Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver

This course allows individuals to learn about specialties and diving activities of particular interest. Your confidence and skill as a diver will increase while you experience the excitement of learning more about the underwater world.

During training, students complete a minimum of six open-water dives, including three separate dives for navigation, night or low visibility diving, and deep diving (130 feet/40 meters of maximum depth), plus three additional dives based on your individual preferences and available options. 

• Cost: $500 USD (NOTE: Discounted pricing available to Vermont Diving SCUBA Diver graduates).
• Class duration: Varies based on student schedule and weather.
• Instructor to student ratio: 1:3
• Minimum of 6 required dives.
• Maximum depth: 100 feet/30 meters

• Primary mask (low volume)
• Backup mask (low volume)
• Rigid fins allowing proper finning styles (e.g. back-finning).  Examples:

                ScubaPro Jet-Fins (dry-suit)

                OMS Slipstream (wet-suit)

• Exposure suit (with pockets preferred)

• BCD (Back-plate, continuous webbing, and wing BC) 
• Weight system (integrated or belt) and (detachable or non-detachable)
• Tanks
• Primary regulator, long-hose (1.5-2m/5-7’)
• Backup regulator on necklace around neck
• Submersible Pressure Gauge (SPG)
• Cutting device
• Wet-notes
• Depth gauge and bottom timer (wrist mount)
• Compass (wrist mount)
• Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) with finger spool
• Primary light
• Backup light