Learn which diving specialties interest you, and what type of diving you enjoy most. Gain more confidence and capability. Begin to consider the direction diving will take you, as you go for everything it has to offer.

The Advanced Scuba Diver course is an enjoyable certification course for 12-year-old (or older) certified divers who desire additional training, have moved from one diving area to another and desire local orientation, do not have, but wish to obtain, NAUI certification, or who desire orientation to a variety of diving sites and conditions.

As part of your certification, you will complete a minimum of six open water dives including three separate dives for navigation, night or low visibility diving and deep diving (130 feet/40 meters maximum depth), plus three different dives. 

Possible activities include:

• Search and recovery
• Boat diving
• Light salvage
• Hunting and collecting
• Exploration and underwater mapping
• Wreck diving (non-penetration)
• Observation and data collection
• Diving in surf or currents
• Altitude diving
• Salt water diving (in areas where most diving is in fresh water)
• Fresh water diving (in areas where most diving is in salt water)
• Shore diving
• Diving for photos or video
• Using dive computers