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Advance to the next level!
Take your scuba skills to the next degree and get Advanced Open Water Certified. In this course you will experience skills that will help you dive deeper, learn to navigate a dive, and much more. This certification rating allows you to get on more advanced dives on charter boats and gives you a depth rating of 100ft.
*Course start date must be within one year of purchase; not eligible for refund beyond one year, store credit only.
Once you purchase your course online you will be connected via email with your next steps. Call your local Force-E to coordinate your course date, please select a date at one of our store locations.
Academics:
The online academics you will do all your reading, videos and test online on your time before you meet with your instructor. NO REFUNDS ON DIGITAL KITS ASSIGNED TO YOU. ALL ONLINE ACADEMICS NEED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE CLASS BEGINS. MEDICAL FITNESS QUESTIONNAIRE APPROVAL REQUIRED PRIOR TO ANY IN-WATER TRAINING.
Open Water Training Dives:
Finally, the moment you’ve been waiting for! Your Force-E Instructor will take you out on the boat or from shore and guide you through the required skills so you can become an Advanced certified diver. You must do 5 dives to achieve the certification; one dive must be Deep, one we will practice Navigation, and the other three can be specialties that are good to have in Florida dive conditions...such as Buoyancy, Drift, Wreck, Night, etc.
Requirements:
You must be in good health and complete an agency-required medical form. Must be a certified Open Water Scuba Diver and minimum age requirement is 12 yrs.
Transportation:
Each student is responsible for his own transportation and transporting SCUBA gear to and from the beach and boats.
Weather:
The ocean can be unpredictable. Plan some extra time into your schedule in case of unsafe water conditions.
Nitrox Class Ad-on:
If you have not done your certification for Nitrox, you can earn the certification during the Advanced Course. This will allow you to use Nitrox mixes to help you better your experience during training, plus give you longer bottom time. Click here to also add to your cart.
