SSI Advanced Open Water Course Malta

The SSI Advanced Open Water course in Malta is the perfect next step after Open Water – designed to build confidence, expand your experience, and unlock more exciting dive sites. Over five adventure dives, you’ll develop real-world skills like navigation and deep diving, while sampling additional specialties based on what excites you most – wrecks, night dives, perfect buoyancy, photography, and more.

This course is ideal if you want more variety, more depth, and more time in the water – without committing to full specialty courses yet.

What’s Involved in the SSI Advanced Open Water Course

Your Advanced Open Water training includes five adventure dives. The course is built around core experience plus choice, so you progress in a structured way while still tailoring the dives to Malta’s conditions and your interests.

Typical structure:

• Deep Diving adventure dive

• Navigation adventure dive

• Three elective adventure dives (chosen based on availability, conditions, and your goals)

Each dive includes a short knowledge briefing and in-water coaching, with the focus on practical improvement – not classroom grind.

What Can I Do with My Certification?

After completion, you’ll earn the SSI Advanced Open Water certification, recognised worldwide. This gives you:

• A clear progression pathway into full SSI Specialty programmes

• Stronger readiness for more challenging dives and environments

• A more confident foundation for future training like Stress & Rescue, or specialities like Wreck, Nitrox, or Perfect Buoyancy

Duration

Typically completed over 2 days, depending on logistics, weather, and which adventure dives you choose. Each dive usually runs around 30-45 minutes, site and profile dependent.

Requirements

• Minimum age: 10 years old

• Certification: SSI Open Water Diver (or equivalent)

Price Includes

Your course fee includes:

• Instructor fees

• Dive insurance

• Land-based transport to dive sites

• Certification processing

If your package includes equipment rental, keep it listed here – but if you’re charging gear rental separately on the newer pages, match that structure for consistency.

Note: Supplements may apply for night dives, boat dives, Gozo trips, or DPV dives (depending on what’s selected).

What Do I Need to Bring?

• Dive logbook (digital or paper)

• Swimsuit, towel, change of clothes

• Water/snacks for the day

• A bit of excitement – Malta tends to do the rest

SSI Advanced Open Water eLearning

You’ll complete the SSI digital learning components prior to each adventure dive. The eLearning is short, focused, and designed to prepare you for the specific skills you’ll practise in-water.

SSI Advanced Open Water eLearning Module

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SSI Advanced Open Water eLearning

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At the end of the course, you’ll have five solid dives in your pocket, sharper skills, and a much clearer sense of which specialties you want to pursue next.