San Francisco Bay Area SCUBA lessons featuring PADI diver educational programs

Our PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification class is offered year-round in Monterey, approximately one class per month.

Prerequisite: PADI Open Water Diver certification, or equivalent.

Class Fees:

Instruction: $150*
Book: $40
Boat Dives: $80**

Itinerary Day One: Meet at 8:00 AM

Dive #1 - Underwater Navigation
Dive #2 - Search & Recovery
Dive #3 - Night Dive

Itinerary Day Two:**

Dive #4 - Deep Dive
Dive #5 - Underwater Naturalist

Book Needed: PADI's Adventures in Diving Manual. Please read the chapters which pertain to the above dives and complete the knowledge reviews at the end of these chapters -- you will need to turn in these knowledge reviews to your instructor prior to your dives.

Equipment Needed: Personal snorkeling gear (mask, snorkel, fins, boots and gloves). SCUBA diving gear (6.5mm or thicker wetsuit, hood, weight belt, 2 tanks, BCD, and regulator with alternate air source, depth gauge, compass, and bottom timer or dive watch). Note: We have all of the necessary SCUBA gear available to rent.

Also Needed:

2 underwater flashlights
dive slate with pencil
cyalume stick for the night dive
2 passport-size photos
safety whistle

Does not include gear rental or boat dive fees, if applicable.

We will most likely dive the Monterey Express today, for an additional $80.

Please call the store for upcoming class dates.

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