The next step after Open Water

SDI Advanced Adventure Training

Build stronger navigation, depth awareness, buoyancy, and decision-making through five coached dives shaped around where you want to dive next.

No set start dates — we schedule around your calendar.

  • Five training dives included
  • Deep and navigation foundation
  • Three goal-based elective dives
  • Patient coaching and flexible scheduling
  • Open Water certification required
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Advanced Adventure Diver Training

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Next step after Open Water

Move beyond the basics with five coached training dives.

Build confidence beyond Open Water with coached dives chosen around your goals. We will help choose the right electives, confirm dates, and map the next step before anything is final.

$599 course price 5 training dives Flexible scheduling
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Best For

Certified Divers

Open Water divers ready for deeper sites, stronger navigation, and better control.

Trip Preparation

Divers planning travel, quarry weekends, or more challenging dive conditions.

Buddy Teams

Couples, friends, and small groups who want to train together with shared goals.

What Happens Next

Tell us when you are available, your current certification level, and which dive skills you want to build. We will reply with recommended electives, date options, payment timing, gear needs, and the next step before anything is final.

Advanced Training Built Around the Diver

You complete SDI eLearning first, then we use instructor-led dives to focus on the skills that move you forward. Electives are chosen around your experience, goals, and the environments you want to explore.

If a skill needs extra reps, we can work it without forcing the rest of the class to rush. The result is a smarter progression, more confidence in real conditions, and a plan built around your goals and schedule.

Program Snapshot

More range, stronger control, and better decisions — without rushed training.

Coached, Not Rushed

Clear briefings, in-water feedback, and time to actually improve.

Elective Dive Focus

Choose dives that match your goals and the diving you want next.

Real-World Ready

Train in Midwest conditions so you feel confident anywhere.

What Makes This Advanced Program Different

Advanced training should feel like a true step forward, not just a checklist. We focus on real coaching, strong planning skills, and dives that match your goals.

SDI Advanced Adventure Path

Structured dives with clear objectives and debriefs that lock in progress.

Goal-Driven Electives

Pick dives that match your interests - wrecks, night, buoyancy, or dry suit.

Detailed Debriefs

Review each dive while the decisions and skill details are still fresh.

Professional, Safe Pace

Calm instruction, strict safety standards, and no rushed water time.

How It Works

  1. Plan. We align on your goals, choose electives, and set your schedule.
  2. Train. Knowledge review plus five training dives with real coaching.
  3. Build capability. Finish with stronger planning, control, and a clear next step for the dives you want to pursue.

Course Options

Classes are scheduled as needed around your calendar - weeknights, weekends, or custom blocks - so you do not have to rearrange work or family to train.

Private Advanced Adventure

Ideal for focused coaching, faster progression, or custom dive goals.

  • Fully tailored pace and dive selection
  • Maximum instructor attention
  • Built around your schedule
  • Perfect for divers who want deeper skill refinement

Group Advanced Adventure

Great for buddy teams, couples, or small groups training together.

  • Small group sizes for safety and comfort
  • Shared learning with your dive partners
  • Supportive, fun environment
  • Electives chosen to match shared goals

Elective Focus Tracks

We help you pick three electives that fit your goals, location, and the diving you want next.

  • Deep + Navigation foundation, then electives like wreck, night, buoyancy, or dry suit
  • Built around real-world conditions (not generic pool-only training)
  • Optional add-on dives available for extra reps or specialty previews

Prerequisite: SDI Open Water (or equivalent) certification.

Pricing and Payment Options

The full course price covers the required Advanced Adventure training package. You can request dates first and confirm payment timing before anything is locked in.

Base Advanced Adventure

$599 total course price. Includes:

  • Class materials, knowledge review, and briefings
  • Professional instruction and dive planning
  • Five training dives (2 core + 3 electives)
  • Coached debriefs after each dive
  • Certification fees

Flexible Payment Plans

  • Deposit required to reserve training
  • No requirement to pay everything upfront
  • Pay as you progress through training
  • Per session rates available
  • Student, public safety, and military discounts available

What's Included

  • Class materials and course briefings
  • Required open water training dives
  • Coach-level feedback and debriefs
  • Certification processing and fees

Not Included

Not included: transportation, facility entry fees, personal gear, open water rental gear when needed, and extra dives beyond the course plan.

  • Open water rental gear
  • Transportation to classroom, pool, or dive sites
  • Mask, fin, snorkel, and boots set
  • Facility entry fees such as quarry admissions
  • Additional instructional dives beyond the included dives

Ready to advance?

Tell us what you want to focus on and we will map the right path.

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Training Locations (Midwest)

Advanced dives are completed at well-known Midwest sites chosen for conditions and dive goals.

We match the location to your elective dives and comfort level, with an emphasis on stable conditions, clear briefings, and repeatable training setups that build confidence fast.

  • Haigh Quarry
  • Gilboa Quarry
  • Mermet Springs
  • Pennyroyal Scuba Center
  • Devils Lake
  • Lake Wazee
  • Pearl Lake

Final sites are chosen based on conditions, electives, and student comfort.

  • Deep and navigation dives are planned around predictable depth profiles
  • Electives are matched to the environment (night, drift, wreck, or buoyancy focus)
  • We build in time for briefings, debriefs, and repeat skill reps

Certification Vacations (Optional)

Prefer warm water and clear visibility? Complete advanced dives while traveling.

This is ideal if you already have a trip planned and want to earn your certification in the same destination where you will be diving next.

  • Tropical resort training
  • Quarry and destination hybrid programs
  • Advanced electives matched to the destination

Ideal for travelers who want deeper access and more challenging sites.

  • We help you select electives that fit the site and the trip schedule
  • Training is paced so the dives stay fun, not rushed
  • Great fit for couples, buddy teams, and small groups

Optional Add-Ons You May Want to Consider Later

Not required, but helpful if you want extra reps or more advanced experience.

  • Additional elective dives
  • Peak Performance Buoyancy workshop
  • Dry Suit or Wreck Diver training
  • Nitrox certification for enriched-air planning
  • Alumni dive days and travel priority access
  • Student referral discounts

House-Call Instruction Included

Bring the classroom review to you when schedules are tight.

  • Academic reviews
  • Dive planning walkthroughs
  • Non-diving specialty courses

Ideal for busy students, group bookings, and divers who prefer a relaxed environment.

When the academic work can be completed at your location, house-call instruction is included at no extra cost.

Who This Course Is For

This course is for certified divers ready to grow their skills and access new sites.

  • Open Water certified divers
  • Divers planning deeper or more complex trips
  • Buddy teams looking to train together
  • Travelers who want advanced access and confidence

Real-World Advanced Training

Deeper and more complex dives feel more manageable when planning and fundamentals are established.

What Do You Want to Do More Confidently?

Tell us where you dive now and what you want to work toward. We will help choose the electives, locations, and schedule before you commit.

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