speciality dive out of any 3 PADI speciality courses relevant to the area where you decide to take the course you can earn the title of PADI Adventure Diver while at the same time seeing if each speciality you choose is for you.

 It doesnt end there though, you can actually choose any 2 of the 1st dives from any speciality course and as long as you choose Underwater Navigator speciality dive 1 for dive 3 of the PADI Adventure Diver course then upon certification you are qualified to take further training for the PADI Rescue Diver Course which as any diver will tell you is the most enjoyable and rewarding of recreational diving courses.

 The PADI Adventures in Diving certification does not have to be done in the same country or with the same instructor, you can actually do each of the 3 dives when ever and where ever you like for the first 2 dives each PADI Instructor will sign a PADI referal sheet once you complete the 3rd dive your PADI instructor will then qualify you as a PADI Adventure Diver. Again this is an excellant way of gaining further skills and experience in limited time situations or when travelling.

 Upgrading from PADI Adventure Diver to PADI Advanced Open Water Diver is very straight forward all you have to do is a further 2 adventure dives (again these dives are dive 1 of your chosen PADI speciality) the only strict criteria is that out of the final 5 dives for PADI Advanced Open Water 2 of the 5 dives must be the PADI Deep Dive and the the PADI Navigation Dive.

Whats involved in the PADI Adventures in Diving certification

 The pre-requisites for the PADI Adventures in Diving course are that the student is a minimum age of 16 and has a signed medical statement by a licensed doctor declaring fitness to dive and has proof of certification as a PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent grade from another recognised diving agency.

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

 With the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course you can do pretty much the same as with the PADI Adventure Diver course except that along with your PADI Instructor at Subaquamundo you choose 3 specialities relevant to the diving in the Mazarron area (ie not Ice Diving).

 You will also have a further 2 specialities which are compulsory and these are Deep Dive speciality and the Underwater Navigator speciality. Taking your speciality dives total to 5. Upon completion of the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course as well as being able to to take the PADI Rescue Diver course you are also certified to dive to a depth of 18 metres.

&PADI on-line e-learning is available as an option for anyone who takes the PADI Advanced or PADI Adventure Diver courses. As with Open Water certification you can also complete your knowledge reviews with your PADI instructor at Subaquamundo.

• Option 1: Complete 5 knowledge development sessions using the latest PADI Adventures in Diving Crew kit with your PADI instructor here at Subaquamundo.
• Option 2: Sign up for PADI e-learning. PADI provide e-learning online.*
• Whichever option you choose both involve knowledge review questions however there is no final exam.

* A PADI elearning fee is charged by PADI at $120.00 per person and is non transferable.

 Regardless of which learning option you select you will still be required to complete knowledge reviews and open water dives to gain certification as either PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or PADI Adventure Diver.

Whats involved in the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification

 Pre-requisites apply for the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course and these are that the student is a minimum age of 16 and has a signed medical statement by a licensed doctor declaring fitness to dive. To gain PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification you must be a PADI Open Water Diver or its equivalent from another agency. You can also upgrade from PADI Adventure diver by choosing another 2 speciality dives and completing 2 further knowledge reviews. The only criteria for upgrade from Adventure Diver is that 2 of the 5 speciality dives must be the PADI Deep Dive and the PADI Navigation Dive.

PADI Adventure Diver to PADI Advanced Open Water Diver upgrade details

 The PADI Adventures in Diving Crew Pack (yours to keep, includes PADI Manual, DVD) is provided by Subaquamundo when you choose to take the full course of PADI Adventure Diver or PADI Advanced Open Water Diver with us. We regret we cannot supply Crew Packs to referal students or students who have opted for PADI e-learning.

 All course fees include Instruction by a PADI professional, Kit hire, Air refills, Boat fees, PADI certification fees and Crew Packs (where applicable). PADI Adventures in Diving students who are upgrading to PADI Advanced Open Water Diver must provide proof of having the PADI Adventures in Diving manual.

 It is possible under the PADI learning system to learn some of the skills in one country and complete the course in another this is called the PADI referal system, check your local area for PADI centres that do student referals and finish the course of PADI Open Water Diver with Subaquamundo here in Mazarron.