This course teaches divers who already have the Open Water Certification the knowledge and foundation required to safely plan and complete a dive in advanced diving conditions and up to 30 meters deep. The course gives divers a lifelong, international PADI Advanced Diver Certification. The course takes 2 days minimum to complete.
The course includes five adventure dives in open water, where conditions will be used to increase ability in selected adventures (see list below). All dives will take place in the dive-sites described in our map and will be chosen based on adventure dives.
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Students must complete the following:
- Read 5 chapters, each of which explains a different adventure dive, and complete the knowledge review questions at the end of each chapter
- Complete 2 required specialty dives in open water: Deep Diving (max 30 meters) and Underwater Navigation (compass and visual)
- Complete 3 adventure dives chosen from the following list:
Diving in Wrecks
Night Dive
Drift Diving
Multilevel and Computer Diving
Underwater Propulsion Vehicle
Perfect Buoyancy
Search and Recovery
Underwater Nature Study
Underwater Photography
Underwater Videographer
Among others!
What's Included
What's Included
PADI Open Water Certification
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Get your lifetime scuba certification in Cartagena. Dive anywhere in the world, forever.
The PADI Open Water course is the world's most recognized scuba certification — a lifetime credential that never expires and is accepted by dive operators in every country on earth. Once certified you can dive independently with another diver of equal or higher certification level, down to 18 meters deep, anywhere in the world.
The course takes a minimum of 3 days and is split into two parts — theory and practice. Theory can be completed online before you arrive in Cartagena via PADI eLearning, or in person with a professional instructor here. The practical portion takes place over 2 days in the water and includes confined water practice sessions to build your skills, followed by 4 open water dives at 4 different sites around Isla Tierra Bomba and Baru island.
Cartagena is one of the best places in the world to get certified — warm water year round, calm conditions, excellent visibility, an excellent value, and a reef system that will make every training dive genuinely exciting.
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Students must complete the following:
-Full PADI Open Water Diver Manual — all 5 chapters with knowledge reviews
-5 PADI videos
-Review of all topics, quizzes, and final exam with a professional PADI instructor or in the app
-Confined water practice sessions in shallow, calm water
-4 open water dives at 4 different sites in the open ocean
-All required skill demonstrations in confined and open water
-Medical clearance if required based on health history
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What´s Included
-​PADI registration, processing fees, and Open Water Diver certification card
-Online eLearning or in-person theory with a professional instructor — your choice
-Full brand name dive equipment — BCD, tank, regulator, mask, fins, weights, wetsuit if needed
-Confined water practice sessions
-4 open water dives at 4 separate sites
-Private boat transfer to and from all dive sites with a professional pilot
-Snacks and drinks during dive days
-Blue Apple Beach Club day pass on dive days — beach, pool, and resort facilities (food and drinks at Blue Apple not included)
-Professional PADI instructor and assistant instructor if needed
-Photos and video throughout the course available on request​
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Price: $565 USD · $2,100,000 COP
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30% downpayment with reservation that covers the theory PADI elearning
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