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Advanced Open Water Certification

  • Take your diving to new depths. This course builds on your Open Water skills with more training and real-world dive scenarios designed to boost your comfort, confidence, and underwater awareness. You’ll complete five adventure dives, including peak performance buoyancy, navigation, plus options like night, wreck, deep dive & more.

    Start with flexible online learning, then join us in the water for two days of hands-on training. Want to go all in? Private boat charters are available to upgrade your experience with deeper, more dynamic dive sites (boat dives are optional and additional).

    Course Includes:

    • ~8 hrs of PADI eLearning

    • 5 specialty dives over 2 days

    • Certification to 100ft / 30m

  • - Expand your understanding of diving theory, including advanced dive planning, underwater navigation, and dive physiology.

    - Develop proficiency in essential diving skills such as deep diving, underwater navigation, and buoyancy control.

    - Gain exposure to different diving environments and conditions, including night diving, wreck diving, and boat diving.

    - Learn about specialized techniques relevant to various diving specialties.

    - Enhance your confidence and competence as a diver while emphasizing safety and environmental awareness.

    **Prerequisites:**

    - PADI Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent)

    - Minimum age: 12 years old (some adventure dives may have additional age requirements)

    - Physical fitness: Participants should be in good health and reasonably fit. A medical waiver & questionnaire is required.

    ***IMPORTANT*** This is a performance based certification course. Payment does not guarantee licensing. You must complete the mandatory skills within the course to become SCUBA certified.

  • Your AOW course covers 2 segments: Elearning (online bookwork) & In-Water (5 dives)

    BUNDLE PRICING FOR ELEARNING & TRAINING: $650 (includes bookwork, 2 - 3 days of diving @ the quarry, facility passes, rental BCD, wetsuit, regulator, computer, tanks & weights, compass & dive light)

    Elearning: $215 (or PADI msrp)

    2 days In-Water: $500

    ***Quarry has max depth of 75ft so we offer private charter upgrades to hit 100!

    AOW certification w/ Boat Charter (max depth 100ft) - Pricing varies depending on group size. Reach out for more info.

    This includes a boat charter on beautiful Lake Jocassee for your deep dive. Featuring lakeside waterfalls and gorgeous scenery! Nondiving family members can join in on the fun for a lake adventure for an additional price.

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