Refine your dive skills. Expand your underwater comfort zone. The SDI Advanced Adventure Diver course is your next step toward confident, capable, and conscious diving.
You’re a certified Open Water Diver (or equivalent), but you want more — deeper dives, better control, and richer experiences. This course is most useful for divers that are now comfortable in the water and have some experience under their belts.
Upon successful certification, you will be able to dive to a depth not exceeding 30 meters.
Most dive courses meet agency minimums (we hope). That’s a great starting point — but we believe most divers benefit from going further, with more time, personal attention, and hands-on practice to truly build confidence and skill.
We take a deeper, more structured approach, offering more time, better equipment, smaller groups (just you, unless you decide to bring a buddy), and true mastery of foundational skills.
Comparison: Standard Dive Training vs. Our Approach#
Category
Typical Advanced Course
Our Advanced Courses
Session Time
2–3 days, compressed
4–5 days, paced for retention and practice
Number of open water
5
minimum of 6, with ample time to practice
Instructor Focus
1:8 or more students
1:1 or 1:2 personalized attention
Academic learning
read a PDF
Online learning, followed by debriefs focused on you
The following are not typically included in a standard Open Water course — but we believe they should be. That’s why we’ve built them into our training by default, at no extra cost.
We start with a no-strings-attached introductory call. We'd like to meet up, understand your goals, ideal outcomes and background so that we can perfectly tailor your learning experience.
Planning
If it's not in your calendar it doesn't happen
Once you have decided to move forward, we will plan the outline of our calendar. We'll discuss availability, logistics and any travel involved (complete with our tested accommodation recommendations of course).
You'll also receive an email with helpful information about what to expect in your course, dos and don'ts and how to make sure you're ready.
E-learning
Online, at your preferred pace
Once you're enrolled, we'll set you up for e-learning. This way you will be able to go through the content at your own pace, knowing that we're always one quick text away if you have any questions.
Equipment selection (optional)
We'll help you choose any equipment you'd like to start with
Many of our divers prefer buying their own basic equipment (masks, wetsuits, fins) for the added comfort of perfect fit. We support that choice and will go as far as joining you for a shopping spree.
Knowledge review
Review and retain what you have learned
Based on your preference, this phase can be done online or in-person. We do prefer the in-person version as it gives you the opportunity to actually see and use diving equipment, but we'll adapt to your needs.
Fun dive
Your instructor takes you diving
We always like to start this program with a nice, shallow, relaxing dive. No training, no skills, just chill.
This gives you an opportunity to test any new gear you may have gotten for the occasion, or just to settle into our premium student equipment.
It also allows us to recommend adventure dives that will best fit your needs
Select your options
We help you select the best adventure dives to fit your future plans
The Advanced Adventure Diver program includes two mandatory hallmarks of more advanced divers: deep and navigation. But that leaves 3 for you to select.
We will make recommendations based on your needs and profile, but it's your choice in the end!
Open water sessions
Onwards and downwards
Next we're going to go into our 5 adventure dives. Whether you'd like to try your hand sidemount (we love it!), learn about (and dive) wrecks and their history, or any other SDI Speciality dive, we'll be with you every step of the way.
During surface intervals (between dives) we will be having additional workshops around key topics, like etiquette and being an eco-friendly diver.
Graduation
Getting your (digital) C-card
Once we're both satisfied that you meet (and exceed, if you're training with us) the required standards, the only remaining thing to do will be your graduation ceremony!
You will also receive your digital certification (cause you know... plastic, ugh) and we'll discuss your future plans.
We’ll help you decide whether diving is for you — and how to begin your journey the right way. Contact us to learn more about the Discovery session or full Open Water course.
