What will you do on the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course? Theoretical part You can complete the theory part before arriving at
Koh Tao. To get the link to your personal eLearning materials we do ask deposit payment in amount of ฿2,000 You will need to read through the 5 relevant chapters of the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver manual and complete the knowledge reviews related to those chapters. Before each adventure dive you will also receive a detailed briefing. Practical part There are 5 dives included in the course and 2 of those are mandatory: Deep dive You will dive to a depth of 30 meters and learn how to control your air consumption when deep diving. During this training dive you will also learn about the risks associated with deep diving, ways to manage them, emergency procedures and much more. Underwater Navigation You will improve your underwater navigation skills, learn how to use a dive compass and spot visual landmarks. You will also learn how to improve dive planning and air consumption which will help to increase dive safety. 3 adventure dives of your choice based on your own interests in diving: AWARE Fish Identification For those who want to learn more about the underwater flora and fauna. You will identify the different fish species, which will help enrich your diving experience. Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diving with enriched air (which contains a higher percentage of oxygen called Nitrox) will allow you to stay longer at depth, increasing your no decompression time. Multilevel & Computer You will learn how to plan your dives and stay longer underwater by increasing your no decompression limit, due to a special technique used for dive planning with the help of an underwater computer. Night Dive Discover the wonderful and beautiful underwater world during a night dive. You are unlikely to forget your first night dive. Peak Performance Buoyancy Improve your diving with simple and effective skills which will benefit your positioning midwater. Search & Recovery Lost something underwater or found something interesting? Learn the various techniques of underwater search and the skills of lifting objects from water with a special lifting bag. Underwater Naturalist Learn more about the life of coral reefs! Wreck Diving Learn how to dive wrecks safely. Shipwrecks, planes and much more are waiting for you under the water.