Comments on: Dive Guru™ – Mythbusting the Advanced Open Water Course http://www.padi.com/blog/2011/03/09/scuba-guru-mythbusting-the-advanced-open-water-course/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scuba-guru-mythbusting-the-advanced-open-water-course The Way the World Learns to Dive Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:47:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: The Dive Guru™ – Goin’ Local http://www.padi.com/blog/2011/03/09/scuba-guru-mythbusting-the-advanced-open-water-course/#comment-5560 The Dive Guru™ – Goin’ Local Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:41:36 +0000 http://www.padi.com/blog/?p=644#comment-5560 [...] Mythbusting the Advanced Open Water Diver Course Tweet Connect With Us [...]

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]]> By: Robert Pastor http://www.padi.com/blog/2011/03/09/scuba-guru-mythbusting-the-advanced-open-water-course/#comment-321 Robert Pastor Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:32:34 +0000 http://www.padi.com/blog/?p=644#comment-321 There is no certification required to dive deep. Many operators will not allow you to dive deeper wrecks unless you are an advanced diver. AOW means that you have experienced a dive deeper than 60 feet AND have had some additional training in U/W Navigation. It also means that you have had at least 5 dives beyond your OW training.

]]> By: Charles Baird http://www.padi.com/blog/2011/03/09/scuba-guru-mythbusting-the-advanced-open-water-course/#comment-84 Charles Baird Mon, 09 May 2011 11:14:41 +0000 http://www.padi.com/blog/?p=644#comment-84 I believe there is a misconception among divers that the Advanced Oen Water course certifies you to dive deep; I think that this is because one of the adventure dives is a deep dive to 130′. I often hear Advanced Open Water Divers tell others that with this certification they can dive past 60′. I think there needs to be better clarification on how deep you really should be going with this certification and exactly what this certification does to qualify a diver as being “Advanced”.

Many SSI and NAUI certified divers I know have gotten the same impression from speaking with PADI divers that PADI Advanced means you are qualified to dive to deeper depths.

Please correct me if I am wrong on this; but my understanding is that the Advanced Open Water Course is to better hone your skills as a diver – not certify you to dive deeper than 60′ as is the misconception with alot of divers.

Respectfully,

Charles Baird
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver

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