{"id":717,"date":"2021-07-06T03:03:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T03:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/?p=717"},"modified":"2021-07-06T03:03:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T03:03:09","slug":"padi-advanced-open-water-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/padi-advanced-open-water-course\/","title":{"rendered":"PADI Advanced Open Water Course"},"content":{"rendered":"

PADI Advanced must be the most enjoyable and beneficial courses to take in the entire
\nPADI program. Many divers take part in their open water course and stop there. Why
\nstop? You have only just climbed onto the tip of the iceberg compared to what diving has
\nto offer.
\nYour next step after your PADI open water, is your Advanced Open Water. This course
\ngives you more than almost any other course in terms of recreational diving. Many Open
\nwater divers are deterred by the name \u201cAdvanced\u201d, a common misconception. With this
\ncourse, you do not have to be an advanced diver, it is designed to \u201cadvance\u201d your diving
\nskills and knowledge.
\nThere is no stand down period between you open water and advanced, you can sign up
\nto your local Advanced course the day you are certified as an Open Water diver!
\nThe PADI advanced Open Water is made up of 5 \u201cadventure dives\u201d. These adventure
\ndives are designed to open your eyes to new aspects of the diving world and hone in on
\nspecific areas in diving to ensure you feel confident in your abilities. You spend one
\nwhole dive purely dedicated to expanding your skills and knowledge in that field.
\nDepending on where you complete your advanced, depends on what adventure dives
\nthe do. At Dive HQ in Christchurch, we offer these 5 adventure dives.<\/p>\n

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Peak Performance Buoyancy (PPB).<\/strong>
\nThis portion of the course has been carefully curated to maximize your buoyancy
\ntechniques beyond any other course. With an instructor, you will spend one whole dive
\nlearning new buoyancy techniques. Some of these consist of perfecting the \u201chover\u201d to
\nmake your neutral buoyancy when diving become second nature. You will also learn
\nmore about Trim in the water, as well as perfecting your weight system. Every student
\noften notices a large difference in their buoyancy once being shown simple techniques
\nthey can implement by their instructor. By the end of this dive, you will be on your way to
\nhaving some of the best buoyancy. This Peak performance dive also has many fun
\nchallenges in it, such as trying to swim through a hula hoop and hovering upside down.
\nThis Peak Performance dive in my opinion, will benefit you in the biggest way as it is one
\nof the fundamental foundations of diving. You are guaranteed to use the skills you learn
\non this course on every single dive in the future.<\/p>\n

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Deep Dive.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\"\"
\nDeep diving is one of the portions of diving where you will notice the biggest difference.
\nThis dive teaches you crucial etiquette and techniques that you must implement when
\ndoing deep diving. Many ancient shipwrecks are at a depth that is classified as \u201cdeep\u201d<\/p>\n

(18m-30m) therefore you need to know how to dive deep whilst being safe and sensibile.
\nA Dive HQ instructor will take you off a boat for a deep dive. You get to see the
\ndifference in colour as the red starts to disappear from your vision as it is absorbed by
\nthe water. You also will be taught to notice the difference in your wetsuit as it\u00a0compresses with the depth.
\nYou will become aware of your air consumption as well as learning crucial steps such as
\nsafety stops. On top of the safety that is involved with deep diving, your instructor may
\ntake an egg down deep with you and crack it open\u2026..wait and see what happens! When
\non your deep dive, have a go with a cognitive test (writing your name backwards etc)
\nand see how hard it is for your brain to figure out!. Deep diving opens many doors for
\nother areas of diving and can be where you find some of the most impressive things!<\/p>\n

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Boat Dive.\u00a0\"\"<\/strong>
\nDuring your advanced course with Dive HQ Christchurch, you will head out on the boat.
\nThe dive off the boat is very beneficial to locals living in Canterbury as many dive sites
\ncan only be accessed by boat. On this dive you will learn crucial skills that use safety as
\ntheir governing factor. When diving off a boat, there is added risk compared to shore
\ndiving. This dive will teach your proper etiquette and safety precautions when working
\naround boats. You will learn more about signaling, how to enter and exit boats, where to
\nstow your gear, safety equipment and learn how to understand boat terminology. This
\ndive will set you up for diving on boats with a great foundation for safety and procedures.<\/p>\n

Navigation Dive.\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/strong>
\nNavigation is often severely overlooked by many divers, however is one of the most
\ncrucial parts to diving. The added risks of diving without navigational tools is incredible.
\nFor instance, diving off a boat. You need to know where you boat is and be aware of
\nyour local restrictions when using a dive flag. (NZ laws state you must be within 200m of
\nyour ive flag). Without having any tool to know where you are, how can you be sure
\nwhere you are heading etc? You may end up out of the 200m zone, into areas of high
\nboat traffic or into currents etc. This Dive ensures you become confident and familiar\u00a0with a compass and how to use it on your everyday dives. You also learn how to
\nestimate distance based on time and kick cycles on this dive. Pair this with your
\ncompass use and you will be confident to stay within your 200m flag zone. (because
\nwho likes a huge surface swim back to the boat, right?) Once completing this dive, you
\nfeel empowered to use your compass more. These skills will benefit you on every dive
\nyou do, especially at dive sites you aren\u2019t familiar with, as well as many other fields of\u00a0exploration other than diving.<\/p>\n

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Night Dive.\u00a0\"\"<\/strong>
\nNight diving is one of the more memorable parts of diving in my opinion. Dive HQ makes
\nyou feel at ease and comfortable when going on your night dive as well as giving you
\nvery clear instruction so your feel confident is the dive you\u2019re about to take on. During
\nthis night dive you will gain the skills to go night diving with your buddy on the weekend
\nand feel safe doing so. Many parts of your diving that you know, changes when the day
\nbecomes night. Signaling and torch use is a crucial part. Knowing how to use your light
\nbeam to signal the person on shore and each other, as your typical diving signals, now
\nhave to be bigger so people can see them. Making sure you get a good torch that
\npeople can see from a long distance is crucial for your safety in the water. Dive HQ
\nstocks the Fenix SD10 and SD20. The SD20 has a beam range of almost 200m! As well\u00a0as red light to be careful not to wake the fish.
\nYou will learn how different species appear at night and see how your everyday fish
\nbehaviour changes once the sun goes down!<\/p>\n

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The Dive HQ Christchurch Advanced Open Water course also includes a weekend away
\nto Kaikoura and 2 days, jam packed full of amazing diving. This course will allow you to
\nmeet you people and develop your skills together. The advanced course has endless
\nbenefits that you will use every time you dive for many many years to come.
\nThese 5 adventure dives only a few that PADI has to offer to ensure that everyone's
\ndiving needs are met.
\nHaving fun and spend your weekend with Dive HQ\u00a0 gaining endless
\nknowledge, practical and beneficial skills you can implement into your diving today!
\nCheck out the Dive HQ website for our next Advanced Course Dates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PADI Advanced must be the most enjoyable and beneficial courses to take in the entire PADI program. Many divers take part in their open water course and stop there. Why stop? You have only just climbed onto the tip of the iceberg compared to what diving has to offer. Your next step after your PADI […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=717"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":723,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717\/revisions\/723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}