Advanced Open Water Certification

by Hilo Ocean Adventures· Hilo, HI

What to Expect

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course Details

Duration

Three dive days. Dive days move with conditions. Courses take a minimum of 3 days and can run up to 2 weeks.

  • Day 1: Deep and Underwater Navigation (boat)
  • Day 2: Two Adventure Dives of your choice
  • Day 3: Your fifth Adventure Dive, day or night

Prerequisites

  • Must be 12 years old. Divers 12 to 14 certify as Junior Advanced Open Water, limited to 70 ft.
  • Must be PADI Open Water certified, or equivalent from another agency.
  • Last dive within 2 years. If it has been longer, book a refresher first.
  • PADI eLearning completed before your first dive day.
  • PADI Medical Questionnaire completed before arrival.

Cost

Full Advanced Open Water Course: $749

Five Adventure Dives over three dive days, $249.50 per dive day, charged as each day happens. If conditions cancel a day, you are not charged for it.

Already an Adventure Diver: $249.50

If you hold PADI Adventure Diver, you only need two more Adventure Dives to earn Advanced. One dive day finishes it. Bring your Adventure Diver card and logbook.

PADI eLearning (purchased directly from PADI)

eLearning is not included in course pricing. Most students finish in 6 to 8 hours.

  1. Go to store.padi.com and open the Advanced Open Water Diver eLearning course.
  2. Sign in or create a PADI account using the same email you booked with.
  3. When asked to choose a dive center, select Hilo Ocean Adventures.
  4. Complete the required sections plus Deep and Navigation before your first dive day.

Other Materials

  • Upgrade to a Private Advanced Open Water Course: $349 per student

Details

Hilo is built for advanced divers. Deep sites beyond the bay, lava terrain that tests your navigation, and a reef that comes alive after dark. This is where Open Water divers become confident ones.

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification lets you dive to 100 ft with a buddy, anywhere in the world. You make five Adventure Dives with your instructor. Two are required:

  • Deep
  • Underwater Navigation

Choose your other three with your instructor. Popular in Hilo:

  • Peak Performance Buoyancy
  • Night
  • Fish Identification
  • Underwater Naturalist
  • Boat
  • Digital Underwater Imaging

Every Adventure Dive can count as the first dive of that PADI specialty.

Conditions & Post Dive Travel

Hilo's ocean changes daily. Our instructors check surf, swell, visibility, and tides every morning and choose the site and schedule that give you the best training.

Following PADI guidelines, wait 12 hours after a single dive and 18 hours after multiple dives or multiple days of diving before flying or traveling above 1,800 ft. That includes inter island flights, Saddle Road, Mauna Kea, Volcano, and driving to Kona.

Policies

Payment. Dive days are charged at $249.50 as they happen. If conditions cancel a day, you are not charged. Every Adventure Dive you complete is logged. Finish three and you earn PADI Adventure Diver, then complete your last two with us or any PADI shop.

PADI Five Star Dive Center. Green Fins certified and committed to environmentally responsible diving.

Address

Hilo Ocean Adventures

Cancellation Policy

Bookings can't be cancelled.

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