PADI Adventure Diver
The Adventures in Diving program offers both the
Adventure Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver certifications. If you complete any
three adventure dives, you can earn your PADI Adventure Diver certification. If
you complete your Deep Adventure Dive, Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive and
three Adventure Dives for a total of five, you can earn your Advanced Open Water
Diver certification.
Why PADI Adventure Diver?
Have you always wanted to try underwater photography? How about wreck diving? Here's
your chance because you can sample three dives of your choice, get a taste of what
you like, and feel more comfortable in the water, strengthening your underwater
skills and letting you enjoy diving more than ever.
What do I need to start?
- PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification
from another organization)
- Minimum age: 15 years old (10 for PADI Junior Adventure Diver)
What will I do?
This certification includes three of the following Adventure Dives:
- Adventure Dives available to divers 10 years old and older:
- Digital Underwater Photographer
- AWARE-Fish Identification
- Underwater Naturalist
- Boat Diver
- Underwater Navigator
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Underwater Photography
- Additional Adventure Dives available to divers 12 years old and older:
- Altitude Diver
- Multilevel Diver
- Deep Diver
- Night Diver
- Diver Propulsion Vehicle
- Search and Recovery Diver
- Drift Diver
- Underwater Videography
- Dry Suit Diver
- Wreck Diver.
How
long will it take?
- Recommended Course Hours: nine
- Maximum Open Water Training: three dives over one day
What will I need?
- Adventures in Diving Crew-Pak
- Adventures in Diving Video
- Log Book
What will it cost?
- $150 plus course materials
Where can I go from here?
After your PADI Adventure Diver certification you can take the next step by completing
two more adventure dives. If you've completed five total adventure dives that include
deep and navigation, you're an PADI Advanced Open Water Diver.
PADI Adventure Dives can also count towards PADI Specialty Diver certifications.
If you liked your Night Adventure Dive so much that you wanted to take a complete
PADI Night Diver Specialty course, your Night Adventure Dive can count as the first
dive of that specialty.
Stop by for more information on the PADI Adventures In Diving and Specialty programs.