PADI Advanced Open Water

Already have your basic Open Water Certification? Do you want to learn more? PADI’s Advanced Open Water Course is a flexible program designed to fit your individual interests. You could choose to Identify our reef fish, dive on a wreck, experience a night dive, or work on your buoyancy, plus much more. Upon completion of your Advanced Open Water Course, you will be certified to dive to a maximum depth of 30metres.

Why choose TDC?

Based in Pulau Tioman since 1993, we are one of the longest standing dive centres on the island. With a great reputation, due to our exceptional levels of safety and high standards.
We are based on a stunning tropical island that offers a relaxing and friendly environment.
Our dive sites offer stunning wildlife and scenery, whilst at the same time being perfect for learner divers due to our sheltered and shallow waters.
We do not cut corners, and pride ourselves on delivering high quality instruction, to ensure that you, as a student diver, become a safe and competent diver.

What is involved?

5 Open Water “Adventure Dives”
2 of these dives are compulsory; Adventure DEEP and Adventure NAVIGATION
Choose 3 remaining Adventure Dives that interest you;
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Fish Identification
- Underwater Naturalist
- Night (RM20 extra for torch rental)
- Wreck
- Photo (RM50 extra for camera rental. Please bring your own memory device, so we can transfer the photos to you.)
- Drift
- Search and Recovery
- Multilevel and Computer
You will read a short chapter, and complete a knowledge review for each adventure dive.

Compulsory Pre-requisites

You must have the basic Open Water Certification, from any dive agency (PADI, SSI, CMAS etc.).
You just need to complete a short medical questionnaire to ensure you are fit to dive – ask us for more details. Click HERE to view the medical questionnaire.
It is possible to complete your Advanced Course directly after your Open Water Course, however we often recommend you to complete a few leisure dives before going ahead with your advanced course.

How long does the course take?

The course takes 2 days to complete (5 x dives)

What is included?

The price includes everything you need for your dive experience.

Your PADI Advanced Manual
Your diving equipment
5 Adventure Dives with your TDC Instructor
A certification card upon successful completion of the course

What do I need to bring?

Your swim suit
A towel
A sense of adventure
Your certification card from your Open Water course and LogBook

What is the course schedule?

We generally start at 9:30am on the first day and the schedule will depend upon the adventure dives chosen.
We complete 2 dives on one day and 3 dives on the other day.

Age Requirements

You must be minimum 12 yrs old to complete this program.
Please Note that 12 – 14 yr olds will be limited to a maximum depth of 21metres.

Time Saving Options

There are no time saving options for this program.
If you do not have time to complete the 5 x Adventure Dives, you may be interested in completing the PADI Adventure Diver Course, in which you complete 3 x Adventure Dives of your choice. Ask us for more details.

Payment Options

Payments can be made in cash (MYR) when you are here on the island.
If you are coming in a group of 3 or more, we require a 20% non-refundable deposit to secure your booking. You can pay via PayPal (5% extra charge), or via direct bank transfer.