Advanced Open Water Diver

If you are joining us for a pool session please bring your swimwear plus a t-shirt or rash vest that you don't mind getting wet. We also recommend bringing a towel, dry cloths, a drink and a snack for afterwards. If you already own any of your own mask, snorkel, fins etc; please feel free to bring them but if not don't worry as we will also provide these items free of charge.

If you are joining us for a session in the sea please bring whatever you wish to wear under your wetsuit (we recommend swimwear and a rash vest, we also recommend bringing a towel, dry cloths, a drink and a snack for afterwards. If you already own any of your own mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit (at least 5mm in summer and 7mm in winter) etc; please feel free to bring them but if not don't worry as we will also provide these items free of charge. You may also need to bring money for parking (cash, card and phone are excepted at the sites we use).

Please note we do not supply dry suits so if selecting this adventure dive please provide your own. One can be purchased from us at a discount if also purchasing training. Sidemount and self-reliant equipment is also not provided.

After your course we will certify you though the PADI website, and you will receive an electronic certification card (or e-card) that you can access though the PADI app or website (It will go on the same account as your e-learning was activated on).

For an additional £7.50 you can also receive a Parrottfish SCUBA A4 certificate of completion. Or for an extra £15 you can get a official PADI Advanced Open Water Diver A4 certificate of completion.

For a minimum of £60 extra you can get a physical PADI certification card. This price is for the standard card, photo cards and project aware cards are available for extra- please contact the dive centre for prices.

If you would like any of these upgrades please let us know at the time of booking or let your instructor know on your course.

The dives on your Advanced Open Water Diver course are dive one of the respective speciality courses and as such we can offer a £50+ discount on any of the specialities that you did the adventure dive for as long as you complete the speciality course within one year of completing your Adventure Diver course. Or if you would like to do all three specialties in full we can knock £260 of the Premium Advanced Open Water Diver Package (must be the specialities you’ve already started and courses must be completed within one year of completing your adventure diver course).

If you would like to progress onto the next level of course diving courses that would be the Rescue Diver course. Whilst there is now minimum number of dives to progress to this level we personally believe that a total of 30-50 dives are required to make you comfortable enough in the water to complete this corse, although your instructor would be happy to discuss this on a case by case basis.

The team at Parrottfish SCUBA may have to postpone or change the location of your course due to the weather or other conditions outside of our control (e.g. pollution events, breakdowns, etc..). Should this happen we will give you as much notice as possible and we will work with you to book a new date that works for both parties. Should you not be able to make the new date or location we can offer a refund less the value of your e-learning which is yours and can be transferred to another dive centre. The e-learning has no expiry date.

Should you wish to cancel or change your booking there is a 14 day cooling off period where changes can be made free of charge (if you have registered your e-learning already, the value of the e-learning will be deducted from your refund), unless their is less than 14 days before the course start date, in which case the cooling off period lasts until the start of the standard cancilation  periods. The standard cancelation periods are as follows: to cancel your course 1 week before it is due to start you will receive a refund equal to 50% of the total paid less the value of the e-learning (for example, if the e-learning is valued at £20 and you paid £120 you would receive £50 in refund). At 48 hours notice or less unfortunately we cannot offer any refund. Cancellations before the 1 week period and after your 14 day cooling off period can be made and you will receive a full refund less the value of your e-learning and a £25 cancelation fee.

For changes to your booking date made by yourself (including if you miss your course and wish to rebook, or if you don't complete e-learning and/or medical/waiver forms) fees are as follows. More than 72 hours notice £25 rebooking fee, 72-24 hours notice £50 rebooking fee, less than 24hrs notice 50% of course value (less the value of e-learning materials).

For this course e-learning materials are valued at £150.

We have the facility to provide trasport to participants but can’t ensure we have the space for observers (please let us know if this is required). We are able to collect from a 5 mile radius around a dive site for free and for £2.50 per mile over this. Public transport has a good connection to some sites but not others. If transport is an issue please let us know at the time of booking so we can arrange a site that works well for you.

We also do not cover the cost of parking at dive sites so please bear this in mind when driving to the site.