PADI Advanced Open Water Course in Gran Canaria

PADI Advanced Open Water (AOW) qualification in the subtropical waters around Gran Canaria

If you are looking for somewhere to enjoy your PADI Advanced Open Water (AOW) Course then the best place to do it is in the Marine Reserve at El Cabrón near Arinaga. The diving is always special here, with dramatic underwater scenery and lots of marine life to see.

Using our expert knowledge of the El Cabrón we use a series of different dive sites which match the topics of the PADI Advanced Open Water course perfectly. This will show you different sides of the Reserve, and with such a prolific and varied marine life here this is an excellent place to choose fish identification as one of your specialist dives!

On your PADI Advanced Open Water course we do the theory in the garden of our spacious dive centre at 'Casa Limon', and then five different adventure dives in the marine reserve, each one of which introduces you to new types of diving and environments. It is an ideal way to broaden your knowledge of diving and increase your confidence by undertaking a set of dives which have increased risk or skill requirements following your PADI Open Water Course. The El Cabrón area is famous because the volcanic reef has arches, caves, cliffs and with these varied habitats it is a marine-life hotspot where you can see almost the whole catalog of marine species from tiny seahorses to angel sharks and butterfly rays. The main advantages of taking your PADI Advanced Open Water course in the El Cabrón Marine Reserve are:-

• See more, build your experience, with over 10 routes and 400 marine species
• 'Casa Limon' is the most spacious and relaxed dive centre in Gran Canaria, the perfect place to take a PADI Course
• Our team of PADI Instructors are mature, knowledgeable and highly rated on TripAdviser!

PADI AOW Course - Content and options

To get your PADI Advanced Open Water certificate you do five adventure dives in open water, which must include a deep dive in the marine reserve and a navigation dive. The other three dives can be chosen from our list and may include wreck, boat, night, photographic, multi-level or computer (see the full list below). There is also some reading, video sessions, knowledge reviews and tests/quizzes. You can choose your three elective dives from the following list :

• Multilevel Dive and computer (including FREE use of dive computer)
• Underwater Naturalist
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Night Dive *(Check out the night dive simulator!)
• Search and Recovery
• Aware Shark Conservation
• Digital Underwater Photography (check out our Photo Gallery)
• PADI Aware - Fish Identification
• Enriched Air *(NITROX)
• Boat Dive *(In the South of the Island)
• Wreck Dive *(In the South of the Island)

* small supplement payable for this dive.
All of these options are described in much more detail on the PADI Advanced Open Water Options page.

Skills covered

The course broadens your experience of diving and shows you how to use skills in a range of different diving conditions. Each dive will cover techniques to help you have fun when completing further similar dives in the future.

Free use of Dive Computers!

PADI now recommend that all students on this course get to use a dive computer as part of their training. The dive computer monitors depth and duration constantly, and calculates a remaining dive time to avoid decompression illness, and helps monitor ascent rates. Using a dive computer properly contributes to increased diver safety and more enjoyable dives. At Davy Jones Diving, we include the use of the Dive Computer for part of your course Free of Charge, so you can understand how they work and how they can help you manage your dives.

Distance Learning Options

You don't have to wait until you get here to Gran Canaria to start your scuba diving course, as you can now start to learn to dive at home before you depart using one of our distance learning options. The simplest way to start is to get the PADI course manual before you come to Gran Canaria for your diving course, and do all the reading at home. Alternatively you can register for the new PADI e-learning system, nominate Davy Jones Diving as your partner, and do much of the coursework and quizes online. In both cases we will be able to answer any questions by phone or email before you arrive to do the practical parts of the course. We work with a UK partner (Roho) to help you get the right materials. Finally you can complete the reading, tests and confined water training with one school before you depart, and the rest of the Open Water Diving Course in Gran Canaria when you arrive (See the Referal dive page). For more details on any of these options please use the Express course enquiry and reservation form

What you get

At the end of the three days, if you have met all the performace requirements, your instructor will award you the PADI Advanced Open Water Qualification. You will recieve confirmation of this from PADI within about 2 weeks with your new card.

Other students said ..

I am back in the office in cold Amsterdam, I wear long sleeves, a warm top, I am freezing. I had a great week last week, diving all week, and I got the confirmation already for the certification.
I hope I will be diving with you again, maybe beginning of next year.

Anne Marie Hartman - From: Amsterdam

What Next ?

Enjoy yourself on more adventurous dives! Take further adventure dives to gain a 'speciality qualification', or take the PADI Rescue Diver Course to develop your rescue skills.

How much will it cost?

• The price of obtaining your PADI Advanced Open Water Qualification in the marine reserve at El Cabrón is €410 per person for web bookings at least 7 days in advance, which includes six dives in the marine reserve; full equipment hire; your on-line registration with PADI (your PADI Divers Card); mandatory Spanish insurance; use of dive computers, compass and other equipment; and all the services listed below. Prices also include Canary Sales Tax (IGIC).
• If you have your own equipment the price is €350 per person
• If you do the Advanced and Nitrox course together the price is €480 per person excluding equipment.
• A single person supplement of €50 may be charged if you want to do your course on your own with a private instructor.
• Small supplements apply for boat, wreck, nitrox and night dives, and the basic package assumes you have your own equipment.
• To dive in Spain, you must be fit to dive. You will fill in an WRSTC/PADI self-certification medical form and if you reply 'No' to all the questions you need no further checks. If you reply 'Yes' to some of the questions you will need to get a medical check done by a doctor. These can be arranged in Gran Canaria for between €30 and €40.
• In order to keep the centre free of COVID-19 we insist that all students are free of symptoms and recent contacts. When vaccination roll-out reaches your age-group we expect you to be vaccinated before arrival.
• If for any reason you do not complete the course a pro-rata price will be charged.

Reserve your place on a great PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course !

To Start planning, or book your course now You can click on some of the dates shown below or fill in the Express course enquiry and reservation form or use the information on our contact page to email or call us to enquire about or reserve a place on your PADI Advanced Open Water course. Plan your PADI AOW Course now!

FAQ and More detailed information

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	Class Size
	We like to keep our courses small, so we only have a maximum of four students per instructor on a course. As this course is usually very easy to timetable, we can offer this to individuals on their own. This means you get great personal attention, and helps to keep the course timetable short and maximises the instructor involvement during your course.
	Junior Advanced Open Water Course
	A student who is over 12 and under 15 can follow the normal syllabus and if they complete all the requirements of the course they will be qualified as a PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver, which allows them to dive to 21m when accompanied by an adult. Our page on PADI Junior Courses gives more details about Junior PADI Courses and diving in Gran Canaria.
	Minimum Requirements
	Must have the PADI Open Water qualification or equivalent, pass PADI Medical, and be over 12 years of age (Junior Advanced Open Diver).
	Duration and Logistics
	Usually 3 days of diving but may be spread out over several elapsed days. All transfers included. Timetabled to suit any other holiday or partner commitments and availability of special dives (eg boat dives)
	Instruction in the following languages:
	English - Instruction, Books and papers, Video Deutsch - Instruction, Books and papers, Video Español -Instruction, Books and papers, Video Nederlands - Instruction, Books and papers, Video Exams and tests also available in Italiano French, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian * Verbal instruction is available in English, German, Dutch or Spanish