ESA Advanced Diver course has been conceived to improve the first level diver’s technique and knowledge. The study and the practical experience under control of an ESA Instructor, make the participant a cut above diver! The purpose of the Advanced Diver course is the study of the ESA Advanced Diver Manual, the elaboration of the information given by the Instructor and the Open Water Dives. The purpose of the course is to enable people to dive, according to the certification obtained, in places with the same conditions as during the instructive phase, with a certificated diver and keeping within the non-decompression limits. Considering the slightest goals that the participant must reach, the program has been conceived in order to support as much as possible the needs of the single person about time, learning method and possible repetition of the different instructive phases. The course is studied to make each participant obtain a license certifying the participation to particular instructive phases the same for everyone. The six dives (5 to obtain the certification) described by the program, reflect the typical conditions of a diver during his career and which allow him to explore in safety new underwater places. Another purpose of the course is to teach to divers how to improve their favorite techniques attending the relevant ESA Speciality courses.

Rules
Minimum age:
12 years old for junior divers 15 years old for the other divers
Minimum Length:
18 hours
Open Water provided dives:
5 Dives  - 3 fixed dives: Deep / Orienteering / Hover + 2 dives to be chosen among:  Night / Computer / Ecology

Pre-requirements
Previous Certification:
ESA Open Water Diver (or equiparable)