| Once the basic open water scuba diving certification | | | | underwater navigation, safety, search and recovery. |
| has been successfully completed by new divers, | | | | The advanced open water is also a very fun course |
| there should be some consideration to taking the | | | | to take. It does require some reading with a manual |
| next training level up which is the advanced open | | | | that will be supplied by the dive instructor but unlike |
| water course. Prior to that, it is probably a good idea | | | | the basic open water certification course, no written |
| to get some more experience as a new scuba diver | | | | exam is required. The advanced course is mostly |
| right after the basic certification by doing several | | | | practical as it consists of several open water dives |
| easy beginner level dives to further sharpen the basic | | | | with a dive instructor over two days. Each open |
| skills and to appreciate the new underwater world. | | | | water dive during the advanced course will feature |
| This can be easily done with a week of scuba diving | | | | different types of dive skills. One will work on |
| at a destination where there are plenty of easier dive | | | | improving navigation while another will involve a deep |
| sites such as the Florida Keys. There's no rush to do | | | | dive. Other dives may include diving on wrecks, night |
| the more difficult dives for now. | | | | diving and some basic rescue techniques. |
| Although it is quite possible to do deeper and more | | | | All major scuba diving training certification agencies |
| advance level dives as one gets more experience in | | | | such as NAUI, PADI and SSI will have an advanced |
| diving without taking another course, it is much more | | | | scuba diver course. All dive schools and operators |
| ideal to get introduced to more difficult dives with an | | | | that have scuba training will have the advanced |
| instructor. Deep dives, night dives, drift dives and | | | | course available. At many dive destinations, some |
| dive sites with moderate currents can be too | | | | dive operators will insist upon a minimum of advanced |
| challenging for new divers. Even though many | | | | open water certification in order to take charter dive |
| advanced dives are very exciting and rewarding, | | | | trips which involve higher level dive sites. For |
| doing them without proper training can be dangerous. | | | | example, the deeper shipwreck dives of the Spiegel |
| There's no such thing as getting too much education | | | | Grove, Duane and the Bibb located off Key Largo all |
| and training in scuba diving. | | | | require advanced or higher certification cards before |
| The advanced scuba diver course was designed to | | | | the local dive operators will allow divers on those |
| help divers get the proper training for advanced dives | | | | particular dives. |
| as well as developing further skills including | | | | |