[vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]The PADI Advanced Open Water course is as much about improving your underwater skills and learning new techniques as it is about having more fun!

To become an Advanced Open Water diver, you will have to complete the Deep Diver and Underwater Navigation specialty dives, plus 3 more from the following:

• Enriched Air Diver (EANx)
• Wreck Diver
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Fish ID
• Boat Diver
• Search and Recovery
• Underwater Photography
• Rescue Diver
• Surface Marker Buoy

You can choose your 3 speciality dives in the booking form. For every speciality dive you complete, you can earn credit towards PADI speciality certifications.*

About this course:

• Minimum age – 12
• Maximum depth – 30 meters for AOWD, 21 meters for Junior AOWD
• Prerequisites – Open Water Diver Level
• Open water dives – 5
• Open water dives location – Koh Tao, Sail Rock or Chumphon Pinnacles
• Certification – Certified to dive to 30m with a buddy

[/vc_column_text][vc_message style=”square” message_box_color=”warning” css_animation=”none” css=””]A 20% deposit is required to confirm your booking. You can pay the remainder the day of the trip either cash or card (3% fee).[/vc_message][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_message style=”square” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-solid fa-hand-holding-dollar” css_animation=”none” css=””]All our PADI courses booked at least 7 days in advance through our website, will get a 10% OFF! See the conditions here and book in The Dive Academy right now![/vc_message][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_message style=”square” message_box_color=”green” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-regular fa-bell” css_animation=”none” css=””]Get your Enriched Air Diver (NITROX) license now with your Advanced Open  Water course and save big! Diving on NITROX you can stay down longer, get back in the water sooner and feel less tired after multiple dives. Minimum age to take the EANx course is 12 years old.[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md”][vc_column_text]Chumphon Pinnacles a unique granite pinnacle carpeted with pink anemone fish, is one of the most popular sites for advanced divers in the Gulf of Thailand. At depths of 14m to 36m underwater, you’ll encounter a variety of underwater life, including schools of fusiliers, snappers, barracuda, batfish, groupers, and even whale sharks.

Ready to experience the perfect combination of safety and fun? Join us and discover why we’ve earned a stellar reputation as diving and snorkelling experts in Koh Samui.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The PADI Advanced Open Water course is as much about improving your underwater skills and learning new techniques as it is about having more fun!

To become an Advanced Open Water diver, you will have to complete the Deep Diver and Underwater Navigation specialty dives, plus 3 more from the following:

• Enriched Air Diver (EANx)
• Wreck Diver
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Fish ID
• Boat Diver
• Search and Recovery
• Underwater Photography
• Rescue Diver
• Surface Marker Buoy

You can choose your 3 speciality dives in the booking form. For every speciality dive you complete, you can earn credit towards PADI speciality certifications.*

About this course:

• Minimum age – 12
• Maximum depth – 30 meters for AOWD, 21 meters for Junior AOWD
• Prerequisites – Open Water Diver Level
• Open water dives – 5
• Open water dives location – Koh Tao, Sail Rock or Chumphon Pinnacles
• Certification – Certified to dive to 30m with a buddy

[/vc_column_text][vc_message style=”square” css_animation=”none” css=””]Bookings must be received in our system at least one day in advance, no later than 7 PM the previous day.[/vc_message][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_message style=”square” message_box_color=”warning” css_animation=”none” css=””]A 20% deposit is required to confirm your booking. You can pay the remainder the day of the trip either cash or card (3% fee).[/vc_message][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_message style=”square” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-solid fa-hand-holding-dollar” css_animation=”none” css=””]All our PADI courses booked at least 7 days in advance through our website, will get a 10% OFF! See the conditions here and book in The Dive Academy right now![/vc_message][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_message style=”square” message_box_color=”green” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-regular fa-bell” css_animation=”none” css=””]Get your Enriched Air Diver (NITROX) license now with your Advanced Open  Water course and save big! Diving on NITROX you can stay down longer, get back in the water sooner and feel less tired after multiple dives. Minimum age to take the EANx course is 12 years old.[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]