The ADVANCED DIVER Course by Blue Water Divers consists of the following elements:
- four theory lessons
- two dry practical lessons
- two open water lessons
- theory assessment
- twenty dives in range of conditions

The course has relatively few 'formal' practical lessons and is much more heavily based on a further structured broadening of experience in a wide range of conditions.

THEORY TRAINING

THE ROLE OF THE ADVANCED DIVER
Expanding the role of the Dive Manager
Planning for unknown sites
Tides – Weather

ADVANCED DIVING
Extending experience
Equipment configurations
Equipment to support advanced diving
Other diving gases – Rebreathers

ORGANISING DIVING FROM DIFFERENT PLATFORMS
Dive Management
General sea awareness
Buoyage – Rule of the road – Crewing

REVIEW OF DIVING CONDITIONS AND ONSITE FIRST AID
General predisposing factors
Gases under pressure
Review of diving related conditions
A practical review of the use of oxygen
Administration equipment
Managing an incident

ADVANCED DIVER - OPEN WATER DIVES

DIVING AND RESCUE SKILLS REVIEW
Emergency procedures including self rescue and surface assistance to a buddy

RESCUE SKILLS AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW
Rescue an unconscious diver from depth
Surface management of a similar rescue

EXPEDITION PLANNING
Use available sources of information to select dives sites in areas unknown to the Branch/Centre

DIVE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Act as Dive Marshal for diving at sites unknown to the Branch/Centre involving multi-day diving at locations remote from the Branch's/Centre's normal area of operation

DIVING EXPERIENCE
Have experience of a range different diving conditions during 20 dives totalling a minimum of 600mins.in water time since qualifying as a Dive Leader
Have experience of acting as Dive Leader
Have experience of diving form boats
Have experience of acting as a Dive
Manager at a range of sites including some unknown to the Branch/Centre
Have experience of depths exceeding 30m

ADVANCED DIVER THEORY TEST