Scuba diving opens up a world of underwater wonder, offering an unparalleled experience of exploring marine life. For those who already hold an Open Water Diver certification and are eager to take their skills to the next level, Bali offers exceptional opportunities to advance your diving prowess. This guide explores the advanced diving courses available in Bali, designed to enhance your underwater skills and broaden your diving experiences.
Advanced Open Water Diver Certification
Why Upgrade Your Certification?
Divers who want to expand their underwater capabilities can pursue the Advanced Open Water Diver certification. This certification enables you to dive up to 30 metres (100 feet), providing access to deeper dive sites and more challenging environments. Whether you want to improve your navigation skills, learn about deep diving, or experience night dives, this course offers a comprehensive package to advance your diving knowledge and skills.
Course Structure
The Advanced Open Water Diver course in Bali typically spans two days and includes five adventure dives. These dives are tailored to enhance various diving skills, such as:
- Deep Diving: Explore depths of up to 30 meters, where you can see unique underwater phenomena and marine life.
- Night Diving: Discover the underwater world’s nocturnal wonders.
- Drift Diving: Learn to navigate currents and enjoy the thrill of drifting along the reef.
- Wreck Diving: Explore historical shipwrecks and the marine life that inhabits them.
- Underwater Navigation: Using natural landmarks and a compass, improve your ability to navigate underwater.
Customised diving adventures
In Bali, you can choose from various diving sites to complete your advanced course. Popular options include:
- Nusa Penida: Known for its manta rays and the elusive Mola Mola, Nusa Penida offers exciting drift dives and stunning coral gardens.
- Tulamben: Famous for the USAT Liberty shipwreck, Tulamben provides a unique diving experience, including night dives that reveal a different aspect of marine life.
- Padang Bai: Offering a mix of dive sites, Padang Bai is ideal for both beginners and advanced divers, featuring diverse marine life and underwater landscapes.
Rescue Diver Course
Why become a rescue diver?
The Rescue Diver course is essential for those who want to be prepared for emergency situations. This course equips you with the skills to handle dive emergencies, assist other divers, and enhance your own safety awareness. It’s a valuable certification that adds a new dimension to your diving knowledge, making you a more competent and confident diver.
Course Highlights
The Rescue Diver course typically spans three days and covers the following topics:
- Self-rescue and diversify stress: Learn how to manage stress and prevent panic.
- Emergency Management and Equipment: Learn how to handle dive emergencies and use emergency equipment.
- Diver Assists and Rescues: Practice helping panicked and unresponsive divers.
- First Aid and CPR: Develop or refresh your skills in providing first aid and CPR, which are critical for handling dive-related incidents.
Speciality Diver Courses
Enhance your skills with speciality courses
For divers looking to specialise in particular areas, speciality courses offer focused training. Several popular speciality courses are available in Bali.
- Enriched Air Nitrox: Extend your bottom time and reduce nitrogen intake.
- Perfect buoyancy: Improve your buoyancy control to conserve air and energy while protecting the underwater environment.
- Deep Diver: Dive deeper to explore more extraordinary underwater sites and phenomena.
The advantages of specialty courses
Speciality courses not only enhance your diving skills but also contribute towards achieving higher certification levels, such as the Master Scuba Diver rating. Each speciality course adds valuable skills to your diving repertoire, making your underwater adventures safer and more enjoyable.
Why Choose Bali Fun Diving?
Certified and experienced instructors
Bali Fun Diving is renowned for its certified and experienced instructors, each with a minimum of six years of diving experience. Their expertise ensures that you receive top-notch training while enjoying the beautiful underwater landscapes of Bali.
State-of-the-Art Facilities
The diving centre is equipped with air-conditioned classrooms and pools, providing a comfortable and conducive learning environment. The facilities enhance your learning experience, whether you’re taking theory lessons or practicing skills in the pool.
Personalized diving experiences
Courses can be tailored to your schedule and preferences, with the option to have classes at your accommodation. This personalised approach ensures that you get the most out of your diving education, with the convenience of fitting it into your travel plans.
Certifications from Leading Organisations
Bali Fun Diving provides certifications from globally recognised organisations like PADI and SSI, guaranteeing the recognition of your qualifications worldwide. This opens up opportunities for diving adventures around the world with your upgraded certification.
Ready to Dive Deeper?
If you’re ready to elevate your diving skills and explore the wonders of Bali’s underwater world, enrolling in an advanced diving course is the perfect next step. With experienced instructors, state-of-the-art facilities, and customised diving experiences, Bali Fun Diving provides an ideal environment for enhancing your diving knowledge and skills.
Take the plunge and discover the thrill of advanced diving in Bali. Whether you’re aiming for deeper dives, night adventures, or mastering emergency response, the advanced courses available will prepare you for a lifetime of underwater exploration.