In your Open Water Course you learned the basic skills to become a SCUBA diver. The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Program builds upon the skills you learned in your Open Water Course and allows you to increase your comfort and enjoyment levels under the guidance of a PADI professional. This course is ideal for divers who just completed their Open Water Course or divers who want to further their SCUBA education. This course consists of one classroom session and 5 dives.

Our Advanced program consists of five dive:

Peak Performance Buoyancy
Underwater Navigation
Deep Diver
Enriched Air (Nitrox) or other specialty dive
Night Diver

Prerequisites:

1.  Complete the PADI Continuing Education Documentation including the Medical Questionnaire.
2.  PADI Open Water certification (or equivalent).
3. Minimum age is 15.

Home Study Requirements (Two Options): Option One: Students are required to complete the Scuba Review session in the Adventures in Diving manual, read the appropriate chapters (see dives above), and complete the knowledge reviews before the orientation session. There is no section for Nitrox. If you are already Nitrox certified you can apply that towards your advanced. We will still have a class section on Nitrox diving and do a Nitrox Dive. Option 2: PADI eLearning: Complete the PADI eLearing online. I will have PADI email you a code to begin the program. (Online course is an additional free. 2026 Pricing is $240.)

Classroom Session: This maybe done locally before our group trip or during our group trip.

Equipment Required: Full SCUBA equipment including a regulator with an octopus or redundant air, dive computer, and compass. Other equipment needed: an audible device (whistle or dive alert), primary dive light, back up light, tank light, underwater slate, and a log book.

Tuition: See above (Includes open water dive training only)

Learning Materials (Two Options): PADI Adventures in Diving manual & slate $89.95 (2026 pricing) Online eLearning course is an additional fee $240 (2026 pricing).

Registration: Required ahead of time, please call or email us.

MASS Diving Cancellation/Postponement Policy: MASS Diving reserves the right to cancel or postpone a class due to weather, lightning, pool closing, or any other circumstance that may cause the course to be postponed. In the event of a class cancellation by MASS Diving, the student can reschedule or receive a full refund on the instructional portion of the course. If a student cancels, they may reschedule their class or cancel and receive a refund with a 10% service fee. Student materials and gift cards are non-refundable.