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01-18-2012

NOW AT DONA ANA DIVERS!!!  Online shopping. Click HERE to check out our online store.

 A new year has begun and come in with a bang. We are super busy gearing up for our next dive season. 4 new divers joined our ranks this month and another 8 are ready to join the family in February. What an exciting time to be diving and sharing our love of the underwater world.

2011 was incredibly exciting with us becoming a 5 Star Dive Center and ending the year being nominated for the 2011 PADI Americas Diver Retention Award. Huge thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this happen.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Jonathan Saenz is now our newest Dive Master. After a lot of time and work and seemingly blood sweat and tears we can say that Jonathan did a great job on his final open water evaluation this weekend and is now a proud PADI Professional. We are looking forward to great things from him as he continues his professional dive development. Come by and congratulate him and ask him how much fun and what a challenge it was.

We had a great time last weekend with the Discover Scuba Days at NMSU. Big thanks to everyone at the Outdoor Rec Dept and the NMSU Natatorium as well. Lots of new friends were able to discover a big new world and we are excited to say that several of them have already decided to join us in October to become full divers. Gonna be fun folks.

HUGE THANKS - Thank you Mike for running such a great trip to Catalina. Everyone had a great time and the diving was wonderful. What a great opportunity for training and exploration. Cant wait to do it again. 

Check out our calendar for new classes and events coming up.

Upcoming trips

Dona Ana Divers is currently going to the following dive trips

Start planning NOW!!! June 2012. We had such a great time on the Aquacat liveaboard trip this January that we are going back. We only have 1 room left. This is an all inclusive trip. All the diving you can stand, all meals and snacks and open bar. The price of this trip is $2500 per person (3rd and 4th person per cabin is discounted rates) and includes all port fees and fuel fees. Not included is airfare and boat crew tips. If you wish to dive Nitrox the cost is $150 for the entire week. All we need is a 50% per person deposit to hold your cabin space. Final pmt is due April 10. Dont wait!!!!

October 13 through 20

Join us as we venture off to Cayman Brac. Another all inclusive trip. Check out the flyer here

Advanced Open Water

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course


Exploration, Excitement, Experiences.  One of the many creatures you will discover underwater
They’re what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. And no, you don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed so you can go straight into it after the PADI Open Water Diver course.  The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water.  This is a great way to get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn under the supervision of your PADI instructor.  This course builds on what you’ve learned and develops new capabilities by introducing you to new activities and new ways to have fun scuba diving.

 

Happy scuba instructor after a diveYou’ll hone your skills by completing five adventure dives that introduce you to:

  • Underwater navigation 
  • Deeper water diving  (typically anywhere from 18-30 metres/ 60-100 feet)
  • A sampler of three more Adventure Dives of your choice

 

 

 

The Fun Part: Your Choice

Diver swimming with turtle underwaterOne reason you’ll love the Advanced Open Water Diver course is that you and your instructor choose from 15 types of Adventure Dives to complete your course. You can try your hand at digital underwater photography, wreck diving, night diving, diving with underwater scooters, peak performance buoyancy and much more.

  • Get credit! Each Adventure Dive in the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course may credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver course.

 

 

Prerequisites

Couple taking scuba diving lessonsTo take this course, you must be:

  • A PADI Open Water Diver  (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
  • 15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)

 Start the Advanced Open Water Diver Course Online

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is part of PADI eLearning®. The Advanced Open Water Diver Course Online gets you started right now with the background information you need for the seven of the most popular Adventure Dives (though you and your instructor can still choose any of the Adventure Dives.)  Start Now!

 

 

What You LearnCool wildlife to see on scuba diving trips

The knowledge and skills you get in the Advanced Open Water Diver course vary with your interest and the adventures you have, but include

  • Practical aspects of deep diving
  • Physiological effects of deeper scuba diving.
  • More ways to use your underwater compass
  • How to navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time
  • How to better use your dive computer and electronic Recreational Dive PlannerTM (eRDPTM)
  • And much, much more, depending on the Adventure Dives you choose

 

Get College Credit

You may be able to earn college credit for the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

 

The Scuba Gear You Use

You use all the basic scuba gear  including your underwater compass. Depending on which three adventure dives you pick, you may also try out underwater photography equipment , DPVs (underwater scooters), a dive light a dry suit, lift bags, a dive flag/float or other specialty gear.

Check with your local dive shop about gear rentals and packages offered with this course. You can find most everything at the scuba diving shop.

 

The Learning Materials You Need

Advanced Open Water Crew Pak for scuba lessonsPADI’s Adventures in Diving Manual and DVD provide information on more than 16 types of specialty diving.You’ll use them as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and prepare for new experiences and adventures.

Curious about night diving? Flip to the night diving chapter. Once you’ve previewed the skills, your instructor will guide you on your first night diving adventure. Having trouble with underwater navigation? Review the underwater navigation section then sign up for the Navgation Adventure Dive with your PADI Instructor.

To purchase this product, contact your local PADI Instructor, dive shop or resort.