SSI Advanced Open Water
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SSI Advanced Open Water:
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It’s like a sampler of different types of dives.
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You experience five dives from five different SSI Specialties without completing the entire specialty.
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It allows Open Water Divers to try out new dive scenarios.
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After the course, you can choose to complete full specialties based on the dives you liked.
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Please Note: Once you’re enrolled and your eLearning access has been issued, course fees are non-refundable.
If something comes up and you need to reschedule, no problem — just keep in mind that a rescheduling fee may apply per session to cover instructor, pool, or charter costs already reserved.
Before signing up, please take a minute to review our full Training Course Refund Policy so you know exactly how scheduling and refunds work.
Availability: In Stock
Here’s what the program entails:
- Variety of Specialties: You get to try out 5 different specialties during the program, which could include deep diving, night diving, navigation, and more.
- Open Water Dives: For each specialty, you’ll complete one open water training dive after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor.
- Flexibility: The program gives you the freedom to discover which aspects of diving you enjoy the most.
- Future Credits: Any training you complete can be credited towards full specialty certifications if you decide to continue.
- Minimum Requirements: To enroll, you need to be at least 10 years old and have an Open Water Diver certification.
- Depth and Duration: Training dives can go up to 30 meters/100 feet, and the suggested duration of the program is 10-15 hours.
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Equipment requirements for Advanced Open Water course:
Students must provide: All basic scuba equipment required in Open water course, underwater slate, compass, computer surface signaling device (SMB/DSMB), dive knife or tool, Dive lights primary and backup, tank marker light.
Recommended: Regulator, octopus, computer, gauges, Buoyancy Controlled Device (BCD), Wet suit and tanks.
Rental Gear: Regulator and Alternate air source, Computer/gauges, Buoyancy Control Device (BCD), Wet Suit and tanks.
Students receive a 10% discount on all products in store when actively enrolled in a course with Space Coast Dive Center.
What Space Coast Dive Center provides for Advanced Open Water.
- All E learning and classroom instruction.
- All fees associated with the pool, dive sites, and boat fees
- 5 dives over two to three days. Core dives are Navigation and Deep.
- A temporary electronic certification card.
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The AOWD course is about gaining more diving experience, practicing navigation, improving buoyancy, and sampling different types of diving. It’s a great way to explore new underwater activities and develop your diving skills further.
Courses will need a minumum of 3 students to begin. If you sign up for a course that has less than 3 students 1 week before start date we will reach out to reschedule you for another class.
* If you are unable to complete the schedule you sign up for there will be a rescheduling fee of $25 for each session that needs to be rescheduled greater than a 72 hour notice, less than 72 hours will be a $50 reschedule fee per session rescheduled.
This program is a great stepping stone for divers looking to advance their skills and experience a range of diving activities. It also aligns with SSI’s philosophy of continuing education, where divers are encouraged to specialize and earn recognition ratings like SSI Specialty Diver, SSI Advanced Open Water Diver, and SSI Master Diver.