PADI Advanced Open Water Course on Malapascua
Continue your PADI Advanced Open Water training on Malapascua Island.
Find out more about padi advanced open water malapascua right here at Thresher Shark Divers on Malapascua Island.
The PADI Advanced Open Water on Malapascua
Now that you know how to dive the fun can really begin. The PADI Advanced Open Water Course takes your diving further across five specialty adventure dives — including a mandatory Deep dive to 30m and Underwater Navigation. It is not an advanced course in the sense of being difficult; it is about expanding what you can see and do underwater. No exams, no classroom tests — just dives.
1. Reading
Read 6 short chapters and complete knowledge reviews before your dives. Use PADI eLearning to finish before you arrive — more time diving, less time studying.
2. Buoyancy & Navigation
Master peak performance buoyancy and compass navigation on Malapascua’s pristine reef sites. Two of five dives that make you a better, more confident diver.
3. Shark Dives & More
Your Deep dive takes you to 30m. Add a shark dive at Monad Shoal and choose from Night, Wreck, Photography, or Naturalist for your remaining adventure dives.
Elective Adventure Dives
Choose three from the specialties available on Malapascua: Underwater Photography, Naturalist, Wreck, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search and Recovery, or others.
We will recommend the best options based on conditions during your stay. Night dives reveal Malapascua’s incredible nocturnal marine life including mandarin fish, hunting cephalopods, and bioluminescence.
What is Involved
Duration: 2 days, 5 adventure dives
Certification: PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Maximum depth: Increases to 30m
Your PADI Advanced Open Water on Malapascua includes adventure dives at world-famous sites like Kimud Shoal and Gato Island.
No Exams: The Advanced Open Water Course involves no written exams and no classroom presentations. You read 6 short chapters and complete knowledge reviews. You can do this using PADI eLearning, which we issue in advance. Learning happens entirely through the adventure dives and pre-dive briefings.
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver manual is included in the course price. We recommend completing the online elements before arrival to maximise your time diving rather than studying.
Prerequisites
PADI Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent) required. Minimum age is 12 (Junior AOW) or 15 (full AOW). No dive count minimum, though recent diving experience is recommended.
Our instructors know exactly which adventure dives work best at which sites on Malapascua and will plan the course around the best conditions available during your visit.
Add Nitrox
Pairing the Advanced Open Water Course with PADI Nitrox is one of the best combinations we offer. Nitrox extends your no-decompression time on the Deep dive and any subsequent dives during your stay. Ask about the combined AOW + Nitrox package.
Nitrox can be added to your programme at any point — even mid-course if you decide you want it after the Deep dive.
Learn more: PADI Advanced Open Water
See also: all dive courses
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