already a qualified diver and ready for the next step? The Advanced Adventurer Certification will allow you to expand your skills and increase your confidence in the water.
Advanced Dive Course Gili Trawangan
Ready to take the next step after Open Water? The Advanced Dive Course at Manta Dive Gili Trawangan helps you build confidence, improve your dive skills, and experience new types of scuba diving in the Gili Islands.
Over 2-3 days, you’ll complete five training dives with your instructor. The course includes two essential dives, Deep and Underwater Navigation, plus three elective dives chosen with your instructor based on your interests, experience, and the conditions. Popular specialty options include Night Diving, Nitrox, Underwater Naturalist, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Drift Diving, Marine Ecology, Shark Ecology and Underwater Digital Photography.
This course is ideal if you are already an Open Water Diver and want to dive deeper, improve your navigation, refine your buoyancy, feel more confident underwater, or open up more dive sites the Gili Islands and globally.
Once certified, you’ll be able to dive to your new depth limit at dive destinations around the world: divers aged 12-14 can dive up to 21 metres, while divers aged 15+ can dive up to 30 metres.
Advanced Dive Course prerequisites
This course is for divers who already have an Open Water certification and want to continue their training. You should have:
- Open Water Diver certification or equivalent
- Be at least 12 years old
- Completed the required paperwork and medical screening before diving
- Enough time after your final dive before flying or travelling to altitude
Depth limits depend on age:
- Ages 12–14: maximum depth of 21 metres. Receiving a Junior Advanced Open Water license.
- Ages 15+: maximum depth of 30 metres.
- Your instructor will plan the course around your age, experience, confidence and the diving conditions on the day.
What you’ll learn
- Advanced dive theory and dive briefings
You’ll be assigned online theory to support your course, and receive detailed briefings and debriefings for each dive. The focus is practical learning, dive planning, safety, and understanding the purpose of each training dive.
- Deep and navigation training
The course includes a required Deep Dive and Underwater Navigation Dive. You’ll learn how to plan deeper dives, manage depth and air consumption, use a compass, and navigate using natural underwater references.
- Three elective adventure dives
You’ll choose three additional dives with your instructor based on your interests, conditions, and availability. Current options include Nitrox, Night Diving, Underwater Naturalist, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Drift Diving, Computer Diving, Marine Ecology, Shark Ecology, and Underwater Digital Photography.
- More confidence as a diver
Throughout the course, your instructor will help refine your buoyancy, air consumption, situational awareness, and safe diving habits so you feel more confident exploring the dive sites around the Gili Islands.
Advanced Dive Course Specialties overview
Underwater Navigation: Master the art of underwater navigation, utilizing both compass and natural landmark techniques.
Deep Dive: This mandatory dive extends your diving capabilities to 30 meters, broadening your underwater exploration opportunities.
Enriched Air Diving (Nitrox): This introductory module to Nitrox diving extends your bottom time and enhances safety. It includes training in oxygen content analysis and planning extended bottom time dives using Enriched Air. Completion of an additional Nitrox Dive postcourse leads to Nitrox certification.
Underwater Naturalist: Delve deeper into the marine environment and its diverse inhabitants around the Gili Islands.
Peak performance buoyancy: A specialized dive focused exclusively on perfecting buoyancy skills.
Drift Diving: Experience the thrill of being carried by currents along the reef, learning to navigate varying current strengths and directions.
Night Diving: Explore the nocturnal underwater world, learning crucial skills for safe and enjoyable night dives.
Computer Diving: Learn to maximize bottom time while maintaining safety using dive computers.
Marine Ecology: Understand the impact of human activities on coral reefs and marine ecosystems.
Shark Ecology: Gain insights into shark behavior and conservation, debunking common myths.
Underwater Digital Photography: Develop skills to capture underwater moments, considering the challenges of photographing marine life.
How we teach
- Small groups and coaching
We keep training focused, calm, and supportive, with guidance from experienced dive professionals throughout the course.
- Practical, dive-first learning
This is a hands-on course with minimal classroom time. You learn through planning, briefings, real dives, and debriefs with your instructor.
- Clear briefings and debriefings
Each dive has a clear goal, whether you are working on navigation, depth awareness, buoyancy, night diving, drift diving, or another elective. After each dive, your instructor will review what went well and what to improve.
- Electives matched to your goals
Your instructor will help you choose elective dives that fit your interests, confidence level, and the conditions around Gili Trawangan.
- Supervision matched to conditions and student needs
We keep groups small and adjust supervision based on conditions, experience levels, and what each diver needs to feel confident.
Photography & Videography
Want to remember your dive forever? Add professional underwater photography or videography to your experience. A dedicated photographer or videographer can join your dive to capture natural, high-quality photos or videos while you enjoy scuba diving in the Gili Islands. Prices vary depending on group size and availability, with packages starting from IDR 400,000 per person. Ask us when booking for the best option for your dive.
What course Comes Next?
Upon completing the Advanced Dive Course Gili, divers are encouraged to gain more experience through diving. Options for further education and skill enhancement include:
- Use your new certification to join fun dives and explore deeper advanced dive sites with Manta Dive.
- Continue with specialty courses: If one of your elective dives becomes a favourite, ask us about continuing into a full specialty course such as Nitrox, Deep Diver, or another specialty that fits your diving goals.
- Become a Rescue Diver by joining us on a Stress and Rescue Course. This course builds confidence, awareness, and emergency-management skills.
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