London Advanced PADI open water diver course

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course London tel 020 7627 0700	Back

Welcome to the PADI advanced open water diver page of London scuba diving school Big Squid This course is for the Open Water diver, who craves more diving experience, designed to challenge you and build up your confidence.

Upon booking the Advanced open water diver course we will send you your PADI Advanced open water manual. and advanced slate

The PADI Advanced Open Water Course is comprised of 5 specialty dives. It introduces you to underwater navigation and deep diving, the two core dives that must be completed as part of the course. You then have a choice of three elective dives such as the drift dive, night dive and wreck dive. These depend on seasonal and other environmental and safety considerations.

Content

Advanced Core Dives	Skills
Underwater Navigation	Natural and compass navigation, square, triangle and straight patterns
Deep Dive	Allows you to visit wrecks and other sites previously inaccessible

Advanced Elective Dives	Skills
Night Dive	See different creatures by torch light and navigate at night
Boat Dive	Techniques and protocol
Drift Dive	Drift with the current the boat follows you
Multi Level Dive	Learn to use the wheel to extend your bottom time
Dry Suit	Invaluable for UK and winter diving
Search & Recovery	Search patterns theory and practice
Underwater Naturalist	Learn about the aquatic ecosystem
Underwater Photography	Have a visual record of your dive
Wreck Dive	Techniques and adventure
Peak Performance Buoyancy	Develop the buoyancy skills of an Eagle Ray
Photography	Improve your photography skills underwater

Cost

The PADI Advanced Open water course costs £255 If taken in the UK or £195 if taken one of our trips abroad
This includes use of all equipment, your PADI Advanced open Water manual and slates. It does not include dive site entry fees where applicable. Divers who have not dived for some time or those who have qualifications from other training agencies are welcome on to this course. You must have proof of completion of four Open Water training dives.

Location and schedule

The PADI Advanced Open Water Course usually runs over a 2-day period and can be done in the UK over one weekend. Dates on this link You will be training with the Big squid team and will need to attend open water training sessions either in the UK or abroad. Regular advanced locations include Wraysbury (close to London) Portland, Stoney Cove , or on any big squid UK trip or foreign trip If it is some time since your last dive you may wish to enroll in Big Squid Refresher course

EQUIPMENT

Big squid provide full equipment for all courses, we do however recommend that you purchase your own masks,snorkels and fins for comfort and hygiene reasons. We stock a range of theses items at our shop in Clapham.

Options

Do the whole course on Nitrox for an extra £85 you can gain a specialty nitrox diver rating and combine this with your advanced training

Do the whole course in a dry suit For an extra £85 you can gain a dry suit specialty rating

The PADI advanced open water diver page of London scuba diving school Big Squid

Contact Info: E-mail: Info@bigsquid.co.uk 020 7627 0700