PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

Complete your diver training in Nilaveli with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course. You'll increase your dive depth to 30 metres and practice 3 adventure dives!

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

If you have completed the PADI Open Water Course, the next step is the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course.

During the course, you'll complete five dives. Mandatory dives include Deep Diving and Underwater Navigation, with three additional adventure dives you can select from the following:

Shipwreck diving.Night diving.Identification of AWARE fish.Boat diving.Buoyancy.

Day 1: Deep diving and underwater navigation

On the first day, hotel pick-up is at 8:30 am to the diving centre in Nilaveli. After receiving your equipment, you'll travel by speedboat to the dive site.

In the morning, you'll learn deep diving and underwater navigation, allowing you to dive up to 30 metres and navigate using a compass.

Post-dives, you'll be returned to your hotel.

Days 2 and 3: Adventure dives

The second and third days will focus on the three adventure dives you selected. Options include night diving, discovering a shipwreck, or improving buoyancy performance.

Upon successful completion of all exercises, you will finish the Advanced Open Water Diver course.

Requirements

To obtain the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certificate, you must have previously completed the PADI Open Water Course.

Hotel pick up

This activity includes pick up from hotels in Nilaveli. If staying elsewhere, you must travel to Ward No. 1, 9th Mile Post.

Important information

After the activity, wait at least 24 hours before flying or going to high altitude areas.