Course overview

Build real range and confidence with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course in Ambon on the Banda Sea, a training ground spanning muck, reef and a wreck. You complete five adventure dives, including deep and navigation, at sites like the Twilight Zone and the Hesperus, finishing certified to dive to 30 metres.

What you’ll learn

• Plan and make deeper dives to a maximum of 30 metres
• Navigate underwater with natural references and a compass
• Sample three further adventure specialities of your choice
• Improve buoyancy, trim and air management on varied sites
• Build dive-planning and self-reliance skills
• Apply skills across muck, reef and wreck environments

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 12 (Junior Advanced)
• PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

What's included · What's not

Not included? Sort the rest of your trip

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Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Deep & navigation

   Complete the required deep adventure dive on a local wall and the underwater-navigation dive at a site such as the Coral Gardens.
2. Day2
   Elective adventure dives

   Make three elective adventure dives, for example wreck on the Hesperus, night or buoyancy, then debrief and certify.

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