Advanced Course

Participating in an Advanced Dive program is your next step after becoming comfortable with your basic skills, now is your time to conquer new tasks, see different creatures, journey into diverse environments and experience new adventures and most importantly, have FUN. The Adventures in Diving program (Advanced Openwater Course) gives you a chance to gain practical diving experience under supervision in relaxed and friendly environment.

The ADVANCED COURSE starts when you attend the only lecture required on the course. This lecture is free and there is no obligation to continue with the course if you attend. What it will do is set you up so that you are ready to complete the course whenever it suits you without having to attend the lecture again. There is no exam on the course.

The course could be done over a minimum of three days, diving twice a day on two days and doing the navigation dive and lecture on another.
Otherwise the course can take as long as it takes for you to complete the dives at your convenience. If you have not dived for awhile, we can use the shore navigation dive session as a refresher before you go on a boat dive.

There are two payment options for the Advanced course. The first is the "pay-as-you-go" option.

In this option the lecture is free and you pay for the manual (R400) and complete the knowledge reviews in the manual for each of the dives you do. You then pay for the dives and any equipment hire on the day of the dives. There are five dives involved in the course - four in the sea and one navigation at Vetch's in front of DUC

(or Quarry if weather conditions do not allow us to dive in the sea).

Sea Dives are R200 with DUC

Equipment hire is R50 an item per day for non DUC members or R30 per item for Members

Navigation dive - R60 plus any equipment hire

Once you have completed the 5 dives, recorded them in your log book and completed the knowledge reviews for the five Advanced dives done, you then pay for your PADI Advanced certification – R400.

So to complete the course with this option should cost you R200 x4 =R800 (Dives off Durban)+ R60 (navigation) + R400 (manual) + R400
(certification) = R1660 + equipment hire. (depends on days diving – min R240 if DUC member) = R1900.00

The advantage of doing the course this way is that you are able to complete the dives with any PADI Instructor - not just with DUC. This allows you more flexibility to dive with who you please whenever you can – useful if you plan to travel or pressed for time.

The “pay as you go” option is also more affordable as you can spread the payments over a couple of months if need be and dive with less expensive operators. The only criteria is that you need to complete the Advanced dives with a PADI instructor who will confirm that you have completed the dive successfully by signing his details in your log book.

The second option is the "package" option. This option costs R1950.00 and includes the lecture, 4x sea dives, 1x navigation dive, manual, certification, instructor fees and SCUBA equipment hire (Tank, regulator and BC). This is payable upfront and you are committed to completing the whole Advanced course with DUC.

In both options you will need to supply your own basic or "personal"
gear (mask , fins, snorkel, wetsuit, weight belt) - this is the equipment we recommend you purchase or investing as it will ensure that your equipment fits well and as a result you will enjoy your diving more than if you have ill-fitting hired stuff. We are able to offer unbiased advice on any intended purchases you might want to make and point you in the right direction for your needs. 

With the PADI system you are able to be referred to another PADI centre worldwide to complete any outstanding

 requirements for certification should it be required.

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