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PADI Advanced Open Water Course

Five dives that take the guesswork out of deep, navigation and drift.

Five adventure dives, including the deep dive and underwater navigation, run on the walls and drifts that make this island worth the trip.

Duration
2 days
Level
PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent
Group
Small groups with a PADI instructor
Meeting point
Board at the marina in Cozumel between 8am and 9am

About this trip

Cozumel is a drift diving island, so navigation and deep are taught where they actually matter rather than on a patch of sand. You keep the same instructor for the whole course.

It fits neatly onto the front of a diving week: two days of course, then the rest of the week diving the walls you have just learned to handle.

How the day runs

  1. 1

    Day 1

    Deep and navigation

    The two required adventure dives. Deep is taught on a real wall and navigation on a reef where getting it wrong actually matters, which is the point.

  2. 2

    Day 2

    Three dives you choose

    Three more adventure dives picked with your instructor around what you actually want to get better at and what the conditions are doing that week.

  3. 3

    Finish

    Certified to 30 metres

    Logbook signed and your Advanced Open Water card, which opens up the deeper walls that most people come to this island for.

What is included

Included

  • All equipment for the course
  • PADI learning materials
  • Five adventure dives
  • PADI certification fee

Not included

  • Gratuities for the crew

What to bring

  • Your Open Water certification card.
  • Your logbook, which your instructor will sign.
  • A dive computer if you own one, so you learn on your own kit.
  • Swimsuit, towel and reef safe sun protection.

Cancellation policy

Cancel up to 7 days before the course starts and your deposit is refunded in full. Inside 7 days the deposit is kept, although we will always try to move your start date first. If we cancel, you choose between a full refund and a new date.

What divers say about Careyitos Divers

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Best dive operation in Cozumel

Some of the most informative, helpful and pleasant people to be around while diving.

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The best dive masters in Cozumel!

Ricardo is the best diver on the island and floats weightlessly through the reefs showing you all the amazing formations and aquatic life.

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Dive with No Other

Always provided the very best experiences, not only in Cozumel, but compared to the rest of our dive experiences throughout the world.

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