PADI Advance Course – 2 Day 1 Night Liveaboard

Ocean Quest PADI Advanced Open Water – 2 Day/1Night Liveaboard Twin Share

Advance your scuba skills while living and diving on the Outer Great Barrier Reef aboard OceanQuest.

The OceanQuest PADI Advanced Open Water 2 Day/1 Night Liveaboard combines professional PADI training with an overnight reef adventure.

Operated by Divers Den, this course is designed for certified divers ready to develop their underwater skills.

Over two action-packed days, complete five Adventure Dives required for your PADI Advanced Open Water certification.

You will also spend one night aboard OceanQuest in comfortable twin-share accommodation.

Instead of returning to Cairns after your first day, stay overnight directly on the Great Barrier Reef.

Therefore, you gain more reef time and experience different diving conditions throughout your stay.

About Your PADI Advanced Open Water Course

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course helps certified divers develop greater confidence and underwater experience.

Rather than spending your course entirely in a classroom, you learn through practical Adventure Dives.

You will complete five Adventure Dives during your course.

The Deep Adventure Dive and Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive are required components.

You will then complete three additional Adventure Dives as part of your training program.

Your PADI Instructor provides briefings, training, supervision, and feedback throughout the course.

Consequently, you can develop new skills while experiencing real Great Barrier Reef diving conditions.

Two Days and One Night Aboard OceanQuest

OceanQuest provides a dedicated liveaboard experience on the Outer Great Barrier Reef.

During the day, explore selected reef locations through your training and recreational diving program.

Then, when other visitors return to Cairns, you remain offshore aboard OceanQuest.

Enjoy dinner, relax aboard the vessel, and experience an evening surrounded by the Great Barrier Reef.

The following morning, you wake up ready for another day of diving.

Therefore, your overnight stay provides considerably more immersion than a standard Cairns reef day trip.

Take your diving further on the Great Barrier Reef with the PADI Advanced Open Water Course aboard Divers Den’s liveaboard Ocean Quest. Over 2 days and 1 night on the outer reef you’ll complete five Adventure Dives, build your skills and confidence, and earn an internationally recognised PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification — all while living out on the reef.

Your course

• • Certification: PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Duration: 2 days / 1 night aboard OceanQuest
  • Five Adventure Dives, including the compulsory Deep and Underwater Navigation dives; the remaining dives are chosen from the adventures Divers Den currently offers (such as Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Fish Identification, Underwater Naturalist or Boat), subject to conditions and schedule
  • No classroom sessions and no exam,  you work through the PADI Advanced manual chapters and knowledge reviews as you go
  • Dive two of the reef’s outer sites each day with experienced PADI instructors

Requirements

• • Prerequisite: PADI Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent)
  • Minimum age: 12
  • A completed medical declaration; a dive medical certificate is required if your questionnaire indicates one. Some conditions or medications may prevent you from diving.
  • No flying or ascending to altitude (300 m / 1,000 ft, including the Atherton Tablelands) for at least 12 hours after a single dive, or 24 hours after diving across consecutive days

Who Can Join?

This course is for certified scuba divers who meet the applicable PADI prerequisites.

You must hold an eligible entry-level diving certification before starting the Advanced Open Water course.

Please bring your certification details with you.

Participants must also satisfy applicable scuba diving medical and safety requirements.

If you have a medical condition or take medication, additional medical clearance may be required.

Why Choose an Ocean Quest Advanced Open Water Liveaboard?

Completing your Advanced Open Water course on OceanQuest combines training with a genuine reef experience.

Firstly, you spend two consecutive days diving rather than travelling back to Cairns after day one.

Additionally, you experience life aboard a dedicated Great Barrier Reef liveaboard.

Most importantly, your new skills develop in the environment where you will actually use them.

You can improve your navigation, experience deeper diving, and build confidence under professional supervision.

Meanwhile, your overnight stay turns the course into a memorable Great Barrier Reef adventure.

Book Your OceanQuest Advanced Open Water Liveaboard

Build your skills and experience more of the Great Barrier Reef with the OceanQuest PADI Advanced Open Water 2 Day/1 Night Liveaboard Twin Share.

Complete five Adventure Dives, spend a night on the Outer Reef, and train with a professional PADI Instructor.

Then return to Cairns with greater experience and your new certification after successfully completing the course.

Book your OceanQuest Advanced Open Water Liveaboard and take the next step in your diving journey.