Advanced Scuba Diving Techniques

Once you hold Open Water, the next course with us is PADI Advanced Open Water, and then the PADI specialities. Every course below is taught on Kavaratti.

Advanced Open Water

Five adventure dives over 2 to 3 days, including Deep and Underwater Navigation. It takes you to 30 metres, or 21 metres for divers aged 12 to 14. You choose the other three dives, for example Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy or Digital Underwater Imaging. Each adventure dive can count as the first dive of the matching speciality. You need Open Water and must be at least 12.

Deep diving

A deep dive is one below 18 metres. The deeper you go, the more nitrogen your body takes on, which brings the risk of narcosis and decompression sickness. You plan every deep dive and follow it on a dive computer.

The PADI Deep Diver speciality is four dives over 2 days, to 40 metres at most. It covers planning, gas management and narcosis awareness. You need Adventure Diver and must be at least 15.

Enriched air (nitrox)

Enriched air gives you longer no-decompression limits on repeat dives. The Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver course takes a day: theory, and practice analysing the oxygen in a tank. You need Open Water and must be at least 12.

Wreck diving

There is no wreck at our dive sites. We run the PADI Wreck Diver course on an anchor instead: four dives over 2 days, with reel and line work. It teaches the skills you use on wrecks elsewhere. You need Adventure Diver and must be at least 15.

Night diving

The PADI Night Diver speciality is three night dives over 2 days: handling your light, communicating and navigating in the dark. A dive light is included. You need Open Water and must be at least 12. Certified divers can also book a single guided night dive.

Buoyancy and navigation

Peak Performance Buoyancy is two dives on weighting, trim and control, so you hover without touching the reef. Underwater Navigator is three dives of natural and compass navigation, so you finish the dive where the boat is. Both are for Open Water divers aged 10 and over.

Underwater photography

Digital Underwater Photography is two dives over 2 days: light, white balance and getting close. Steady buoyancy comes first, so you do not touch the reef while you shoot. You can rent an underwater camera at the dive centre. It is for Open Water divers aged 10 and over.

On every dive, do not touch or collect marine life.