CHANIA, CRETE - PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Take your scuba diving certification to the next level with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course – improve your dive skills while having fun. The course is conducted on two days of daytrips and one evening.
The course includes 5 adventure dives completed over two daytrips. There is self-study eLearning, but no final exams: During the boat trips you study and complete a knowledge review before entering the water.
There are two required dives – Deep dive and Underwater Navigation – and you choose the other three, for a total of five dives. For the optional dive you can discuss with your instructor the activities that interest you: underwater photography, buoyancy control, fish identification, wreck diving, drift diving and many more.
| Trip Duration | 09:00-13:00 or 14:00-18:00 (boat trip 15min ) |
| Boat Type | RIB Boat |
| Activities | Self study, scuba diving practices |
| Lunch | Greek style buffet on the boat |
| Suitable | Everyone 12 years or older with beginner level diving certificate |
On this course your friends and family can participate on other activities as well (separate booking required):
Diving Trip (certified divers only)
All activities include
- Pick-up from the specified locations see table >>
- All boat transportation and life jackets (children sizes available, ages 7+)
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Snacks and drinking water
- Guide or instructor services
- Insurance
Diving Courses and Discover Scuba Diving include
- Full scuba diving equipment
- All study materials
- Certification fees
What is excluded?
- Soft drinks (allowed but not provided)
- Alcoholic beverages (forbidden on all activities)
- PADI Membership and Pro materials fees for professional-level courses
- Scuba diving equipment for certified divers on fun dives
For everyone
Please do not participate on any activities if feeling ill. In case you have a medical condition that our team should be aware please contact the tour leader.
If you participate for Discover Scuba Diving or Diving Course
Please review the questions below. If you answer YES to any of the questions it doesn't necessarily disqualify you from diving but you must consult a physician prior to participating in the program.
- Could you be pregnant or are you attempting to become pregnant?
- Do you regularly take prescription or nonprescription medications? (with the exception of birth control)
- Are you over 45 years of age and have one or more of the following?
• currently smoke a pipe, cigars, or cigarettes
• have a high cholesterol level
• have a family history of heart attacks or strokes
Have you ever had or do you currently have . . . - Asthma, or wheezing with breathing, or wheezing with exercise?
- Frequent or severe attacks of hayfever or allergy?
- Frequent colds, sinusitis or bronchitis?
- Any form of lung disease?
- Pneumothorax (collapsed lung)?
- History of chest surgery?
- Claustrophobia or agoraphobia (fear of closed or open spaces)?
- Behavioral health problems?
- Epilepsy, seizures, convulsions or take medications to prevent them?
- Recurring migraine headaches or take medications to prevent them?
- History of blackouts or fainting (full/partial loss of consciousness)?
- Do you frequently suffer from motion sickness (seasick, carsick, etc.)?
- History of diving accidents or decompression sickness?
- History of recurrent back problems?
- History of back surgery?
- History of diabetes?
- History of back, arm or leg problems following surgery, injury or fracture?
- Inability to perform moderate exercise (example: walk one mile within 12 minutes)?
- History of high blood pressure or take medicine to control blood pressure?
- History of any heart disease?
- History of heart attacks?
- Angina or heart surgery or blood vessel surgery?
- History of ear or sinus surgery?
- History of ear disease, hearing loss or problems with balance?
- History of problems equalizing (popping) ears with airplane or mountain travel?
- History of bleeding or other blood disorders?
- History of any type of hernia?
- History of ulcers or ulcer surgery?
- History of colostomy?
- History of drug or alcohol abuse?
Everyone in snorkeling and diving trips or diving courses conducted by Blue Adventures Diving in Crete is insured. The insurance is provided through DAN (Divers Alert Network) and covers evacuation and treatment in the event of diving-related accidents. This includes incidents such as decompression sickness, injuries during entry or exit, and other common dive-related issues.
Most accidents are minor and well-covered by the DAN insurance. However, we highly recommend that each traveler has their own travel insurance, and that certified divers carry personal dive insurance. This ensures full protection in the case of more serious injuries, hyperbaric chamber treatment, or high-cost emergency evacuations back to your home country.
