Advanced Open Water Diver

The Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about advancing your skills. You’ll practice navigation and buoyancy, try deep diving and make three specialty dives of your choosing (it’s like a specialty sampler platter). For every specialty dive you complete, you can earn credit toward PADI specialty certifications.
Here are a few of the many options: Deep, Digital Underwater Imaging, Dive Against Debris, Dry Suit, Fish Identification,  Peak Performance Buoyancy,  Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Navigation.

Prerequisites: Open Water Diver/Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
Age :
Divers 15 or older earn an Advanced Open Water Diver certification
Divers between the age of 12-14 earn a Junior Advanced Open Water
Diver certification Divers 10-11 can earn a Junior Adventure Diver certification. Upon turning 12, they can complete the deep dive and earn a Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification.