Advanced Open Water Certification Course
This training is conducted over 2 days on both the morning and afternoon boats
Emplacement
Culebra, PR
La description
As the next course after Open Water, the Advanced course is designed to increase your confidence and build upon the skills you learned in Open Water. Go deeper safely (afterwards you will be certified to 100ft), hone your navigation skills, and start to perfect your buoyancy. In addition, you'll cap off your 5 dives by participating in a few other specialties which are just the tip of the iceberg of all the fun specialties the Agency has to offer! The minimum age to participate in the Advanced course is twelve (12).
Schedule
Please choose two dates from the calendar and we will follow up with a plan for completing the five (5) dives across these two days. Generally we conduct this course on both the morning and afternoon tour. Arrival times: 8:00am for the morning boat and 1:00pm for the afternoon boat. Please keep both dates you choose open morning and afternoon. To get the best training experience possible, schedules may be adjusted at your Instructor’s discretion.
Studies
Required Studies: the entire course, ALL modules
Required Dives: Deep, Underwater Navigation, and Advanced Buoyancy Control
Elective Dives (selected at time of training): Boat, Marine Ecosystems Awareness, Night/Limited Visibility*, Search & Recovery, Wreck*, etc. (* = availability based on conditions)
Want more underwater time? Add on the Computer Nitrox Diver to your Advanced course and pay only the cost of the online studies! Enriched Air, also known as Nitrox or EANx, contains less nitrogen than regular air. Breathing less nitrogen means you can enjoy longer dives and shorter surface intervals. We'll easily incorporate the Nitrox practical in with the rest of your Advanced class time.
Please note: Although you may opt to take the eLearning course in any language you wish, all in-water instructional sessions will be conducted in English
Modules complémentaires
- SDI Advanced eLearning [Recommended] $144.00
- SDI Advanced + Nitrox eLearning Bundle $288.00
- SSI Advanced eLearning $165.00
- SSI Advanced + Nitrox eLearning Bundle $330.00
- PADI Advanced eLearning $231.00
- PADI Advanced + Nitrox eLearning Bundle $458.00
- I have already purchased my eLearning $0.00
Getting Here
Please keep in mind before booking: We do NOT provide transportation to/from Culebra. The flights from Culebra to the main island are low altitude flights; however, the experts at DAN still recommend 12 hours after a single dive and at least 18 hours after multiple dives or multiple days of diving. The ferry arrival and departure times are subject to change based on sea conditions. We recommend you review our cancellation policy carefully for travel-related conditions.
For a list of travel suggestions please review our Getting Here Page
For this reason and to avoid schedule conflicts impacting your tour (or that of others on the boat), we ask that you not book flights or the ferry immediately pre- or post tour.
Tour return times are not guaranteed.
What To Bring
Please bring a water bottle if you’re able to help reduce waste! On board we’ll have plenty of water in our dispenser and packaged snacks (please exercise caution if you have any food allergies).
Wear a bathing suit, bring a towel if you like, and reef safe sunscreen! We have towels and reef safe sunscreen for purchase in our shop.
Right of Refusal Policy
Politique d'annulation par défaut
Cancellations: Cancellations are requested via speaking to us over the phone, leaving a voicemail to 787-742-0803, or email to contact@culebradivers.com within the following parameters:
- Day of Reservation: No Call / No Show = No Refund
- Single day or multi-day packages: request must be received 24-hours prior to your tour time to be eligible for a refund
- Training: request must be received 72-hours prior to your tour time to be eligible for a refund
- Private Charters: request must be received 7 days prior to your tour time to be eligible for a refund
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Cancellations during the HOLIDAYS (NOV 21 – 28; DEC 20 - JAN 10):
- Single day or multi-day packages: request must be received 72-hours prior to your tour time to be eligible for a refund
- Training: request must be received 72-hours prior to your tour time to be eligible for a refund
- Private Charters: request must be received 7 days prior to your tour time to be eligible for a refund
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We caution against same day transportation plans close to your tour time as the ferry or flights can be delayed. Should transportation issues result in a customer’s inability to arrive in time for their tour, no refund is available.
Divers: You must provide proof of certification, or you will be charged for the missed dive(s) if we cannot reschedule you or if you opt to back out of the dive(s). Certain waivers have medical questions that require a physician's approval. If this applies to you and you wait until the day of your tour to review these questions and are unable to dive, no refund is available.