3030 State Hwy 31 E,  Tyler, TX  75702   (903) 595-2703

3030 State Hwy 31 E

Tyler, TX  75702

(903) 595-2703


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Sat:       9 am - 5 pm

Sun:      closed


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PADI Advanced Open Water Course

Get ready for adventurous diving!

Get ready for more fun!


Do you want to feel even more confident and comfortable in the water? Would you like to experience 5 distinct, instructor led types of dives and gain more experience?


If so, then enroll for the PADI Advanced Open Water Course!  This class only requires one night in the classroom then an enjoyable weekend down at Lake Travis in Austin or Broken Bow Lake in Oklahoma for the selected dives. You could even choose to make these dives on one of our group dive trips, such as Roatan, Honduras.


As part of the class, you will make 5 dives: Deep dive (over 60 ft), Navigation dive, and 3 specialty dives.  You have many choices for the 3 specialty dives such as Digital Underwater Photography, Night dive, Wreck dive, Underwater Naturalist, Fish Identification, Search and Recovery, Boat Dive, Drift Dive, Enriched Air-Nitrox, plus more!


Ready to get started?  Great!  Here is a list of items that you will need to bring to the class:


PADI Advanced Open Water Course Fee:  $300


*For students needing to rent gear, Scuba Center offers a $65 student weekend rental special for the weekend of their PADI Advanced Open Water course.  The $75 rental gear includes: Regulator, BCD, Wetsuit, Weight Belt & Weights, and Tank.


Prerequisite Training:  PADI Open Water / Junior Open Water or qualifying certification from another training agency.





Short on Time?


The PADI Open Water Diver course is online with PADI eLearning. If you are short on time and want to complete the classroom section of the course online, this is the option for you! Visit our website or click on the PADI eLearning link below.